‘I’m surprised how s*** I was’
Ai Ogura was highly critical of his own riding following his fifth place in the Thai Grand Prix on Sunday, believing he could have had a better result. The Trackhouse Aprilia rider took a long time to spark into life during the race, in which he got boxed in at the start and dropped to […]
Peugeot believes it can claim first Hypercar win in 2026 WEC
Peugeot believes it can reach a new level and secure its first Hypercar victory in the World Endurance Championship this year. Peugeot’s return to the top tier of endurance racing has not gone as planned. Since entering the WEC’s Hypercar category in 2022, the manufacturer has struggled to live up to its prestigious history in […]
Formula 1 will be harder to follow for fans in 2026
For the average Formula 1 fan, understanding what happens in races won’t become any easier, according to Max Verstappen. F1’s popularity has surged in recent years, boosted by the eponymous movie starring Brad Pitt and Netflix series Drive to Survive. But the revamped technical regulations for 2026, with much greater emphasis on energy management, could […]
Michelin reveals what caused Marc Marquez’s dramatic Thai GP tyre puncture
Michelin has issued an initial explanation for the tyre failure that forced MotoGP champion Marc Marquez into a sudden retirement at the Thailand Grand Prix. The factory Ducati rider was chasing Raul Fernandez for third place with five laps remaining when the rear rim of his GP26 failed at Turn 4. Marquez was fortunate to […]
Marco Bezzecchi rebounds to win, tyre drama for Marc Marquez
Marco Bezzecchi dominated the Thailand Grand Prix from start to finish to claim an emphatic MotoGP victory for Aprilia, while Ducati failed to log a podium for the first time in five years. Having crashed out of the lead in Saturday’s sprint, Bezzecchi didn’t put a foot wrong in the main race as he led […]
F1 abandons mandatory Monaco GP two-stop after 2025 controversy
Formula 1 has abandoned plans to repeat its one-off Monaco Grand Prix pitstop rule in the wake of last year’s controversy. With overtaking pretty much impossible in the streets of Monte Carlo, the FIA implemented the mandatory use of three tyre sets last year to force teams onto a two-stop strategy and hopefully unlock more […]
Marc Marquez hits out at timing of controversial Thai GP sprint penalty
Marc Marquez says he «will never cry» about penalties but was nonetheless combative in his comments following the sprint at Buriram on Saturday. The veteran Spaniard was told to drop one position on the final lap of the race following a forceful move on Pedro Acosta at the end of the previous lap. Just like […]
MotoGP riders have their say on controversial Marc Marquez-Pedro Acosta clash
MotoGP riders have weighed in on the incident between Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta that decided the outcome of the Thailand Grand Prix sprint. The race-long battle between Marquez and Acosta boiled down to the penultimate lap of the race, when Marquez made a divebomb on his KTM rival into Turn 12 to snatch the […]
A fair solution for Mercedes and its F1 rivals?
In the build-up to the new Formula 1 season, alongside energy management, much of the discussion has centred on two words: compression ratio. Put simply, it is the ratio between the volume of the cylinder when the piston is at the bottom of its stroke and the volume when the piston is at the top. […]