Tech3 boss labels Thai GP performance «disheartening» and «lacklustre»
Tech3 had hoped for a much better result in MotoGP’s Thailand Grand Prix, its first race under under new CEO Guenther Steiner. But as the former Haas Formula 1 star took over the reins from Herve Poncharal, the French team missed the mark at Buriram. KTM’s satellite squad managed to salvage just four points from the […]
Aston Martin braces for Australian GP pain amid Honda F1 crisis
The Aston Martin Formula 1 team has fallen into a dark hole, in no small part because of Honda. The AMR26’s Honda engine has been so unreliable that the Silverstone-based outfit failed to carry out its pre-season testing programme, spending more time in the garage than out on track. Honda is completely unprepared for the […]
What’s good never lasts forever
Since Peugeot joined the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship in 2022, Paul Di Resta has been part of the French manufacturer’s programme. The former Formula 1 driver has stood on the podium twice, with third place at Monza in 2023 and second at Fuji in 2025. Peugeot is still waiting for its first […]
Winners and losers from MotoGP’s season-opening Thailand Grand Prix
Following a long winter break, MotoGP returned to action for the opening round of the 2026 MotoGP season. The sprint race produced an instant classic, featuring an epic duel between MotoGP’s elder statesman and the relatively newer kid on the block. The Sunday race, in contrast, was completely one-sided, but the battle for the final […]
How latest Iran-US war is impacting F1 and WEC
The FIA has been monitoring the geopolitical situation in the Middle East ahead of the World Endurance Championship’s season opener in Qatar, as the Formula 1 paddock travels to Australia.On 28 February, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran, successfully killing the country’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei as well as other Iranian […]
the helmet drama that hit MotoGP’s season opener
As if the start of the 2026 MotoGP season did not already bring a high dose of uncertainty and nerves, several riders across the three categories faced an additional source of stress at the Thailand opener. Paradoxically, the disruptive element was the helmet. The issue affecting Francesco Bagnaia, Enea Bastianini, and Diogo Moreira, to name […]
F1 engine manufacturers and FIA approve tweaks to compression ratio checks
Formula 1’s governing body the FIA says the series’ power unit manufacturers have unanimously approved changes to how engine compression ratios are measured, with revisions coming as early as 1 June. The compression ratio of the V6 combustion engines, which measures how much the air-fuel mixture inside a cylinder can be compressed, has been reduced […]
Ducati’s four-year MotoGP podium streak ends in nightmare Thai GP
The era of Ducati domination in MotoGP looks under fire more than ever after the Borgo Panigale manufacturer’s run of podiums finally came to an end at the Thai Grand Prix on Sunday. Marco Bezzecchi’s victory for Aprilia, ahead of Pedro Acosta (KTM) and Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Aprilia), meant there was no Ducati on the […]
F1’s Drive to Survive «won’t please everybody» but isn’t going anywhere
Producers of the Netflix hit Drive to Survive «aren’t planning for an end» to the series while it keeps delivering for Formula 1. A week before the start of the new F1 campaign, the eighth season of the long-running breakout hit was released on Netflix, a shortened eight-episode series following the 2025 campaign – as […]