‘Why do people think Yamaha isn’t doing a great job with its V4 project?’
Pramac Yamaha boss Gino Borsoi has come out in defence of the Japanese manufacturer’s efforts with its ongoing V4 project. The Italian’s comments during the MotoGP test on Monday are in sharp contrast to those we are accustomed to hearing from the Yamaha’s frustrated riders, particularly factory man Fabio Quartararo. Yamaha was the last MotoGP […]
Sebastien Ogier leads, SS3 cancelled due to spectators parking illegally
Reigning world rally champion Sebastien Ogier has grabbed the lead of Rally Islas Canarias, while officials have been forced to cancel stage three due to spectators parking illegally. The FIA has confirmed that more than 100 spectator vehicles have been found illegally parked in a protected area near SS3 Tejeda — San Mateo 1 (18.62km), […]
The simulations that show how F1 qualifying and racing will change from Miami GP
After a month-long hiatus, Formula 1 returns to the track in Miami for a unique weekend, marked by the debut of the changes made to the 2026 technical rules. These changes, introduced based on insights gathered during the opening three grands prix, have two clear objectives: enabling drivers to push to the limit once again […]
Aprilia 1-2-3 as new aero packages appear
Ai Ogura topped MotoGP’s first in-season test of the year at Jerez, leading Raul Fernandez and Marco Bezzecchi in a 1-2-3 finish for Aprilia. Trackhouse’s Ogura set a time of 1m35.944s with just minutes to go in the afternoon session, usurping his team-mate Fernandez by just 0.005s. The two Trackhouse riders ended up three tenths […]
Oliver Solberg crashes out of victory fight on penultimate stage
Oliver Solberg crashed out of the penultimate stage of Rally Islas Canarias while trying to hunt down rally leader Sebastien Ogier. The rally was building towards a titanic finish after Solberg had closed the gap to leader Ogier down to 2.2s after the first two stages of Sunday morning. The Toyota driver continued to push in the […]
Ducati brings new swingarm and fairing to Jerez MotoGP test
Ducati returned to winning ways in MotoGP thanks to a dominant performance from Alex Marquez at Jerez, but the Borgo Panigale manufacturer didn’t hold back in Monday’s post-race test, introducing a raft of new components that went well beyond simple aerodynamic tweaks. Marc Marquez took to the track on a Desmosedici featuring several unpainted composite […]
How F1 rule changes to improve safety could also remove «unintended overtaking»
In the package of changes to the 2026 Formula 1 regulations agreed last week one of the key aims was to get a grip on the problem of closing speeds. The dangers of one car approaching another at an unexpectedly high velocity were illustrated most recently in Suzuka, where Oliver Bearman had to take evasive action […]