Cal Crutchlow to ride through shoulder injury in “challenging” Balaton Park weekend
Cal Crutchlow has revealed he will “try to ride with” a shoulder problem in his second weekend back on a MotoGP bike in Hungary. The Briton suffered a muscle tear near his left scapula following last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, caused by excessive stress on his shoulder after three years away from active competition. With […]
Fabio Quartararo not expecting any “reaction” from Yamaha despite lack of progress
Fabio Quartararo has ruled out the possibility of Yamaha introducing any major updates during 2026 in “reaction” to its ongoing woes in MotoGP. The Frenchman believes the arrival of a major regulation change next year will make it difficult for Yamaha to fix its V4-powered M1, which has proved to be the slowest bike on […]
Newey set to return to F1 paddock in Monaco
Adrian Newey’s authorial hand has steered the design of cars which have won 14 Formula 1 drivers’ championships, and many more which came tantalisingly close to doing so. Last year he added the role of team principal to his portfolio at Aston Martin, just a handful of months after joining the team as ‘managing technical partner’ […]
Marco Bezzecchi leads Aprilia front-row lockout
Factory Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi led an Aprilia 1-2-3 in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix as MotoGP returned to something approaching normality following the bizarre Catalan GP two weeks ago. It was almost a perfect return to form for the Noale factory, with Bezzecchi leading Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez and his team-mate Jorge Martin. […]
Aprilia sets all-time MotoGP speed record at 369km/h
Aprilia is the new holder of the MotoGP top speed record — until Sunday at the very least. When Jorge Martin rocketed up Mugello’s main straight at 368.6km/h during Saturday morning’s Free Practice 2 session, KTM’s year-old record was no more. The previous mark of 366.1km/h had been set by Brad Binder and Pol Espargaro […]
Antonelli and Russell clear the air after F1 Canadian GP sprint race clash
Mercedes drivers Kimi Antonelli and George Russell say they have cleared up their rules of engagement after their fight for the lead during the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix sprint race left the Italian furious. On lap 6 of the sprint Antonelli attempted to pass Russell around the outside of Montreal’s Turn 1, which would become the […]
Yamaha is “completely lost”, I want to “avoid getting hurt”
Fabio Quartararo believes Yamaha has slipped backwards at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, insisting his goal now is to simply avoid getting injured. The 2021 MotoGP champion has endured a torrid weekend at Mugello so far, qualifying almost a full second down in 18th and struggling to a distant 14th-place finish in the sprint. In […]