Why Alpine is taking the Mercedes gearbox for just one season
Alpine’s decision to take Mercedes’ Formula 1 gearbox for 2026 will give it “headroom” to develop elsewhere for the next series of regulations before building its own in 2027. Despite protestations from the personnel at the Renault Group’s Viry-Chatillon powertrain headquarters, the decision was made to shutter the French manufacturer’s 2026 engine project and assume […]
When are teams revealing their new bike liveries?
All 11 MotoGP teams will reveal their 2025 bikes and liveries in January and February ahead of the opening round of the season in Buriram, Thailand on 2 March. With pre-season testing scheduled in Malaysia and Thailand, and South-East Asia seen as an important market for manufacturers, most teams have chosen this part of the […]
Sainz suffers rollover in crucial 48-hour Dakar stage
Carlos Sainz Sr’s Ford rolled over in the first part of the Dakar Rally’s 48-hour stage on Sunday, leaving him stranded in the desert. The four-time Dakar winner had started the second test of 2025 in eighth place but things went south for him just after midday in Bisha, Saudi Arabia. According to information received […]
My 2024 MotoGP campaign is level with Marquez’s 2019 without sprints
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia believes his performance in MotoGP last year was on level with Marc Marquez’s championship-winning 2019 campaign, if sprints are excluded from the equation. Bagnaia impressed with his blistering pace on the factory Ducati in 2024, winning 11 out of 20 grands prix and scoring five more podiums in the other nine events. […]
Development lag behind fluctuating 2024 F1 form
Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin believes the team’s fluctuating form over the 2024 Formula 1 season was a result of it being pegged back in development in trying to recover from a tough start. The Brackley-based squad opted for an entirely new approach with its W15 concept, opting for a more conventional sidepod solution […]