Mexican GP set to extend F1 contract despite Perez departure
The Mexican Grand Prix is set for a renewal to its Formula 1 race contract with a deal understood to be announced in the coming days, according to Mexico City’s head of government Clara Brugada. Brugada, who was elected to the post last year, announced in a press conference on 24 April that “next week, […]
Did the MotoGP Spanish GP signal Fabio Quartararo’s resurgence?
In 2021, Fabio Quartararo won his first MotoGP world championship with Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP. The French racer went on to finish the 2022 season in second place overall, taking three wins and eight podiums throughout the season. In the years since, his results have unfortunately been spotty. MotoGP is very much a team sport, […]
Kalle Rovanpera ignites WRC season with Canary Islands win
Kalle Rovanpera kick-started his 2025 World Rally Championship campaign with one of the most dominant victories of his career at Rally Islas Canarias. Two-time world champions Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen delivered a masterclass on Gran Canaria’s smooth asphalt mountain roads, winning 15 of the 18 stages. The performance culminated in a first victory of […]
Alex Marquez takes first win as Marc crashes
Alex Marquez scored his breakthrough MotoGP victory at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, reclaiming the lead of the world championship in the process. Alex’s brother and previous points leader Marc Marquez crashed his factory Ducati on lap three of the race at Jerez, thus falling a point behind the Gresini Ducati rider. In a […]
The story behind Red Bull’s surprise F1 rookie, Isack Hadjar
The 20-year-old French-Algerian rookie has wasted no time standing out. He had a rocky start in Melbourne, where he crashed on the formation lap, but has since emerged as one of the most talked-about newcomers on the grid, with Q3 appearances in China and Japan, as well as points finishes in Japan and Saudi Arabia. […]
Marc Marquez wins sprint as Fabio Quartararo crashes
Marc Marquez shrugged off a brief challenge from Fabio Quartararo as he took a fifth straight 2025 sprint race victory aboard the factory Ducati. Although Quartararo was able to convert his surprise pole position into a brief lead, he fell when Marquez overtook him halfway around the second lap. That was the end of any […]
Kalle Rovanperä “close” to WRC perfection with 12 stage wins in a row
Kalle Rovanperä says he cannot remember the last time he felt so comfortable driving a World Rally Championship car after winning a stunning 12 consecutive stages at Rally Islas Canarias. The two-time world champion has so far delivered a masterclass display on the Canary Islands smooth asphalt roads to open up a commanding 45.2s lead […]
“I’m living in the most frustrating moment of my life”
At Jerez on Saturday, KTM rider Pedro Acosta couldn’t do better than last place in Q2. That unfortunately meant he had to content himself with starting from the 12th spot on the grid. As a result, any possibility of running at the front of the field was gone. Still, Acosta was reasonably satisfied with his […]
How Claire Dubbelman became the first woman with an FIA race director superlicence
Claire Dubbelman’s love for motorsport started at an early age, thanks to her father Huub, who spent almost two decades in automotive journalism before working as a PR manager for brands, including Mercedes-Benz Netherlands. Dubbelman was five years old when she began watching Formula 1 in the early 1990s. “From the time I was little, […]