What Pirelli aims to change on the F1 tyre nobody wants to use
At racing speeds, one of Pirelli’s blue-sidewalled ‘wet’ tyres can displace a remarkable 85 litres of water per second. The problem is that you’re more likely to see a blue moon than witness an F1 wet tyre operating at racing speeds. That amount of water being displaced at all four corners of an F1 car […]
Liberty Media given “unconditional” green light for MotoGP acquisition
The European Commission has given the green light for Liberty Media to acquire MotoGP promoter Dorna more than a year after the deal was first announced. In an official statement released this afternoon, the EC announced its approval of Liberty Media’s acquisition of Dorna “without conditions.” “The Commission has unconditionally approved the proposed acquisition of […]
The winners and losers from MotoGP’s Italian Grand Prix
Winner: Marc Marquez Perhaps it is a trifle obvious to call Marc Marquez a winner considering he left the Mugello circuit with all the points on offer over the Italian Grand Prix weekend. However, the fact remains that the Spaniard was expecting far more resistance from his Italian team-mate Francesco Bagnaia. Having just clinched pole […]
Work continues at F1’s Madrid circuit
Work is ongoing around the clock as organisers of Madrid’s 2026 Spanish Grand Prix are bullish on their chances of getting Formula 1’s latest venue ready in time – despite the face of local resistance. Just over a month ago, construction began on the Madring circuit. The track is set to make its F1 debut […]
Fabio Quartararo explains “a real disaster” for Yamaha in Italian MotoGP
The Yamaha MotoGP yo-yo was again in full swing at Mugello, as Fabio Quartararo leaped to the front in qualifying, despite his crash on Friday, only to fall back down the order in both the sprint and main race at the Italian Grand Prix. In the sprint, he came away with no points, while in […]
Why late podium charge against Francesco Bagnaia gave Fabio Di Giannantonio goosebumps
VR46 Ducati rider Fabio Di Giannantonio said he felt goosebumps as he celebrated third place at his home MotoGP track Mugello at the Italian Grand Prix. Starting from seventh, Di Giannantonio fought his way through the pack and closed in on Francesco Bagnaia, before pulling off a late-race overtake to take third place – his […]
Why Pirelli is keeping faith with ‘difficult’ C6 F1 tyre – but admits it needs to be faster
Pirelli’s new C6 tyre has proved divisive since its much-vaunted introduction in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix last month, but Formula 1’s tyre supplier remains committed to the idea of having six dry-weather compounds available. However, it did admit that some of the C6’s performance characteristics needed to change – especially the lap time improvement it […]
Full race results from IMSA Sahlen’s Six Hours Of The Glen
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Francesco Bagnaia admits it is impossible to think about winning MotoGP title after Italian GP
Francesco Bagnaia feels “it’s impossible to think about winning the championship” after fading to fourth place at his home Italian Grand Prix in Mugello. After a fantastic start which saw Bagnaia fighting for the lead with Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez, the Italian rider began to drop back, before eventually losing the final podium spot […]