Alex Marquez out of surgery after Dutch GP crash, Luca Marini set for MotoGP return
Alex Marquez has successfully completed surgery following his accident during last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix at Assen. The Gresini Ducati rider, who is second in the MotoGP championship, fractured his left hand after colliding with Pedro Acosta’s KTM on lap six of Sunday’s race. Marquez’s Gresini team posted on social media that his injury had […]
Why Jorge Martin’s standoff against Aprilia is entering a new phase
The Dutch Grand Prix at Assen will be remembered for many reasons, although most of them were only loosely connected to the sporting action. Marc Marquez made it clear that only he can throw away his shot at a seventh MotoGP crown with a stunning sprint and grand prix double, Diogo Moreira delivered Brazil its […]
Alpine loans F1 reserve Aron to Sauber for FP1 outings
Alpine has signed an agreement with Sauber to loan out reserve driver Paul Aron, with the Estonian taking part in FP1 for Sauber in Silverstone and Budapest. Sauber doesn’t have any designated reserve drivers this year, and it still needed to find a rookie driver to run in two of the four required FP1 sessions […]
FIA investigates WRC retirements due to fuel system issues
The FIA is investigating a series of fuel system issues experienced by World Rally Championship Rally1 teams at Acropolis Rally Greece, which prompted Toyota and M-Sport-Ford to retire cars. Toyota opted to retire Sami Pajari on the road section after stage five on Friday due to a fuel system issue on his GR Yaris. The […]
Aprilia-Jorge Martin situation needs resolving to allow MotoGP 2026 entry, says Dorna
Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of MotoGP promoter Dorna, has threatened to not accept a Jorge Martin entry for next year’s championship unless the rider’s dispute with Aprilia is resolved. The reigning world champion has invoked a results-based clause in his contract with the Italian brand which, in his opinion, releases him from his agreement at the […]
Piastri blasts Alpine ‘still f*** me over all these years later’ on team radio
Oscar Piastri is still haunted by Alpine, nearly three years after leaving the team with an infamous social media message that’s etched into the Formula 1 history books, and during the Austrian Grand Prix he was held up by both Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly. Piastri was run off the track by Colapinto on lap 55 […]
Ott Tanak ends Hyundai’s seven-race victory drought
Ott Tanak boosted his World Rally Championship title hopes after producing a stunning drive in extreme conditions to win Acropolis Rally Greece – ending Hyundai’s victory drought. Tanak beat Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier by 32.8s following an intense head-to-head that concluded with Tanak suffering a gearbox issue on the final stage. Hyundai sealed a double podium […]
Marc Marquez soaks up the pressure as Alex Marquez crashes out
Marc Marquez withstood race-long pressure from the Aprilia of Marco Bezzecchi to win MotoGP’s Dutch Grand Prix at Assen on Sunday. The factory Ducati rider’s world championship lead stretched to an impressive 68 points as his nearest challenger, brother Alex Marquez, crashed his Gresini Ducati. The younger Marquez also fractured his left hand in the […]