Russell and Antonelli are Mercedes’ “absolute priority” despite Verstappen interest
Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff says continuing with George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli for the 2026 season is the “absolutely priority” amid conversations with Max Verstappen’s entourage. Over the past few weeks it emerged that Verstappen’s camp had sounded out Wolff over future plans, as the Dutchman weighs up his options to remain […]
Aprilia fights to maintain MotoGP concessions status
The current MotoGP concessions system has two deadlines which determine what level of concessions manufacturers will have in the following six months. One falls at the end of the 2025 season, while the other comes just before the annual summer break – which makes next weekend’s Czech Grand Prix the cut-off point. Ducati, the brand […]
The qualities that put new Red Bull F1 team boss Mekies “up there with the best”
Incoming Racing Bulls team principal Alan Permane believes his Formula 1 squad’s parent team Red Bull is in good hands with Laurent Mekies. Mekies was appointed Red Bull F1 team boss and CEO earlier this month as Red Bull’s top management decided to remove Christian Horner after 20 years in the role. While Red Bull […]
Jorge Martin to stay with Aprilia’s MotoGP team after all – here’s how it happened
Over the course of Friday at the MotoGP German Grand Prix, it became increasingly clear that Jorge Martin’s contractual standoff with Aprilia was now over. The world champion will fulfil his two-year deal by remaining at the team for 2026. But what was it that ended a deadlock which began at the French Grand Prix […]
Alex Marquez surprised by pace as he’s cleared to enter MotoGP German GP
Alex Marquez says he is surprised by his own performance at MotoGP’s German GP, where he breezed into Q2 despite carrying an injury on his left hand. Passed fit following Free Practice 1 in the morning, Alex was second-fastest in Practice, thus booking his ticket into final qualifying on Saturday. Asked at the end of […]
F1 heading towards Net Zero by 2030 after latest sustainability growth
Formula 1 is confident of becoming net zero by 2030 having reduced carbon emissions by 26% across the last seven years. A recent report from F1 stated that the championship’s carbon footprint stood at 168,720 tCO2e at the end of 2024, compared to 228,793 tCO2e following 2018. This comes just over a year after F1 […]
Marc Marquez strolls to wet pole as rivals battle
Marc Marquez was the class of the field in a wet qualifying session for the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, storming to pole position aboard his factory Ducati. While the championship leader had yet another perfect result, his rivals struggled in the conditions. His injured brother Alex was only sixth-quickest, four-time 2025 polesitter Fabio […]