Why Azerbaijan GP proved McLaren’s F1 2025 car is difficult to handle
McLaren has so far produced one of the most dominant campaigns in Formula 1 history with the Woking outfit set to retain its constructors’ title. The papaya squad simply needs to score 13 points next time out in Singapore to equal Red Bull from 2023 in having won the championship with the most grands prix […]
Step inside the Ducati garage at the MotoGP sprint in Misano
There’s an element of truth to the notion that travelling all the way to a racetrack only to watch the contest on a screen in the media centre is a tad crazy. There are good reasons for that, of course…but when a chance to immerse in the sporting emotion of it all comes along, it […]
WRC swaps Sardinia for Rome as home of Rally Italy from 2027
The World Rally Championship’s Italian round will move to Rome from 2027, while existing host Sardinia will stage next year’s round before the switch. The WRC announced its 14-round 2026 calendar in August with the location of Italy’s round to be confirmed, with both Sardinia’s gravel stages and Rome’s asphalt roads vying to host the […]
Alpine gets power back as WEC Fuji BoP revealed
Alpine has been given a power break under the Hypercar Balance of Performance for this weekend’s Fuji round of the World Endurance Championship. The French manufacturers’ A424 LMDh will race with an increase in base power output of 6kW (8bhp) at the Fuji 6 Hours on 28 September in comparison to the Austin round earlier […]
Aprilia boss wants to beat Marc Marquez at least once in 2025 MotoGP season
Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola has outlined the squad’s ambition to beat Ducati’s Marc Marquez in a straight duel before the end of the 2025 MotoGP season. Factory Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi came close to ending Ducati’s dominant streak in the recent San Marino Grand Prix, only missing out by 0.568s after a race-long battle […]
I don’t rely on hope
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has shrugged off suggestions his wins in Monza and Baku have brought him back into the 2025 Formula 1 title fight. Verstappen’s Red Bull team appears to have turned a corner since the Dutchman’s surprisingly dominant win at the Italian Grand Prix, and Verstappen followed that up with a straightforward […]
Hamilton ‘misjudged’ finishing line when swapping positions in F1 Azerbaijan GP
«I don’t really care, it’s for eighth place – so it’s okay, he can enjoy that P8.» Charles Leclerc’s post-race radio harrumph in Baku brought to mind the classic episode of the British TV series Come Dine With Me in which one of the losing contestants took his defeat spectacularly poorly: «You won, Jane. Enjoy […]