EU to OK Liberty Media’s €4.2bn purchase of MotoGP
Liberty Media is set to earn approval from the European Union antitrust authorities in its bid to acquire the MotoGP owners Dorna Sports. This is according to Reuters, who claimed that a €4.2billion ($4.6bn) deal will get the stamp of approval by the competition EU watchdog European Commission in the coming weeks. It comes after […]
The five talking points for the Qatar MotoGP
Everything appeared crystal clear regarding the 2025 MotoGP championship… until lap nine of the Grand Prix of the Americas. It had seemed like the script was written in Marc Marquez’s favour: brother Alex would challenge but not quite have the pace, while Francesco Bagnaia would be thereabouts but ultimately fall short. Then, on that fateful […]
Jorge Martin confirms MotoGP return from injury at Qatar GP
The factory Aprilia team has confirmed that MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin will return from injury at this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix. Martin, who has missed the first three weekends of the year following a pre-season Supermoto training accident, had already expressed his desire to return to action in Doha when he visited the paddock at the […]
MotoGP regulations set for review after “unprecedented” Austin drama
MotoGP’s race direction has given Motorsport.com an in-depth analysis of the chaos that unfolded on the Grand Prix of the Americas starting grid in unstable weather conditions. The Austin event called for quick thinking given several things failed to go as planned – including the safety car crashing into the barriers just 45 minutes before […]
Martin sets sights on Qatar MotoGP return after medical ok
After traveling to the United States to support his team from the pit box for the first time this season at the MotoGP Americas Grand Prix at COTA, Jorge Martin received a positive medical check-up with hopes to return to the track as soon as Qatar. The check-up was conducted Tuesday morning by Dr. Xavier […]
Why Ferrari changed plans with its experimental F1 floor in Qatar
Ferrari arrived in Qatar with its experimental floor in tow once more, fitting it on Charles Leclerc’s car for first free practice with Carlos Sainz having initially run it in Las Vegas. Whilst it had been assumed that the truncated practice running of a sprint weekend would result in the floor being installed for a […]
Why Hamilton’s Qatar and Norris’s Saudi Arabian false starts were treated differently
Lewis Hamilton was penalised at the Qatar Grand Prix for a false start having moved — and then stopped — before the lights went out to begin the race. The Mercedes driver picked up his first penalty of a trying race when he nudged forward early, though his loss of momentum as he tried to […]
This is not how I wanted things to end
Esteban Ocon has insisted «this is not how I wanted things to end» having been denied the opportunity to properly say goodbye to members of the Alpine Formula 1 team. News of the Frenchman’s dropping for this weekend’s Abu Dhabi season finale moved fast after the Qatar Grand Prix and Ocon is expected to return […]
Seven things we learned at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix
Three safety cars, a veritable smorgasbord of penalties, and a series of surprise results all defined this year’s trip to the Losail circuit: a featureless expanse in the Qatari desert that has inexplicably become a favourite among the drivers. The racing might have been a little stilted at the front in the opening half of […]