BMW admits 2027 MotoGP entry “not viable” as it weighs up options
With three major European manufacturers already on the MotoGP grid – Ducati, KTM and Aprilia (from the Piaggio Group) – the absence of German giant BMW has always felt like an anomaly. More so given its current presence and success in the WorldSBK production bike series with Toprak Razgatlioglu. BMW has flirted with the idea […]
Fabio Quartararo pushes for Yamaha V4, blames gap to rivals on engine
Fabio Quartararo is the only rider who has been able to consistently challenge Marc Marquez in the battle for pole positions this season. The Frenchman set the fastest qualifying lap at Jerez, Le Mans, Silverstone and Assen, while championship leader Marquez has started from pole on seven occasions. The only other rider to sit on […]
Why 2026 is the right time for Ducati to field six identical MotoGP bikes
The emergence of Alex Marquez, alongside Ducati’s commitments to Fermin Aldeguer and Fabio Di Giannantonio, among other factors, presents the ideal scenario for the Italian brand to field six identical bikes on the MotoGP grid next year. Over the last decade – roughly since Gigi Dall’Igna arrived as general manager – Ducati has gradually pulled […]
Marc Marquez aims to ‘mentally defeat’ rivals, not play games, in MotoGP title battle
Marc Marquez came into MotoGP’s summer break on a hot streak. He has strung together five consecutive doubles – winning both the sprint and Sunday races at Aragon, Mugello, Assen, the Sachsenring and Brno. That run has catapulted him into a lead of 120 points over second-placed Alex Marquez, his brother. Read Also: So far […]
Liberty Media can’t follow its F1 play to boost MotoGP’s popularity
MotoGP’s chief commercial officer Dan Rossomondo believes Liberty Media’s arrival will boost the championship’s global reach without compromising its essence. Just under a month ago, Liberty Media completed the acquisition of 84% of Dorna, the rights holder of MotoGP, after the European Commission finally gave the green light to a deal that dragged on much […]
The winners and losers from F1’s aerodynamic testing reset
Alpine may be languishing at the bottom of the standings and ruing its worst start to a Formula 1 season in years, but the team could be about to get a boost as F1 has recently reset its aerodynamic testing restrictions for the second half of 2025. In an attempt to level the playing field, […]
How Dunne’s McLaren outing shows Red Bull that changing drivers isn’t the solution
Yuki Tsunoda now has nine grands prix under his belt with Red Bull, after taking over Liam Lawson’s Formula 1 seat at the Japanese GP. The impact has been negligible so far. Tsunoda has scored just seven points in that time, while team-mate Max Verstappen has racked up 119. Tsunoda’s recent qualifying results don’t paint […]
Examining the Global F1 Fan Survey results
This week we get behind the numbers to find out what fans think of Formula 1, as the 2025 Global F1 Fan Survey is launched, ahead of the British Grand Prix. Over 100,000 respondents took part from 186 countries. Fans were self-selecting, so this isn’t a complete picture of all F1 fans worldwide, but what […]
The real story of Damon Hill’s fight to escape his father’s legacy
“Being in Formula 1 is a very exposing experience.” As those who have read his autobiography Watching the Wheels will know, Damon Hill is an open and honest world champion. So it’s no surprise that he shows his weaknesses and struggles in his new film, Hill, which arrives on Sky Documentaries on 2 July. But […]