November 19, 2024

Francesco Bagnaia joined an elusive club of just five riders to have won 11 or more grands prix in a single season in the premier class when he triumphed in last weekend’s MotoGP finale in Barcelona.Yet when he returned to the Ducati garage after taking the chequered flag, he was forced to take off the #1 sticker that has adorned his Desmosedici for the last two years.While Bagnaia magnanimously …Keep reading

Formula 1 has been accused of “stifling competition” after insisting all tickets resold through third parties for the F175 event at London’s O2 next year will be invalid.Tickets for the 18 February event, where all 10 teams will unveil their liveries for 2025 with all 20 drivers set to be present, sold out in just 45 minutes when the general sale window opened last Friday.Soon after, tickets were …Keep reading

It was about to be a busy few weeks for James Hinchcliffe. When we met in Austin, he was just starting off a triple-header, having joined the F1 TV team for the series’ North American swing. In between filming spots, he roamed the paddock picking up information he could put to good use, then picked up a microphone the moment any on-track action — practice, qualifying, the race — wrapped up …Keep reading

Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala believes it could take “an almost perfect” Rally Japan to wrestle the World Rally Championship manufacturers’ crown from Hyundai.The Japanese marque heads into the season finale on home soil sitting 15 points adrift of rivals Hyundai in the fight for the constructors’ honours.Toyota has claimed a manufacturers’ and drivers’ title double in each of the last …Keep reading

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez made his debut with the factory Ducati team in the Barcelona post-season test on Tuesday morning.More than an hour after the track action began, Marquez finally headed out on track to get his first taste of next year’s GP25 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.The Spaniard completed a total of four laps in a short run, posting a time of 1m41.648s on his first …Keep reading

The FIA’s prototype method for its new Formula 1 cooling device involves cooled water being pumped around driver overalls, with different design approaches permitted in future rules, Motorsport.com can reveal.Last week, the results of the latest meeting of the F1 Commission declared that a new driver cooling provision will be added to F1’s rules from 2025, following the extreme heat …Keep reading

Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola will become the new president of the MotoGP World Championship Constructors’ Association (MMSA), Motorsport.com has learned.The Italian was chosen in a vote that took place on Monday during preparation for the official post-season test at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.With his election, Rivola will replace KTM CEO Stefan Pierer for the next two years, with the …Keep reading