March 1, 2025

Marc Marquez carried forward his scintillating pace from testing to claim pole position for the MotoGP season-opening Thailand Grand Prix.Making his debut with the factory Ducati team, Marquez posted a best time of 1m28.782s to beat his brother and Gresini rider Alex Marquez by a tenth-and-a-half in qualifying on Saturday morning.Alex Marquez was the first rider to break the 1m29s barrier …Keep reading

Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez claimed a dominant lights-to-flag victory in the Thailand Grand Prix sprint race, as team-mate Francesco Bagnaia held off Ai Ogura to finish third.Having claimed pole by 0.146s in qualifying, Marquez was also untouchable in Saturday’s half-distance race at Buriram, leading every lap en route to a 1.18s victory over younger brother Alex Marquez.The six-time …Keep reading

Pre-season testing for the 2025 Formula 1 campaign at the Bahrain International Circuit is now over, leaving vast data to analyse. Here are the fastest lap times and most distance covered by both teams and drivers. Fastest times in 2025 F1 Testing DRIVERCAR / ENGINEDAY 1TIME (TYRE)LAPSDAY 2TIME (TYRE)LAPSDAY …Keep reading

Former Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich has spoken up about his dismissal from the FIA in his first public comments on the matter.It was announced on the eve of last November’s Las Vegas Grand Prix that Wittich will step down from his role at the FIA with immediate effect. The announcement came as a “surprise” to many, with world champion Max Verstappen saying his exit was …Keep reading

Alex Marquez has said it’s “not possible” for him to challenge for the 2025 MotoGP title despite his brilliant start to the new campaign.The Gresini rider was rapid throughout winter testing and carried forward that pace into the season-opening Thai Grand Prix weekend, qualifying on the front row and finishing second in the sprint.Although he couldn’t prevent Marc Marquez from …Keep reading

Marc Marquez is refusing to feel “super happy” after his lights-to-flag victory in the Thailand Grand Prix sprint race, warning that things can change quickly in MotoGP.Having already established himself in testing as the firm favourite for the Buriram 2025 season-opener, the six-time champion romped to pole position before a dominant win in Saturday’s half-distance race.The factory …Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia has revealed the “scientific” reason for his long-held struggles in sprint races compared to his vast success in full-distance MotoGP grands prix.The two-time world champion commented after finishing third in the 2025 season-opening Thailand sprint contest, where he had to fend off Trackhouse rookie Ai Ogura for 13 laps.Bagnaia explained that the smaller fuel tank …Keep reading

Fabio di Giannantonio has revealed that he had to voluntarily retire from the Thailand Grand Prix sprint race as his bike was “completely burning” in the excess heat.The VR46 rider was on the cusp of the top 10 in the half-distance race at Buriram when he mysteriously ran wide at Turn 5 with less than a handful of laps to run, dropping down the order.As his pace continued to dwindle …Keep reading

It was an anonymous email, whose address contained the day’s date, 29 February, and had been sent to over 100 senior figures in Formula 1, including team bosses, journalists and F1’s owners.It dropped at 6:22pm local time in Bahrain ahead of the first race of the 2024 season and contained a link to a Google Drive and the message “following Red Bull’s recent investigation and statements …Keep reading

A crucial disclaimer after every Formula 1 testing session – including this week’s one – is that lap times say little.Teams do not know each other’s exact programmes and this is even more true for outsiders. In particular, single-lap times say very little, as no team is showing its full hand yet while both fuel levels and engine modes are a big variable.However, the long-run pace …Keep reading