April 7, 2025

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 the race start, although this particular incident …Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner thinks Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri having equal status made it harder for McLaren to fight Max Verstappen in Suzuka.Having been outqualified by Verstappen’s stunning pole lap on Saturday, Norris and Piastri spent the grand prix chasing the reigning champion in an intrinsically quicker McLaren, with Suzuka’s one-stop race void of overtaking …Keep reading

Fernando Alonso has compared Suzuka to Monaco in terms of being a Formula 1 race that is basically won on a Saturday during qualifying.Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix saw a dearth of overtaking as the spectacle failed to spark into an entertaining race with Max Verstappen winning from pole.It is something that has become an issue in recent years at Suzuka in the same way that Monaco has …Keep reading

The Haas Formula 1 team has announced it has signed Ryo Hirakawa as its 2025 reserve driver, with the Toyota endurance driver moving from Alpine.Hirakawa was part of Alpine’s reserve driver roster for this year, taking part in Friday’s first practice in Japan instead of Jack Doohan. But as part of Toyota’s technical alliance with Haas, Hirakawa will now move across to the American team for the …Keep reading

William Byron’s performance at Darlington Raceway was one rarely seen in modern NASCAR, absolutely dominating the majority of the race. Byron led every lap in Stage 1 and Stage 2, going on to lead the first 243 (of 297 total) laps, without a single lead change.The last time a driver led every single lap in a Cup race was Jeff Burton almost 25 years ago, but Byron’s chance of completing the …Keep reading

Ryan Blaney was one of the fastest drivers at Darlington, but in the end, circumstances prevented him from reaching Victory Lane. It seemed like every time the Team Penske driver got near the lead, something would happen that would put him deeper in the field. Here’s how Blaney managed to salvage fifth, despite it all.First, there was an untimely caution in the middle of green-flag pit stops …Keep reading