April 11, 2025

Defending world champion Jorge Martin enjoyed a thoroughly successful first day aboard the factory Aprilia RS-GP in Qatar. The Spaniard was upbeat following his comeback Friday that panned out as well he realistically could have hoped. But what might have given him pause for thought – after coming down from the high – was the poor showing by the other three Aprilia riders. His three colleagues …Keep reading

It depends on where you are in the world as to where you might have come across the name Laurin Heinrich, because he’s raced nearly everywhere. That is, if you’ve come across his name. My first introduction to the young Porsche driver was Petit Le Mans, 2024, just after his IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship win in the GTD Pro category with the #77 AO Racing Porsche 911-Rawr, Rexy. I, too …Keep reading

An upbeat Francesco Bagnaia has claimed he is “very close” to matching Marc Marquez after registering his best Friday performance of the season in Qatar.Bagnaia, who is coming off a morale-boosting win at the Americas Grand Prix a fortnight ago, was able to find his rhythm quickly on the first day’s action in Qatar and breeze directly into Q2. This came after missing the top 10 cut in …Keep reading

Jamie Chadwick has already rewritten the rulebook for women in motorsport: she’s a three-time W Series champion, the first woman to win an Indy NXT road course race, a member of the Williams F1 team, and now, a victorious LMP2 driver. However, her impact extends well beyond the top step of the podium – she’s a sharp TV pundit, a Rolex ambassador, and the owner of a karting series for young …Keep reading

The good news for Ferrari is its comprehensive Bahrain upgrade package appears to be working. The bad news is the Scuderia is still nowhere near enough to make a fist of challenging McLaren.Read Also:Formula 1Ferrari brings upgrades to Bahrain to overcome poor start to F1 2025Upgrades have been in limited supply thus far, with few teams registering any novelties …Keep reading

The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) honors racers and notable people within the industry across the United States. Ahead of the 50th running of the Grand Prix of Long Beach, they announced next year’s class, which touches several forms of racing from coast to coast.The 38th annual induction ceremony will take place in Daytona Beach, Florida next March, where two-time Daytona 500 …Keep reading

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner fears McLaren is “a few tenths” too quick for any of its rivals in Bahrain, with a repeat of Max Verstappen’s outstanding.Oscar Piastri topped McLaren team-mate Lando Norris in Friday’s second practice session, with the pair half a second clear of Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc.Having sat out FP1 to give Red Bull reserve …Keep reading

On a weekend where Formula 1’s future has dominated the news agenda, one matter of the here and now has cut through the noise: the degree to which the McLaren MCL39 is the dominant car and how the team has achieved this.Despite Max Verstappen’s win at Suzuka last weekend against Red Bull’s run of form, McLaren remains the favourite this weekend even though Bahrain has been its bogey …Keep reading