April 12, 2025

KTM motorsport director Pit Beirer has hit out at critics claiming that the brand’s MotoGP project is struggling as a result of the financial problems for the Austrian manufacturer.Speaking on the world feed on Saturday at the Qatar Grand Prix, Beirer said in no uncertain terms that the road bike factory’s well-documented money problems were no issue for the MotoGP campaign, and added that …Keep reading

Marc Marquez claimed yet another 2025 pole position on Saturday at the Qatar Grand Prix, edging his brother Alex (Gresini Ducati) into a familiar second place.Two major shocks emerged from the baking hot afternoon session at Losail. One was Marquez’s factory Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia falling on his final run, condemning himself to a lowly 11th position on the grid and making a …Keep reading

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri blew away the rest of the field in third practice for Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix, with unrepresentative daytime conditions causing drivers to struggle for grip.With 10 minutes to go in the final one-hour practice session, Piastri’s soft-tyre lap of 1m31.646s went unanswered by his rivals, with the Australian six tenths quicker than team-mate Lando …Keep reading

For Jann Mardenborough, it dates back to a self-promise in 2021.The 2011 GT Academy winner was at a crossroads in life, having just departed the Nissan Super GT programme, which left him without a full-time drive for the year.It marked not only the end of a five-year stint contesting Japan’s top sportscar championship, but potentially the end of a professional career that spanned a …Keep reading

So far every Formula 1 grand prix this year has been won from pole position – and, in the most recent one in Japan, the running order was notably static since tyre characteristics militated against strategic divergence at a track on which it is difficult to overtake.But the first three rounds of the season are held on circuits that have little in common with other venues on the calendar …Keep reading

Ford has swept the podium positions in the two opening Supercars races at Taupo Motorsport Park in New Zealand.Matt Payne and Chas Mostert took their Ford Mustangs to victory lane in the races, leaving the Chevrolet Camaro drivers in their wake.On the soft tyre, as opposed to the supersoft in use at the track for the first time, Payne led away from pole in the opening race and never looked …Keep reading

Back in July 2021, Lawrence Stroll, owner of Aston Martin, conducted a press interview session ahead of the British Grand Prix in which he declared the “ultimate ambition is to win world championships”. When asked to so how long it would take, he added: “I don’t think you could realistically plan on winning before four or five years.”Four years on and Stroll has a hugely impressive …Keep reading