June 29, 2025

Marc Marquez withstood race-long pressure from the Aprilia of Marco Bezzecchi to win MotoGP’s Dutch Grand Prix at Assen on Sunday.The factory Ducati rider’s world championship lead stretched to an impressive 68 points as his nearest challenger, brother Alex Marquez, crashed his Gresini Ducati. The younger Marquez also fractured his left hand in the process.Fabio Quartararo had yet …Keep reading

Leaving Atlanta, 16 drivers have been eliminated and matchups are set for the second of five rounds at the Chicago Street Course. However, it’s unlikely you’ll find a perfect bracket anywhere after what transpired at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) on Saturday night.First, let’s take a look at some of the big surprises before we get into the Round 2 matchups. First, No. 1 seed Denny Hamlin is …Keep reading

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has been eliminated from the Austrian Grand Prix after being tagged by Andrea Kimi Antonelli on the opening lap.In the uphill run towards the Turn 3 right-hander, ninth-place starting Antonelli appeared to miss his braking point, ducking to the inside to avoid the cars ahead of him. He then locked his tyres to spear straight into the back of Verstappen at …Keep reading

Alex Marquez is on his way to Madrid with the intention of undergoing surgery to his fractured left hand as soon as possible following his MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix crash on Sunday.MOtorsport.com understands that the Spaniard could get an operation as early as Sunday evening.The Gresini Ducati rider was battling Pedro Acosta’s KTM for fourth place early in the race, with the pair making …Keep reading

The FIA is investigating a series of fuel system issues experienced by World Rally Championship Rally1 teams at Acropolis Rally Greece, which prompted Toyota and M-Sport-Ford to retire cars.Toyota opted to retire Sami Pajari on the road section after stage five on Friday due to a fuel system issue on his GR Yaris. The Finn was locked in the fight for the podium places, sitting in fifth having …Keep reading

P7 and P18 — not exactly the starting positions Red Bull had in mind for its home race in Spielberg.Yuki Tsunoda was eliminated in Q1, and Max Verstappen was never in the fight for pole during Saturday’s qualifying session.Of course, the late yellow flag caused by Pierre Gasly didn’t help. Red Bull believed that without that incident, Verstappen could’ve started third, but the …Keep reading

The 2025 Formula 1 grid has plenty of rookies as five drivers are currently contesting their first, full season in the championship while Franco Colapinto is also a relative newbie. Some of them have impressed, particularly at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix as Liam Lawson, Gabriel Bortoleto and Andrea Kimi Antonelli all reached Q3.So, what did they have to say after the …Keep reading

In recent weeks, much of the tyre talk in Formula 1 has surrounded the C6 compound and how it has not had the sort of impact Pirelli might have been hoping for as it looked to develop its softer range of options – but that will be irrelevant in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix.In the searing Styrian sun, a team’s performance will depend more on how well they can make the hard and medium …Keep reading