August 4, 2025

Johann Zarco gave up MotoGP’s summer break to race – and win – the Suzuka 8 Hours for Honda, after the team failed to sort out the paperwork for Xavi Vierge, leaving the Frenchman and Takumi Takahashi as a duo in a race designed for trios.It is a good thing Zarco enjoys riding motorcycles like a kid, after the effort the Nice-born rider has made in recent weeks, flying from the Czech …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton seems to be struggling more than he ever was in Formula 1, but he does have an unwavering ally in Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc.Leclerc has always played the team game; this was exemplified by his recent comments at the Belgian Grand Prix, when he was asked whether he was surprised to have the upper hand on Hamilton in terms of performance.The Monegasque then insisted …Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier is setting his sights on a push for a record-equalling ninth World Rally Championship title after finishing third in Rally Finland.Ogier’s sixth podium from six events contested during a part-time season this year has cut the deficit to new championship leader and team-mate Elfyn Evans to 13 points, with rounds in Paraguay, Chile, Central Europe, Japan and Saudi Arabia …Keep reading

Last Tuesday, Fernando Alonso celebrated his 44th birthday. Three days later, he needed an injection to be fit for Free Practice 2 at the Hungarian Grand Prix, having skipped the opening session. Why? Back pain – just the sort of thing one might expect at his age.Still, the same Alonso hauled his car up to fifth on the grid and held that position over 70 laps with a tactically astute drive …Keep reading

The Hungarian Grand Prix had been over for barely an hour when Toto Wolff invited the media to a briefing in the Mercedes hospitality at the Hungaroring.Normally, this setting is reserved for discussions about how George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli fared in the race or which updates Mercedes has planned in its ongoing quest to return to winning ways.But on this Sunday evening, it …Keep reading

Chase Briscoe has a series-leading six pole positions in 2025, but the Joe Gibbs Racing driver has yet to convert any of those poles into a race win. At Iowa Speedway, he came fairly close, finishing second to William Byron and Hendrick Motorsports.Briscoe appeared to be in a great spot to go for the win, closing the gap to Byron as the No. 24 team worried about fuel. But even with the help …Keep reading

The NASCAR Cup race at Iowa Speedway was not kind to Kyle Larson, who was hoping to carry the momentum forward from a runner-up finish in the Brickyard 400 one week ago.Larson’s day started to unravel when he and teammate Chase Elliott kept finding each other on restarts. The two Hendrick Motorsports drivers slammed doors multiple times as they fought over a position inside the top …Keep reading

As he tried to fight back from a mid-race incident, Carson Hocevar got loose underneath Zane Smith and sent the Front Row Motorsports driver spinning into the outside wall.However, things did not end there as the damaged No. 38 Ford of Smith appeared to try and get payback later in the race, taking a swipe at the No. 77 and missing. Hocevar even reacted to it on the radio saying, “nice …Keep reading