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Max Verstappen says the mandatory two-pitstop rules turned F1’s Monaco Grand Prix into “almost Mario Kart”, and reckons the experiment hasn’t worked.In an attempt to avoid the usual procession, after a 2024 race in which the top 10 drivers finished in the same order they started, F1 decided to impose a rule forcing cars to run three different sets of tyres, effectively turning the race into a …Keep reading

The start of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 has been delayed due to light rain around the track. It was originally scheduled to start a 12:45pm EST, but sprinkles are forcing IMS officials to pause the action, choosing to place the command to start engines on hold. There have been overcast conditions all morning but there should be no trouble getting the entirety of the race in …Keep reading

The two-stop strategy worked for F1Well done to the FIA, F1 and Pirelli. The Monaco Grand Prix was anything but boring, thanks to the new rule introduced following last year’s snooze-fest.In the week leading up to the race, there was a lot of talk about the strategy options that the teams would explore on Sunday, and everything happened exactly as the teams and drivers predicted: it turned …Keep reading

Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola used Marco Bezzecchi’s British Grand Prix victory to send a strong public message to the team’s injured rider Jorge Martin, amidst a contractual dispute with the Spanish racer.As exclusively revealed by Motorsport.com following the French Grand Prix two weeks ago, Martin is looking for a way out of his Aprilia contract by invoking a performance clause.This is …Keep reading

McLaren’s Lando Norris has won the F1’s 2025 Monaco Grand Prix, holding off Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri after a tactically cagey race.In a race was turned into an odd game of chess by a one-off mandate to use three sets of tyres, and therefore make two pitstops, Norris avoided the spectre of unfortunately timed neutralisations to convert his pole into his second win of the …Keep reading

Midway through his post-race media interview, Fabio Quartararo fell silent, leant forward and buried his face into the crook of his forearm and bicep.It took a split second for the assembled press pack of MotoGP journalists to notice, as the Yamaha rider started sobbing.It is something you seldomly see these days from elite sport stars, particularly in motorsport where such outpouring of …Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi produced a masterpiece of tyre management to win the MotoGP British Grand Prix for Aprilia, after Fabio Quartararo suffered mechanical heartbreak while leading.The Italian executed his soft-tyre gamble to perfection to claim victory by four seconds over fellow gambler Johann Zarco (Honda) and Marc Marquez (Ducati), who extended his points lead over Alex Marquez in fifth to 24 …Keep reading

After four seasons with Stewart-Haas Racing, Chase Briscoe was chosen to replace former Cup champion Martin Truex Jr. at Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) as the NASCAR veteran decided to step away from full-time competition. Partnering with crew chief James Small, he came out of the gate swinging with a pole position in the Daytona 500 — Toyota’s first pole in the iconic event. However, it has been an …Keep reading

Kalex rider Senna Agius claimed his first Moto2 race win during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Agius was joined on the podium by Diogo Moreira in second and David Alonso in third.After qualifying fifth, Agius fought up at the front with Aron Canet, Moreira and Alonso, before pulling off a fantastic move to pass the battling Alonso and Canet to take victory on the final lap.“I …Keep reading

McLaren team boss Andrea Stella believes Lando Norris has made an important step gelling with his car after taking pole for Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix.On the technical street circuit Norris beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to pole by one tenth, with team-mate Oscar Piastri 0.175s behind. It was the Briton’s second pole of the 2025 season and his first since he won the season-opening …Keep reading