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Somkiat Chantra will not take part in the MotoGP French Grand Prix having been unable to fully recover from forearm surgery he underwent last week.The LC Honda rider underwent surgery last Wednesday to address issues caused by compartment syndrome at the Dexeus Clinic in Barcelona by Dr Xavier Mir’s team.Although the procedure went to plan, Chantra was unable to recover in time to be fit …Keep reading

The pattern after the first six Formula 1 weekends of 2025 is clear: Max Verstappen can compete with McLaren over a single lap and compensate for some weaknesses himself, but on most Sundays he and Red Bull simply don’t have the tools to fight the papaya cars over a full race distance.The explanation for the smaller gaps in qualifying is twofold. First, Verstappen extracts everything from the …Keep reading

Amid all the talk about 2026’s hybrid engines and how they will be deployed, getting to F1’s lower weight limit may well cause teams the biggest headache of all.The minimum car weight for F1’s new rules era has been set at 768kg, 32kg down on the current limit of 800kg. This has largely been achieved by reducing the size of the cars, with the maximum wheelbase cut by 200mm to 3400mm and the …Keep reading

In this emergency JAonF1 podcast we discuss why Carlos Sainz Sr is set to take on Mohammed Ben Sulayem for the FIA presidency and what happens next. Listen here.Motorsport Network’s Global Editorial Director Rebecca Clancy, who broke the story on Autosport and Motorsport earlier today, joins James Allen in the studio to discuss the bombshell news and to report what Sainz Sr has told her …Keep reading

Carlos Sainz Sr has said “now is the right time” to consider running for FIA president, as he dismissed any suggestion of a conflict of interest. Speaking exclusively to Motorsport.com, the two-time World Rally champion said he was “currently in the process of figuring out how much support I will get from the community of motorsport”.The next presidential election will be held in …Keep reading

Mohammed Ben Sulayem is preparing to run for re-election at the head of motorsport’s governing body, the FIA. But the vote comes at a tough time for the organisation after it was rocked by resignations, sackings and raised tensions with drivers.Ben Sulayem took the helm of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile from Jean Todt following an election in 2021. He’s now preparing his …Keep reading

The concession system introduced last year in MotoGP to help manufacturers is set to allow KTM and Aprilia to develop their engines and conduct tests with their factory riders from August.Out of the four existing MotoGP manufacturer categories (A, B, C, and D), both the Austrian and Italian manufacturers are currently classified in category C, which prohibits their riders from carrying out any …Keep reading

On Tuesday, NASCAR announced plans to put the season finale back at Homestead-Miami Speedway for 2026 as they implement a rotating finale moving forward. Having already hosted their lone Cup race on the 2025 schedule, the track has plenty of time to prepare before NASCAR returns in November of 2026.Track president Guillermo Santa Cruz confirmed that changes are coming but they are “mostly …Keep reading

As exclusively reported by Motorsport.com, Carlos Sainz Sr is seriously considering whether to launch a bid to challenge incumbent FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s campaign for a second term during this year’s elections at the governing body.A two-time World Rally champion, Sainz might be viewed by contemporary Formula 1 fans as the ex-rally driver father of Williams’ Carlos Sainz. Yet …Keep reading

One thing about Alpine’s movements over the past 24 hours was wholly expected; the other was not. Promoting Franco Colapinto to the racing line-up at the expense of Jack Doohan was forecast not only in the past few days, but before a wheel was even turned this season; signing the loquacious Argentine was seen to put pressure on Doohan to perform. Doohan was thus thrust into the unenviable …Keep reading