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Fabio di Giannantonio has revealed that he had to voluntarily retire from the Thailand Grand Prix sprint race as his bike was “completely burning” in the excess heat.The VR46 rider was on the cusp of the top 10 in the half-distance race at Buriram when he mysteriously ran wide at Turn 5 with less than a handful of laps to run, dropping down the order.As his pace continued to dwindle …Keep reading

It was an anonymous email, whose address contained the day’s date, 29 February, and had been sent to over 100 senior figures in Formula 1, including team bosses, journalists and F1’s owners.It dropped at 6:22pm local time in Bahrain ahead of the first race of the 2024 season and contained a link to a Google Drive and the message “following Red Bull’s recent investigation and statements …Keep reading

A crucial disclaimer after every Formula 1 testing session – including this week’s one – is that lap times say little.Teams do not know each other’s exact programmes and this is even more true for outsiders. In particular, single-lap times say very little, as no team is showing its full hand yet while both fuel levels and engine modes are a big variable.However, the long-run pace …Keep reading

Trackhouse Racing will take part in the opening two rounds of the 2025 MotoGP season in the iconic blue and orange colours of Gulf Oil.The new livery was unveiled on the eve of the Thailand Grand Prix and will also be seen on the bikes of Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura in next month’s Argentina Grand Prix.Both riders will also race in special Gulf-branded leathers, while the team’s garage …Keep reading

New factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez led the way in first practice for the season-opening Thai Grand Prix on Friday.Marquez took to the top spot in the 45-minute session at Buriram with an initial benchmark of 1m29.592s, before cementing his place with a time of 1m29.423s.VR46’s Franco Morbidelli jumped to second place at the end of the session, but still ended up almost two tenths down …Keep reading

Alex Marquez took the top spot in second practice for the Thai Grand Prix with a last-gasp effort, while Francesco Bagnaia failed to secure an automatic entry into Q2.Riding last year’s GP24, the Gresini rider set a best time of 1m29.020s with just seconds to run in the hour-long session at Buriram to leapfrog his elder brother and factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez.Six-time MotoGP champion …Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda reshuffled his management team amid losing out on a Red Bull promotion to Liam Lawson for the 2025 Formula 1 campaign. The Racing Bulls driver was previously managed by Mario Miyakawa and Luis Alvarez, before parting ways with both shortly after the 2024 season ended in December.Tsunoda is now being managed by Mexican Diego Menchaca, who contested European single-seaters …Keep reading

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc ended the final morning of Formula 1 2025 pre-season testing in Bahrain with the fastest time, just 0.077s clear of rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli. The Monegasque diced with the Mercedes driver in the early phases of the session at the top of the timing boards, with the two trading blows in the opening half-hour.  Antonelli led for a short while, before Leclerc …Keep reading

Red Bull, in today’s age, is more than just an energy drink company — it’s established a global motorsport monarchy. While likely best known for its accomplishments in Formula 1, the brand has made a domineering appearance on a number of racing kits and liveries from the paved racing of MotoGP and Australian Supercars, to the dirt circuits of Motocross. But the company also had a short, and …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has vowed to “just keep fighting” as United States president Donald Trump’s administration has been clamping down on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs.Over the first month of his second presidency, Trump made dismantling DEIA initiatives his priority with a slate of executive orders.Decisions made since 20 January include banning words such as …Keep reading