2025 Italian MotoGP, Mugello - Friday Practice Results

Vinales was fastest on Friday at Italian GP

MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo has been taken to hospital following a big accident during the first official practice session at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.The Yamaha rider went down after just 10 minutes as the front of the bike got away from the Frenchman heading into the fast left-right sequence at Turn 4 in Mugello.Quartararo's left shoulder hit the ground hard before ...Keep reading

Brad Pitt may play a Formula 1 driver in his upcoming summer blockbuster, but he’s never gotten behind the wheel of a real F1 car – until now.McLaren held a private test at the Circuit of the Americas earlier this week, allowing the A-lister to take one of its previous cars for a drive, the team confirmed to Autosport.The reigning constructors’ champions hinted at the test on social ...Keep reading

Brad Pitt may play a Formula 1 driver in his upcoming summer blockbuster, but he’s never gotten behind the wheel of a real F1 car – until now. McLaren held a private test at the Circuit of the Americas earlier this week, allowing the A-lister to take one of its previous cars for a drive, the team confirmed to Motorsport.com.The reigning constructors’ champions hinted at the test on ...Keep reading

Yamaha says it isn’t currently planning to race its V4 MotoGP engine with its factory race riders this year.

Red Bull’s decision to appeal the result of the Canadian Grand Prix drew widespread criticism, with Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff branding it “petty” and “embarrassing".The ensuing delay in confirming the race result drew negative reactions from both fans and the media alike.It took more than five and a half hours for George Russell’s victory to be officially confirmed by ...Keep reading

Sportscar correspondent Gary Watkins speaks at length to Autosport Editor-in-Chief Kevin Turner about the 1983 Formula 1 campaign - his favourite season in history.It was a new era for the championship, as ‘ground-effect’ floors were banned leading to an intense battle between turbo-charged engines and the naturally-aspirated Cosworth V8s.The 1983 season also featured a battle between ...Keep reading

Alpine's F1 struggles are damaging the brand's image, Nico Rosberg has warned.

Phil Hanson calls it “the best mistake I ever made”.He’s talking about the decision to begin his car racing career in the world of endurance rather than stepping onto the single-seater ladder. Nine years later he’s celebrating an overall Le Mans 24 Hours victory at the wheel of a Ferrari. He’s about right when he calls it “a crazy story”. Crazy because Hanson was a race ...Keep reading

Phil Hanson calls it “the best mistake I ever made”. He’s talking about the decision to begin his car racing career in the world of endurance, rather than stepping onto the single-seater ladder. Nine years later, he’s celebrating an overall Le Mans 24 Hours victory at the wheel of a Ferrari.He’s about right when he calls his start in motorsport “a crazy story." Crazy because ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo suffered a "partial dislocation" of his left shoulder during Friday MotoGP practice at Mugello, but returned to action minutes later.

It was a strong year for Mercedes' F1 team, both on and off the track.

Maverick Vinales was fastest in Practice at the Italian MotoGP, ahead of a trio of Ducatis.

Richard Lietz driving a GT Porsche in the Le Mans 24 Hours has become a real fixture of the race over the past two decades but, prior to picking up a second LMGT3 class win in succession last weekend, the Austrian had feared his racing days were over.With the introduction of the new LMGT3 class in the World Endurance Championship, Lietz felt there could be a changing of the guard in 2024. He ...Keep reading

Richard Lietz driving a GT Porsche in the Le Mans 24 Hours has become a real fixture of the race over the past two decades but, prior to picking up a second LMGT3 class win in succession last weekend, the Austrian had feared his racing days were over ahead of the 2024 campaign.With the introduction of the new LMGT3 class in the World Endurance Championship, Lietz felt there could be a changing ...Keep reading

Brad Pitt handed real-life F1 test by McLaren at COTA, Crash.net has learned.

The hot topic at Mugello for this weekend's Italian Grand Prix is brakes. With Francesco Bagnaia's much-publicised change in brake disc specification on Sunday in Aragon, there has been plenty of discussion about the improvement in feeling that comes with selecting a larger disc size.However, increasing the diameter of a rider's brake discs isn't a silver bullet that unlocks performance, and ...Keep reading

Pramac Yamaha “know already” that Toprak Razgatlioglu’s debut MotoGP season could be “not easy”, says Gino Borsoi.