2025 Japanese MotoGP: Marco Bezzecchi tops chaotic Practice, Alex Marquez in Q1

BMW has dropped hints that it may be willing to follow fellow German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz in supplying 'customer' versions of its engines to other F1 teams - with suggestions the Bavarian marque has Red Bull Racing as its prime target.

Flying in the face of the opinions expressed by both Ferrari and BMW over the past week, Ross Brawn has thrown his support behind the FIA's new optional ?40 million budget cap in Formula 1, warning that without it the top flight risks 'turning [engineers] into Swiss watchmakers' - but equally underlining that it will only be workable if it is embraced by all.

Charles Leclerc feels Formula 1 has found its right number of sprint races but is against adding reverse-grid elements, while he has thrown his support behind the V8 push.F1 introduced sprint races in 2021 to increase the spectacle on offer over a grand prix weekend and provide a more compelling product to TV viewers and spectators at the track.F1 recently confirmed the venues for 2026's ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta was fast on Friday at Motegi, but admits the KTM is lacking in one vital area

Charles Leclerc feels Formula 1 has found its right number of sprint races but is against adding reverse-grid elements, while he has thrown his support behind the V8 push.F1 introduced sprint races in 2021 to increase the spectacle on offer over a grand prix weekend and provide a more compelling product to TV viewers and spectators at the track.F1 recently confirmed the venues for 2026's ...Keep reading

Why was McLaren's car so difficult to drive in Azerbaijan?

An important weekend for Kimi Antonelli and his Mercedes future, says Ralf Schumacher

Lewis Hamilton will not be in action for Ferrari in the Pirelli tyre test at Mugello

VR46 reveals it turned down a 2026 Ducati for Franco Morbidelli

Live updates from Friday practice at 2025 Japanese MotoGP at Motegi, where Marc Marquez has his first chance to win this year’s world championship.

Red Bull F1 team boss Laurent Mekies says Yuki Tsunoda's encouraging progress in Baku shows why the team is in no rush to finalise its 2026 driver line-up.Tsunoda qualified and finished sixth in the streets of Baku, his best result for the team so far as the Japanese driver obtained Red Bull's latest floor specification.And while both on Saturday and Sunday Tsunoda still languished some ...Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Laurent Mekies says Yuki Tsunoda's encouraging progress in Baku shows why the team is in no rush to finalise its 2026 driver line-up.Tsunoda qualified and finished sixth in the streets of Baku, his best result for the team so far, as the Japanese driver obtained Red Bull's latest floor specification.And while both on Saturday and Sunday Tsunoda still languished ...Keep reading

Ducati say Francesco Bagnaia is “for sure” back after he built on Misano test progres by topping FP1 at the Japanese MotoGP.

Ducati say Francesco Bagnaia is “for sure” back after he built on Misano test progres by topping FP1 at the Japanese MotoGP.

Francesco Bagnaia carries his Misano test progress into Motegi, topping FP1 at the Japanese MotoGP.

Friday practice results from the 2025 Motegi MotoGP at Motegi, round 17 of 22.

Ultimately, Dale Earnhardt Jr. just doesn’t understand what the incentive was for Ty Gibbs to race championship eligible teammates Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell in a way that eventually got him punted on Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.Earnhardt expressed empathy to Gibbs, because there have been seasons in which he was the teammate that needed to let his stablemates go by and ...Keep reading

Live updates from Friday practice at 2025 Japanese MotoGP at Motegi, where Marc Marquez has his first chance to win this year’s world championship.