2025 Japanese MotoGP at Motegi today: Start times and how to watch

McLaren's partnership with engine-supplier Mercedes-Benz - believed to have been on rocky ground for some time - could culminate in divorce as soon as the end of the 2009 F1 World Championship campaign, it has been rumoured, with reports that BMW is set to fill the breach.

Formula 1's inaugural night race in 2008 was widely-regarded as one of the success stories of the season, and as the travelling circus returns there this weekend for the second edition of the Singapore Grand Prix in the Far Eastern city-state, hopes are high for a similar spectacle.

With the annual Formula 1 silly season getting increasingly into full swing, three names are being mooted as the most likely candidates for a drive at Manor Grand Prix in 2010 - out-of-work Super Aguri F1 refugee Anthony Davidson, current BMW-Sauber reserve driver Christian Klien and reigning A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Champion Adam Carroll.

The post-qualifying fuel weights ahead of the European Grand Prix this weekend suggest that Sebastian Vettel should be worried, that Rubens Barrichello is arguably in the box seat - and that Jenson Button could just be about to get his faltering championship challenge back on-track under the Spanish sun.

It's that time of year again. The F1 circus is off sunning itself on its mid-summer break, drivers and teams alike are taking a much-needed and well-deserved breather from the frenetic nature of one grand prix after another - and everybody seems to be talking about who will be driving where in 2010. Here at Crash.net there is no exception, so we have put together a list of likely options and moves between this season and next, who is in favour and who is likely heading out of the door. The drivers have been listed in order of present championship position.

Global music superstars Beyonce, The Black Eyed Peas, Simple Minds, ZZ Top and N.E.R.D have all been lined up by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone to rock the weekend of the Singapore Grand Prix next month - though ticket sales for the island city-state's second race are still struggling to get off the starting grid.

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.

Warm-up results from the 2025 Japanese MotoGP at Motegi, round 17 of 22.

Zak Brown has confirmed that the recently reported stake sale is "all done", meaning McLaren Racing has reached a value of $4.1billion, according to Bloomberg.It was reported at the beginning of September 2025 that the Bahraini sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat and automotive investment group CYVN Holdings, which already own McLaren Group, were looking to acquire a further 30% stake in McLaren ...Keep reading

Brandon Jones locked himself into the Round of 8 with a big win Saturday at Kansas Speedway, but he wasn't the only one who clinched a spot in the penultimate round. JR Motorsports' Connor Zilisch and Justin Allgaier have both scored enough points to clinch a spot one week early.The battle around the cutline will be intense in next week's elimination race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL ...Keep reading

Brandon Jones now has seven career wins in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, after dominating the final stage of the race at Kansas Speedway."That was exactly like how we needed that to go down," said Jones in Victory Lane. "Two really solid stages and just no mistakes. The entire day was so well executed. That's probably the most well executed race of my career. I'm so proud of these guys. We work ...Keep reading

A race suit worn by the legendary Michael Schumacher at the 2000 Hungarian Grand Prix has sold for €95,650 in an online auction staged by Bonhams Cars in partnership with The Schumacher Lounge. The lot closed on 19 September as part of The Schumacher Lounge Online Auction, which ran from 29 August through 19 September. The Ferrari overalls, finished in the team's signature red with ...Keep reading

Zak Brown has addressed the rumours that former Red Bull team boss Christian Horner could return to Formula 1 in 2026.The McLaren Racing CEO previously claimed that Horner’s exit from the championship was positive but, after being quizzed on his comments, he has acknowledged Horner’s “stellar career”.Horner was replaced as Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal on 9 July 2025 and ...Keep reading

This is the tenth time Briscoe has started a race from the front row this year, and his seventh pole position of 2025, giving Chase Briscoe the job of leading the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag. The No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the only car to run a lap in under 30 seconds, securing pole with a 29.987s run. This was crucial for Briscoe, who enters this race on the cutline and just ...Keep reading

Like his fellow veteran teammate, Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell also was generally tight-lipped about the competition meetings this week following what ultimately happened at New Hampshire when Ty Gibbs got crashed after hard racing between them.“I thought it was productive and hopefully we can do better moving forward,” Bell told a group of on-site reporters that included The Athletic ...Keep reading

The good news for Ryan Blaney? He is already locked into the Round  of 8 after an impressive for New Hampshire.That will allow the team to breathe easy despite an unfortunate crash during NASCAR Cup practice at Kansas Speedway. After completing just four laps, the No. 12 Team Penske Ford cut a tire and slammed the outside wall at the exit of Turn 2.The contact will force Blaney into a ...Keep reading

Tyler Reddick and crew chief Billy Scott have some work cut out for them over the next two weeks at Kansas Speedway and the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.“I think we all know we got our asses handed to us last week,” he said on Saturday morning at Kansas.They find themselves 23 points below the Cup Series Playoff elimination cutline due to a disaster of a race last weekend at New ...Keep reading