Double retirement ends KTM optimism at MotoGP Italian GP

18-year-old Connor Zilisch earned his first oval win Saturday at Pocono Raceway, and he did it with help from 'rookie' crew chief and JR Motorsports co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. atop the box. Zilisch made the pass for the win on Jesse Love with just a few laps to go before hanging on to capture the checkered flag."I've been dying for this one for a while now," said Zilisch. "I know it hasn't ...Keep reading

Carson Hocevar was once again in the middle of controversy in Mexico City. The fast, but highly aggressive driver was involved in a few incidents including another run-in with Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s No. 47 Chevrolet.To make the situation worse, Hocevar was a lap down when he spun Stenhouse out. After the race, Stenhouse confronted Hocevar and said "I'm gonna beat your ass" when they return to ...Keep reading

On a blazing hot Saturday in Wisconsin, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLRR) rookie Louis Foster kept his cool.A day after shaving his mustache, Foster laid down a 1:44.5141s lap in the closing minutes of the Fast 6 to secure the pole for Sunday’s XPEL Grand Prix at Road America. It’s the first pole run of the Briton’s young NTT IndyCar Series career. The run came as a definite ...Keep reading

IndyCar gave an official status update on its next-generation chassis prior to qualifying in Wisconsin, sharing details on the car that’s planned to be lighter — with a more powerful engine — after sharing the updates in a private meeting with team owners on Saturday.“The time has come for a new NTT IndyCar Series chassis," IndyCar President J. Douglas Boles said in a press release ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin missed the race in Mexico City, but it didn't seem to impact him as the NASCAR Cup Series rolled into Pocono. With a record seven wins at the 2.5-mile track, it was obvious that the No. 11 Toyota would be fast again, and in qualifying, no one could match his pace. He went to the top of the charts in his fifth pole position at Pocono but his first of the 2025 season."Obviously ...Keep reading

Jean-Eric Vergne and Maximilian Gunther showed pace on the temporary Indonesian circuit - but racing incidents prevented them from converting their obvious form into points. While Monaco has become a double-header, Jakarta has gone in the opposite direction, going from two races in season 9 (2022-2023) to a single E-Prix this year. Race control opted for a 38-lap format, as in 2023, with a ...Keep reading

Fabio Di Giannantonio says a lap one “mistake” cost him a shot at the podium in the Italian MotoGP Sprint.

The NY Racing team is a small, open entry that competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team has run six races so far this year and also attempted but failed to qualify for the Daytona 500. They've used both J.J. Yeley and Derek Kraus behind the wheel, but Brennan Poole is set to drive the No. 44 Chevrolet this weekend at Pocono Raceway.Poole runs full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity ...Keep reading

There was such a sea of optimism in the factory KTM camp on Friday evening with both Pedro Acosta and Brad Binder thinking big points were on offer come the Saturday sprint race for the MotoGP Italian Grand Prix.Therefore the emotions within the orange garage can only be imagined as both riders went out on lap one and slid into retirement.Acosta slid into the gravel trap at the last corner ...Keep reading

Chatter issues are to blame for a point-less Italian MotoGP Sprint Fabio Quartararo says.

Can Maverick Vinales go one better than in the Saturday Sprint and claim the KTM podium he was stripped of in Qatar?

After 16 of 36 races in 2025, Chase Elliott sits fourth in the regular season standings. While he remains winless, the driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet has finished inside the top 20 in every single race this year and holds the third-best average finish of all drivers.Unless there were suddenly several new winners over the next ten weeks, his place in the playoffs is very ...Keep reading

The 2021 MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo has had a pretty poor Italian Grand Prix weekend so far. Going down hard on Friday resulted in a dislocated shoulder and a trip to the hospital while his excellent qualifying performance was rendered irrelevant by an awful race pace.Even though the Yamaha rider has been seen as a qualifying extraordinaire in 2025, his fourth place at Mugello was ...Keep reading

The 2021 MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo has had a pretty poor Italian Grand Prix weekend so far. Going down hard on Friday resulted in a dislocated shoulder and a trip to the hospital while his excellent qualifying performance was rendered irrelevant by an awful race pace.Even though the Yamaha rider has been seen as a qualifying extraordinaire in 2025, his fourth place at Mugello was ...Keep reading

Budapest will host the 40th edition of the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix from 1-3 August 2025 and to mark the occasion, the Hungaroring has undergone a striking transformation over the past 12 months.On Thursday, the results of that extensive construction and renovation work were unveiled during a press event. The ageing paddock building and its equally outdated media centre have not just ...Keep reading

Budapest will host the 40th edition of the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix from 1-3 August 2025 and to mark the occasion, the Hungaroring has undergone a striking transformation over the past 12 months.On Thursday, the results of that extensive construction and renovation work were unveiled during a press event. The ageing paddock building and its equally outdated media centre have not just ...Keep reading

A downbeat Francesco Bagnaia said it was the “same as always” as he again struggled with the front end of his bike during the Italian Grand Prix sprint race at Mugello.The factory Ducati rider started the sprint in second, but ultimately finished third behind team-mate and race winner Marc Marquez, as well as runner-up Alex Marquez.This was despite him briefly leading in front of his ...Keep reading

Davide Tardozzi confronts booing fans at Italian MotoGP