Ferrari didn’t want to "lose energy" on Lewis Hamilton’s Italian GP penalty

Fabio Quartararo’s Yamaha V4 MotoGP debut will be earlier than expected.

Alex Marquez was third fastest on Friday at the Catalan GP

MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo will debut the V4 engine Yamaha has been developing for several months in a private test in Barcelona on Monday, it has been confirmed.The Iwata-based brand initially announced last month that Augusto Fernandez would be racing the V4-powered M1 at the San Marino Grand Prix on 14 September. It was expected that on the following Monday, factory riders ...Keep reading

MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo will debut the V4 engine Yamaha has been developing for several months in a private test at Barcelona on Monday, it has been confirmed.The Iwata-based brand initially announced last month that Augusto Fernandez would be racing the V4-powered M1 at the San Marino Grand Prix on 14 September. It was expected that on the following Monday, factory riders ...Keep reading

Another tough day for Kimi Antonelli at Mercedes

Red Bull Formula 1 chief Laurent Mekies admitted that his team's decision to build its own power units for 2026 is "as crazy as it gets", but feels this is why it fits Red Bull's DNA. Under Mekies' predecessor Christian Horner, Red Bull went all-in on its own engine programme for the new regulations, developed and built with help from Ford at Red Bull Powertrains at its Milton Keynes ...Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 chief Laurent Mekies admitted that his team's decision to build its own power units for 2026 is "as crazy as it gets", but feels this is why it fits Red Bull's DNA. Under Mekies' predecessor Christian Horner, Red Bull went all-in on its own engine programme for the new regulations, developed and built with help from Ford at Red Bull Powertrains at its Milton Keynes ...Keep reading

“To your point, we don’t plan to change during the season.”

In 1995, the McLaren F1 GTR of JJ Lehto, Yannick Dalmas, and Masanori Sekiya beat the odds (and its fellow F1 GTR runners) to take a surprise Le Mans 24 Hours victory. That car, entered by Kokusai Kaihatsu Racing and run by Paul Lanzante, was only ever meant to run as a test car as McLaren scaled up its F1 road car into an endurance racing machine. After winning Le Mans, this version of the ...Keep reading

Brad Binder led a KTM 1-2 in Practice at Barcelona

Martin Brundle has his say on Lewis Hamilton's grid penalty for this weekend's Italian Grand Prix

Toto Wolff revealed he would “vacate the spot immediately” as Mercedes Formula 1 boss should the ideal successor arise. Wolff has run the Silver Arrows since 2013, during which time he has led Mercedes to a record-breaking eight consecutive constructors’ titles, plus seven drivers’ crowns.But the introduction of ground-effect cars in 2022 brought tougher times for Mercedes, which ...Keep reading

Toto Wolff revealed he would “vacate the spot immediately” as Mercedes Formula 1 boss should the ideal successor arise. Wolff has run the Silver Arrows since 2013, during which time he has led Mercedes to a record-breaking eight consecutive constructors’ titles, plus seven drivers’ crowns.But the introduction of ground-effect cars in 2022 brought tougher times for Mercedes, which ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton willing to help Charles Leclerc in crucial Monza qualifying.

Guenther Steiner has outlined the background to his move into MotoGP, revealing when he started seriously considering purchasing the Tech3 team.On Friday, it was announced that former Haas Formula 1 team principal Steiner will lead a consortium of investors and take over the ownership of KTM’s satellite team in a deal worth just under €20 million.The agreement will see Steiner ...Keep reading

Guenther Steiner has outlined the background to his move into MotoGP, revealing when he started seriously considering purchasing the Tech3 team.On Friday, it was announced that former Haas Formula 1 team principal Steiner will lead a consortium of investors and take over the ownership of KTM’s satellite team in a deal worth just under €20 million.The agreement will see Steiner ...Keep reading

Daniel Ricciardo has announced his full retirement from motor racing.

Lewis Hamilton led a Ferrari 1-2 in the Italian Grand Prix's opening practice session of the weekend, topping Formula 1 team-mate Charles Leclerc by 0.169s in the timesheets. Hamilton fired in a 1m20.117s in the final five minutes of the session to overturn Leclerc's line-leading time, as the Monegasque had found over 0.4s over early leader Max Verstappen. The session had been earlier ...Keep reading