Marc Marquez: ‘I've had stitches in my chin, but they don't count towards the championship’

Acropolis Rally Greece served a timely reminder as to why World Rally Championships crews and teams are regarded among the elite after completing one of the toughest days in motorsport.The WRC was braced for perhaps its most physically demanding test of the season thanks to a punishing blend the WRC’s roughest stages, coupled with the relentless energy sapping temperatures, spread across a ...Keep reading

In pre-qualifying inspection at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta), most of the 40-car field made it through the process without issue. However, the same cannot be said for Hendrick Motorsports' No. 5 Chevrolet of Kyle Larson.Larson's car failed inspection twice, finally passing on the third attempt. They narrowly avoided having to a serve a pass-through penalty, but the two inspection failures will ...Keep reading

Chase Briscoe will face off against Noah Gragson in Round 1 of the five-week tournament, which adds an extra wrinkle to these upcoming summer races.Of course, there's no direct impact on the championship, but the newly introduced challenge offers $1 million to the winning driver ... as well as bragging rights.A very different race Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaPhoto ...Keep reading

Former Ferrari chief Luca Di Montezemolo has been appointed as a director of the McLaren Group Holdings Limited, which controls the McLaren Automotive business and has a minority stake in the F1 team.On Friday, McLaren Group Holdings Ltd made a Companies House filing in the UK to appoint Di Montezemelo to its board of directors, which will see the Italian become the ninth director of the ...Keep reading

Former Ferrari chief Luca Di Montezemolo has been appointed as a director of the McLaren Group Holdings Limited, which controls the McLaren Automotive business and has a minority stake in the F1 team.On Friday, McLaren Group Holdings Ltd made a Companies House filing in the UK to appoint Di Montezemelo to its board of directors, which will see the Italian become the ninth director of the ...Keep reading

McLaren may have looked dominant in second practice for the Austrian Grand Prix but both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri appeared wary at the prospect of world champion Max Verstappen hunting them down.Norris sat out FP1 at the Red Bull Ring as Alex Dunne stepped in but he returned to set the pace in FP2, just ahead of team-mate and championship leader Piastri – who he crashed into during the ...Keep reading

McLaren may have looked dominant in second practice for the Austrian Grand Prix but both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri appeared wary at the prospect of world champion Max Verstappen hunting them down.Norris sat out FP1 at the Red Bull Ring as Alex Dunne stepped in but he returned to set the pace in FP2, just ahead of team-mate and championship leader Piastri – who he crashed into during the ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton reflects on another tricky Friday for Ferrari at the Austrian Grand Prix

Despite two terrifying crashes, Marc Marquez didn't suffer any significant injuries and, above all, he didn't lose his sense of humour after requiring stitches in his chin.At the start of the first practice session, Marquez had a hard fall at almost 200kph, hitting the Assen circuit with such force that his hand lost circulation.And in the afternoon, he lost control and was dragged across ...Keep reading

Ott Tanak leads Acropolis Rally Greece after an attritional Friday held in soaring temperatures that tested World Rally Championship crews to the limit.Tanak’s consistent speed and ability to avoid serious delays helped the Estonian complete the day’s six rough gravel stages with a 3.0s lead over Hyundai team-mate Adrien Fourmaux, with Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier in third 16.9s ...Keep reading

Two fast crashes on Friday at the Dutch MotoGP made it “not an easy day for my body”, says Marc Marquez.

Santino Ferrucci is on a roll in the 2025 IndyCar season. The driver of the No. 14 A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet secured his second podium in three races and his fourth consecutive top-five finish last Sunday at Road America.It’s the kind of run worth celebrating with a beer — as Ferrucci memorably did, catching a Miller Lite tossed by a fan from the grandstands at Turn 1. But, of course, he ...Keep reading

Ott Tanak leads Acropolis Rally Greece after an attritional Friday held in soaring temperatures that tested World Rally Championship crews to the limit.Tanak’s consistent speed and ability to avoid serious delays helped the Estonian complete the day’s six rough gravel stages with a 3.0s lead over Hyundai team-mate Adrien Fourmaux, with Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier in third ...Keep reading

Has Alex Dunne put himself in the frame for a possible Cadillac F1 seat after impressing in Friday practice?

Max Verstappen has a new race engineer in Austria this weekend.

Lewis Hamilton impeded Kimi Antonelli during second practice in Austria.

Oscar Piastri clarifies McLaren's F1 upgrade situation in Austria

Fabio Quartararo has told Yamaha in no uncertain terms that he “needs a winning project now” to remain with the MotoGP squad.The 2021 world champion has grown frustrated with the Japanese marque after it was plagued by poor performance and reliability issues over recent years.Quartararo, who twice led practice for this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, has only been on the podium once in ...Keep reading