MotoGP Czech GP: Francesco Bagnaia shocks with first pole position of 2025 

Live coverage of the Sprint from the Czech MotoGP at Brno.

Bagnaia bagged his first pole of 2025 at Brno

"One thing" for Laurent Mekies and Red Bull "to knuckle down"

The Czech MotoGP sprint race is set to take place later today after a full day of practice and qualifying as the MotoGP paddock returns to the Brno circuit following a five-year hiatus. Comfortably leading the standings, Marc Marquez is still at the top of the leaderboard with 344 points, while younger brother Alex Marquez is the current runner-up with a tally of 261. Francesco ...Keep reading

Oliver Solberg won three of the four Saturday morning stages to extend his Rally Estonia lead as his impressive top-flight World Rally Championship return continued. The 23-year-old increased his advantage to 22.8s over Hyundai’s Ott Tanak having ended Friday with a 12.4s lead.   Competing in the Rally1 category for the first time since 2022, Solberg was untouchable on Saturday ...Keep reading

Oliver Solberg won three of the four Saturday morning stages to extend his Rally Estonia lead as his impressive top-flight World Rally Championship return continued. The 23-year-old increased his advantage to 22.8s over Hyundai’s Ott Tanak having ended Friday with a 12.4s lead.   Competing in the Rally1 category for the first time since 2022, Solberg was untouchable on Saturday ...Keep reading

A distracted Marc Marquez crashed chasing pole in Brno MotoGP qualifying, but "no yellow flags".

A "distracted" Marc Marquez crashed while chasing pole in Brno MotoGP qualifying, escapes penalty since no yellow flags were present for Johann Zarco's accident.

The final minutes of the Czech GP qualifying session provided drama as Francesco Bagnaia took his first pole position of the 2025 MotoGP season. After the first run, Marc Marquez was just under a tenth of a second ahead of the Yamaha of Fabio Quartararo at the top of the field. Bagnaia hadn't even registered a time following a problem on the first run, but once underway, 'Pecco' dislodged ...Keep reading

But Damon Hill discovered a softer side to Michael Schumacher after retiring

Pecco Bagnaia gets first pole of 2025

Full Qualifying results for the Saturday Sprint and main Sunday race at the 2025 Czech MotoGP at Brno, round 12 of 22.

Sho Tsuboi took the lead of the Super Formula championship standings with his second victory of the season in Saturday’s opening race at Fuji. Tom’s driver Tsuboi started second after narrowly missing out on pole position to Tomoki Nojiri, but passed his rival on the second lap of the 36-lap race and went on to gap the field. Nojiri came in for his mandatory pit stop on lap 11, and ...Keep reading

Sho Tsuboi took the lead of the Super Formula championship standings with his second victory of the season in Saturday’s opening race at Fuji. Tom’s driver Tsuboi started second after narrowly missing out on pole position to Tomoki Nojiri, but passed his rival on the second lap of the 36-lap race a d went on to gap the field. Nojiri came in for his mandatory pit stop on lap 11, and ...Keep reading

Honda has firmly dismissed any chance of stepping back in to supply power units to Red Bull in 2026.

Honda has firmly dismissed any chance of stepping back in to supply power units to Red Bull in 2026.

The arrival of Carlos Sainz at Williams provided far more than just a Formula 1 sporting boost, according to sporting director Sven Smeets.The Spaniard’s move to the team is reportedly impacting everything from the development of the 2026 car, to sponsor interest and even the appeal of the Williams Driver Academy. Since the Spaniard joined Williams, Smeets spoke with admiration about ...Keep reading

The arrival of Carlos Sainz at Williams provided far more than just a sporting boost, according to sporting director Sven Smeets. The Spaniard’s move to the team is reportedly impacting everything from the development of the 2026 car, to sponsor interest and even the appeal of the Williams Driver Academy. Since the Spaniard joined Williams, Smeets spoke with admiration about the way Sainz ...Keep reading