Why Rossi and Marquez Sepang 'kick' still divides fans 10 years later

19-year-old William Sawalich is currently competing in his rookie season as NASCAR Xfinity Series driver, but he will not take part in this weekend's race at Martinsville Speedway. He sits 17th in the championship standings, and hasn't missed a race all year.Unfortunately, on Lap 46 at Talladega Superspeedway, he was involved in a six-car crash at the entrance of Turn 1, which caused a ...Keep reading

“If you want to be competitive, you need to be on the edge. If you are on the edge, it is going to hurt at some stage. It’s meant to happen.” That’s how Oracle Red Bull Racing’s CEO and team principal Laurent Mekies described the discipline of learning through difficult moments during episode one of the Securing the Win podcast. The Milton Keynes outfit knows this well after 20 ...Keep reading

Following their championship race clinching victory earlier in the month at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin detailed a conversation he had with team owner Joe Gibbs over the eventual decision to pair him with crew chief Chris Gayle.Hamlin said, and this is in the aftermath of then crew chief Chris Gabehart being elevated to competition director, that he has roughly 24 hours to agree to ...Keep reading

“If you want to be competitive, you need to be on the edge. If you are on the edge, it is going to hurt at some stage. It’s meant to happen.” That’s how Oracle Red Bull Racing’s CEO and team principal Laurent Mekies described the discipline of learning through difficult moments during episode one of the Securing the Win podcast. The Milton Keynes outfit knows this well after 20 ...Keep reading

“If you want to be competitive, you need to be on the edge. If you are on the edge, it is going to hurt at some stage. It’s meant to happen.” That’s how Oracle Red Bull Racing’s CEO and team principal Laurent Mekies described the discipline of learning through difficult moments during episode one of the Securing the Win podcast. The Milton Keynes outfit knows this well after 20 ...Keep reading

After five seasons with Trackhouse Racing, Daniel Suarez will have a new home in 2026, but he will still be with the same manufacturer. NASCAR’s top Mexican-born driver will replace Justin Haley as the driver of the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet. Suarez is the only foreign-born driver to ever secure a national-level title, winning the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship. This will ...Keep reading

Owing to Formula 1 regulations mandating two rookie outings per car this season on race weekends, nine youngsters will partake in Free Practice 1 at the Mexico City Grand Prix.Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is now a well-known circuit where teams have gathered lots of data and where the track usually is quite dusty in FP1; it is not a sprint weekend and upgrades are becoming scarcer and scarcer ...Keep reading

Owing to Formula 1 regulations mandating two rookie outings per car this season on race weekends, nine youngsters will partake in Free Practice 1 at the Mexico Grand Prix.Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is now a well-known circuit where teams have gathered lots of data and where the track usually is quite dusty in FP1; it is not a sprint weekend and upgrades are becoming scarcer and scarcer ...Keep reading

They say time heals all wounds. Well, not if you are Valentino Rossi or Marc Marquez. Their rivalry helped make the 2010s one of MotoGP’s golden eras, even if, ironically, the two never truly battled for a championship head-to-head. You would think the pair – and their loyal supporters – would be willing to turn the page, considering how things have changed since they infamously came ...Keep reading

This week we have a special edition featuring interviews with Toto Wolff and Eddy Cue from the Autosport Business Exchange event we hosted recently in New York.It was a gathering of leaders from across motorsport, exploring the intersection of sports, entertainment and culture with the theme of the 'Rise of Racing in America'.Mercedes F1 team principal and CEO Wolff gives his take on how ...Keep reading

After a strong performance in Malaysia in preseason, can Yamaha return to competitiveness at the Malaysian MotoGP?

Max Verstappen’s recent charge has thrown the 2025 Formula 1 world championship fight wide open.The defending world champion’s United States Grand Prix domination, winning both the sprint and main race, has cut the deficit to Oscar Piastri to 40 points.Meanwhile, Lando Norris has also been eating into the gap to the championship leader with just 14 points between the McLaren ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen’s recent charge has thrown the 2025 Formula 1 world championship fight wide open.The defending world champion’s United States Grand Prix domination, winning both the sprint and main race, has cut the deficit to Oscar Piastri to 40 points.Meanwhile, Lando Norris has also been eating into the gap to the championship leader with just 14 points between the McLaren ...Keep reading

Motorsport.com caught up with MotoGP star Fabio Quartararo for an open and revealing conversation in the stunning setting of Phillip Island. The French Yamaha rider appeared relaxed as he strolled along Smiths Beach, just beside the circuit, after spending a week on the Gold Coast soaking up the local lifestyle — early mornings, training, good food, and resting when the sun goes down.Despite ...Keep reading

Autosport caught up with MotoGP star Fabio Quartararo for an open and revealing conversation in the stunning setting of Phillip Island. The Yamaha rider appeared relaxed as he strolled along Smiths Beach, just beside the circuit, after spending a week on the Gold Coast soaking up the local lifestyle - early mornings, training, good food, and resting when the sun goes down.Despite years of ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen makes F1 2025 title fight admission amid Red Bull's resurgence. r

A claim has been made that Lewis Hamilton is "not being listened to" by Ferrari.

Aprilia has set its sights on challenging Ducati’s dominance in MotoGP, with motorsport chief Massimo Rivola stating that contending for the 2026 title must be its main objective. Aprilia was the only manufacturer to stop Ducati from scoring a clean sweep of victories in 2024, and it has stepped up its performance this year to become a more consistent front-runner. In Australia, it ...Keep reading