Yamaha’s V4 progress stalled by ‘safe mode’ engine in Malaysian GP

A few tweaks on the Red Bull for this weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix

“That’s the bit that’s worrying, I would say, and the fact that you broke super early as well. That’s where it becomes dangerous.”

Davide Brivio says he was “positively surprised” by Raul Fernandez’s performance to win the Australian MotoGP.

Lewis Hamilton stated that Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris must become “cutthroat” to hold off Max Verstappen in the 2025 Formula 1 world drivers’ championship battle. Verstappen has put himself in contention for the title by winning three of the past four grands prix, plus the Austin sprint race - ending the belief that it was just between the McLaren duo. It comes after Red Bull ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton stated that Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris must become “cutthroat” to hold off Max Verstappen in the 2025 Formula 1 world drivers’ championship battle. Verstappen has put himself in contention for the title by winning three of the past four grands prix, plus the Austin sprint race - ending the belief that it was just between the McLaren duo. It comes after Red Bull ...Keep reading

Is Fred Vasseur still the right person to lead Ferrari? Charles Leclerc thinks so

Isack Hadjar laughed off the suggestion that he already knows he is set to join Red Bull for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign. Red Bull previously stated it aims to announce its 2026 driver line-up around this weekend’s Mexico Grand Prix, plus that of sister squad Racing Bulls, which Hadjar currently drives for.Hadjar has impressed in his rookie 2025 season and it is expected that the ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar laughed off the suggestion that he already knows he is set to join Red Bull for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign. Red Bull previously stated it aims to announce its 2026 driver line-up around this weekend’s Mexico Grand Prix, plus that of sister squad Racing Bulls, which Hadjar currently drives for.Hadjar has impressed in his rookie 2025 season and it is expected that the ...Keep reading

George Russell explains why speculation doesn't bother him in F1

Yamaha’s second wildcard outing with its new V4-powered MotoGP bike offered little fresh insight at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday, as the manufacturer opted to run the bike in a conservative “safe mode”.Yamaha’s 2026 prototype returned to action for the first time since last month’s Misano test, with Augusto Fernandez completing 26 laps of the Sepang International Circuit across ...Keep reading

Lando Norris says Red Bull and Max Verstappen’s recent resurgence is anything but surprising, and believes McLaren has made much bigger steps of its own over the past few years. After the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort, Verstappen trailed the championship lead by 104 points, but with five rounds remaining that deficit has shrunk to 40. The turnaround comes as Red Bull continued the ...Keep reading

Lando Norris says Red Bull and Max Verstappen’s recent resurgence is anything but surprising, and believes McLaren has made much bigger steps of its own over the past few years. After the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort, Verstappen trailed the championship lead by 104 points, but with five rounds remaining that deficit has shrunk to 40. The turnaround comes as Red Bull continued the ...Keep reading

Gresini Ducati rider Fermin Aldeguer has hinted that he might be a dark horse for this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, despite failing to make it directly into Saturday’s Q2 session.Although things went awry for the Spaniard when he couldn’t adapt to the unpredictable conditions late in Practice, Aldeguer finished Friday quietly confident after showing generally strong pace.Aldeguer ...Keep reading

Gresini Ducati rider Fermin Aldeguer has hinted that he might be a dark horse for this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, despite failing to make it directly into Saturday’s Q2 session.Although things went awry for the Spaniard when he couldn’t adapt to the unpredictable conditions late in Practice, Aldeguer finished Friday quietly confident after showing generally strong pace.Aldeguer ...Keep reading

Among the starkest lessons of the 2025 season has been that if you want to win grands prix, you have to adopt extreme solutions – particularly with the way you run the floor, the most important downforce-generator on the car. McLaren offers the proof: the superiority it showed in the first part of the year stemmed precisely from hidden innovations guiding the design of the MCL39. Red Bull's ...Keep reading

Among the starkest lessons of the 2025 season has been that if you want to win grands prix, you have to adopt extreme solutions – particularly with the way you run the floor, the most important downforce-generator on the car. McLaren offers the proof: the superiority it showed in the first part of the year stemmed precisely from hidden innovations guiding the design of the MCL39. Red Bull's ...Keep reading

Aprilia endured a difficult Friday at the Malaysian Grand Prix, less than a week on from its dominant victory in Australia.In a topsy-turvy practice session that was affected by a brief shower and slippery condition, the fastest RS-GP finished 14th and more than seven tenths off the pace set by KTM’s Pedro Acosta.While the changeable weather played a role in all four Aprilia bikes being ...Keep reading

Aprilia endured a difficult Friday at the Malaysian Grand Prix, less than a week on from its dominant victory in Australia.In a topsy-turvy practice session that was affected by a brief shower and slippery condition, the fastest RS-GP finished 14th and more than seven tenths off the pace set by KTM’s Pedro Acosta.While the changeable weather played a role in all four Aprilia bikes being ...Keep reading