Morbidelli to remain with VR46 Ducati for MotoGP 2026

Two-time MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia made a striking admission last month when he revealed his race time in the Austrian Grand Prix was 12 seconds slower than in 2024. Remarkably, this year’s winner Marc Marquez completed the distance in exactly the same time Bagnaia had managed on his way to victory last season.“The winner did it in the same time it took me to win last year. So I ...Keep reading

“That’s what we’re all working towards. And I think where I do that is not so clear as much as I thought it was.”

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has never been shy about admitting that his DNA pushes him to seek the limit of the bike almost every time he takes to the track. That tendency usually makes him prone to more crashes, and he has ended most seasons in MotoGP among the riders with the highest crash tally.This year, however, something changed. In his second campaign on a Ducati, and the ...Keep reading

There’s nothing unusual in drivers messing up the pre-race routine and getting punished for that. Lewis Hamilton himself picked up two penalties at Sochi in 2020 for misinterpreting then-race director Michael Masi’s instructions on practice starts, performing them in a place that the stewards deemed inappropriate – and therefore had to serve two five-second penalties during the ...Keep reading

There’s nothing unusual in drivers messing up the pre-race routine and getting punished for that.Lewis Hamilton himself picked up two penalties in Sochi, 2020 for misinterpreting then-race director Michael Masi’s instructions on practice starts, performing them in a place which the stewards deemed inappropriate – and therefore had to serve two five-second penalties during the ...Keep reading

When should Lewis Hamilton call time on his F1 career?

Marquez talks on whether he will change his approach to races or not

In Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri achieved a feat that only 26 Formula 1 drivers had previously accomplished.The McLaren driver took pole position with just a 0.012s gap to team-mate Lando Norris, then led the whole race despite three safety car interventions jeopardising his lead.Piastri withstood Norris’ and Max Verstappen’s pressure to take the win; he even set the ...Keep reading

An unusual issue for Yuki Tsunoda during the latter stages of Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort

Franco Morbidelli will remain at VR46 Ducati for a second consecutive season in MotoGP after signing a contract extension for 2026.Morbidelli’s journey with the squad owned by his mentor and seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi began at the start of this year after Pramac left Ducati’s camp to become a satellite squad.While his previous form left much to be desired, the move to ...Keep reading

VR46 has confirmed Franco Morbidelli for MotoGP 2026

Images have begun circulating online of what appears to be a new Lancia rally car in development.The Italian car maker, winner of a record 10 WRC constructors' titles (1974-1976, 1983, 1987-1992), has returned to competitive rallying this year with its all-new two-wheel drive Ypsilon Rally4 car, which has been competing in the European Rally Championship alongside a new one-make Lancia Rally ...Keep reading

An update on Isack Hadjar's broken Dutch GP F1 trophy

Red Bull and Racing Bulls Formula 1 chiefs refute suggestions that Isack Hadjar was expected to hold station as he took his maiden F1 podium at the Dutch Grand Prix behind Max Verstappen.Hadjar qualified alongside Verstappen on the second row in Zandvoort and shadowed the world champion through the race, attempting to put the Dutchman under pressure in the final stint of the race for ...Keep reading

Vision and images are circulating online of what appears to be a new Lancia rally car in development.The Italian car maker, a winner of a record 10 WRC constructors' titles (1974-1976, 1983, 1987-1992), has returned to competitive rallying this year with tis all-new two-wheel drive Ypsilon Rally4 car, which has been competing in the European Rally Championship alongside a new one-make Lancia ...Keep reading

The reigning MotoGP champion looks ahead to the Catalan Grand Prix

Ai Ogura’s form has slumped as the season has gone on

Casey Stoner thinks Pedro Acosta should “use less of the talent” and be “more methodical” in MotoGP.