Valentin Khorounzhiy

MotoGP

Why Mir's sticking with Honda despite miserable MotoGP form

MotoGP’s 2020 champion Joan Mir has signed a new deal with current employer Honda that will take him to the end of the current regulations cycle in 2026

MotoGP

MotoGP 2025: All the riders confirmed so far

Marc Marquez's blockbuster switch to Ducati and Jorge Martin's Aprilia defection it caused are the headline items of a very different MotoGP 2025 grid.

Formula 1

Audi brings ex-Ferrari boss Binotto back into F1, Seidl out

Former Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Mattia Binotto is taking up a senior role in Audi's F1 programme, as part of a "realignment of the control structure" that comes with two major exits - including that of Andreas Seidl

Formula 1

Winners and losers from F1's 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix

Intra-team angst and a collision between two F1 heavyweights made for an entertaining Hungarian GP - one with plenty of winners and losers

Formula 1

'I don't know that I'm ready' - Zero-hero Antonelli deepens Mercedes' dilemma

Kimi Antonelli's best Formula 2 weekend yet also encapsulated why Mercedes is facing such an enormous headache in deciding just what to do with him, and why Antonelli himself sounds unsure

Formula 1

What caused Russell and Mercedes' Q1 embarrassment

Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell put his painful Q1 exit at the Hungarian Grand Prix to "over-optimisation". What did that mean exactly?

Formula 1

Everything you need to know from final Hungarian GP practice

Lando Norris led a McLaren 1-2 in the third practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix, as the MCL60 thrived in cooler conditions

Formula 1

What we've learned about Red Bull's F1 driver plans

How has Liam Lawson's test affected Red Bull's driver line-up decisions? What would Yuki Tsunoda make of being jumped by a driver with less experience? What's the latest talk on that clause in Sergio Perez's F1 contract? And is Daniel Ricciardo's future uncertain once again?

MotoGP

A chance for rare glory amid Honda's bruising MotoGP season

Honda's works MotoGP programme is at arguably its lowest ebb right now, but it remains top dog elsewhere in the two-wheel racing world. That should mean a rare bit of respite from the back of the grid for one of its top riders this weekend

Formula 1

Red Bull's dream 2025 F1 driver solution has already slipped away

Amid Red Bull's 2025 Formula 1 line-up deliberations, a dream solution is frustratingly locked down. And Red Bull has to take some responsibility for letting it slip away

MotoGP

MotoGP replaces Kazakh GP, sets up major Italy clash

MotoGP has announced a replacement for the long-in-doubt inaugural 2024 Kazakhstan Grand Prix, electing to fill its place with a second race at Misano

MotoGP

Acosta heroics can't hide KTM's worrying MotoGP weakness

The instant impact provided by Pedro Acosta is still very much a game changer for KTM's MotoGP programme - but, increasingly, it is also a welcome distraction from the RC16's sagging performance levels

MotoGP

Bezzecchi's Aprilia deal hasn't solved his MotoGP crisis

Marco Bezzecchi may have a two-year factory deal in his back pocket but that hasn't solved his current MotoGP crisis...

MotoGP

Should MotoGP be worried about its concession system?

Ducati made its concerns about changes to MotoGP's concession system known but, midway through 2024, neither it or any of its rivals have come close to changing their status. Does that mean the revamp hasn't worked at all?

MotoGP

What should Yamaha do after under-the-radar MotoGP 'victory'?

"If I don't finish last, I think it's a victory!" That's exactly what Remy Gardner managed to do at the German GP, albeit penalty-assisted. So should he have a bigger role in Yahama's future MotoGP plans?

MotoGP

Should've won? Marquez's crazy German GP weekend explained

Marc Marquez was delighted at how his German Grand Prix played out in the end - but should it have yielded his first MotoGP win on a Ducati?

MotoGP

Late Martin crash hands Bagnaia Sachsenring win - and points lead

Pecco Bagnaia won the German Grand Prix to take the MotoGP 2024 championship lead, as main rival Jorge Martin crashed out of first place on the penultimate lap

MotoGP

'Just smarter than me' - What decided MotoGP's latest title rival duel

A combination of strategic timing and a familiar MotoGP headache conditioned the outcome of the German GP sprint battle between two title rivals.

MotoGP

Martin dominates German GP sprint ahead of Oliveira

MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin dominated the German Grand Prix sprint at the Sachsenring despite dropping behind title rival Pecco Bagnaia at the start

MotoGP

Marquez in farcical Q1 exit as Martin takes German GP pole

MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin took pole position in a deeply messy German Grand Prix qualifying that included a controversial Q1 exit for Sachsenring master Marc Marquez

MotoGP

Mir just had his Marquez 2023 moment - but he's going nowhere

For the second year in a row, Honda's lead rider was raging at their bike in the Sachsenring gravel. But Joan Mir's situation is very different to Marc Marquez's 12 months ago

MotoGP

Crash and injury hit Marquez's German GP hopes

Marc Marquez will be forced to fight through the opening segment of qualifying at the German Grand Prix, after a fast crash in second MotoGP practice required him to visit the medical centre

MotoGP

'A stormy week' - KTM splits with its MotoGP tech chief

KTM has parted ways with its MotoGP technical director Fabiano Sterlacchini after failing to agree terms on a contract extension

MotoGP

Marquez in ominous form in first German GP practice despite fall

A crash ended Marc Marquez's opening practice in his first Sachsenring MotoGP weekend as a Ducati rider - but the Spaniard had made a strong initial impression before that

MotoGP

Quartararo's public rider hunt is latest MotoGP silly season twist

Fabio Quartararo's public recruitment efforts towards Fabio Di Giannantonio for the new Pramac-Yamaha project headlined the latest turn in a wild MotoGP silly season. Here are the main takeaways from Thursday at the Sachsenring

Formula 1

Why Haas is disregarding 2025 signing Bearman's awful F2 season

The driver who's only 14th in the 2024 Formula 2 championship is the first F2 graduate to get a 2025 F1 seat. Here's why Haas is so convinced by Ollie Bearman

Formula 1

Magnussen could save his F1 career - but should he?

It's possible Kevin Magnussen could continue in Formula 1 next year, but the Haas driver says racing in F1's midfield comes "at a cost" and after 10 years, "maybe it's getting old"

MotoGP

Rins' German GP stand-in gets needed shot at MotoGP amends

Former Tech3 KTM rider Remy Gardner will make his MotoGP return on a factory Yamaha, as Alex Rins skips the Sachsenring event.

MotoGP

Honda's new signing is first bright spot of its 2024 MotoGP season

The successful pursuit of Aleix Espargaro as its new MotoGP test rider - in a deal announced on Tuesday morning - represents the biggest bright spot of Honda's otherwise miserable 2024 season

Formula 1

Why McLaren's protesting lap deletion Piastri found 'embarrassing'

McLaren has protested the Austrian GP F1 qualifying result as it does not believe the evidence proves "beyond reasonable doubt" that Oscar Piastri’s laptime should have been deleted

Formula 1

Verstappen's 'Horner vs Jos' intervention sends a message

Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen says the latest public dispute between his father Jos Verstappen and his Red Bull team boss Christian Horner at the Austrian Grand Prix is "not nice" and was "avoidable"

Formula 1

Is Bearman's F2 season bad enough for F1 to care?

Ollie Bearman looks certain to take a Haas F1 seat next year, despite his and Prema's poor form in Formula 2. Does it matter? Should other F2 drivers well ahead of him be upset? Valentin Khorounzhiy assesses the situation

MotoGP

The big repercussions of Bezzecchi leaving Rossi's MotoGP team

Another top Ducati rider has left for a rival manufacturer, which opens up some much-needed routes for other riders

Formula 1

Winners and losers from F1's 2024 Spanish Grand Prix

Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix produced plenty of high-flying winners and losers who had a Sunday to forget...

Formula 1

Ferrari's upgrade verdict makes this letdown more puzzling

Ferrari has either the fourth-quickest F1 car at Barcelona or, at best, is a marginal third. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz are adamant that's not good enough - but it's a situation made more worrying by the way its significant Spanish GP upgrade has been received

Formula 1

Norris claims second F1 pole at Spanish GP with 'best-ever lap'

Lando Norris defeated Max Verstappen in a thrilling Formula 1 pole fight at the Spanish Grand Prix, snatching first place on Sunday's grid away at the last second by 0.020s to claim his second-ever F1 pole

Formula 1

Police assisting Mercedes with Hamilton sabotage claim

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has expressed his ire over wild accusations that Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton is being deliberately held back by his current team - and says Mercedes is taking "full force" action over one specific accusation

Formula 1

Early hints of Spanish GP battle as Norris heads Verstappen in FP1

McLaren driver Lando Norris led opening Formula 1 practice at the Spanish GP, the 60-minute session offering an early promise of a competitive Barcelona weekend

MotoGP

Razgatlioglu launches 2025 MotoGP seat bid - but is it viable?

The manager of World Superbike superstar Toprak Razgatlioglu reckons his stunning 2024 with BMW can finally launch him into MotoGP. But where would he go, what would BMW say and would he succeed?

Motorcycle racing

Rider 'stable' but in artificial coma after WorldWCR crash

The FIM Women's Circuit Racing world championship says Mia Rusthen is in a "stable" condition after being hospitalised following a bad crash in the series' first-ever race.