Valentin Khorounzhiy

Formula 1

Major Qatar GP tyre worry as F1 could mandate three-stop

Formula 1 has added an extra session to its Qatar Grand Prix weekend - and could be forced to require teams to do a three-stop race

IndyCar

Grosjean taking action against Andretti following IndyCar exit

Ousted Andretti driver Romain Grosjean says he has "commenced an arbitration proceeding" against the IndyCar team

Formula 1

F1 will be better off if it fears a popularity decline

A recent study suggests Formula 1's popularity growth has 'peaked' and a worrying decline is underway. The data can be disputed, but maybe - says Valentin Khorounzhiy - F1 needs to take action anyway

MotoGP

The (ignored) offence that stopped a likely first-time MotoGP winner

The main fixation of Pramac Ducati rider Johann Zarco after MotoGP's curtailed Japanese Grand Prix was a loss of 10 points through what he had felt was a senseless technicality - but really there was a bigger, far more costly injustice that escaped his immediate post-race attention

MotoGP

Ducati drops heavy hints Marquez is on his way for 2024

Marc Marquez seemed to be deliberately trying to minimise 2024 Honda exit talk during Honda's home MotoGP race weekend. Ducati's Gigi Dall'Igna and Pecco Bagnaia weren't so coy

MotoGP

Martin within three points of Bagnaia after Japanese GP win

Victory in a wet and truncated Japanese Grand Prix brings Jorge Martin right onto Pecco Bagnaia's tail in the MotoGP championship fight

MotoGP

MotoGP's Japanese GP halted by downpour

MotoGP's Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi has been red-flagged due to torrential rain at around the halfway distance, with title rivals Jorge Martin and Pecco Bagnaia having led the way at that moment

MotoGP

'Ghosts of the past' Aprilia failure leaves Espargaro seething

Aleix Espargaro was incensed to suffer a technical failure for a second successive MotoGP race - and has called out Aprilia for the reliability problem.

MotoGP

'He's stronger': Does MotoGP suddenly have a new title favourite?

Pecco Bagnaia admits Jorge Martin is "stronger" right now, so is the 2023 MotoGP title suddenly the Spaniard's to lose?

MotoGP

Bagnaia's MotoGP lead slashed again as Martin wins sprint

Pecco Bagnaia's MotoGP championship lead is down to just eight points after Jorge Martin resisted Brad Binder and the upgraded KTM for Motegi sprint victory

MotoGP

KTM's new weapon is instant proof of MotoGP powerhouse potential

There's a body of evidence - and one that's growing quickly - that the new KTM carbon chassis is a very good addition. And the speed at which it's been made available shows it might just have the potential to finally assert itself as a MotoGP powerhouse in the coming years (or sooner)

MotoGP

Binder and KTM smash long-time Motegi MotoGP lap record

Brad Binder set a new Motegi MotoGP lap record in Friday practice, surpassing Jorge Lorenzo's previous benchmark from 2015

MotoGP

Martin leads opening Motegi MotoGP practice despite crash

Jorge Martin led Augusto Fernandez in the first MotoGP practice session of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend

Formula 1

Failed bid for New Zealand F1 team that ‘reserved’ Chadwick seat

Formula 1 new team bidder Rodin says its plans for a New-Zealand based outfit have been rejected by the FIA - and claims Andretti will be accepted

MotoGP

Rest of MotoGP 'might as well not turn up' if Marquez gets Ducati

Marc Marquez's former Honda stablemate Cal Crutchlow believes Marquez riding a Ducati in 2024 could spell very bad news for intrigue in MotoGP

MotoGP

MotoGP 2023's most dramatic decline has a ray of hope

Jack Miller's bright start to life at KTM in the premier class has quickly faded into a rough patch that might threaten his future at the Austrian manufacturer

MotoGP

Quartararo's best 2023 weekend was still coloured by Yamaha angst

Fabio Quartararo ended a (by his standards) lengthy MotoGP podium drought in India but it was also a weekend tinged in frustration, as so much of Quartararo's season has been

MotoGP

Aprilia's MotoGP flyaway misery looks ominously familiar

Aprilia's excellent 2022 MotoGP season fell apart in the closing stages. Suddenly the same looks like happening in 2023. Why?

MotoGP

Decoding Honda's (and Mir's) MotoGP revival in India

The Indian Grand Prix was an unmistakable ray of sunshine for Honda, in particular for one of its riders

MotoGP

What bothers Bagnaia much more than needless India crash

MotoGP champion Pecco Bagnaia can accept he was at fault for his crash in the Indian Grand Prix. He was more preoccupied after it by a recent performance trend he's desperate to reverse

MotoGP

Bagnaia crash throws MotoGP title fight back open

Marco Bezzecchi dominated MotoGP's inaugural Indian Grand Prix ahead of a troubled Jorge Martin, as championship leader Pecco Bagnaia crashed out in a massive hit to his points lead

Formula 1

Perez and Red Bull exposed a laughable F1 penalty loophole

Sergio Perez rejoining the Japanese Grand Prix 26 laps down just to avoid a potential grid penalty was a laughable piece of Formula 1 bureaucracy that needs to be prevented in future, says Valentin Khorounzhiy

MotoGP

In-depth: An unbelievable MotoGP ride that start robbery created

Fifth in the India MotoGP sprint cut Marco Bezzecchi further adrift of the two riders ahead of him in the standings. But it was also a more impressive ride than many grand prix wins - and more memorable too

MotoGP

Ducati duo suffer fractures in Indian GP Saturday crashes

Two satellite Ducati riders have sustained fractures in crashes during MotoGP's inaugural Indian Grand Prix weekend, with Luca Marini joining Alex Marquez on the sidelines

MotoGP

First-corner calamity again as Martin wins India sprint

Jorge Martin dominated again in MotoGP's India sprint race, helped by a first-corner mess in which poleman Marco Bezzecchi was pushed off by VR46 team-mate Luca Marini

MotoGP

Ducati 1-2-3-4 in MotoGP's inaugural India qualifying

Marco Bezzecchi outduelled Jorge Martin to take MotoGP's first-ever Indian GP pole, as Ducati dominated

MotoGP

Honda upturn continues as Marini tops second India MotoGP practice

Luca Marini made it a VR46 Ducati clean sweep of Friday practice at MotoGP's new Indian Grand Prix round

MotoGP

What went on in MotoGP's first practice at ex-F1 Buddh track

Marco Bezzecchi led Marc Marquez in the opening practice session of MotoGP's inaugural Indian Grand Prix, as the series took to Buddh International Circuit for the first time.

MotoGP

Marquez/Mir disagreement adds to Honda's 2024 MotoGP saga

Marc Marquez and Joan Mir have offered vastly different views on the prospect of racing the 2024 prototype MotoGP bike that Honda debuted earlier this month

Formula 1

New long-term Piastri deal another McLaren masterstroke

On his current trajectory, Oscar Piastri looked destined to be a huge player in F1's driver market. McLaren has wisely avoided that

Formula 1

Stroll to miss Singapore GP amid crash ‘after-effects’

Aston Martin says a “still sore” Lance Stroll will sit out F1’s Singapore Grand Prix after his big crash in qualifying

Formula 1

Stewards’ Verstappen let-off just doesn’t work for F1

The FIA stewards were well within their rights to only give Max Verstappen (and Logan Sargeant) a reprimand for impeding, coupled with team fines. But it’s a break with F1 convention – and may even create a very bad incentive for teams

Formula 1

Red Bull meltdown as Sainz snatches Singapore GP pole

Carlos Sainz took Singapore GP pole position for Ferrari as the Scuderia capitalised an abysmal showing by F1’s dominant team Red Bull

Formula 1

Verstappen faces three investigations after nightmare F1 qualifying

Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen faces three separate impeding investigations after a Singapore Grand Prix qualifying in which he missed the pole shoot-out for the first time in 2023

Formula 1

Verstappen’s scathing response to Wolff’s F1 win streak comment

Reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has made it pretty clear that he was unimpressed with Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff’s reaction to his record-setting winning streak

Formula 1

F1 podcast: Zhou 2024 debate and Singapore GP preview

The Race F1 Podcasts discusses the merits of Sauber sticking with Zhou Guanyu for 2024 and previews the Singapore GP

Formula 1

Did Sauber have better F1 2024 options than Zhou?

A number of drivers were circling around Zhou Guanyu’s F1 seat. Here’s why none of them were a clear upgrade for Sauber

Formula 1

All you need to know about F1’s new Singapore GP layout

The simple, temporary tweak F1’s Singapore Grand Prix has made to its layout this year can make a big difference

MotoGP

MotoGP’s 2023 title race: Game on or a mirage?

Jorge Martin is back within one maximum weekend score of Pecco Bagnaia in the MotoGP points standings – with eight rounds still to go. But good as his perfect points haul at Misano was, the circumstances mean it can’t be assumed that the title fight is back on

MotoGP

MotoGP podcast: Why a Marquez-Honda split feels closer again

All the wild twists and turns in the Marc Marquez/Honda/Gresini saga, along with a San Marino GP review, in the latest episode of our MotoGP podcast