Formula 1 ‘Q1 is too much’ – Group qualifying mooted for F1’s Monaco GP A move to incorporate group qualifying for Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix has been floated as an idea this weekend – and has one high-profile supporter in Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz
Formula 1 Leclerc gets Monaco grid drop as stewards chastise Ferrari Charles Leclerc has been sanctioned for impeding Lando Norris in qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix, ceding third place on the grid to Alpine’s Esteban Ocon
Formula 1 Mercedes rues ‘suboptimal’ crane display of upgraded W14 floor Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says he “doesn’t even comprehend” the reasoning behind the crane recovery of Lewis Hamilton’s crashed W14 in final Monaco GP practice that allowed for a close look at its upgraded floor
Formula 1 Norris expects penalty for Leclerc breaking Monaco’s ‘one rule’ Lando Norris expects Charles Leclerc to be penalised ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, with the stewards having summoned both for a hearing
Formula 1 Verstappen denies Alonso Monaco GP pole, Perez crashes in Q1 Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen denied Fernando Alonso a sensational Monaco Grand Prix pole, while his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez crashed out of qualifying early on
Formula 1 What happened in frenetic opening Monaco GP F1 practice Ferrari Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz topped the opening practice session of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, which was curtailed by a crash for Alex Albon
Formula 1 Williams kicks off fan vote for special Gulf F1 livery The Williams Formula 1 team will run a special Gulf livery in three F1 grands prix later this year – with the exact design to be decided in a ‘tournament’ vote
MotoGP Do Fernandez heroics change the record on ruthless Tech3 reset? Does Augusto Fernandez’s flying start to life in MotoGP’s premier class alter how we should reflect on Tech3’s seemingly brutal rider reset for 2023?
WEC/Le Mans Villeneuve replaced by Vanwall for Le Mans 24 Hours Formula 1 1997 champion Jacques Villeneuve will not contest the flagship World Endurance Championship race, the Le Mans 24 Hours, in the Hypercar class this year
Formula 1 ‘Too many mistakes’ – De Vries on F1 form and future gossip AlphaTauri Formula 1 driver Nyck de Vries has admitted he’s had an unsatisfactory start to his full-time F1 career with “too many mistakes”, which is why speculation over his future has come as no surprise to him
MotoGP Is it time to take Bezzecchi’s MotoGP title hopes seriously? Marco Bezzecchi is only one point adrift of the MotoGP points lead despite riding a hand-me-down Ducati Desmosedici GP22 – but is a title challenge really sustainable?
MotoGP Blockbuster exit rubs more salt into Yamaha’s 2023 wound At a time when its MotoGP programme is in the doldrums, losing its World Superbike talisman Toprak Razgatlioglu is a additional blow Yamaha didn’t need
Motorcycle racing An Isle of Man TT sceptic’s review of its new docuseries Valentin Khorounzhiy has always been a sceptic of the Isle of Man TT – but can its new docuseries change his opinion?
MotoGP Is Marquez’s trademark outlook costing him a title shot? Marc Marquez is being his usual ‘fighter’ self now he’s back on form (and back riding) in MotoGP – but is it costing him a title shot in 2023?
Formula 1 F1 Tech Show: Incoming upgrades + Inside F1’s TV coverage The anticipated next batch of F1 upgrades and an inside look at how its TV coverage comes together – in this edition of The Race F1 Tech Show
MotoGP MotoGP sprint races are bailing out Bagnaia. Why? MotoGP’s all-new sprint race is playing a key part in defending champion Pecco Bagnaia avoiding an early-season points deficit, and there’s one
Formula 1 De Vries is starring in a way-too-early Red Bull F1 remake Nyck de Vries’ current struggles at AlphaTauri feel all too familiar – but can he escape facing the same fate as the last jettisoned rookie?
MotoGP Marquez: Mir’s woes show Kalex chassis no quick Honda fix The Kalex-built Honda MotoGP chassis had a fast Le Mans debut in the hands of Marc Marquez – but the Honda rider says team-mate Joan Mir’s struggles show it’s no magic bullet
Formula 1 F1 podcast: Aston Martin-Honda, Alpine outburst and De Vries The latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast discusses the three biggest storylines of F1’s post-Miami time off
MotoGP ‘Like a f***ing idiot’ – Miller apologises to KTM for crashes Jack Miller has apologised to his KTM MotoGP team for his zero-point French Grand Prix weekend, after crashing out from both the sprint and the main race
MotoGP MotoGP grid drop handed to Marquez for ‘overly ambitious’ riding Gresini Ducati MotoGP rider Alex Marquez has received – and unsuccessfully appealed through his team – a three-place grid penalty for being “overly ambitious” on the opening lap of the French Grand Prix
MotoGP Bagnaia and Vinales on crash and ‘aggressive’ dispute MotoGP points leader Pecco Bagnaia and rival Maverick Vinales have calmed down and made peace in the aftermath of their French Grand Prix crash, despite a heated argument in the gravel trap in the immediate aftermath
MotoGP What went on in ‘ugly’ Le Mans MotoGP crash and narrow escape An “ugly” French Grand Prix crash at Le Mans triggered by Luca Marini falling was ultimately a lucky escape for the riders involved
MotoGP ‘Aggressive’ physio work causes Quartararo’s latest 2023 woe Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo says his hopes of getting a good result from his home grand prix at Le Mans were undone by arm pump – which he put down to the physio treatment he’d received
MotoGP Bezzecchi wins wild French GP, Bagnaia crashes with Vinales Marco Bezzecchi was victorious in MotoGP’s French Grand Prix at Le Mans, as points leader Pecco Bagnaia was eliminated in a collision with Maverick Vinales
MotoGP Ducati doubts Yamaha is competitive enough to poach Martin Ducati seems confident it will retain the services of Le Mans sprint race winner Jorge Martin – boosted by the fact his likeliest rival destination isn’t in the position to challenge for the MotoGP title right now
MotoGP Mir admits he’s ‘scared’ about his situation at Honda Joan Mir has admitted to being unnerved by how his adaptation to the Honda MotoGP bike is going, after failing to record a top-10 finish at the eighth-straight attempt
MotoGP Marquez: MotoGP must end ‘stupid’ rhetoric over racing incidents Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez says he is the only rider to have warranted a penalty this season – and that the series has to stamp out its “stupid” polemic over racing incidents
MotoGP Dominant Martin beats Binder to win Le Mans MotoGP sprint Pramac Ducati MotoGP rider Jorge Martin dominated the French Grand Prix sprint at Le Mans, his first victory in a MotoGP race since his rookie season in 2021
MotoGP Bagnaia snipes Le Mans MotoGP pole from comeback star Marquez MotoGP championship leader Pecco Bagnaia denied the returning Marc Marquez French Grand Prix pole in a Le Mans qualifying thriller
MotoGP ‘Better long-term’ Kalex Honda is winning Mir and Marquez over Honda’s Friday at the French Grand Prix at Le Mans was unspectacular in terms of pure results, but proved notable in just how much mileage was put on the MotoGP chassis it has commissioned from German manufacturer Kalex
MotoGP Anger in check – but Quartararo brands Yamaha updates ‘useless’ Fabio Quartararo may be keeping any anger in check, but he isn’t afraid to call out Yamaha’s stalled MotoGP progress – describing the parts it tried at the Jerez test “useless”
MotoGP Friday Le Mans sweep for Miller as Marquez wrecks Kalex chassis Jack Miller completed a MotoGP Friday practice sweep in a crash-filled Friday afternoon session at Le Mans
Formula 1 Alonso’s best and worst winless F1 seasons Fernando Alonso has now gone precisely a decade without an F1 win. But during that time – and before – which were his best and worst victory-less seasons?
MotoGP Miller tops first Le Mans MotoGP practice, Fernandez drops out KTM sets the pace in the opening practice of the French GP, with Honda’s new Kalex chassis making a good impression and a rider dropping out
MotoGP MotoGP’s main rider market protagonist drops a big 2024 hint Will Jorge Martin stay in the Ducati MotoGP fold at Pramac or activate a clause that would let him replace Franco Morbidelli at Yamaha? His latest hint is a change of tone
MotoGP Fernandez’s post-surgery ‘Simpsons arm’ may mean Le Mans exit RNF Aprilia MotoGP rider Raul Fernandez is mindful that he may have to drop out from the French Grand Prix weekend to protect a left arm he says makes him look like a character from The Simpsons following significant surgery
Formula 1 F1 podcast: A driver’s ‘tyre manifesto’ and vision for DRS Wins from low grid positions, how F1 should approach tyres and DRS, and the way Miami GP was ‘perfect’ – all on the latest Aramco F1 Focus
MotoGP Is Aprilia being beaten by a ‘worse bike’ in MotoGP this year? The days of Aprilia and KTM scrapping to avoid the wooden spoon in MotoGP are long gone. But one of them seems to be doing more with its performance potential right now than the other – and it’s not the brand that was in title contention last year
Formula 1 Miami GP podcast: How Verstappen denied Perez an open-goal win Max Verstappen’s Miami victory charge on an alternate strategy to team-mate Sergio Perez takes centre stage in the latest The Race F1 Podcast
