Valentin Khorounzhiy

Formula E

Podcast: Formula E’s backmarker hero on Gen3 and his curious move

Formula E driver Sergio Sette Camara guests on our podcast to discuss the final days of the Dragon team, his switch to NIO and the Gen3 car

MotoGP

Another way Yamaha MotoGP riders’ struggles hurt Quartararo

Fabio Quartararo fought Yamaha’s battle solo in MotoGP in 2022. But beyond the obvious lack of support near the front in the races races, part of the process earlier in the weekend might explain why the scales tipped in favour of Pecco Bagnaia and Ducati

Formula 1

Podcast: Judging F1’s rules revolution, with FIA’s Tombazis

Nikolas Tombazis, a major creative force behind the current F1 rule set, joins The Race F1 Tech Show for a 2022 discussion

MotoGP

Yamaha wishes MotoGP was emulating F1’s sprint restraint

“Mixed feelings” – Yamaha managing director Lin Jarvis thinks sprints will make race weekends more entertaining for fans, but wishes MotoGP had given its new format a few trial races like F1 did

Formula E

Mahindra names Red Bull junior as Formula E reserve

Indian driver Jehan Daruvala has become the Mahindra team’s new Formula E reserve driver ahead of the first season of Gen3 racing

MotoGP

Why internal struggle is inevitable for Rossi’s MotoGP clan

Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Academy scheme is more like a family than a ruthless rider development programme. But its riders now make up 18% of the MotoGP grid. Sooner or later, those friendships will be severely tested

Formula 1

Who should lead the Ferrari F1 team after Binotto?

With a line drawn under the Mattia Binotto era, who could actually lead the Ferrari Formula 1 team forward now? We have some suggestions

Formula 1

Video: Ranking the 2022 F1 drivers from worst to best

The 20 full-time drivers who contested the 2022 F1 campaign are ranked from best to worst in our end-of-season video

Rallycross

Hamilton succeeds Rosberg as Extreme E’s champion team owner

Lewis Hamilton has joined former Formula 1 team-mate and arch-rival Nico Rosberg in becoming a title-winning Extreme E title owner

Formula 1

Quiz: Who scored every current F1 team’s first pole?

In light of the Haas team’s breakthrough pole, we task you with naming the drivers behind every current F1 outfit’s first pole position

MotoGP

Marquez’s big chance to avoid MotoGP also-ran status

A switch from Honda to Ducati has started well for Alex Marquez, and it has to if he’s going to show his true MotoGP potential and prove his doubters wrong

Formula 1

Top 10 Formula 1 drivers of 2022 – Our verdict

F1 featured 22 drivers across a record-tying 22 grands prix this season – but who were the cream of the crop on the 2022 grid?

MotoGP

Morbidelli’s counting on ‘happy ending’ as Yamaha doubts grow

Yamaha MotoGP rider Franco Morbidelli believes his first full season in the works team had a “happy ending” – but is the damage already done for a longer-term future with the squad?

Formula 1

Perez: ‘Seconds left on the table’ in Leclerc defeat

Sergio Perez says there were “seconds left on the table” in the execution of his Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as he missed out on second place in the Formula 1 drivers’ championship to Charles Leclerc

Formula 1

‘Is it fair racing?’ Verstappen on not blocking Leclerc for Perez

Should Max Verstappen have backed Charles Leclerc up in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to help Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez’s bid for second in the 2022 Formula 1 world championship? Here’s Verstappen’s take

Formula 1

Sargeant guaranteed F1 promotion as F2 season concludes

Logan Sargeant will graduate to Formula 1 with Williams in 2023, having fulfilled the requirements for an FIA superlicence

Formula 1

Wolff: Schumacher ‘just fits’ as Mercedes F1 reserve candidate

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says ousted Haas driver Mick Schumacher “just fits” as a prospective reserve for the Silver Arrows

Formula 1

Mercedes 1-2 in first Abu Dhabi F1 practice, scare for Sargeant

Fresh off its first win of the season delivered with a 1-2 in Brazil, Mercedes again locked out the top two spots in the opening practice for the Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi

MotoGP

Do Ducati and KTM even need Marquez anymore?

It was only a few years ago that almost every MotoGP manufacturer wanted to sign Marc Marquez but is that still the case for when Marquez’s Honda contract expires in 2024?

MotoGP

Yamaha MotoGP roster oddness leaves Quartararo question mark

Ducati rider Jack Miller says “it’s hard to say” just how good Fabio Quartararo’s 2022 MotoGP season was because his Yamaha team-mates were either recovering from injury, a direct Moto3 graduate, a retiring veteran or a returning test rider. Is he right? Valentin Khorounzhiy delves into the data

Formula 1

Ocon: Alonso a legend forever – but barbs ‘not so nice’

Esteban Ocon admits team-mate Fernando Alonso’s jibes towards him at Interlagos were “not so nice to see” – but insists respect will remain

IndyCar

IndyCar podcast: Marcus Ericsson answers your questions

Indy 500 winner and ex-F1 driver Marcus Ericsson is answering your questions on this week’s episode of The Race IndyCar Podcast

Formula 1

FIA ‘learning from football and rugby’ in F1 officiating review

The FIA says it has learned from “refereeing procedures used by other international sports governing bodies including football and rugby” as part of its new Formula 1 race direction programme

Formula 1

Ferrari denies Binotto in jeopardy amid Vasseur reports

Ferrari has moved to deny reports in Italian and foreign media that F1 team boss Mattia Binotto is in line to be replaced by Alfa Romeo’s Frederic Vasseur

MotoGP

What Ducati needs to see from its overlooked ace in 2023

After overlooking Jorge Martin for a factory promotion for the 2023 MotoGP season, his employer Ducati has set him a target to improve his late-race performance

MotoGP

Ducati ends another drought through MotoGP veteran Bautista

A weekend on from Ducati’s drought-ending MotoGP title delivered by Pecco Bagnaia, Alvaro Bautista gave it the World Superbike crown

Formula 1

Mercedes F1 team suspends deal with crisis-hit crypto sponsor

The Mercedes Formula 1 team says it has suspended its partnership with in-crisis cryptocurrency exchange FTX “as a first step” ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix

Formula 1

Norris fit for Brazilian GP practice, de Vries not required

Lando Norris looks set to be fit to represent McLaren in the Brazilian GP following his illness, meaning Nyck de Vries can stand down

Formula 1

F1 podcast: Leclerc vs Perez, Gasly vs ban – 2022’s final intrigues

The remaining battles and intrigues of the 2022 F1 season are the subject of the pre-Brazil episode of The Race F1 Podcast

MotoGP

Mir/Rins debuts prove Honda MotoGP bike is difficult – Marquez

Joan Mir and Alex Rins needing a full day to get to an “acceptable laptime” on the Honda MotoGP bike is informative, according to Marc Marquez

MotoGP

The contrasting MotoGP goodbyes of two ousted rookies

Two ousted MotoGP rookies ended their campaigns in contrasting style at Valencia. That’s both compared to each other and based on how their 2022 seasons had gone until then

MotoGP

MotoGP podcast: Honda and Yamaha start off on wrong foot for 2023

The 2023 MotoGP season got its unofficial start in Valencia, with Yamaha and Honda leaving their star riders unimpressed

MotoGP

Unsure Bagnaia ‘fascinated’ by number one plate in MotoGP

MotoGP’s new riders’ champion Pecco Bagnaia will consider running the number one plate for his title defence next year

MotoGP

Quartararo stunned by ‘impossible’ Yamaha test engine regression

Fabio Quartararo was left flabbergasted and disappointed by the performance of the prototype Yamaha MotoGP engine in the Valencia test

MotoGP

Marini tops Valencia MotoGP test amid high-profile debuts

VR46 Ducati rider Luca Marini topped the first and only day of post-season MotoGP testing in Valencia, as several riders got acquainted with new machinery

MotoGP

Marquez: Honda prototype not at level to fight for MotoGP title

Honda will need to make a much bigger step over the off-season to make it possible for Marc Marquez to challenge for the 2023 MotoGP title, according to the six-time champion

MotoGP

Disastrous MotoGP finale cost Aprilia in three championships

A difficult end to the 2022 MotoGP season for Aprilia peaked at Valencia, with a double-DNF ensuring it lost positions in all three championships

MotoGP

MotoGP champion Bagnaia accepts criticism of him was deserved

MotoGP’s newly-crowned champion Pecco Bagnaia says the criticism he received in 2022 – both for on-track mistakes and the big faux pas he committed off-track – has been warranted

MotoGP

Bagnaia makes earnest and surprising Quartararo admission

MotoGP’s newly-crowned champion Pecco Bagnaia admitted after sealing the 2022 title that he feels vanquished rival Fabio Quartararo is still “a more complete rider than me”

MotoGP

Bagnaia’s MotoGP title vindicates Ducati creating its own star

Ducati had recruited star names from elsewhere in the MotoGP paddock before, but they didn’t bring it a title. Then it put its absolute faith in a Moto2 rider called Pecco Bagnaia, long before his true star quality was clear to the wider world. Now he’s ended the Ducati title drought