MotoGP Marquez compromised his Aragon weekend for 2023 Honda Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez has indicated that he’s had to effectively sacrifice a key session of his comeback weekend in Aragon for the sake of 2023
MotoGP No penalty for ‘not so respectful’ Espargaro despite rival’s ire MotoGP title hopeful Aleix Espargaro escaped sanction for potentially impeding Fabio Di Giannantonio during qualifying at Aragon – despite the latter suggesting it was a “clear” penalty
MotoGP Bagnaia grabs Aragon MotoGP pole, his title rivals on row two Francesco Bagnaia led a Ducati front-row lockout in MotoGP qualifying at Aragon, with rivals Aleix Espargaro and Fabio Quartararo on row two
MotoGP Mir pulls out of Aragon, will miss Motegi MotoGP race too MotoGP 2020 champion Joan Mir has withdrawn from this weekend’s Aragon race and also next weekend’s follow-up at Motegi
MotoGP Ducati 1-2-3-4-5 in third Aragon practice, Marquez crashes Five Ducati riders were split by just a tenth out front in the third Aragon MotoGP practice, as the returning Marc Marquez fell
MotoGP MotoGP’s 2023 rookie has to justify seat, even if he’s earned it Augusto Fernandez has obvious MotoGP potential – but he hasn’t proven himself the kind of no-doubt prospect you’d ditch Remy Gardner for
MotoGP Ducati alters MotoGP bike allocation, Pramac gets new boss Ducati will scale down the number of works-spec Desmosedici bikes it will have competing on the MotoGP grid next year
MotoGP What went on in second Aragon MotoGP practice Pramac Ducati rider Jorge Martin headed the second Friday MotoGP practice session at Aragon, with title hopeful Fabio Quartararo breaking up Ducati’s dominance
MotoGP 2023 MotoGP line-up complete as Gas Gas unveils only rookie Moto2 championship leader Augusto Fernandez will be the sole rider to step up to MotoGP next year, having officially joined with the Gas Gas-branded Tech3 team
MotoGP Espargaro crashes but tops Aragon MotoGP FP1, Marquez 11th MotoGP title hopeful Aleix Espargaro led the way in the first practice session of the Aragon weekend, as the returning Marc Marquez placed 11th
MotoGP ‘No negatives’ first impression of part Honda’s outsourced The outsourced, Kalex-made swingarm for the Honda MotoGP bike has been made available to Marc Marquez for use in an actual grand prix weekend at Aragon – having made a strong impression on fellow Honda rider Takaaki Nakagami
MotoGP Marquez sets end-of-2022 target – and it’s not wins or podiums Honda’s six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has set a telling target for the run-in before the end of the 2022 season as he prepares for his first race since returning from surgery
MotoGP Gardner bags Yamaha Superbike ride after KTM MotoGP dejection KTM MotoGP outcast Remy Gardner will switch over to the World Superbike paddock in 2023, with a move to Yamaha satellite team GRT
MotoGP Unlikely Quartararo allies can ‘destroy’ Ducati’s MotoGP plan Fabio Quartararo is battling a Ducati armada alone in MotoGP. He’s not going to get any help from the Yamaha stable, so needs it to come from elsewhere
Formula 1 Palou stays at Ganassi for 2023, McLaren keeps Rosenqvist IndyCar 2021 champion Alex Palou will remain within Ganassi’s roster for 2023, despite having initially intended to race for Arrow McLaren SP
IndyCar Did Power win the 2022 IndyCar title or his rivals lose it? The fact Will Power won just one race in the 17-round 2022 IndyCar Series season en route to triumphing in its five-way championship shootout encourages a ‘Mr Consistency’ narrative. A tale of a slower driver racking up steady results and benefits from the troughs of rivals with higher peaks. Is tha
MotoGP World Superbike fight has edge MotoGP lacks – but at a cost MotoGP and the World Superbike Championship both have three-rider title fights in 2022, but MotoGP’s looks genteel compared to WSBK. So which is the better product?
IndyCar Busch’s blockbuster NASCAR move comes with Indy 500 green light Two-time NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Busch says IndyCar teams should “call me up” about potential Indy 500 rides now that his contract allows him to do it
MotoGP MotoGP podcast: Marquez returns as Yamaha takes big step A potentially pivotal mid-season test at Misano takes centre stage in the newest episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast
MotoGP Marquez to make latest MotoGP return at Aragon, Mir also back Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will make his return to premier class competition in this weekend’s race at Aragon
Formula 1 Stand-in status helps de Vries escape Italian GP penalty Nyck de Vries has retained his Formula 1 debut points finish in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, escaping with just a reprimand for a potential case of “erratic driving”
Formula 1 FIA’s explanation for controversial Italian GP finish Daniel Ricciardo’s McLaren being stuck in gear was the cause of the longer than anticipated safety car period that led to the anti-climactic Italian Grand Prix finish, Formula 1’s governing body the FIA has revealed
Formula 1 F1 fans robbed of ‘grandstand finish’ at Italian GP – Horner Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner says he was dismayed to see “a grandstand finish” taken away in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, even though his driver Max Verstappen won the race
Formula 1 Verstappen wins Italian GP but anti-climactic finish draws anger Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen took his fifth win in a row from seventh place in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, as Red Bull outfoxed Ferrari in a strategic battle that was followed by an anti-climatic finish behind the safety car
Formula 1 Quiz: F1 stand-in drivers in the 21st century How well do you know the group of F1 drivers that Nyck de Vries is joining this weekend in the Italian GP?
Formula 1 Ferrari’s stern warning to FIA amid Herta F1 licence debate Ferrari is firmly against the FIA making any kind of Formula 1 superlicence exception for IndyCar star Colton Herta’s proposed 2023 AlphaTauri move
Formula 1 Everything that happened in first Italian GP F1 practice Charles Leclerc led a 1-2 for home team Ferrari in F1’s first practice for the 2022 Italian GP – but it was points leader Max Verstappen who looked quickest
IndyCar The quirky Herta-like path behind Andretti’s new IndyCar prospect Andretti has signed Brit Louis Foster for Indy Lights after he won the Indy Pro 2000 feeder series. There’s an argument to be made that the junior – via a Colton Herta-like path – is the Road to Indy’s most impressive prospect
Formula 1 Tsunoda says conspiracy theorists need brain scans Yuki Tsunoda says those suggesting the AlphaTauri Formula 1 team used him deliberately to create a virtual safety car period to help Red Bull stablemate Max Verstappen win the Dutch Grand Prix should be scanned in an MRI “to see what’s wrong”
Formula 1 Bring Back V10s: When Alesi finally got his F1 win Jean Alesi claimed his first – and only – F1 win on an emotional day at the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix, driving a Ferrari with the number 27 made famous by Gilles Villeneuve, on the circuit named after the great Canadian. Bring Back V10s revisits it
MotoGP Martin refutes tempting explanation for 2022 MotoGP low Jorge Martin endured his “most difficult” MotoGP weekend yet at Misano – but says it’s not accurate to tie it to his mindset after his Ducati 2023 snub. Having originally expected to get a factory Ducati MotoGP ride for next year, Martin ultimately lost out on the promotion to Enea Bastianini – some
MotoGP The ominous MotoGP stat that shows Vinales will get even better While his team-mate is the one in MotoGP title contention, Maverick Vinales is beginning to hit his stride again. But he feels there’s more to come because he’s yet to test his limits at Aprilia – and there’s a stat that backs up that claim
MotoGP Quartararo’s alarm at lack of ‘problems’ in heavy Misano defeat Fabio Quartararo couldn’t have asked for a much more straightforward run to fifth at Misano. But the fact it was so trouble-free and he couldn’t get close to the leaders – including title rival Francesco Bagnaia – left the MotoGP points leader with some concerns
MotoGP MotoGP podcast: Misano fuels title race, hints at 2023 contenders A fourth straight win for Francesco Bagnaia to close up the title battle is the main subject of the Misano episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast
Formula 1 AlphaTauri condemns ‘insulting’ Tsunoda foul play claims The AlphaTauri Formula 1 team has issued a statement hitting back against “unacceptable, untrue and completely disrespectful accusations of foul play” in the wake of Yuki Tsunoda’s race-influencing retirement from the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort
MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix MotoGP 2022 rider ratings Amid some mayhem lower down the pack, the Misano MotoGP race was one to forget for two of the three 2022 title contenders
MotoGP Ducati chief’s angst shows bold team orders stance is fragile Ducati has held off on MotoGP team orders so far – yet the last-lap duel at Misano got too close for comfort in its CEO’s eyes
Formula 1 What Ricciardo told Webber and McLaren F1 replacement Piastri McLaren Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has spoken to both his 2023 replacement Oscar Piastri and Piastri’s manager Mark Webber – and is “glad” to have done so
MotoGP Who was at fault in MotoGP’s two Misano multi-bike crashes? The MotoGP riders involved have shed light on what transpired in the two multi-bike crashes that took place early on in the Misano race
Formula 1 ‘We’re the airplane vomit bag’ – Mercedes backs sorry Hamilton Lewis Hamilton has apologised to Mercedes for “losing it” on team radio late in the Dutch GP – while his F1 boss Toto Wolff was understanding
