Valentin Khorounzhiy

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

Formula 1

Verstappen takes home grand prix win after late Hamilton pass

Max Verstappen won the Dutch Grand Prix again, securing the win with a late restart pass on Lewis Hamilton – who then fell to a very unhappy fourth

MotoGP

Bagnaia gets fourth straight MotoGP win in Misano photo-finish

Francesco Bagnaia won his fourth consecutive MotoGP race by fending off 2023 Ducati team-mate Enea Bastianini in an incredibly tense Misano finish, and took another big chunk out of Fabio Quartararo’s championship lead

MotoGP

Dovizioso came up short – but he made Marquez and MotoGP better

Andrea Dovizioso is calling time on his MotoGP career at Misano. It might not have yielded a title, but the feats achieved by a rider so unique for being so normal still put him in Hall of Fame territory

MotoGP

Quartararo: Yamaha ‘super far from others’ in MotoGP qualifying

MotoGP championship leader Fabio Quartararo says he and Yamaha are “super far from the others” in qualifying, and is desperate for a solution to be found

Formula 1

Verstappen denies Leclerc to snatch Dutch GP pole

Max Verstappen will start his home Formula 1 race from pole position after snatching top spot from Charles Leclerc on his final lap in Dutch Grand Prix qualifying before Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez spun at the final corner

MotoGP

Ducati imperious in rain-affected Misano MotoGP qualifying

Jack Miller claimed his first MotoGP pole position since 2018 in a Ducati-dominated premier-class qualifying at Misano

Formula 1

What took place in F1’s final Dutch GP practice at Zandvoort

Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc led the way in third Dutch GP practice, heading George Russell and Max Verstappen

MotoGP

What went down in third Misano MotoGP practice

Jack Miller headed a Ducati 1-2 in the third practice session of the MotoGP weekend at the Misano circuit, amid mass laptime deletions

MotoGP

Rins explains spat with marshal after Misano MotoGP crash

Suzuki MotoGP rider Alex Rins has explained why he ended up in a spat with a track marshal after a crash during second Misano practice

MotoGP

Bastianini leads Ducati 1-2-3-4 in second Misano MotoGP practice

Ducati’s 2023 factory signing Enea Bastianini set the pace in the second MotoGP Friday practice session at Misano, leading a Ducati 1-2-3-4

MotoGP

What went on in first MotoGP practice at Misano

MotoGP championship leader Fabio Quartararo set the pace in the opening practice session of the weekend at Misano

MotoGP

Martin: Ducati 2023 MotoGP seat ‘war’ was not good for riders

Jorge Martin has opened up on his disappointment over missing out on a Ducati MotoGP factory seat that once seemed “100 percent” his to Enea Bastianini

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Entries now open for The Race Media Awards 2023

The Race Media Awards are now accepting entries for their second running after the inaugural 2022 edition

MotoGP

Gardner feels ‘heartbroken’, ‘deceived’ over KTM MotoGP future

MotoGP rookie Remy Gardner says KTM has “broken my heart” by telling him he will not be kept on for 2023, with the timing of the decision placing him in a difficult situation

Formula 1

Which F1 records are now in play for Verstappen?

One weekend after Formula 1’s summer break and the narrative at the sharp end of the 2022 grid has changed to ‘What records can Verstappen break before the season is out?’

MotoGP

Why signing a MotoGP 2022 letdown is an Aprilia masterstroke

Raul Fernandez’s time on a KTM hasn’t worked out, but it’s less than a year since he was considered ludicrously hot property. The logic behind Aprilia’s swoop for him – via the RNF squad that will become its satellite MotoGP operation – is obvious

MotoGP

RNF picks Oliveira and Fernandez for its first Aprilia season

Current KTM riders Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez will represent Aprilia’s new MotoGP satellite team RNF in the 2023 season

Formula 1

Ferrari outlines unusual cause of penalty Leclerc took blame for

Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Mattia Binotto says Charles Leclerc’s pitlane speeding penalty in the Belgian Grand Prix was the result of an earlier incident during the race

Formula 1

Verstappen overcomes grid drop to win Belgian GP by 18 seconds

F1 championship leader Max Verstappen made light work of winning the 2022 Belgian GP, despite having served a back-of-the-grid penalty

Formula 1

Why Hamilton escaped penalty for crash Alonso slated him for

Lewis Hamilton was labelled an idiot by fellow Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso after their Belgian Grand Prix collision – but the stewards elected not to penalise the Mercedes man due to mitigating factors

Formula 1

Perez tops third Belgian GP practice, crash for Leclerc

Sergio Perez led a Red Bull 1-2 in the third practice of F1’s Belgian GP weekend, while Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc had a minor crash

MotoGP

Ducati picks Bastianini over Martin for 2023 factory promotion

Enea Bastianini has won the race for the second factory Ducati seat for 2023, chosen over Jorge Martin to partner Francesco Bagnaia

MotoGP

Suzuki makes left-field choice to replace injured Mir

Departing MotoGP manufacturer Suzuki has picked Kazuki Watanabe as its replacement for the injured Joan Mir

Formula 1

Verstappen, Leclerc among six with major Spa grid penalties

Formula 1 title rivals Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc will both serve engine-related penalties at the Belgian Grand Prix, with both set to start towards the back of the grid. An engine failure when leading in Baku meant Leclerc went above the permitted allocation for the season as early as the n

MotoGP

Marquez’s hint he’ll look at MotoGP options beyond Honda

Marc Marquez has tentatively opened the door to a MotoGP future away from Honda beyond the end of his 2024 megadeal

Formula 1

Ocon: ‘Good friend’ Schumacher my pick for Alpine team-mate

Alpine Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon says he would love to have “good friend” Mick Schumacher as his team-mate in 2023, but insists he will not lobby the team to pick the Haas driver

Formula 1

Albon independent from Red Bull under new Williams F1 deal

Red Bull is now “the same as any other team” for Alex Albon in contractual terms, as his new Williams Formula 1 deal will make him fully independent from the outfit he has been on loan from

Formula 1

Alonso in full: How Alpine talks broke down, and why Aston

A three-week-plus silence following the shock announcement that Fernando Alonso will swap Alpine for Aston Martin 2023 allowed plenty of questions to mount up – which the two-time champion was only too happy to answer on Formula 1’s return from its summer break

Formula 1

Piastri on Alpine F1 sim duties for Belgian GP

McLaren’s presumptive 2023 Formula 1 signing Oscar Piastri is continuing his work with his current team Alpine for this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps

MotoGP

Mir ruled out of next MotoGP race, Suzuki faces quandary

MotoGP’s 2020 champion Joan Mir will sit out the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano in the aftermath of his violent crash at the Red Bull Ring

MotoGP

‘Goose to his Maverick’ – Ducati’s losing something special

In both performance and attitude terms, Jack Miller is being pretty much everything Ducati and its MotoGP title hope Pecco Bagnaia could wish for right now. And it’s letting him go

MotoGP

MotoGP podcast: What the Austrian GP did to the title race

Francesco Bagnaia’s win in Austria was his third in a row – but did it make the success of Fabio Quartararo’s title defense any less likely?

Formula 1

Podcast: The Dutch view of Verstappen and his F1 development

We take a deep dive into all things Max Verstappen in the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast, featuring Dutch journalist Erik van Haren

Formula 1

Linked with F1 return, Giovinazzi gets Haas practice outings

Former Alfa Romeo Formula 1 driver Antonio Giovinazzi will drive the 2022 Haas car in two practice sessions this season

MotoGP

Why Espargaro’s muted Austria ride was ‘one of my best’ in 2022

Finishing sixth in Austria shouldn’t be a highlight of of Aleix Espargaro’s breakout MotoGP season – but he’s convinced it was a great ride