MotoGP Marquez dominates opening Sachsenring MotoGP session Marc Marquez and Honda lived up to expectations that they’d thrive at the Sachsenring by topping first practice for MotoGP’s German Grand Prix
MotoGP Rins opens up on phone-triggered bike crash with van Suzuki rider Alex Rins has opened up about the bicycle crash that ruled him out of the Barcelona MotoGP weekend, admitting he ran into a van while “sending an important message” on his phone
Formula 1 Mercedes has short-term ‘shroud’ fix for Hamilton switch error Lewis Hamilton says the Mercedes Formula 1 team has implemented a temporary fix to prevent a repeat of his Azerbaijan Grand Prix switch error but is still looking for a “longer-term solution”
Formula 1 Bottas addresses latest speculation he’s lost Mercedes drive Mercedes F1 driver Valtteri Bottas has categorically denied reports claiming he’d been informed that he wouldn’t be kept on for 2022
MotoGP Quartararo’s historic MotoGP milestone offers few guarantees Five poles in a row this early in the season mark Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo out as MotoGP 2021’s undoubted outright pacesetter. Does that also make him title favourite? Not necessarily, as these precedents show
MotoGP Can Marquez really ‘sleep well’ after four crashes in three races? With four crashes across the last three races, can Marc Marquez afford to be so content with his current MotoGP form?
MotoGP Vinales leads Yamaha 1-2 in post-race MotoGP Barcelona test Maverick Vinales led his Yamaha team-mate and MotoGP championship leader Fabio Quartararo in the post-race test at Barcelona
MotoGP Rossi running out of races after ‘very negative’ Catalan GP What should’ve been Valentino Rossi’s best MotoGP weekend of 2021 translated into a “great shame” of an outcome
Formula 1 Verstappen’s blown tyre should’ve ‘lasted easily’ – Red Bull Red Bull believes the tyre that burst on Max Verstappen’s car at the end of the Baku F1 race should’ve made the finish ‘more than comfortably’
Formula 1 Winners and losers from F1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix With the title protagonists non-scoring and three drivers picking up their first podiums of 2021, we select our F1 winners and losers in Baku
Formula 1 Leclerc thought his Baku F1 pole lap was ‘quite s***’ Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc believed the Formula 1 qualifying lap that earned him pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was “quite shit”
MotoGP Quartararo beats Miller by 0.037s for fifth straight pole Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo’s strong start to the 2021 MotoGP season got even better with his fifth-straight pole position of the year, ahead of the Catalan Grand Prix
Formula 1 Wolff escalates row with ‘windbag’ rival F1 team boss Horner Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff had hit back at Red Bull boss Christian Horner’s comments during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend
Formula 1 Gasly tops third Baku F1 practice, Verstappen crashes AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly set the pace in the final F1 practice in Baku, as Max Verstappen crashed and Mercedes continued to look unconvincing
MotoGP Morbidelli tops Barcelona FP3, Miller and all Hondas to Q1 Petronas Yamaha rider Franco Morbidelli set the pace in the third MotoGP practice ahead of the Catalan Grand Prix at Barcelona
MotoGP Zarco fastest in MotoGP practice, champion Mir 16th Pramac Ducati rider Johann Zarco was quickest at the end of Friday MotoGP practice ahead of the Catalan Grand Prix, while reigning champion Joan Mir was only 16th on the sole Suzuki competing this weekend
MotoGP Yamaha’s nuclear option is biggest MotoGP gamble of 2021 Maverick Vinales says switching from Esteban Garcia to Silvano Galbusera as his MotoGP crew chief is “a totally different story” than switching from Ramon Forcada to Esteban Garcia. And man, is he right
Formula 1 Baku FP1: Everything you need to know Red Bull F1 driver Max Verstappen led Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by half a tenth in the opening Azerbaijan GP practice
MotoGP Aprilia’s Espargaro quickest in opening MotoGP Barcelona practice Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro topped the opening MotoGP practice session ahead of Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix
Formula 1 How Mercedes/Red Bull compare in Baku’s key battlegrounds Baku is a very specific F1 track, and both Mercedes and Red Bull have weaknesses that could be exploited by its layout
MotoGP Tech3 duo in ’22 limbo after ‘natural’ Gardner MotoGP deal Tech3’s current MotoGP riders both agree Remy Gardner’s 2022 promotion is logical – but know it leaves them in a precarious position
MotoGP Vinales: Crew chief change ‘hurts’ but I trust Yamaha Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales says it “hurts” to let go of crew chief Esteban Garcia midway through the 2021 season
Formula 1 How much influence did new publisher EA have on F1 2021? The official F1 2021 video game from Codemasters was “well into development” before the EA takeover, which is more about “a great road map for the future”, the studio says
MotoGP Quartararo banishes all MotoGP title doubts except one There’s only one factor preventing Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo from already being an overwhelming MotoGP title favourite
MotoGP Bastianini blames Zarco’s ‘big error’ for pre-race front-flip crash MotoGP rookie Enea Bastianini believes the fault for his “crazy” crash on the formation lap of the Italian GP lies with Johann Zarco
WRC/Rally/Raid Audi signs Sainz, Peterhansel for 2022 Dakar debut Audi will field the Dakar Rally’s two latest winners, Carlos Sainz and Stephane Peterhansel, along with its two-time DTM champion Mattias Ekstrom when it makes its debut in the renowned marathon in 2020
MotoGP Marquez’s Mugello crash ‘the worst’ but also ‘a positive’ Marc Marquez says his early crash in the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello was both “the worst thing” and “a positive” for the next MotoGP race
Formula 1 Podcast: The early verdict on F1’s five big-name ’21 moves The early-2021 performances of Sainz, Ricciardo, Vettel, Alonso and Perez are the subject of the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast
MotoGP Bagnaia ‘can’t accept’ that Italian GP went ahead Francesco Bagnaia says he didn’t want to be racing at Mugello following Jason Dupasquier’s death, and “can’t accept” the Italian GP went ahead
MotoGP Petrucci ‘felt dirty’ in Italian GP after Depasquier’s death Tech3 KTM rider Danilo Petrucci says he “felt dirty” competing at Mugello after the news of Moto3 Jason Dupasquier’s passing
MotoGP Why wasn’t Zarco given Mugello podium after penalties ahead? Why wasn’t Johann Zarco promoted onto the Mugello MotoGP podium when Miguel Oliveira and Joan Mir were both penalised? Pramac says it’s received a satisfactory explanation
MotoGP Quartararo takes vital Mugello win, Bagnaia crashes from lead Fabio Quartararo took control of the 2021 MotoGP title race with a runaway Mugello win after Francesco Bagnaia crashed out of the lead
MotoGP Marquez explains Mugello Q1 tactic and apology to Vinales Marc Marquez says he apologised to Maverick Vinales for his “not completely fair” tactic during the first segment of Mugello qualifying
MotoGP Quartararo on Mugello pole as Marquez frustrates Vinales Fabio Quartararo took MotoGP pole at Mugello, as his Yamaha team-mate Maverick Vinales was frustrated and defeated by Marc Marquez’s tactics
MotoGP Bagnaia tops third Mugello practice with MotoGP lap record Ducati factory rider Francesco Bagnaia set a new MotoGP lap record of Mugello as he topped the third practice session ahead of the 2021 Italian Grand Prix
MotoGP KTM’s tough 2021 sparks to life with frame/fuel upgrade combo The factory KTM team appeared revitalised during Friday practice for MotoGP’s Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, with the riders pointing to a new chassis and new fuel
MotoGP Ducati ends Mugello MotoGP Friday fastest with Bagnaia Ducati MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia topped the second practice session for the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello
IndyCar Podcast: The secret Ilmor/Mercedes engine that rocked Indy Al Unser Jr joins a number of special guests on this episode of The Race IndyCar podcast to tell the story of ‘The Beast’, the Indy 500 engine built in secret that shocked the IndyCar world in 1994
MotoGP Why Marquez considered missing more MotoGP races after return Honda’s six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has revealed he considered missing more races after making his return from a long injury absence earlier this year
MotoGP MotoGP podcast: Why Yamaha should (and shouldn’t) keep Rossi As Valentino Rossi nears crunch time for a 2022 decision, our MotoGP podcast crew discusses the ramifications of Rossi staying for another year
