Valentin Khorounzhiy

Gaming

Baldwin scores Silverstone 500 podium, Button 14th

World’s Fastest Gamer winner James Baldwin finished on the podium in the Silverstone 500 to cap off his maiden British GT season, as 2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button took 14th

MotoGP

Mir leads Suzuki 1-2 in European GP, nightmare for Yamaha

MotoGP championship leader Joan Mir led a convincing Suzuki 1-2 in the European Grand Prix at Valencia, as Fabio Quartararo crashed in a heavy blow to Yamaha’s 2020 title chances. Quartararo went down while running ninth on the opening lap in what was a bizarre double crash at Turn 8. Right ahead of

Formula 1

Are ‘lame duck’ drivers taking post-F1 futures seriously?

Daniil Kvyat looks set for a Formula 1 exit but appears nonchalant about his future. Should he be when other options are diminishing rapidly?

Junior

F2 announces major shake-up for 2021

Formula 2 will switch to a three-race weekend format next year and will alternate Formula 1 support slots with Formula 3 rather than the two series racing together

MotoGP

Miller fastest, Quartararo last at damp Valencia

Jack Miller was quickest as MotoGP’s European Grand Prix at Valencia began with a gloomy Friday practice, but title contender Fabio Quartararo was last

MotoGP

2000 scenarios for how MotoGP’s title fight will play out

Can stats tell us who wins the bonkers 2020 MotoGP season? Valentin Khorounzhiy uses two different models to simulate the conclusion to the category’s most unpredictable season

MotoGP

Lorenzo’s current level not enough for Aprilia – Espargaro

Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro doubts Jorge Lorenzo has the commitment for a role with his MotoGP team, and was underwhelmed by his pace in the recent Algarve test too

Formula 1

Imola’s lessons for modern F1

F1’s impromptu comeback race at Imola went perhaps better than expected – so what the championship learn from the experience?

MotoGP

MotoGP podcast: The tech lowdown on Ducati’s erratic 2020

Ducati’s rollercoaster 2020 MotoGP season is explored in great detail in a special episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast looking at the major tech stories of the year so far

Formula 1

The winners and losers from F1’s Emilia Romagna GP at Imola

Formula 1’s return to Imola looked like it was following one script, then it tore it up and wrote another – but the late twist didn’t change everyone’s fortunes

Formula 1

Bottas upstages Hamilton for Imola pole

Valtteri Bottas denied Lewis Hamilton in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix qualifying battle and took pole for Formula 1’s return to Imola

Formula E

BMW picks Dennis as surprise Sims replacement

Formula E’s BMW i Andretti Motorsport squad has picked rookie Jake Dennis as its replacement for Alexander Sims for the upcoming season

Formula 1

Our favourite drives from Raikkonen’s record-breaking career

With the news that Kimi Raikkonen’s time in F1 will be extended by at least another year, we’ve collated our favourite drives by the Finn

Formula 1

Does Raikkonen deserve to continue in F1? Our verdicts

Re-signed for 2021, Kimi Raikkonen will add to his incredible tally of F1 starts. But does he offer enough value to F1 and Alfa beyond that

IndyCar

How Newgarden’s 2020 IndyCar masterpiece fell short

Scott Dixon is by no means an unworthy 2020 IndyCar champion – but it’s Josef Newgarden who remains the series’ benchmark driver

Formula E

The Formula E rule change that ‘will impact every team’

Formula E teams are adjusting to new weight regulations that come in line with Formula 1 rules to ensure a more level playing field for heavier drivers next season

Formula 1

Podcast: Verstappen’s Algarve errors deserved sanction

Gary explains why he wasn’t impressed with Max Verstappen’s incidents over the Portuguese Grand Prix weekend, and answers your questions on Formula 1’s return to Imola in the latest episode of The Gary Anderson F1 Show

Formula 1

F1 podcast: Why Hamilton beat Bottas by nearly half a minute

We explain why Lewis Hamilton was able to outperform Valtteri Bottas so comprehensively in our Portuguese GP review edition of The Race F1 Podcast

Formula 1

Norris fuming with Stroll: ‘He crashes a lot’

McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris had harsh words for Racing Point driver Lance Stroll after their collision during the Portuguese Grand Prix

Formula 1

Russell: Rumours ‘fed by Perez camp’ to pressure Red Bull

George Russell believes the rumours he’s to be replaced at Williams are a ploy by Sergio Perez’s camp to put pressure on Red Bull

MotoGP

Nakagami: ‘Incredible pressure’ led to ‘stupid mistake’

LCR rider Takaaki Nakagami admits he “couldn’t control” the pressure of starting MotoGP’s Teruel Grand Prix at favourite, and says this was key to his race-ending error

Formula 1

Hamilton survives hectic start for record 92nd F1 win

Lewis Hamilton set a new record for number of victories in Formula 1 with a commanding performance in the Portuguese Grand Prix, after an eventful start where Carlos Sainz Jr’s McLaren led the race

MotoGP

Dovizioso admits he feels powerless in 2020 title run-in

Andrea Dovizioso’s 2020 MotoGP world championship challenge might finally have come to an end on Saturday during qualifying for the Teruel Grand Prix at Motorland Aragon

Formula 1

Hamilton comes from behind to deny Bottas Portuguese GP pole

Lewis Hamilton produced a last-gasp lap on mediums to deny Valtteri Bottas pole position for Formula 1’s Portuguese Grand Prix at Portimao

Formula 1

Wolff ‘touched base’ over Russell’s Williams future

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says “we touched base” with Williams over George Russell’s future amid speculation he could be replaced for 2021, but says it is Williams’s decision

Formula 1

Mark Hughes: Four Portuguese GP hints from a weird Friday

The stop-start nature of Algarve’s first Friday of F1 practice made it difficult to get a read on the competitive order – but some things still stood out

Formula 1

McLaren to phase in new upgrades across Algarve weekend

McLaren will start the Portuguese Grand Prix weekend with what technical director James Key describes as a “slight hybrid” of its old specification and newer-specification parts

MotoGP

Marquez crashes but leads Teruel GP FP1 by four tenths

Honda rookie Alex Marquez topped the first practice for the Teruel Grand Prix at Aragon by four tenths, despite crashing at the very end

MotoGP

Why Yamaha felt Lorenzo wasn’t better than nothing

Yamaha made the decision not to replace a COVID-19 struck Valentino Rossi with Jorge Lorenzo for the second weekend in a row – Simon Patterson unpacks why

Gaming

Maguire becomes 2020 GPVWC Superleague champion

Adam Maguire took the 2020 GPVWC Superleague drivers’ championship, his first championship win in GPVWC

Formula 1

Podcast: Why Schumacher rejected McLaren + more listener questions

Michael Schumacher favouring Ferrari over McLaren is among the topics in this listener questions special of the Bring Back V10s F1 podcast

Formula 1

Grosjean: Haas needed both drivers out ‘for financial reasons’

Romain Grosjean says he is a bit surprised both Haas Formula 1 drivers are being dropped at the same time but was told it was necessary for “financial reasons”

Formula 1

Gary Anderson podcast: What makes a bad F1 car

Gary Anderson answers your questions on bad Formula 1 cars in the latest edition of his weekly podcast, brought to you by The Race

MotoGP

MotoGP needs to lose its stigma over team orders

Ducati’s MotoGP title hope Andrea Dovizioso was compromised by team-mate Danilo Petrucci at Aragon last weekend. But his fury shouldn’t have been directed at Petrucci, but at the team – or perhaps the wider MotoGP culture of eschewing team tactics

MotoGP

What’s behind Espargaro’s decision to self-censor?

The usually media-friendly Pol Espargaro refused to discuss an incident with Danilo Petrucci at Aragon last weekend. Valentin Khorounzhiy investigates the incident in the context of the KTM rider’s season

Formula 1

Podcast: How strong are Mick Schumacher’s F1 credentials?

With Mick Schumacher seemingly on the brink of graduating to F1, the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast cuts through the confusion caused by his illustrious surname to ask how good he really is

MotoGP

Rins beats Marquez in Aragon thriller, Mir takes points lead

Alex Rins fought off rookie Alex Marquez to score his and Suzuki’s first win of 2020, as his team-mate Joan Mir took the MotoGP points lead amid a disastrous race for Fabio Quartararo

Gaming

Watch the Virginia round of the IndyPRO series

The fourth round of The Race IndyPRO championship by Formula SimRacing takes to the virtual Virginia International Raceway this Sunday

MotoGP

Dovizioso ‘angry’ with Petrucci over ‘stupid’ Q1 tactic

Andrea Dovizioso says he was left “angry” with Ducati MotoGP team-mate Danilo Petrucci after qualifying for the Aragon Grand Prix

MotoGP

Quartararo bounces back from crash with Aragon pole

MotoGP championship leader Fabio Quartararo shrugged off his huge practice crash to beat Yamaha stablemate Maverick Vinales to pole position at Aragon