Formula 1

Perez is doing the job Red Bull asked – and making a 2023 case

A single fourth-place finish may be less than Sergio Perez would have wanted from the first two races of the 2022 Formula 1 season, but his performances in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were just what Red Bull wants from him

GT

Lorenzo latest MotoGP-to-cars convert with Porsche Italy seat

Three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo will embark on a campaign in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italy in 2022, signalling a full-time switch to four-wheeled competition

Formula 1

The long-awaited changes intended to transform Australian GP

The Albert Park track that Formula 1 will race on when it returns to Australia this weekend is significantly different to the previous version, with changes introduced in the hope of transforming the quality of the grand prix

MotoGP

Why Aprilia feels its MotoGP win came ‘too early’

Aprilia’s milestone MotoGP win came “too early” in the 2022 campaign, the company’s motorsport chief Massimo Rivola told The Race

Formula 1

Podcast: F1’s return to Australia – and Las Vegas

Formula 1 will race in Australia for the first time since 2019 this weekend, and that return – plus its deal to visit Las Vegas from 2023 – are the major talking points in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.

Formula E

Dragon to partner with DS from start of Gen3 Formula E era

The Race can reveal that Dragon Penske will link up with DS Automobiles for Formula E’s Gen3 era, after a long-term partnership was agreed earlier this year

MotoGP

Frustrated Quartararo will ‘take my time’ over MotoGP future

An eighth-place finish in Argentina was another frustrating result for reigning MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo, but the Yamaha rider has vowed to bide his time in deciding his post-2022 future

Formula 1

Ricciardo ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if McLaren won in 2022

Daniel Ricciardo has backed McLaren to overcome its poor start to the F1 season, saying he “wouldn’t be surprised” if it won a race this year

MotoGP

Argentine Grand Prix MotoGP 2022 rider ratings

MotoGP’s 2022 Argentina race will be remembered for Aleix Espargaro’s breakout win for Aprilia, but there were other noteworthy performances – for both good and bad reasons. Simon Patterson rates the field

Formula 1

How long has Mercedes got to salvage its 2022? Our verdict

Two races down, 21 to go – but is Mercedes already running out of time to get itself into F1 title contention in 2022?

MotoGP

How riders rejecting Aprilia added to Espargaro’s ‘hunger’

MotoGP’s newest winner Aleix Espargaro still remembers when nobody wanted to join him at Aprilia – and says those rejections spurred him on

MotoGP

Espargaro defeats Martin for his and Aprilia’s first MotoGP win

Aleix Espargaro claimed his and Aprilia’s first-ever MotoGP win in an exciting duel versus Jorge Martin in Argentina