Formula 1

Verstappen escapes with fine for parc ferme incident

Max Verstappen has been fined €50,000 for breaching Formula 1’s parc ferme rules by touching title rival Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes after Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying, but gets no on-track penalty

Formula 1

What happened in final Brazilian Grand Prix practice

Fernando Alonso was fastest for Alpine in the final practice session of Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix weekend, which took place in the shadow of the stewards’ deliberations over Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen’s Friday controversies

MotoGP

Martin beats crashing works Ducatis to Valencia MotoGP pole

Pramac’s Jorge Martin upstaged the works Ducatis – both of which crashed – to take the fourth pole of his MotoGP rookie season at the Valencia finale

Formula 1

Mercedes risked having ‘nothing left’ in Hamilton’s engine

Mercedes’ Formula 1 engines are degrading in performance in such a way that Lewis Hamilton risked having “nothing left” for the title run-in without a change

Formula 1

Has Verstappen parc ferme breach impacted Hamilton hearing?

Here’s what we know about the ongoing investigations into Formula 1’s two championship rivals ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race

Formula 1

VW could do in-house Audi/Porsche F1 engine without Red Bull

The VW Group’s options for a Porsche/Audi Formula 1 engine project now look wider than first thought, with serious interest in an in-house programme that could tie up with McLaren or Williams rather than the initially mooted Red Bull Powertrains collaboration

MotoGP

Aprilia’s Espargaro tops Valencia FP3, big crash for brother Pol

Aprilia MotoGP rider Aleix Espargaro was quickest in the third MotoGP practice session at Valencia, as his brother Pol suffered a violent crash

Formula 1

Williams counting on McLaren to keep it ahead of Alfa Romeo

Williams is hoping its former Formula 1 rival McLaren will aid the team in its fight with Alfa Romeo for eighth place in the constructors’ championship

Formula 1

Mark Hughes: Hamilton’s domination not just down to new engine

Lewis Hamilton was comfortably fastest in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race. But how much of that was down to his new PU? Mark Hughes investigates

Formula 1

Verstappen gets stewards summons over parc ferme breach

Max Verstappen has been summoned to the Formula 1 stewards over the manner in which he checked his and title rival Lewis Hamilton’s cars after Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying

Formula 1

Hamilton hearing adjourned as stewards await more evidence

Lewis Hamilton’s pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race will remain in doubt overnight as a stewards’ hearing over his Mercedes’ rear wing legality was adjourned

Formula 1

‘I f***ed up’ – Why qualifying left Mazepin tearful

Haas driver Nikita Mazepin was left holding back tears after qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix after a mistake cost him potentially his strongest Formula 1 qualifying performance