Formula 1

Piastri's unique chance to lay down a Verstappen marker

Oscar Piastri represents something of an unknown for Max Verstappen. And that means the McLaren driver has an opportunity to make a statement in the Japanese GP that few drivers get against the double F1 world champion

MotoGP

Ducati duo suffer fractures in Indian GP Saturday crashes

Two satellite Ducati riders have sustained fractures in crashes during MotoGP's inaugural Indian Grand Prix weekend, with Luca Marini joining Alex Marquez on the sidelines

MotoGP

First-corner calamity again as Martin wins India sprint

Jorge Martin dominated again in MotoGP's India sprint race, helped by a first-corner mess in which poleman Marco Bezzecchi was pushed off by VR46 team-mate Luca Marini

Formula 1

Where does Tsunoda fit in now? Every Japanese F1 driver ranked

On the weekend that AlphaTauri announced Yuki Tsunoda will drive for the team for a fourth consecutive team, we've revised our ranking of every Japanese driver in Formula 1

Formula 1

How Leclerc flipped the Ferrari script at Suzuka

Carlos Sainz's recent breakthrough brought two straight Formula 1 poles, a win and rare intra-team supremacy at Ferrari. But at the Japanese Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc is back on top so far

Formula 1

'Balancing a knife on its tip' - Hamilton's telling car analogy

Lewis Hamilton has not enjoyed recent F1 qualifying sessions in a Mercedes he says is impossible to balance perfectly - but at Suzuka he at least had a more comfortable feeling

Formula 1

Mark Hughes: Piastri’s brilliance is still surprising McLaren

Oscar Piastri has been excelling at his first visit to Suzuka and even surprised a McLaren team that's already raised its expectations of its star rookie. Mark Hughes is thoroughly impressed too as he explains Piastri's brilliance

Formula 1

Costly Sargeant crash will add to unfortunate spec disadvantage

Logan Sargeant’s ill-timed crash in Japanese Grand Prix qualifying will only make an unfortunate discrepancy between his and team-mate Alex Albon’s Williams Formula 1 car specifications worse

MotoGP

Marquez's Ducati move now seems in Honda's hands

The prospect of Marc Marquez of joining Gresini Ducati is heating up once more - and the ball seems to be in Honda's court

Formula 1

Verstappen takes crushing Suzuka pole ahead of Piastri

Max Verstappen and Red Bull are back on top in Formula 1 after crushing the opposition in Japanese Grand Prix qualifying, with McLaren getting closest

MotoGP

Ducati 1-2-3-4 in MotoGP's inaugural India qualifying

Marco Bezzecchi outduelled Jorge Martin to take MotoGP's first-ever Indian GP pole, as Ducati dominated

MotoGP

'Horrible' heat prompts MotoGP to slash Indian GP race distance

MotoGP and its support classes have reduced their first-ever races at Indian GP venue Buddh due to pervasive heat