Formula 1

Should IndyCar’s new winner be Andretti and F1’s US driver focus?

It can be maddening when any new IndyCar star is linked to Formula 1. But given who Kyle Kirkwood is racing for, who his team-mate is and how good he is, there’s logic to the question

IndyCar

IndyCar’s TV series does the one thing F1’s Drive to Survive can’t

IndyCar’s latest documentary series – airing initially in the US only on The CW channel tonight at 9pm ET – has one thing that Drive to Survive could not rival. Our American Editor Jack Benyon explains all you need to know about it

MotoGP

Bagnaia in crash explanation u-turn ‘after seeing the data’

After taking a closer look at his COTA crash, MotoGP champion Pecco Bagnaia has hinted it’s more on him than Ducati to prevent a repeat

Formula 1

Verstappen: F1 exit stance ‘sounds very weird’ – but it’s true

Max Verstappen says he understands why fans would find it “very weird” that he might be willing to walk away from Formula 1 in his prime

Formula 1

Russell: DRS call suggests FIA oblivious to 2023 F1 racing trend

Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell is annoyed that governing body the FIA made the decision to trim the Baku circuit’s main DRS zone by 100 metres with what he says was “zero input” from the drivers

Formula 1

The significance of McLaren’s first major F1 upgrade of 2023

McLaren’s Formula 1 car finally gets a much-anticipated upgrade at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as the team bids to start fixing its weaknesses and salvage its 2023 targets

MotoGP

Marquez risked career-ending hand damage if he raced at Jerez

Marc Marquez says he would’ve risked escalating his current hand injury to a career-ending degree if he had made his MotoGP return at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez

Formula 1

Ferrari’s pitch to Leclerc as scrutiny of his F1 future grows

Ferrari team boss Frederic Vasseur says every Formula 1 team that delivered sustained dominance in recent years has had a driver as its focal point – and indicates his pitch to keep Charles Leclerc long-term is to make him that driver

Formula 1

Vasseur criticises AlphaTauri’s ‘aggressive’ Mekies reveal

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur says AlphaTauri was “a bit aggressive” in how it announced the signing of Laurent Mekies because the “details” of his exit from his Ferrari contract are not yet agreed

MotoGP

Honda’s surprise Marquez stand-in deserved more from MotoGP

Iker Lecuona lost his MotoGP seat just as he was starting to show what he could really do. Now he steps into huge shoes as Marc Marquez’s Spanish Grand Prix stand-in at Repsol Honda

Formula 1

F1’s new all-female series won’t be broadcast live

The opening rounds of Formula 1’s all-female racing series F1 Academy won’t be broadcast live. There is logic behind this, but it still feels like an own goal

Formula 1

The Baku breakthrough Leclerc needs is out of his hands

Charles Leclerc turned around a poor Formula 1 rookie season in Baku. A similar breakthrough is now needed, but this time it’s not down to him