IndyCar

Kirkwood’s win wasn’t a breakthrough. That’s still to come

Kyle Kirkwood won at Long Beach in just his third IndyCar start since moving to Andretti Autosport. But it’s always been clear this superb talent could control a race once he got to the front. The question marks are over his racecraft

Formula E

The Formula E signings causing ‘discomfort’ among rivals

A slew of recent signings by Formula E teams are causing “discomfort” for rivals. Sam Smith explains the ethical debate in the paddock

MotoGP

Podcast: What’s making Bagnaia crash – and who can capitalise?

Pecco Bagnaia’s title-race rescuing crash and “crazy-sounding” explanation for it are the main topic in the latest The Race MotoGP Podcast

MotoGP

What Bagnaia’s Ducati peers made of his crash and theory

Ducati’s reigning MotoGP champion Pecco Bagnaia admits his explanation for his victory-wrecking Circuit of The Americas crash sounds “crazy” – but there is some support from within the Bologna fleet

IndyCar

‘Sorry you feel that way’ – O’Ward has every right to be defiant

Scott Dixon said “all gloves are off” after a clash with Pato O’Ward that O’Ward refused to apologise for. That and another shunt cost O’Ward the IndyCar championship lead, but Jack Benyon was impressed with O’Ward even amid his first calamity of 2023

Formula 1

Mercedes’ F1 design rethink must be Aston Martin-inspired

As Mercedes pushes on with the upgrades that will start its clean-slate Formula 1 design concept rethink, Rosario Giuliana looks at the changes it needs to make and outlines why it must start by emulating its thriving customer

MotoGP

Grand Prix of the Americas 2023 MotoGP rider rankings

Simon Patterson ranks the riders’ performances from a chaotic third round of the 2023 MotoGP season at the Circuit of The Americas where almost half of the field crashed out of the race

Formula 1

Bad timing: F1 drivers who left before a big leap forward

How good would Sebastian Vettel’s start to the 2023 season had been if he’d stuck around in Formula 1 for Aston Martin’s big leap forward? We take a look at the other drivers who left – or were ejected from – a team just as it came good

Formula 1

Podcast: Our take on F1’s format experiments

As Formula 1 moves to revamp its sprint race format, we debate the changes grand prix weekends need in The Race F1 Podcast

IndyCar

Kirkwood leads Grosjean in Andretti IndyCar 1-2 at Long Beach

Kyle Kirkwood fended off ex-Formula 1 racers Romain Grosjean and Marcus Ericsson to take his first IndyCar win in Long Beach, as Andretti Autosport finally proved its turnaround with a 1-2

MotoGP

Bagnaia has MotoGP crash explanation he admits sounds ‘crazy’

A second successive sudden exit from a MotoGP grand prix while on for big points has led to reigning champion Pecco Bagnaia concluding his “incredible” Ducati Desmosedici GP23 may actually be “too stable”

MotoGP

Bagnaia’s crashes are saving the 2023 MotoGP season

The 2023 MotoGP title fight would basically be over already without Pecco Bagnaia’s crashes. That’s sad for the champion, but a relief for the season