MotoGP

How MotoGP’s ‘Mr. Dependable’ tripled his DNF tally in one round

Luca Marini says he doesn’t think he “ever enjoyed one lap” on the Portimao MotoGP season opener. A second crash in two days probably didn’t help that feeling. But was there a mitigating factor?

Formula 1

F1 mustn’t target Red Bull’s dominance for sake of its integrity

Three teams’ dominance of 21st century F1 – broadly speaking – reflects wider problems, but ones that are being tackled. But endlessly adjusting rules can’t be used to shortcut that; doing so would be no sporting contest at all

IndyCar

A crucial 2023 IndyCar debut you probably missed

IndyCar has already made a crucial change that Formula 1 won’t make until 2026 – our American Editor Jack Benyon explains more

IndyCar

IndyCar podcast: How to prepare a rookie for an oval debut

How do you get an IndyCar rookie – and one with barely any prior single-seater experience at that – ready for their first race on an oval? One crack engineer explains just that on The Race IndyCar Podcast

Formula 1

Ex-BAR boss’s plans for ‘equal gender’ F1 team entry

Former BAR Formula 1 team boss Craig Pollock has revealed a project to create a “gender-equal team” that is bidding to join the grid as part of the ongoing new-teams process.

Formula 1

Where Hamilton’s currently losing out to Russell

Lewis Hamilton is ahead of Mercedes F1 team-mate George Russell after two races, but that’s not indicative of how comfortable the two have been – certainly not in Jeddah. There’s one limitation in particular that Russell appears to be dealing with better

Members Club Articles

Could Mark Webber have won an F1 title? Mark Hughes’ verdict

Gavin from the Members’ Club asked how good was Mark Webber and could he have become a Formula 1 champion in the right circumstances? Here’s Mark Hughes’ verdict

MotoGP

Four riders out. What caused MotoGP’s brutal 2023 opener?

Four riders sustained injuries in MotoGP’s 2023 season-opener that will suspend their seasons – but what made the Portimao weekend so brutal? How much responsibility should Dorna and the circuit take and how much was down to the new format?

MotoGP

Oliveira’s team demands harsher penalties after Marquez crash

The RNF Aprilia MotoGP team has formally called for “stricter” and “severe” penalties in the aftermath of Marc Marquez wiping out Miguel Oliveira at the Portimao season opener

MotoGP

Did MotoGP’s rowdy Portuguese GP disprove sprint criticism?

It seems logical that MotoGP’s new sprint races feature far more aggressive riding than the Sunday races – but was that the case at Portimao and will it be for the rest of the season?

MotoGP

MotoGP stewards move to delay Marquez’s penalty

The FIM MotoGP stewards have rewritten and reissued the double long lap sanction handed to Marc Marquez following Sunday’s Portuguese GP

Formula 1

Sainz rebounded from his F1 nadir – but now faces a new problem

Carlos Sainz’s 2023 Formula 1 season hasn’t got off to a great start, but he’s come a long way since the mess he was in at the time of last year’s Australian Grand Prix