MotoGP

No more ‘big concepts’ – Marquez ends winter where he started

After a winter of trying new Honda packages, Marc Marquez looks set to start the 2023 MotoGP season with a spec not too different to what he first rode last November – and he’s not very optimistic about its potential

MotoGP

Yamaha ‘won’t be ready’ for 2023 MotoGP opener – Quartararo

Fabio Quartararo has acknowledged Yamaha is in strife approaching the 2023 MotoGP season-opener at Portimao, with a major weakness still on display and just one day of testing left

MotoGP

Ducati and Aprilia dominate crash-strewn MotoGP test day

Reigning champion Pecco Bagnaia was fastest on the penultimate day of MotoGP 2023 pre-season testing at Portimao, as Ducati and Aprilia continued to set the pace

MotoGP

Aprilia escalates MotoGP aero war as ‘F1 wing’ reappears

Aprilia has taken the MotoGP aero race up a notch with a host of new wings at the final pre-season test, including the reappearance of a Formula 1-style winglet at the rear that was briefly trialled last year

Formula 1

When Grosjean flirted with Formula E – and why he didn’t join

Before he committed to a future in IndyCar and LMDh, an “interested” Romain Grosjean was a serious consideration for a Formula E team – and the possibility progressed further than you might realise

NASCAR

Can it really become full-time? Button’s NASCAR move explained

The 2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button is tackling three NASCAR races this year – but will it lead to a full-time switch in 2024?

Formula 1

Honda risks losing its ‘strange’ essence without F1

Honda’s departing design guru Yasuaki Asaki thinks the company needs to be in Formula 1 to be “strange” and not “ordinary”, with a decision on whether it will commit to a 2026 engine project due this year

IndyCar

The mental help addition that Ericsson’s keen not to hide

Marcus Ericsson began 2023 with a race win after a winter in which help from mental coach Stig Wiklund was vital to his preparation as he tells our American Editor Jack Benyon

Formula 1

Can ahead-of-schedule Williams stay in a fight with its F1 rivals?

Williams headed to F1 2023’s opener believing it would be the slowest team but it ended up beating three teams to score a point – without much intervention from good fortune. Can Williams stay ahead of its rivals or is it destined to slip back?

Formula 1

Gary Anderson on F1 2023’s big-name early underachiever trio

For every Red Bull, Aston and Williams, there have to be F1 teams going the other way. Gary Anderson looks at a trio of early underachievers

MotoGP

Six things to watch at MotoGP’s final winter test

MotoGP factories have just two days of running left to sign off on their 2023 specs – but can anyone respond to Ducati’s ominous form?

Formula 1

How a 2023 F1 rule change caught McLaren out so badly

McLaren is playing catch-up with its 2023 Formula 1 car because it realised too late that its intended design was badly impacted by the rule change that increased the height of the floor edge by 15mm