MotoGP

It’s not just Ducati that Yamaha can’t race – it’s everyone

MotoGP’s 2021 champion Fabio Quartararo says it’s not just the pacesetting Ducatis that he can’t fight against with the 2023 Yamaha – it’s every other manufacturer. And that’s despite the power increase from Yamaha’s new engine

Formula 1

Could F1 have done more to avert Porsche snub?

Porsche sniffing around Formula 1 but not making it onto the grid feels like a saga that’s gone on for years, and may now be over. Was there anything more F1 could’ve done this time?

Formula 1

This point-less 2023 F1 driver might be saving his career

Yuki Tsunoda hasn’t got a hope of hitting the targets his team boss set for his 2023 Formula 1 season unless AlphaTauri gives him a better car. Amid that, Tsunoda’s own performances are everything you could ask for

Formula 1

Nearly fainting, ‘a whack from Kimi’ – Button on NASCAR debut

Jenson Button’s NASCAR debut was 60% enjoyable and 40% ‘silliness’ – with fellow F1 champ Kimi Raikkonen among the drivers he clashed with

MotoGP

Portuguese Grand Prix 2023 MotoGP rider rankings

From the absolute standout to the underperformers, we rank the riders from MotoGP’s first-ever sprint weekend at Portimao

MotoGP

Podcast: MotoGP’s new reality and Marquez’s huge blunder

An injury-laden debut for MotoGP’s new weekend format, punctuated by a massive Marc Marquez error, is discussed on The Race MotoGP Podcast

MotoGP

Marquez out of Argentina MotoGP round after hand surgery

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will be sidelined for the Argentina MotoGP round, having required surgery after his Portimao crash

Formula E

How Jaguar pulled off 1-2-3 that saved its Formula E season

Jaguar finally came good at the Sao Paulo E-Prix, underlining its prospects of fighting back from a poor start to the season to challenge Porsche and DS for the 2023 Formula E world championship title

MotoGP

Marquez got off lightly – as MotoGP ladder examples prove

Marc Marquez’s double long-lap penalty was apparently prescribed by a new MotoGP rules approach – which is surprising, and may be too lenient

Formula 1

Red Bull’s dodged problem it feared most after cost cap penalty

Red Bull’s started the 2023 Formula 1 season with a huge advantage over its rivals despite its cost cap breach penalty having limited its development work for five months now. Scott Mitchell-Malm looks at why it appears to have shrugged its punishment off

Formula 1

Podcast: F1 2023’s surprise early midfield star

Williams headed into the new Formula 1 season expecting to be at the back, but we explain why its start to 2023 has been better than anticipated in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast

NASCAR

What happened in Raikkonen and Button’s Austin NASCAR outing

A brief top four cameo from Kimi Raikkonen and a praiseworthy 18th-place finish for Jenson Button were the headlines of the two Formula 1 world champions’ very respectable NASCAR Cup Series appearances at Austin