MotoGP

KTM’s prodigal son is thriving again, but has been burned before

Buoyant after testing? Pol Espargaro has been here before. But if the DNA of KTM’s MotoGP bike is the same as when he last rode one, is it really such a reach to imagine him being its best rider again?

Formula 1

Stroll to miss F1’s Bahrain test after ‘minor accident’

Aston Martin Formula 1 driver Lance Stroll will miss the Bahrain pre-season test ahead of the 2023 campaign

Formula 1

Honda had to address ‘severe compromise’ on Red Bull F1 engine

Honda needed to address the “severely compromised” reliability of its Formula 1 engine for the two Red Bull teams for 2023

Formula 1

Live Podcast: The rivalries that will define F1 2023

The first-ever live recording of The Race F1 podcast took place in London with special guest Sky Sports F1’s Ted Kravitz recently. He helped Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell-Malm look ahead to the key rivalries of the 2023 season.

Formula 1

Vandoorne among McLaren’s 2023 F1 reserve driver pool

Stoffel Vandoorne could yet get another F1 start as a McLaren driver down the line, with the Woking team agreeing a deal to share Aston’s reserves

MotoGP

Yamaha eyeing VR46 – but can Rossi be lured from Ducati?

Yamaha admits it would be “logical” to make VR46 its new MotoGP satellite team – but is that really in Valentino Rossi’s best interests?

Formula 1

Honda contacted by ‘multiple teams’ for F1 2026

Honda claims it has been contacted by ”multiple teams” since registering for the 2026 Formula 1 engine rules

Formula 1

What manufacturers have attacked within F1 engine freeze

F1 engine manufacturers didn’t exactly have much freedom to make improvements with a freeze implemented – and even more limitations are in place for 2023. That’s made finding performance gains a painstaking process, but it looks like all the manufacturers have managed to

Formula 1

An extra benefit to McLaren’s imminent new F1 windtunnel

The long-awaited arrival of the McLaren Formula 1 team’s new windtunnel later in 2023 has the potential to solve more of its problems than might be obvious

Motorcycle racing

The solution Irish motorcycle road-racing crisis really needs

Though there are some hopeful signs after the recent bombshell news that all 2023 Northern Irish motorcycle road racing would be cancelled, Simon Patterson argues the current crisis should be the spur for a complete reorganisation to give the sport a more secure future

Formula 1

Claire Williams is back at Williams – but not the F1 team

Former deputy Formula 1 team principal Claire Williams is back working for Williams – but not within its F1 team. Edd Straw explains more

Formula 1

‘Race-ready’ A523 makes Alpine’s 2022 car look ‘like a toy’

Emboldened by a “spot on” shakedown with “perfect correlation”, Esteban Ocon is ready to declare the new Alpine F1 car a huge step forward