Formula 1

Ferrari and Mercedes: ‘Minor’ cap breach can have huge impact

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff argue the use of the word “minor” to describe a Formula 1 cost cap regulations breach of less than 5% of the permitted budget is misleading given the size of the advantage that can be gained by such an overspend

MotoGP

Rain delays Thai MotoGP race and truncates Moto2

MotoGP’s Thai Grand Prix at Buriram has been delayed due to torrential rain that limited the Moto2 support race to half-distance and half-points

Formula 1

The ‘annoying, recurring’ car issue that’s frustrating Latifi

Williams Formula 1 driver Nicholas Latifi was frustrated by an offset steering wheel in Singapore Grand Prix qualifying that he says has been an “annoying, recurring theme for a lot of the year”

MotoGP

Biaggi sacks Moto3 personnel involved in Aragon pit incident

Max Biaggi says he has personally sacked the members of his Moto3 team involved in the pit interference scandal at Aragon last month

Formula 1

Verstappen: Rivals should ‘keep mouths shut’ over budget cap

Max Verstappen thinks rival Formula 1 teams should “just keep your mouths shut” and insists Red Bull complied with the 2021 budget cap

Formula 1

Stressful and borderline unenjoyable – Alonso on Singapore Q3

Fernando Alonso felt Singapore Grand Prix qualifying was so stressful it was “borderline to be enjoyable” and riskier than any other session this year in Formula 1.

Formula 1

Verstappen-angering Red Bull ‘error’ not the howler it seemed

Red Bull’s Singapore Grand Prix qualifying strategy failed to yield pole position for Max Verstappen and he instead ended up eighth. But how did it go so wrong and just how much blame should be placed on Red Bull? Mark Hughes takes an in-depth look at the decision-making process

MotoGP

Why Thai GP is blunting an in-the-balance MotoGP title bid

Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia’s MotoGP title campaign needs a big result at Buriram – but right now it’s looking distinctly unlikely

Formula 1

‘This is really bad for us’ – Verstappen vents at Red Bull error

An ‘incredibly frustrated’ Max Verstappen says the Red Bull fuel miscalculation that robbed him of pole for Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix is a “really bad” mistake that’s “never acceptable”

Formula 1

Mercedes fined €25,000 for Hamilton nose stud ‘declaration error’

Lewis Hamilton’s Formula 1 team Mercedes has been fined 25,000 Euros for an “error in declaration” relating to Hamilton’s nose stud

Formula 1

Hamilton: Nose stud removal caused long ‘blood and pus’ infection

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton says the nose stud that got him summoned to the stewards at the Singapore Grand Prix is in his nose because of a continuous infection that had created a “blood and pus” blister

Formula 1

‘Progressively worse’ issue ruined Russell’s Singapore qualifying

George Russell says his Mercedes W13 suffered from an issue that got “progressively worse” through qualifying, explaining it as “literally like someone trying to push me from behind”