Formula 1
‘We’re the airplane vomit bag’ – Mercedes backs sorry Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has apologised to Mercedes for “losing it” on team radio late in the Dutch GP – while his F1 boss Toto Wolff was understanding
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Formula 1
Williams F1 junior third F2 driver to receive a ban in 2022
Williams Formula 1 development driver Roy Nissany has become the third Formula 2 driver to receive an event ban in 2022
Formula 1
Did Mercedes cost Hamilton Dutch GP victory? Our verdict
Lewis Hamilton was furious with Mercedes’ strategy at the end of the Dutch GP but did he have a point and could he have won the race with a different strategy? Our writers give their verdict
Formula 1
Verstappen takes home grand prix win after late Hamilton pass
Max Verstappen won the Dutch Grand Prix again, securing the win with a late restart pass on Lewis Hamilton – who then fell to a very unhappy fourth
MotoGP
Bagnaia gets fourth straight MotoGP win in Misano photo-finish
Francesco Bagnaia won his fourth consecutive MotoGP race by fending off 2023 Ducati team-mate Enea Bastianini in an incredibly tense Misano finish, and took another big chunk out of Fabio Quartararo’s championship lead
Formula 1
Stroll’s ‘very fortunate’ Dutch GP engine setback
Aston Martin has changed Lance Stroll’s engine ahead of the Dutch GP following a problem that “fortunately” occurred at the end of qualifying
MotoGP
Yamaha’s forgotten man gets his chance after year of hibernation
Nobody’s expecting Franco Morbidelli to win at Misano given how far he remains from his peak MotoGP form. But a best qualifying result of 2022, as he starts to ‘blend with the package’, has raised the Yamaha rider’s expectations
MotoGP
Dovizioso came up short – but he made Marquez and MotoGP better
Andrea Dovizioso is calling time on his MotoGP career at Misano. It might not have yielded a title, but the feats achieved by a rider so unique for being so normal still put him in Hall of Fame territory
Formula 1
Wolff fears Piastri case has set bad precedent for F1
Toto Wolff fears the Oscar Piastri case has set a precedent that “if you’re clever you can manoeuvre yourself out” of an F1 junior programme
IndyCar
McLaughlin on Portland IndyCar pole as Ganassi duo struggle
Scott McLaughlin took his third pole of the IndyCar season at Portland, as the Penske trio outpaced Ganassi’s title hopefuls
Formula 1
Latest swing in McLaren/Alpine battle isn’t what it seems
After a resounding Spa defeat, McLaren outpaced Alpine in Dutch GP qualifying – but it’s unlikely to be too encouraged
MotoGP
‘Last step in winter’ – Marquez details MotoGP return plan
Set to reacquaint himself with the Honda MotoGP bike at Misano, Marc Marquez has opened up on the rest of his comeback plan