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F1 boss Stefano Domenicali says he doesn’t “feel any pressure” to make a decision on Andretti’s bid to join the grid as the 11th team. Andretti’s application was accepted by the FIA – F1’s governing body – after making it ...

2023 Valencia MotoGP Test, Ricardo Tormo - 10am Results

Results from the first hour of MotoGP testing at Valencia, as several riders jump aboard their new machines. Luca Marini, Franco Morbidelli, Alex Rins and Pedro Acosta have all jumped aboard the new MotoGP bikes for the first time. ...

Valencia MotoGP: Alberto Puig: Luca Marini ‘approached us, there were not many options’

Alberto Puig says Luca Marini was one of the first riders to approach Repsol Honda over its vacant 2024 MotoGP seat. Marini, who has already made his Honda debut during this morning’s Valencia test, quickly became the favourite when ...

Martin Brundle shares honest advice for Max Verstappen, puzzled by F1 ‘villain’ image

Martin Brundle has advised F1 world champion Max Verstappen to be more diplomatic and balanced with his opinions about the sport. Aside from his incredible on-track success in 2023, Verstappen was a vocal critic of both the F1 sprint ...

Toto Wolff: Mercedes changing “almost every component” with 2024 F1 car

Toto Wolff has revealed Mercedes will be changing “almost every component” for their 2024 F1 car in a bid to return to winning ways. After enduring their first winless campaign since 2011, Mercedes will introduce an entirely new car concept ...

Red Bull-AlphaTauri F1 ties a ‘long way away from a pink Mercedes’, insists Christian Horner

Christian Horner insists the relationship between Red Bull and AlphaTauri is “an awfully long way away from a pink Mercedes” amid scrutiny over closer ties between the two F1 teams. As part of a major shake-up at AlphaTauri that ...

Valencia MotoGP: Fabio Di Giannantonio: “Incredible opportunity to learn from Valentino Rossi”

Fabio Di Giannantonio says joining Mooney VR46 will allow him to learn from seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi. Di Giannantonio, who came close to a second MotoGP victory in a week, secured his move to Mooney VR46 following the ...

Look: Yamaha’s PG-1 sneak preview ahead of Thai Motor Expo ‘23

New PG-1 shown ahead of Thai Motor Expo 2023 Back in March 2020, Honda unveiled (via online due to COVID-19) the CT125 Hunter Cub. The CT125 is a reincarnation of Honda’s legendary Trail Cub series of motorcycles that were ...

CALAX Silang-Aguinaldo now serving over 10K daily motorists

Over 10,000 motorists daily served in CALAX MPCALA Holdings Inc., the concessionaire of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX), has announced that in less than a month, it has already surpassed its targeted daily traffic for the recently opened Silang-Aguinaldo Interchange, ...

Marc Marquez asked how many Ducatis he’ll dominate at today’s Valencia test

Marc Marquez insists he will not worry if the postseason Valencia test “goes wrong”. There is plenty of intrigue over today’s test, the first time that Marquez will ride a Ducati, the next phase of one of MotoGP’s biggest-ever ...

FIRST LOOK: Marc Marquez on a Ducati

Marc Marquez has been pictured on a Ducati for the first time. The eight-time world champion was introduced to his 2024 MotoGP bike by his new team, Gresini, on Monday night. On Tuesday, Marquez will ride the Ducati for ...

Ducati CEO delivers final verdict on Enea Bastianini vs Jorge Martin for factory seat

Enea Bastianini will keep his factory Ducati seat next year, insists Claudio Domenicali. Jorge Martin’s Pramac contract reportedly included a clause which would have seen him promoted into the factory team if he won the championship in Valencia. Martin ...

Marco Bezzecchi reveals angry visit to “dirtiest rider in MotoGP” Marc Marquez’s motorhome

Marco Bezzecchi has called Marc Marquez “the dirtiest rider in MotoGP” and revealed that he visited him to demand an explanation for their clash in Valencia. VR46 rider Bezzecchi saw his Valencia MotoGP season-finale come to a premature end ...

Full driver line-up: Who is taking part in F1’s final 2023 test in Abu Dhabi?

The 2023 F1 season may officially be over following Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but there is still one more day of running to complete. Cars will return to the Yas Marina track two days after the Abu Dhabi ...

MotoGP announces new Concession system for 2024

MotoGP’s long-rumoured revised system of technical Concessions has been announced. The previous Concessions system was effectively redundant once Aprilia achieved enough podium results to join the other factories on the same technical rules at the start of this season. But ...

“It’s a big year for him” - Christian Horner confident Sergio Perez will benefit from “reset”

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has labelled 2024 “a big year” for Sergio Perez as he looks to remain with the team. Perez’s current Red Bull deal runs out at the end of 2024, with his future under constant ...

Max Verstappen loses performance coach for F1 2024 - but replacement poached from Ferrari's Carlos Sainz

Max Verstappen’s current personal trainer is quitting Red Bull at the end of the 2023 F1 season, but a replacement has already been found. The triple world champion’s performance coach Bradley Scanes is leaving Red Bull at the end ...

2023 Valencia Pirelli Moto3 Test - Monday (Session 2)

Moto3, which has used Dunlop tyres since its formation, officially begins its new Pirelli era with an official test at Valencia on Monday. As in Moto2, the official Dunlop lap record was broken in the opening session… 2023 Valencia Moto3 ...

Valencia MotoGP Test: Joan Mir to work with ex-Marc Marquez Repsol Honda crew in 2024

Following Marc Marquez’s departure from Repsol Honda, Joan Mir will ‘swap sides’ and work with the #93’s former crew, led by Santi Hernandez, for the 2024 MotoGP season. New HRC signing Luca Marini will work with Mir’s 2023 crew, headed ...

Charles Leclerc explains failed masterplan to assist Sergio Perez in Ferrari's bid to overhaul Mercedes

Charles Leclerc has explained his thinking behind his F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tactics to concede track position to Sergio Perez in a failed attempt to help Ferrari overhaul Mercedes. Leclerc gave up second place to Red Bull driver ...

Fernando Alonso: Fifth for Aston Martin “hurts a little bit” as “we’re better than that”

Fernando Alonso feels Aston Martin deserved better than fifth in the constructors’ championship in 2023. McLaren secured fourth in the constructors’ championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Alonso only managed seventh, behind the two McLarens of Lando ...

F1 2023 head-to-heads: Which drivers dominated their teammates?

The 2023 F1 season drew to a close in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, but which drivers got the better of their teammates over the course of the campaign? The best (and fairest) yardstick to judge F1 drivers is comparing ...

2023 Valencia Pirelli Moto3 Test - Monday (Session 1)

2023 Valencia Pirelli Moto2 Test - Monday (Session 2)

A new era for Moto2 begins at Valencia on Monday with the first official test on Pirelli tyres, which were already under the Dunlop lap records after the opening session. The test also marks the Moto2 debut for Moto3 world champion Jaume Masia ...

The incredible records set by Max Verstappen in most dominant F1 season ever

Max Verstappen capped off the most dominant season in F1 history with a comfortable victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It marked the Red Bull driver’s 19th win in 22 races at the end of a season in ...

Jorge Martin had option to land factory Ducati 2024 seat if he won championship

Jorge Martin would have reportedly been promoted to the factory Ducati seat next season, if he won the MotoGP championship. But Martin failed to usurp Francesco Bagnaia at the top of the standings at the final round, after crashing out ...

Ducati boss shares ‘team orders’ decision for Sunday's Valencia MotoGP

Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin will duel for the MotoGP championship surrounded by other Ducatis. The reigning champion saw his 21-point advantage whittled down to 14 points after Saturday’s sprint race, which title rival Jorge Martin won. Bagnaia begins ...

Starting grid for today's F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: How the race will begin

Here’s the starting grid for the F1 2023 season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. 1. Max Verstappen 2. Charles Leclerc 3. Oscar Piastri 4. George Russell 5. Lando Norris 6. Yuki Tsunoda 7. Fernando Alonso 8. Nico Hulkenberg 9. Sergio ...

Valencia MotoGP: Raging Marco Bezzecchi: Marc Marquez "made me crash", nobody punishes him

Marco Bezzecchi was in doubt as to where the blame lay after opening lap contact with Marc Marquez left the VR46 Ducati rider down and out of the Valencia MotoGP finale. The pair tangled after just a few corners. ...

What Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin need to be crowned MotoGP champion today in Valencia

For the second time in as many seasons, Francesco Bagnaia leads the MotoGP standings heading into a Valencia title decider. Last year he was 23 clear of Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha), this year he’s 14 ahead of Jorge Martin (Pramac). Francesco ...

Maverick Vinales penalty puts Francesco Bagnaia on pole for Sunday's Valencia MotoGP title showdown

World championship leader Francesco Bagnaia has been promoted to pole position for this afternoon’s Valencia MotoGP title decider after a penalty for Maverick Vinales. Update from Aprilia: ‘During this morning’s MotoGP Warmup, Maverick’s Aprilia just had an oil overflow. Nothing ...

Valentino Rossi nears 24 Hours of Le Mans; enters World Endurance Championship

Valentino Rossi has inched closer to the 24 Hours of Le Mans by entering the World Endurance Championship. The MotoGP legend will drive in the new LMGT3 class of the WEC. He will be behind the wheel of a ...

CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team loses MotoGP grid places

The future of the CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team has taken another dramatic twist with the MotoGP Selection Committee stripping them of their grid places. The statement read: FIM, IRTA and Dorna will not renew contract with CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP™️ Team Monday, 27 November ...

Marc Marquez spotted entering Gresini Ducati box for the first time

Marc Marquez has been seen entering his new home – the Gresini Ducati box. Marquez, and his brother Alex Marquez who will also be his teammate next year, were in the Valencia paddock on Monday during the Moto2 tyre ...

Valencia MotoGP: Jack Miller: “It could have been an amazing result…”

When KTM team-mate Brad Binder ran wide, Jack Miller took over the Valencia race lead and looked on course to make history as the first MotoGP winner on three different brands of bike. But it ended in disaster when, ...

Franz Tost bows out of F1 with “too stupid” dig at the AlphaTauri strategists

Franz Tost has hit out at his AlphaTauri F1 team for being “too stupid to choose the correct strategy” after Yuki Tsunoda’s strategy didn’t quite work out. Tsunoda put together a stellar weekend at the Yas Marina Circuit as ...

2024 MotoGP rider line-up: The complete grid

Here is the complete and confirmed 2024 MotoGP rider line-up. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP TeamFabio Quartararo (end of 2024) #20 Alex Rins (end of 2024) #42 Ducati Lenovo TeamFrancesco Bagnaia (end of 2024) #63Enea Bastianini (end of 2024) #23 Aprilia ...

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