WRC eyeing extra asphalt round for 2026 calendar
The World Rally Championship would like to add another asphalt round to its calendar in 2026 to further even out the split between tarmac and gravel rallies.Now the championship has published an expanded 14-round calendar for next season, the WRC is already looking to 2026…
Gresini Ducati completes 2025 MotoGP line-up with Aldeguer
Gresini has revealed that Moto2 frontrunner Fermin Aldeguer will join the team in 2025, partnering Alex Marquez.The announcement was nothing more than a formality, as Gresini was the last remaining team within Ducati’s stable that still had a seat available for next year.Aldeguer’s move to…
Marquez “doesn’t care a lot” about number of crashes in MotoGP this year
Marc Marquez says he “doesn’t care a lot” about the number of times he has crashed in MotoGP this year, but is keen on cutting down on errors in races.The Gresini rider suffered 16 falls in the opening 11 rounds of the season, putting him…
Sesks set for WRC Rally1 return with M-Sport
Martins Sesks will rejoin the World Rally Championship’s top tier after securing a deal to contest Rally Chile next month. The 24-year-old Latvian made his Rally1 debut earlier this year courtesy of a two-round programme funded by the WRC Promoter and his personal sponsors to compete…
MotoGP riders insist championship should be home for the “best” regardless of nationality
Several MotoGP riders have expressed their disapproval of the idea of capping the number of Spanish and Italian riders on the grid in the coming years.In a recent interview, Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta suggested that there should be a limit on the number of entries…
WRC selects finalists vying to be the next female rally star
The World Rally Championship has selected 15 aspiring female drivers that will compete to win a fully funded drive in the Junior WRC next year.The WRC launched its women’s driver development programme in the hope of unearthing new talent and increasing female participation in the…
Why Trackhouse deserves credit for betting on Ogura for MotoGP 2025
In the run-up to the Austrian Grand Prix, it was announced that Ai Ogura would make his MotoGP debut next season thanks to Trackhouse, and in particular its team manager Davide Brivio. With the signing of the Japanese rider, Brivio remains faithful to the philosophy…
Mir ‘cannot be competitive in any area’ with current Honda MotoGP bike
Honda rider Joan Mir feels he ‘cannot be competitive in any area’ with the RC213V in MotoGP as his miserable run in 2024 continues.Mir was initially upbeat about a new engine configuration that Honda debuted at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend but…
Liberty announces $825mn F1 stake sale to fund MotoGP takeover
Liberty Media has announced it is selling a $825million stake in Formula 1 to fund the purchase of MotoGP.It was announced in April that Liberty would acquire 86% of the shares of Dorna Sports, the Spanish company which has owned MotoGP since 1992.The deal was…
Espargaro: Acosta must understand the best rider doesn’t always win in MotoGP
KTM test rider Pol Espargaro feels Pedro Acosta must understand that the best rider doesn’t always win races and titles in MotoGP, with his RC16 not yet a match to the dominant Ducati GP24s.Espargaro has urged his rookie stablemate to have some patience as KTM…
