• News and Star

    Cumbrian Superbikes owner 'recovering well' after surgery

    Cumbrian Superbikes team Hager PBM Ducati are heading to Brands Hatch in good spirits - for different reasons.

  • CityAM

    Formula E set for London finale with seven in mix for title

    Formula E will crown a 10th winner this weekend as the all-electric motorsporting series descends on London. The final double header of the weekend, at east London’s ExCeL Centre, could see seven different drivers lift the title as the league reportedly starts to wind down its operation in the capital. Formula E chief executive Jeff

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    Martin wins German MotoGP sprint race to stem Bagnia run

    Series leader Jorge Martin won the German MotoGP sprint race on Saturday to extend his lead in the championship and end a run of five successive victories by main rival Francesco Bagnaia.Portugal's Miguel Oliveira finished second and Bagnaia -- who had won the previous two sprints and three MotoGPs -- third.

  • AFP

    Martin sets lap record to secure German MotoGP pole

    Spain's series leader Jorge Martin secured pole for both the German MotoGP sprint later on Saturday and the race proper which he hopes will be the launchpad for him to ease the pressure being put on him by Francesco Bagnaia.Marquez would have eyed the race as one where he could make ground on Martin and Bagnaia as he has flourished on the Sachsenring track, winning a record eight German MotoGPs.  hdy/pi/ea

  • AFP

    Vinales sets German MotoGP lap record as Marquez goes flying

    Spaniard Maverick Vinales broke the Sachsenring track record in Friday's practice session ahead of the German MotoGP, while Marc Marquez suffered a heavy fall.The Spaniard was examined at the track medical centre and doctors found he had a broken left index finger and a "large bruise to the ribcage", but declared him "fit" to continue racing on a track where he is chasing a record ninth victory. 

  • The Independent

    I worked out like a Formula E race car driver – and it nearly broke me

    FIRST PERSON: Olivia Petter assumed that you didn’t need much physical stamina to drive around a race track. But an opportunity to train like a Formula E professional left her sweating buckets, clutching her chest and regretting the previous night’s rosé

  • CityAM

    Formula E set for fierce finale in London as gap to top closes

    Antonio Felix da Costa could complete a sensational surge to the Formula E title in the season finale in London after winning both races in Portland at the weekend. The driver from Portugal has now won the last three races on the Formula E calendar and heads into the double-header in the Capital later this

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    Flawless Bagnaia claims third consecutive Dutch MotoGP

    Francesco Bagnaia claimed his third consecutive Dutch MotoGP on Sunday ahead of championship leader Jorge Martin to narrow the gap to 10 points in his quest for a third straight world title.- 'Another level' - "Pecco" Bagnaia's race never looked in doubt as both he and Martin opened a sizable gap from the pack early on.

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    Bagnaia turns the heat up on MotoGP leader Martin

    Pole-sitter and two-time defending world champion Francesco Bagnaia won the Dutch MotoGP sprint at Assen on Saturday to pile the pressure on present series leader Jorge Martin.After the race Martin admitted Bagnaia, who considers Assen as one of his favourite tracks, would be hard to beat on Sunday.

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    Bagnaia sets new lap record in Dutch MotoGP qualifying at the 'Cathedral'

    Double world champion Francesco Bagnaia stuck his marker in the sand at the start of the Dutch MotoGP weekend, setting a new lap record in qualifying on Friday.Looking for a hat-trick win after claiming top podium spots at Catalunya and Mugello, Bagnaia broke the lap record clocked by fellow Italian rider Marco Bezzecchi in Assen last year.

  • AFP

    Title rivals Martin and Bagnaia set for duel at MotoGP's 'Cathedral'

    Double world champion Francesco Bagnaia is set to tighten the screws on championship leader Jorge Martin at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen this weekend, as MotoGP roars into the season's second half.Martin, who is moving from a satellite Ducati team to Aprilia next year, has seen his lead shrink to just 18 points ahead of "Pecco" Bagnaia, whose assault on a third consecutive championship is rapidly gaining momentum.

  • The Telegraph

    Ferrari win at Le Mans after holding off Toyota

    Ferrari recorded back-to-back wins at Le Mans when Niklas Nielsen, Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina took a narrow victory, crossing the line just 14 seconds ahead of Toyota.

  • The Guardian

    Ferrari win back-to-back Le Mans 24 Hours after intense battle with Toyota

    Ferrari won the Le Mans 24 Hours by 14 seconds after a relentless battle with Toyota

  • Euronews

    Moving masterpieces: A look back at BMW's most iconic Art Cars to celebrate Le Mans

    As anticipation builds for this year's Le Mans endurance race, we explore the history and evolution of BMW's iconic Art Car project.

  • The Telegraph

    How Le Mans is taking drivers off the F1 scrapheap – and gaining Max Verstappen’s attention

    More than 100,000 British fans are expected to make their annual pilgrimage to the Le Mans 24 hours this year, though they would be forgiven for thinking they had mistakenly stumbled upon the French Grand Prix.

  • The Guardian

    ‘F1 was forever ago, a different life’: Jenson Button relishing Le Mans bid

    Former F1 champion says he is ‘racing for fun’ these days and is tackling the Le Mans 24 Hours this weekend

  • CityAM

    Formula E changes hands as Liberty takes controlling stake

    Multinational telecommunications company Liberty Global are set to take a controlling stake in Formula E in a major move for the electric racing league. Liberty Global is set to acquire the shares held by Warner Bros. Discovery, subject to the deal going through, to take its holding to 65 per cent. Liberty Global is not

  • CityAM

    The 2025 Formula E calendar in full as Monaco double-header confirmed

    Formula E have announced their 2025 calendar with back-to-back races in Monaco featuring for the first time. The season will get underway in Brazil before races in Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Miami, Monaco, Japan, China, Indonesia, Germany and Great Britain. London maintains its position as host of the season finale. Round five is as yet to

  • The Independent

    Josef Newgarden races to victory in Indy 500 – marking second win in a row

    The 2023 winner clinched victory in the shadow of a cheating scandal that kept his race strategist from even being inside the speedway for the rain-delayed race

  • CityAM

    Formula E: Shanghai sees field close ahead of final four races

    With just two races before Formula E heads to London for its season finale the drivers at the top of the Individual Standings this weekend inched towards one another after a double-header in Shanghai. The controversial return to China was fuelled by involvement from the country’s manufacturing industry in components on many cars on the

  • The Guardian

    Jeff Dodds: the Formula E boss planning a move into pole position

    Petrolheads are quick to scorn the idea of electric car racing, but the series’ chief executive is sure that time, technology – and even geography – are on his side

  • CityAM

    Formula E and motorsport at heart of a China waking from its slumber

    In Rome’s Palazzo dei Congressi last summer, Formula E chief executive told City A.M. that a return to racing in China after four years was on the cards. “We need to be in mainland China,” he said. “I know we can dance around that a bit but we need to be in mainland China. “Every

  • The Guardian

    Callum Ilott in contention for Indy 500 victory after signing up with McLaren

    Britain’s Callum Ilott will compete for McLaren at the Indy 500 this year, presenting his best shot yet for a win at the Brickyard

  • CityAM

    Sparks as E1 Series and Formula E light up Europe

    Sparks flew across Europe this weekend as both Formula E motor racing league and the E1 Series saw exhilarating races play out in the world of electric-powered sports. A double header at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit saw Formula E world championship leader Nick Cassidy pick up a win on Saturday and a second place

  • CityAM

    E1 aiming to join Formula E in establishing European race hubs

    The E1 speed boating series will head to Europe for the first time as the motorsporting discipline – with team owners including the likes of Virat Kohli, Sergio Perez and Tom Brady – sails into Venice. The electric powered machines will aid the highlighting of issues the Italian city faces when it comes to preserving