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Yuki Tsuonda was left scratching his head after “one of the worst weekends” in Brazil.

The smoky issue on Francesco Bagnaia’s Ducati in the Japanese Grand Prix has sparked concern among MotoGP manufacturers, who are now calling for clear guidelines on how such cases should be handled.
Bagnaia's extraordinary performance from pole position at Motegi on 4 October took a dramatic turn when, with five laps to go, the Italian’s Desmosedici began releasing smoke that grew thicker ...Keep reading

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff doesn't believe Max Verstappen can still keep McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri from the 2025 Formula 1 title after falling 49 points behind following Brazil.
Red Bull's reigning world champion Verstappen suffered a poor start to the Brazil Grand Prix weekend with fourth in Saturday's sprint and an unprecedented Q1 exit on pure pace.
But from the pitlane ...Keep reading

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions following the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

On one hand, Michael McDowell didn’t win a race this season, in his first season with Spire Motorsports so that was a mission unaccomplished but there is also a privilege in that pressure that motivates him.
For example, at 40-years-old, some in NASCAR would start pondering what comes after driving and that is especially true for a devout family man that has a wife and five children at ...Keep reading

Ferrari chairman John Elkann has called for the Formula 1 company's drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc "to focus on driving and talk less" after a poor showing at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Ferrari chairman John Elkann has called for the Formula 1 company's drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc "to focus on driving and talk less" after a poor showing at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Ferrari chairman John Elkann has called for the Formula 1 company's drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc "to focus on driving and talk less" after a poor showing at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Young's Motorsports signed Ryan Ellis to drive the No. 02 Chevrolet for the team in the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts season (rebranded Xfinity Series). 
The team already runs the No. 42 car full-time as well, with Leland Honeyman driving the car in 2024 before being replaced by Anthony Alfredo in 2025. 
Ellis was driving the No. 71 this past season for DGM Racing, ending the year 28th ...Keep reading

2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has retired from racing after his final race in the World Endurance Championship in Bahrain. His retirement has, as you'd expect, led to speculation about his next move, with many fans suggesting we could see the Briton join the Sky Sports F1 broadcast team full-time.
Button confirmed in July 2025 that he would retire at the end of the current WEC season to ...Keep reading

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has claimed the team needs "to make sure that we stay focused" despite a dominant victory for Lando Norris in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, and that the Briton "doesn't own" the 2025 Drivers' Championship yet despite a healthy points lead.

Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur was forced to concede it is “difficult to take positives” from a Sao Paulo Grand Prix weekend that saw both Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton retire.

In a Monday legal filing, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports is asking the Western District of North Carolina court to force Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske to subject themselves to a thorough deposition in advance of NASCAR putting them on the witness stand during the antitrust trial next month.
The two tenured team owners were placed on a witness list last month by the Sanctioning Body. In ...Keep reading

Ferrari chairman John Elkann has called for the Formula 1 company's drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc "to focus on driving and talk less" after a poor showing at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Ferrari says clinching its maiden Hypercar title in the World Endurance Championship gives it a “different satisfaction” to winning the Le Mans 24 Hours.
The Prancing Horse swept both the drivers’ and the manufacturers’ championships after its three 499Ps finished third, fourth and fifth in the season-ending Bahrain 8 Hours.
It marks Ferrari’s first prototype world title since ...Keep reading

Toto Wolff explained why the highlights of Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s rookie Formula 1 season have all come at unfamiliar circuits after he finished second at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
That was the 19-year-old’s second podium of 2025, after taking third place in Canada, with the other positive highlight of Antonelli’s campaign being when the Mercedes driver took pole for the Miami sprint ...Keep reading

The NASCAR Cup season concluded one week ago at Phoenix with Kyle Larson besting Denny Hamlin for the crown in overtime, but the NASCAR Mexico Series still had one race left to go, and it's ending was even more intense.
NASCAR's Latin American division headed to Amozoc, Puebla in central Mexico for the Championship 4 finale. Julio Rejón, Alex de Alba, Germán Quiroga, and Max Gutiérrez ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri’s 10-second penalty for colliding with Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc at Turn 1 during the Brazil Grand Prix divided opinion in the Formula 1 paddock.
While Piastri defended his actions, with both McLaren team boss Andrea Stella and Leclerc pointing to a portion of blame needing to fall on Antonelli, the FIA stewards judged the Australian driver “wholly” at fault ...Keep reading

Ott Tanak’s decision to step away from full-time rallying will be a “huge loss” for the World Rally Championship, reckons current points leader and former team-mate Elfyn Evans.
Tanak announced plans to leave Hyundai at the end of the year and take a break from competing in the WRC just hours after finishing fourth at last weekend’s Rally Japan.
The 2019 world champion cited that he ...Keep reading

World champion Jorge Martin will travel to Valencia this weekend in the hopes of returning to MotoGP action at the season finale there.
The Aprilia star has been out since his first-lap accident at the Japanese Grand Prix in September. The resulting collarbone injury was the latest in a series of disruptions to his first season with the factory Aprilia team.
Now, according to a brief Aprilia ...Keep reading