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Marco Bezzecchi returned to MotoGP form by claiming pole position for Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix at Portimao. 
Following a tough outing at the Malaysian Grand Prix, the Aprilia rider was able to recapture his customary late-season speed in Portugal, where he will share the front row with KTM’s Pedro Acosta and Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo. 
Rain ahead of the Free Practice 1 session ...Keep reading

Stephane Tribaudini, Donovan Privitelio, Stephane Lemeret, and Karim Ojjeh secured pole positions for the two races of the Lamborghini World Finals, which will crown the champions of the AM and Lamborghini Cup classes this weekend in Misano.
On a humid and cloudy day, the Super Trofeo EVO2 cars began lapping the Marco Simoncelli track to set the starting grids for Race 1 and Race 2 in the two ...Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier fended off a charge from World Rally Championship title rival Elfyn Evans to hang onto the Rally Japan lead heading into the final day of competition 
Ogier came under attack from championship leader Evans across Saturday’s seven asphalt stages, but was able to issue a fightback in the afternoon to end the day with a 6.5s margin ahead of Sunday’s remaining six ...Keep reading

After three consecutive Formula 1 grands prix ended up being straightforward one-stops, a mooted plan for mandatory two-stop strategies is failing to get traction.
The Baku, Singapore and Austin races lacked strategic variety, hence the proposal was brought up in the Mexico Grand Prix drivers’ briefing and within the Sporting Advisory Committee; it is also on the F1 Commission’s ...Keep reading

Mercedes' trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin does not expect the 2026 cars to suffer from the porpoising and bouncing issues that plagued the current generation of Formula 1 machinery - but says teams will have to remain vigilant against similar knock-on effects.
Next year's floor geometry will align more closely with those used prior to 2022, with a largely flat floor between the ...Keep reading

Elfyn Evans closed in on Sebastien Ogier as the fight for the Rally Japan lead and World Rally Championship title intensified on Saturday.
Evans started the day in third, 10.2s adrift of leader and title rival Ogier and 2.3s behind fellow Toyota team-mate Takamoto Katsuta, but the leaderboard began to shift through the morning loop.
The Welshman was faster than both his Toyota rivals in ...Keep reading

Lando Norris put an early marker in the sand as he stormed to Sprint pole at Interlagos with McLaren team mate Oscar Piastri close in third and while their other title rival Max Verstappen is back in sixth, his Red Bull's race pace suggests he remains a potent threat heading into the weekend.

The drivers and teams report back on all the action from Friday practice and Sprint Qualifying at the 2025 Sao Paulo Grand Prix from Interlagos.

Fernando Alonso was keen to keep motivation high after Aston Martin achieved a strong result in Sprint Qualifying at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, with the Spaniard taking P5 on the grid.

Lewis Hamilton was left to rue a difficult Sprint Qualifying at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix that saw him exit SQ2 in 11th place, with the seven-time World Champion stating afterwards that “it’s not going well from my side”.

Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko says Max Verstappen's issues at Interlagos stem from a lack of downforce and grip in the second sector. This, compounded by a sensitive soft tyre, has resulted in a disappointing sixth-place start for the reigning champion in tomorrow's sprint race. 
Speaking to ORF after the Brazilian GP sprint qualifying, Marko gave a blunt response when asked about the deficit ...Keep reading

McLaren's Lando Norris struggled during sprint qualifying despite securing pole position for the sprint race.
The British driver secured sprint pole with a time of 1m09.243s. He was closely followed by Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli and his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in second and third, respectively.
While he is set to start from the front, Norris noted difficulties with timing ...Keep reading

Lando Norris secures pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix sprint race with McLaren team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri in third.

Lando Norris secures pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix sprint race with McLaren team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri in third.

Lando Norris secures pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix sprint race with McLaren team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri in third.

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.
This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.
When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
Photos from Sao Paulo GP - Practice & ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli has conceded that there is “a lot to fight for” as he prepares to line up on the front row of the grid for Saturday’s Sprint at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, the Mercedes driver having split the two McLarens during Sprint Qualifying.

Lando Norris came out on top in Sprint Qualifying in Sao Paulo, pipping Kimi Antonelli and, crucially, Oscar Piastri to pole position amid their back and forth battle for the championship lead.

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES James VOWLES (Williams), Andrea STELLA (McLaren), Alan PERMANE (Racing Bulls)

Oscar Piastri is prepared to chase down Lando Norris in Sao Paulo after he was forced to settle for third position in Sprint Qualifying, viewing this weekend as a potential turning point after a run of challenging rounds.