Motorsports
Sainz: “At Red Bull you either be aggressive under braking or you don’t pass”
Carlos Sainz signed for Sublime Sprint Race. He continued to attack, as the script indicates, due to his fifth starting position and his five starting positions on the grid for Sunday’s race in São Paulo. I was. He gave it his all and, like Hamilton, won his seven-time champion, defending his position despite the Englishman’s faster pace. His two-time champion Max also overtook Verstappen with an aggressive maneuver. make a fan The Spaniard thinks Mercedes has a faster pace, which started Sunday with Russell and Hamilton on the front row, where he was first and he was second, and Verstappen’s softness could be better if he used his rubber. I think the pacing is questionable. Fitted with medium tires. The Spaniard said this weekend was another example of what his season has been like. We changed the combustion chamber on Friday, so he will have to start seventh on days where he can start second.
evaluation
“Normally we are downgraded over Mercedes and we have seen how hard they push. I had to be aggressive because I had the best places, I was happy with the pace, the race, Mercedes took a step forward and the race pace seems to be very quick.”
His progress to Verstappen
“He’s definitely on the limit. It’s very difficult to pass here. I had to adjust the line a lot to pass him in the first corner and Red Bull are very quick on the straights. So either be aggressive on braking or don’t pass him so you have to do it while braking sorry if it hits you but it’s a race and you want to get it But sometimes you have to go.”
MERCEDES, more rhythm
“We have a decent pace this weekend, but maybe Mercedes has a little more pace. We have to pass them on the track, I will start seventh on penalties and Charles will start fourth or fifth, so we have to have a good race to beat them. Hmm.”
Return
“Definitely the car is better here. We have better pace, but I don’t know about Red Bull, because they had the means and they had their problems. But from today on, Mercedes is race pace. “Lewis[Hamilton]put pressure on me and George was able to get away from me. We still have work to do to beat them but at least today is good. We raced and we were able to separate them.Unfortunately tomorrow we have a very expensive penalty (fifth place).It would be better to start second and we can try something but I will do my best to come back.”
penalty
“It was good, but it was difficult. I finished second, but I spent a lot of laps defending Lewis, I passed Max, but his top speed made it quite difficult. If I start second tomorrow, If it had been, Mercedes would have been more vulnerable because they had better pace and degradation, but at least we would be in the fight.Unfortunately I have that penalty and it is This is the story of my season, when you have the rhythm and you get stronger, there is something that keeps me going. increase.”
Source: Mundo Deportivo
I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.
2025 Formula 1 champion Lando Norris admitted that private messages and personal meetings with legends such as Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and four-time MotoGP champion Casey Stoner played an important role in the championship fight.
Norris has spoken about the support he has received ahead of the decisive stages of the season.
“I have received so many powerful words of encouragement, messages and speeches from incredible people who are world champions in a variety of sports, from Lewis, Seb and many more.
Many people don’t know that I communicate with Seb. Some, especially Casey Stoner, wrote me a quick message just when I needed it most: “Think about this, believe in yourself, do this, do that.” That really helped me get back on track.”
Norris’ title chances were in serious jeopardy following the recent rise of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. However, McLaren’s successful strategy in Abu Dhabi on the final stage of the season allowed the Briton to finish third at the Yas Marina Circuit and formalize the championship title.
An important component of success was the pilot’s psychological resilience. Norris made mistakes throughout the 2025 season that could have cost him the title, but he managed to withstand the pressure while his teammate Oscar Piastri succumbed to the pressure at key moments of the season.
Norris concluded: “When you win the championship by just two points, I’m sure that the faith and support of the people around me brought me these two points. That’s why I’m grateful to everyone, because sometimes you only need two points to win the championship.”
Source: Sport UA
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McLaren pilot Oscar Piastri said that he was approaching the 2026 season with double motivation after winning his first Formula 1 championship and losing to his teammate Lando Norris.
While the Australian pilot completed the unsuccessful second half of the season in third place in the general classification, 13 points behind Norris, he gained a 34-point advantage after the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort.
After the Dutch stage, it appeared that the situation was completely under Piastri’s control. But a crash in Azerbaijan, as well as a series of poor performances in Austin, Mexico City and Brazil, slowly destroyed his title ambitions.
As a result, although the Australian player regained the pace he showed at the beginning of the championship at the end of the season, he did not have enough distance to close the gap in the final stages in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
While McLaren attributes Piastri’s difficulties primarily to tracks with low grip, at other tracks the driver has traditionally looked much stronger.
Despite the disappointment of missing out on the title, Piastri gained valuable experience against Norris and Max Verstappen, giving him confidence ahead of attacking the title again in 2026.
“I’m just hungry and ready for it. Of course, I’m waiting for a few weeks to get some rest and not think about racing.”
However, many new things await us when we return to work; significant changes to cars and engines.
You never know how you’re going to start the season with such a big update to the rules, but I trust the people around me.
“Personally, he has a lot of confidence in me this season; I’m ready to use this experience in 2026, regardless of the car.”
Source: Sport UA
Ruth Waterhouse is an author and sports journalist who writes for Sportish. She is known for her coverage of various sports events and her insightful analysis of sports-related news. With a passion for sports and a keen eye for detail, she has become a respected voice in the sports community.
Motorsports
MotoGP Ducati coach Gigi Dall’Igna: “Marc Marquez’s limitation was that he took risks that were unnecessary”
Gigi Dall’Igna He was one of the men who put his hand in the fire when he made the decision. Marc Marquez instead of Jorge Martin as a friend Pecco Bagnaia inside the box ducati official. But just one year later he was proven right. The Cervera native returned to the top of the motorcycling world with a landslide victory in the Desmosedici GP25.
Indeed, in recognition of this return to the top, DAZN released the documentary Volver, in which Ducati’s sports director reflects on the fact that Marc always pushes himself to the limit. Even when you don’t need to. And Dariña sees this as one of Marc Márquez’s few weaknesses thus far.
”His limitation is that he may take risks even when it is not necessary. If there had been a little more clarity, for example, some mistakes could have been avoided at some point,” Dall’Iña argued.
In this sense he also said: Marco RigamontiHe made his debut as a truck engineer for Marquez in 2025. For Italians, this exploration of boundaries is a trait that has brought them great success in the past.
“He always said this.I want to be remembered as someone who gave everything.. It shows on the track as he always pushes the bike to the maximum and always tries. He is not afraid to make decisions that go against the flow.. Moreover, he knows that if he makes a choice at the last moment that surprises the other drivers, it could give him an advantage,” Rigamonti said.
After becoming champion, Marquez was involved in an accident at the Indonesian Grand Prix and was forced to undergo surgery to recover from a shoulder blade injury. Just a few days ago, he was able to get back on a flat track motorcycle and is currently continuing to heal his right shoulder.
The goal, as Marc himself has reiterated both actively and passively, is to take part in the February test at Sepang. He doesn’t want to miss the start of the 2026 preseason.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.
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