Jarrod Partridge
Founder of Motorsport Reports, Ayrton's dad, Bali United fan, retired sports photographer. I live in Bali and drink much more Vanilla Coke than a grown man should.
Why Jorge Martin Still Feels Like a Visitor on His Own Championship Bike
Jorge Martin leads the MotoGP world championship by seven points, and he still describes his own motorcycle like a stranger describing someone else’s house. “I…
Ryan Hunter-Reay Gets One More Shot at the Speedway He Cannot Quit
Ryan Hunter-Reay is 45 years old, working a desk job at Arrow McLaren as sporting director, and he still cannot walk away from the one…
Austin Hill and Shane van Gisbergen Are Out of Excuses for Their Feud
Austin Hill did not wait for a reporter to ask him what happened at Chicagoland. He offered the answer before the question landed. “I’m sure…
What Oscar Piastri Really Said Amid the Verstappen Rumors Swallowing His Summer
What Oscar Piastri Actually Said For several days this July, the F1 paddock ran on a single rumor: that Oscar Piastri, even with a contract…
Why Pecco Bagnaia’s Final Ducati Season Doubles as His First as a Father
The News That Arrived at Half Distance Pecco Bagnaia was fourth at Assen, freshly clear of a three-way scrap with Ducati teammate Marc Marquez and…
Marcus Armstrong Turns Road America Heartbreak Into a New Meyer Shank Deal
The Engine That Died at Turn 6 Marcus Armstrong had the win. Not a share of it, not a chance at it, the actual thing,…
Why George Russell Says Growing Up Working Class Still Shapes Him in F1
“I grew up working-class. I didn’t have fancy cars or private jets.” George Russell said it plainly, in an interview with the Daily Mail, without…
Fabio Di Giannantonio Breaks Down Thanking the Team That Rebuilt His Career
“I really thought it would be easier.” That is the sentence Fabio Di Giannantonio got out before his voice failed him entirely. The Italian rider…
Rinus VeeKay Has a Pretty Good Idea Where He Will Race Next Year
Rinus VeeKay watched two dominoes fall in the space of 24 hours this week. Scott Dixon left the only IndyCar team he had ever known….
Alex Bowman Insists He Is Not Racing for His Job at Hendrick
Alex Bowman sat on a Tuesday teleconference ahead of the eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway and said the sentence that every driver in his position…