Morbidelli remains on the ‘A-spec’ M1 for the 2021 season, which is effectively a slightly upgraded 2019 Yamaha, on which he rode to second in the championship last season and scored three of the Japanese marque’s seven victories. Yamaha has won all three races in 2021 so far courtesy of its factory duo Maverick Vinales […]
Following lengthy discussions about the idea of holding a trio of sprint race Saturday events this year, a framework of rules plus an extra financial package have been put in place between the teams and F1’s bosses. The matter still needs to go through the formal channels to be put in to the rules, with […]
The nature of modern Formula 1 is such that cars are designed by committee, which means it’s near-impossible to single out the efforts of one person for any resultant success. But if it’s too simplistic to lay credit at the feet of one individual, equally it would be fatuous to suggest that individuals can’t make […]
Julian Jakobi has been involved in managing drivers for over 30 years and has represented the interests of some of the biggest names. At one time he pulled off the incredible feat of looking after Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost at the same time, while more recently he achieved a coup by landing a Red […]
Latifi progressed to Q2 for the second time is his career at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after showing promising pace in practice, with Russell admitting his team-mate had the upper hand over the weekend. “Nicholas had the upper hand on me every single lap this whole weekend, I was just confused as to why,” […]
Brivio left his position running Suzuki’s MotoGP squad off the back of last year’s world championship victory to take up a senior F1 role with Alpine. The Italian serves as the racing director for Alpine, jointly running the outfit alongside executive director Marcin Budkowski following its restructuring of its management team. … Continue Reading on […]
Every form of motorsport comes with its own set of dangers, although few are quite as risky as motorcycle racing. Unlike in Formula 1 or IndyCar, riders in MotoGP are completely exposed on the race track, with no survival shell or halo to provide protection in the event of a crash. Nowhere was this more […]
Allison announced recently that he will move in to a new position as chief technical officer in July, with technology director Mike Elliott stepping up to replace him. While Allison has played an important role in helping Mercedes stay on top of F1 since he joined the outfit at the start of 2017, he has […]
Espargaro has shown strong race pace on the RC213V in the first three rounds of 2021, but has only managed a best of eighth in the Qatar GP and was forced out of the Portugal race due to a rear brake failure. But so far Espargaro has not been able to match his qualifying form […]
Some tracks among the list of 10, like Sebring, Watkins Glen and Long Beach, were rather successful in their era – but fell away from use as the sport expanded and moved on. Others like Las Vegas, Detroit, Dallas, Phoenix and Indianapolis had their moments, but ultimately failed to deliver the huge impact in the […]