The Suzuki rider had made good progress from 14th on the grid and had made his way into the top nine when he slid out of the race at the end of the fifth lap as the rain intensified. Having failed to bring his damaged bike back to pitlane, Mir was unable to switch to his […]
Track limits have been a regular talking point through the early part of the 2021 season after a number of incidents involving their policing. The bulk of the track limits complaints have come from Red Bull, who saw Max Verstappen lose out on a race win, a pole position and a fastest lap over track […]
Sunday’s 27-lap Le Mans race started off in dry conditions but the field was forced to change to their wet bikes at the end of the fifth tour due to worsening weather conditions. The slick running on a wet track before the stop caught out a number of riders, with Suzuki’s Joan Mir crashing and […]
The news that the McLaren will swap its conventional papaya orange livery for the blue and orange of its fuel partner was met with great excitement on Sunday, and evoked memories of the iconic machines that it has adorned down the years. From the Ford GT40, Porsche 917, McLaren F1 and Aston Martin DBR9, it has […]
Despite being labelled as the leader of the Borgo Panigale brand’s new project after the Andrea Dovizioso era, Miller was only offered the option of signing for a single year, instead of the two offered to his team-mate Francesco Bagnaia. After a difficult start to the 2021 world championship in which he failed to live […]
The latest edition of the official F1 video game will be released by Codemasters – its first since being acquired by Electronic Arts – on 16 July, featuring an all-new story mode and three new tracks. The initial announcement last month revealed the game would feature icon drivers as part of its MyTeam mode, made […]
Vinales led the race briefly in the early laps on slick tyres in Sunday’s flag-to-flag Le Mans race, but dropped to fifth just before the pitstop on lap five when he made an error at the Chemin aux Boeufs esses. He continued to lose ground to the leaders, coming into pitlane close to 20 seconds […]
The Briton has had a strong start to the 2021 Formula 1 season, and is currently fourth in the drivers’ standings having taken a podium finish at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. However, his qualifying sessions have not played out in an ideal fashion, as he has often been unable to match his best time […]
Sunday’s 27-lap Le Mans race was the first flag-to-flag grand prix in MotoGP since 2017, with rain a few laps in forcing the field to switch to their wet bikes. Zarco struggled in the early stages on slicks in wet conditions, dropping from fifth on the grid to 10th on the opening lap having been […]
The tie-up primarily concerns the development of Hamilton’s Project 44 business. Recent ventures include the launch of The Hamilton Commission – created to improve representation of black people in UK motorsport – and establishing the X44 team which competes in the Extreme E all-electric off-road racing championship. Thow will work… Continue Reading on Autosport