The Suzuki rider was denied direct entry to Q2 after a crash late on in Friday’s FP2, with wet conditions in FP3 ensuring there would be no lap time improvements on the combined order. Both Mir and team-mate Alex Rins set strong pace in the opening stages of Q1 in wet conditions, but were caught […]
F1 teams are currently preparing for the major upcoming car design changes, which were scheduled to come into force for the start of the 2021 campaign before being postponed because of the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. When Alonso announced his intention to return to F1 with what was then known as the Renault […]
Pole looked set to go to Marc Marquez as spots of rain appeared in the latter stages, but the top six changed right at the death as a number of riders found lap time improvements in the conditions. Meanwhile, Q1 claimed several big hitters including championship leader Francesco Bagnaia and Suzuki duo Joan Mir and […]
F1 raced on a tweaked layout of the track last weekend for the first time since the Turn 10 left-hander was reprofiled in a bid to improve overtaking and make the corner faster. But drivers remained more critical about the Turn 14-15 chicane in the final sector, which was introduced in 2007 and has long […]
Overnight rain left the Le Mans circuit soaked for the start of FP3, which meant already the qualifying groups for later this afternoon have been decided based on Friday’s times. Suzuki’s Alex Rins – who will face Q1 later – set the initial benchmark on wet tyres at 1m48.807s, though top spot rapidly changed over […]
Only tracks that gain the FIA’s top licence can host F1 races. But what’s needed for Grade 1 status? All races sanctioned by the FIA – from F1 to Rallycross – have to take place on circuits that have been granted a licence, with different levels of licence needed to host different series. These range […]
Rossi is in the midst of his worst-ever start to a grand prix season, having scored just four points from the opening four rounds with a solitary 12th in the Qatar GP. The Petronas SRT rider has come in for criticism for his form, but admitted on Thursday he was keen to prove correct Kevin […]
Reigning Formula 2 champion Schumacher hasn’t enjoyed the easiest rookie season so far, having been unable to finish higher than 16th in the lacklustre Haas VF-21 F1 car. With Haas deciding not to carry out any development work ahead of the 2022 rule changes, Schumacher’s fortunes are unlikely to improve this year. But despite not… […]
Ahead of his home round, Zarco’s 1m31.747s was enough to beat fellow countryman Fabio Quartararo to top spot in second practice and complete a French 1-2. Quartararo’s factory Yamaha team-mate Maverick Vinales slotted into third place ahead of impressive Repsol Honda rider Pol Espargaro, as Franco Morbidelli rounded out the top five on his two-year-old Yamaha […]
Just a few weeks after the Turkey event was announced as being slotted in to the schedule to replace Canada on 13 June, F1 chiefs have had to change plans again. The fate of the Istanbul race was thrown in to doubt when the British government added Turkey on to a list of red zone […]