On the first lap, Schumacher went down the inside of the Russian at the hairpin. The two drivers went round the corner side-by-side before the German emerged in front. Later, Schumacher had a fuel pressure issue that slowed him and obliged him to let Mazepin pass. They pair eventually finished 17th and 18th in a race of unusually low… Continue […]
Max Mosley: author. It’s yet another title for a man who can already be called son of Sir Oswald Mosley and Diana Mitford; barrister; racing driver; F1 team owner; F1 prime mover; close associate of Bernie Ecclestone; president of the FIA; driving force behind the life-saving Euro NCAP; scourge of scurrilous newspapers and their unscrupulous… […]
The Woking-based outfit was bracing itself for a tough time around the streets of Monte Carlo, but in the end its MCL35M was actually closer to Red Bull and Mercedes than at other tracks. Team principal Andreas Seidl was delighted with how things had panned out, with Norris finishing third, as McLaren continues to stake […]
Ferrari reported that the left driveshaft hub was broken on Leclerc’s car, which the team only discovered following Leclerc’s reconnaissance lap to the grid as the Monegasque driver struggled with drive. This had not been part of Ferrari’s pre-race checks, and so the underlying issue remained undiscovered until the team finally produced a… Continue Reading […]
The explosive nature of their rivalry caused great tensions within Mercedes as they fought for wins and titles in what was effectively an intra-team contest on the majority of weekends for three seasons. It occasionally spilled over on-track, notably with three on-track collisions – Belgium 2014, Spain 2016 and Austria 2016 – but there… Continue […]
Double Moto2 world champion Zarco signed directly to Ducati last year to join the Avintia satellite squad – a move Ducati worked hard to convince him to make, after the French rider dismissed the squad as “not a top team”. The relationship between Zarco and Ducati has blossomed since, with the marque promoting him to […]
Leclerc scored pole position in Monaco on Saturday after topping qualifying, but a crash at the exit of Swimming Pool by the Ferrari driver prevented any drivers from improving on their final runs in Q3. A rule applied in American series such as IndyCar and IMSA sees any driver causing a red flag in qualifying […]
The Italian marque signed Bagnaia to a two-year deal with its works squad beginning in 2021, but Miller only had a firm one-season contract with an option for a second. Miller – who has been part of the Ducati family since 2018 when he joined Pramac – came under pressure at the start of 2021 […]
But with a tight battle on its hands against Red Bull, which excels at such venues, the world champion team pulled out the stops with a suspension revamp aimed to cure its Achilles’ Heel. Whether the changes helped or not we will never know, as Valtteri Bottas was able to extract more from his car […]
The Briton was FIA president from 1993 to 2009, having previously carved out a successful career as a barrister, amateur racing driver and founder and co-owner of March Engineering. Mosley was born in 1940, the son of fascist politician Sir Oswald Mosley and Lady Diana Mosley, who was one of the famous Mitford sisters. After […]