Zarco was a factor in the early podium fight on his Pramac Ducati having qualified on pole, but faded as he battled a drop in rear grip in the second half of the 30-lap race and took the chequered flag down in eighth. With championship leader Fabio Quartararo third, and factory Ducati duo Francesco Bagnaia […]
With speed gains in any area now being enough to swing form one way or another, the two teams have been locked in a game of cat and mouse about set-up approaches. Of particular focus has been downforce levels, and especially rear wing configurations, as both balance the right level of downforce needed against the […]
Following an emotional victory for Marc Marquez at the German MotoGP, his first win since his comeback from a career-threatening injury, the MotoGP paddock moves on to the Netherlands for a final race before five weeks off with an extended summer break due to the cancellation of the Finnish GP. After strengthening his MotoGP world […]
Just a fortnight on from being left furious at the way Mazepin had defended a position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the pair had another run-in at Paul Ricard. Schumacher was forced wide on to the run-off at Turn 3 early in the race after Mazepin made an aggressive dive down the inside to grab […]
The three-time MotoGP race winner injured his left knee earlier this month during a training incident at Valentino Rossi’s VR46 ranch. Morbidelli first disclosed the injury when he fell practicing a bike swap in practice at Barcelona, when he fell as his knee gave way. The Italian has since aggravated that injury on Tuesday in […]
Max Verstappen’s victory at Paul Ricard last weekend was helped by the impressive top speed of his car, which assisted him in staving off an attack from Lewis Hamilton in the midpoint of the race. But while Red Bull’s low-downforce rear wing configuration was a key factor in its advantage on the straights, Mercedes also […]
KTM scored just two top five results from the first five races in a difficult start to its 2021 campaign, with the marque nowhere near the form which took it to three races win in 2020. However, the introduction of a new chassis for the Italian Grand Prix suddenly propelled KTM back to the front […]
As the middle leg of an F1 triple-header, the Styrian GP returns to the F1 calendar for a second consecutive year as part of the COVID-19-enforced changes. After Max Verstappen’s victory at the French GP, as he reeled in and overtook Lewis Hamilton on the penultimate lap, the Red Bull driver leads the standings by […]
Six-time MotoGP world champion Marquez claimed a sensational first victory for himself and Honda since Valencia 2019 as he continues his comeback from a serious arm injury which ruled him out of the 2020 season. Marquez’s absence last year ushered in a tough period for Honda, which scored just two podiums last season and endured […]
Toto Wolff’s complaint about Nikita Mazepin in Spain, and Red Bull team manager Jonathan Wheatley’s call to red flag the race in Baku, delivered the type of behind-the-scenes team emotion that has previously been hidden. But the insight hit a new peak during Friday practice at the French Grand Prix when both Mercedes and Red […]