Vinales registered his worst-ever qualifying in MotoGP with 21st on Saturday at the Sachsenring and could make no inroads into the points on Sunday. Having found it “impossible” to pass a brace of Avintia Ducatis on the outer reaches of the points, Vinales wound up 19th and last of the classified runners having backed off […]
After a struggle off the line from his 14th spot grid berth, and an opening lap that saw him shuffled backwards, Russell produced an impressive drive, making the most of an early pit stop, to climb to 12th at the chequered flag. Such was his and the Williams’ pace, Russell was able to pull off […]
The Pramac Ducati rider grabbed pole by just 0.011 seconds from Fabio Quartararo despite a late crash, meaning he ended his fellow countryman’s run of five consecutive poles in MotoGP. With Quartararo having to settle for second place on the factory Yamaha, Aleix Espargaro grabbed an historic front row for Aprilia – the Italian manufacturer’s […]
The addition of Saudi Arabia to the 2021 calendar has raised questions from human rights groups, while other venues such as Bahrain, China and Russia have also proved controversial in the past. Todt said his road safety role with the United Nations has given him the opportunity to meet human rights experts who agreed that […]
The French rider snatched top spot in Q2 at the Sachsenring with just under two minutes remaining to sit on provisional pole with a 1m20.236s lap. Pushing for a second lap, Zarco crashed at the Turn 5 left-hander, but held onto his pole as the rest of the field failed to find enough of an […]
A planned switch of the monocoques on Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton’s cars has become one of the biggest talking points of the race weekend. As is often the case with modern-day F1, through the chase to ham up stories in a search of controversy, the debate has quickly been exhausted. In short: it became […]
Marquez hasn’t been defeated at the Sachsenring since his first season in the 125cc class back in 2009. Many had predicted prior to the weekend that he could keep the streak going and secure his first win since the arm injury that put him out of the 2020 campaign, as the track’s anti-clockwise nature of […]
Verstappen picked up his second pole of the 2021 season by edging out Lewis Hamilton for the top spot in qualifying at Paul Ricard on Saturday, ending Mercedes’ dominance in the sessions that mattered at the French GP since it returned to the F1 calendar in 2018. He claimed his fifth F1 career pole by […]
The 2021 Aprilia MotoGP bike has proven to be the marque’s best of the modern four-stroke era, which began back in 2002, with Espargaro consistently scoring top eight results this season. Aprilia hasn’t had a front row start in the premier class since Jeremy McWilliams was on pole for the 500cc race in Australia, with […]
The Red Bull driver claimed the fifth F1 pole position of his career, and first since the 2021 season-opener in Bahrain, with a stunning late lap at Circuit Paul Ricard to keep clear of Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Hamilton will line up alongside Verstappen – who admitted he had not expected to […]