The Australian was running eighth in a tight group battling for the final two podium slots when he crashed on lap 15 of 26 at the Strubben hairpin. Miller says he was braking harder at that point in anticipation of Suzuki’s Joan Mir and LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami coming to blows and tucked the front […]
In particular, the straightline speed boost that has been witnessed since the arrival of Honda’s second power unit at the French GP has left Mercedes chasing answers about why it can no longer keep up. Red Bull has brushed off any talk that Honda’s newer power unit features any performance upgrades, which would not be […]
Marquez had a huge highside during second practice at Assen last Friday and hurt his right ankle after a heavy impact with the ground. The crash was blamed on the Honda’s electronics, with Marquez admitting he was “angry” with how the crash happened and lost confidence in the bike as a result. But Honda reacted […]
F1 announced last week that the Russian Grand Prix would be leaving Sochi following the 2022 race and move to the Igora Drive track on the outskirts of St Petersburg from 2023. Despite the change in location, the race will continue to be run by race promoter Rosgonki, which has the contract to hold the […]
As the relationship between Vinales and Yamaha soured beyond repair in recent months, his worst ever weekend as a MotoGP rider in Germany set into motion events which on Monday led to both parties – upon Vinales’ request – agreeing to part ways at the end of 2021 one year into his two-year contract. In […]
Pierre Gasly has been one of the standout performers of the 2021 F1 season, qualifying in the top six on six occasions and only missing the Q3 shootout once. The pace of the AlphaTauri AT21 has helped the Frenchman hold eighth in the drivers’ championship after the Styrian Grand Prix, partly thanks to a shock […]
Espargaro finished Sunday’s 26-lap Assen race eighth after narrowly missing out on seventh in a battle with Honda’s Marc Marquez. The Aprilia rider showed strong pace throughout practice and was just under five seconds from the final step of the podium, but “a big limitation” with his bike’s engine meant he could do nothing when […]
While team boss Toto Wolff said after its defeat in last weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix that the outfit’s development focus was fully on 2022’s rules, it has clarified that it does not mean that developments to the current W12 have stopped completely. Technical director James Allison has revealed that Mercedes still has upgrades that… Continue […]
Vinales endured the worst weekend of his MotoGP career last time out in Germany when he qualified 21st and finished last, but rebounded in emphatic fashion to claim his first pole of 2021 by just 0.071 seconds. Vinales set the early benchmark at a 1m32.413s, with Q1 pacesetter Johann Zarco and Pol Espargaro on the […]
Aston Martin originally built the Adrian Newey-designed Valkyrie for the new Le Mans 24 Hours Hypercar class as a factory programme, alongside a limited road car version. But soon after a consortium led by Lawrence Stroll bought shares of the struggling British manufacturer, the Hypercar programme was shelved to shift focus on Formula 1,… Continue […]