Quartararo’s Yamaha leathers came completely undone with around five laps of Sunday’s Catalan GP remaining, with the Frenchman seen discarding his chest protector while going through the Turn 3 right-hander. The Yamaha rider – who ultimately finished fourth after being demoted from third for a track limits violation late on – was at a loss […]
Leclerc led the opening two laps in Baku after taking his second straight pole for Ferrari on Saturday, but was passed by Hamilton’s Mercedes as they came across the line to start the third lap. Hamilton had managed to gain on Leclerc through the high-speed final sector, eventually getting the pass completed into Turn 1. […]
The six-time MotoGP world champion was one of the only riders to opt for the soft rear tyre for Sunday’s Barcelona race, as he felt “today it’s time to take a risk” as he saw “no meaning” to just “burn fuel”. Marquez ran in the podium battle in those early laps having started 13th, but […]
Stroll and Verstappen both suffered huge accidents on the straight after experiencing what appeared to be similar failures while running Pirelli’s C3 tyre, which was the hard compound in Baku. Isola said a cut found on the left rear that came off Lewis Hamilton’s car after the red flag indicated that a similar issue may […]
In the latter stages of Sunday’s 24-lap Barcelona race, Quartararo’s Yamaha leathers split open with around five tours to go and he was seen discarding his chest protector at Turn 3 while trailing eventual winner Miguel Oliveira. Quartararo continued to the chequered flag with his suit fully open, but was not initially penalised despite the […]
Schumacher spent the majority of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix ahead of Mazepin, only for the Russian driver to jump his team-mate at the standing start that followed the red flag with two laps to go, moving into 13th place. Schumacher was able to gain on Mazepin as their neared the finish line on the final […]
Quartararo fought for victory with KTM’s Miguel Oliveira in the second half of Sunday’s 24-lap Catalan GP, but was struck by a bizarre issue when his leather race suit completely unzipped itself with around five laps to go. The Yamaha rider was seen dispensing of his chest protector and carried on riding with his suit […]
Verstappen was denied a likely victory when his left-rear tyre failed as he came to cross the line to begin lap 48 of the 51-lap race, holding a four-second lead over Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. The failure sent Verstappen’s car spinning into the wall at one of the fastest parts of the circuit, prompting […]
The nine-time grand prix world champion’s MotoGP future beyond 2021 remains in doubt as he’s struggled for form this year, with Autosport revealing on Saturday that SRT and Yamaha has already been sounding out potential replacements for Rossi in 2022. Rossi made it into Q2 for just the third time in 2021 at Barcelona on […]
The world of Formula 1 will see something of a shake-up this winter. A number of the ‘old guard’ are to make way for new talent which is banging hard on the usually-closed grand prix door. More than half the battle of becoming a grand prix drivers is getting a seat in the first place. […]