Honda is in the midst of one of its toughest seasons in MotoGP, with the marque yet to score a podium in the first six races and currently sits fifth in the standings – just three points clear of Aprilia. This follows on from a largely difficult 2020 in which Honda registered its first winless […]
Norris, who qualified sixth, was placed under investigation during the opening qualifying session having been due to complete a timed lap – before Antonio Giovinazzi brought out the second red flag of the session. As the red flags were flown just as Norris was within touching distance of the pit-lane entry, the British driver was […]
Factory Yamaha rider Quartararo continued his scintillating Saturday form in 2021 by becoming the first MotoGP rider since 2014 to record five consecutive pole positions. The championship leader and defending Catalan GP winner pipped Ducati’s Jack Miller by just 0.037s to secure top spot, prior to the Australian taking a tumble at Turn 3. Friday […]
Leclerc claimed his second successive pole position in similarly bizarre circumstances to last month’s Monaco Grand Prix Q3, where he crashed during the final runs in that session. This time in Azerbaijan, it was Yuki Tsunoda going into the barriers at Turn 3 – and Carlos Sainz Jr also going off and hitting the wall […]
In a snippet of an interview with DAZN released by the network on Friday, Vinales – when asked how he would approach his future – was quoted as saying: “Calmly, very calmly. I don’t want to make a mistake again”. He added: “I want to make a good decision, really take the path that best […]
Ferrari driver Leclerc claimed his second consecutive pole once again with the aid of red flags which ensured his Q3 benchmark could not be toppled by any late improvements. The Monegasque pipped seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton by 0.232s on their first qualifying runs, and was assured of pole by a late crash involving Yuki Tsunoda’s… […]
Last year’s Catalan GP ultimately came down to who best preserved their rubber, with Morbidelli dropping out of the podium battle late on due to a severe drop in grip. All riders are expecting a similar race to last year’s to pan out on Sunday, with Morbidelli admitting the choice of hard or medium rear […]
Norris received a three-place grid drop and three penalty points on his licence after he failed to enter the pitlane when a red flag came out during Q1. Norris was on the main straight and almost at the pit entrance when the session was stopped. He was heard asking the team if he should enter […]
Honda is enduring a tough 2021 campaign as all four of its riders across its factory team and LCR have struggled for form on the latest RC213V. Takaaki Nakagami has scored Honda’s best result so far in 2021 of fourth at the Spanish GP, while neither of its factory team riders Marc Marquez and Pol […]
Leclerc will start ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen of Red Bull after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3. Multiple crashes caused four red flags. What happened in Q1? The first session […]