Autosport reported on Sunday morning that Vinales was considering quitting Yamaha at the end of the season and take up a ride with Aprilia for 2022 as the relationship between the Spaniard and his team had hit rock bottom. Vinales was signed by Yamaha in 2017 to replace Ducati-bound Jorge Lorenzo and won three of his first five […]
Month: June 2021
Title race isn’t over despite end to Mercedes development
Wolff said on Saturday that Mercedes would “continue to stick to our principle of putting our resource into 2022” with regards to its development plans despite the fierce championship fight with Red Bull. Sunday’s Styrian Grand Prix saw Max Verstappen score a dominant win for Red Bull, leading every single lap as the team recorded… […]
Arm struggles had Quartararo “scared” in Assen MotoGP race
Quartararo was robbed of a victory at the Spanish GP in May when he suffered arm pump in his right arm which required surgery following the Jerez race. He hasn’t had many issues with his arm since, but the physical nature of the Assen track this weekend meant he “struggled” during the Dutch GP. Taking […]
Verstappen explains brake issue during Styrian GP victory
Verstappen led every lap at the Red Bull Ring to score his fourth win of the year and record back-to-back victories for the first time in his F1 career. Verstappen crossed the line 35 seconds clear of title rival Lewis Hamilton in second place, having led by more than 17 seconds prior to Hamilton’s late […]
Zarco “destroyed” my Assen MotoGP race with “idiot move”
Rins and Zarco were battling for fifth on the second lap of Sunday’s Dutch TT at Assen when the Pramac rider made an aggressive move up the inside of the Mandeven right-hander. The Suzuki rider was nudged slightly by Zarco and had to run into the gravel, dropping from fourth to last – with Rins […]
Mercedes pitted early to capitalise on slow Perez stop
Bottas qualified second at the Red Bull Ring on Saturday but dropped back to fifth on the grid due to a penalty for spinning in the pits in Friday practice. Bottas moved up to fourth on lap 11 by passing McLaren’s Lando Norris, and began to catch Perez for third towards the end of the […]
Vinales feels MotoGP races now “a nightmare” for him
The Yamaha rider is reportedly close to make a shock exit from Yamaha at the end of the season despite having a contract for 2022 and moving to Aprilia next year. Vinales rubbished the Aprilia links on Sunday after finishing 2.7s behind race-winning team-mate Fabio Quartararo in the Dutch TT, but admitted quitting Yamaha is […]
Red Bull warned over Verstappen’s victory burnout
Verstappen was in dominant form at the Red Bull Ring earlier, leading comfortably from pole position and grabbing a victory that extended his lead at the head of F1’s points standings. As the Dutchman celebrated his victory across the line at the circuit, however, he slowed right by his Red Bull crew on the pitwall […]
Vinales says leaving Yamaha “is an option” but denies Aprilia MotoGP links
Vinales has been at the centre of a silly season bombshell this weekend at the Dutch Grand Prix after news emerged from the paddock that he could be leaving Yamaha at the end of the season and joining Aprilia for 2022. The Spaniard does have a contract with Yamaha that runs to the end of […]
Russell rues “typical” bad luck when chasing first Williams points
Russell started the race 10th for Williams and moved up to eighth early on after Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly made contact on the opening lap. The Williams driver was able to hold position, keeping the likes of Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda behind, and even closed up on Fernando Alonso for seventh towards the […]