F1 staged its inaugural 100km sprint race last Saturday at the British Grand Prix as part of a weekend format shake-up that will take place at two further events this year. Fans at the track were given three days of competitive action as qualifying moved to Friday, with the sprint race then taking place on […]
Hamilton was penalised for the controversial incident at Copse, just after which Leclerc had surged into the lead before the race was suspended. Leclerc led the majority of the restarted race, including while managing an intermittent engine problem, but was unable to resist Hamilton’s late charge back to the front following his lengthy… Continue Reading […]
The way in which Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes team joyfully celebrated their Formula 1 triumph at Silverstone last weekend drew criticism from rival Red Bull. With Verstappen having been transferred to a nearby hospital for precautionary checks after his opening lap crash, the Milton Keynes-based team was furious that its rival seemed… Continue Reading […]
Red Bull’s Verstappen led from the start, just holding off Hamilton’s Mercedes – who attacked him hard. At Copse corner, they touched wheels with Verstappen sent spinning into the tyrewall that caused the race to be stopped. During their clash Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc jumped to the front to restart on pole, and he led at […]
Two-time F1 world champion Alonso was the star of F1’s inaugural 100km Saturday race ahead of the British Grand Prix, making up six positions on the opening lap as he moved from 11th to fifth. While Alonso would ultimately slip back two places before the end of the sprint race, the improved grid position set […]
Earlier this month the Australian MotoGP round at Phillip Island was struck from the 2021 schedule, effectively replaced by a second Portimao race penned in for the 5-7 November, with the calendar tweaks resulting in the Malaysian GP being moved to run one week after the Thai round as the remaining rounds on the Asian […]
The world champion and his Red Bull rival were fighting for the lead on the opening lap of the Silverstone race, when Hamilton got a run on Verstappen down into Copse corner, and darted for the inside before pulling alongside the Dutchman. But Verstappen stood his ground around the outside, and the pair clashed – […]
Mir has been critical of the lack of progress Suzuki has made with its 2021 challenger compared to the bike he won the championship on last year, noting after the Dutch TT last month that his current package was “not enough” to defend his title with. PLUS: Why Mir’s MotoGP title defence can’t be written off […]
Raikkonen made the comment via team radio after finishing the British Grand Prix out of the points in 15th place. The Finn had gained places at the start in both the Saturday sprint and in the grand prix itself. He spent the latter part of the main event battling with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, but […]
The Ferrari driver became the surprise leader after a clash between Hamilton and British GP polesitter Max Verstappen on the opening lap and held his lead after the red flag and across the opening stint of the race. Leclerc maintain his led for the majority of the Silverstone race, as Hamilton served his 10-second penalty […]