After he tried to deliberately damage his M1’s engine during the final laps of the Styrian GP at Red Bull Ring, Yamaha suspended Vinales and withdrew his entry from the following Austrian GP. Vinales later apologised publicly to Yamaha, blaming his actions on mounting frustration at his situation during the race and at Yamaha in […]
That Red Bull is on a roll at the moment is obvious – we can measure its advantage not just in terms of lap times and race results, but also in the quantity of innuendo directed at it by rivals. Mercedes might have landed a couple of blows by lobbying for new wing flexibility tests […]
Yamaha announced on Friday that it had parted ways with Vinales with immediate effect for the remainder of the 2021 MotoGP season following his suspension by the team last week. Vinales was found to be trying to deliberately damage his YZR-M1’s engine during the final laps of the Styrian Grand Prix, and was subsequently withdrawn […]
The Mexican has had a rollercoaster season for Red Bull so far. The highlight of his campaign was his victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but there have also been some frustrating times too. At the start of the season Perez said he was a fan of the way Marko was brutally honest with him […]
Vinales joined Yamaha for the 2017 season having made waves in his first two years in the premier class with Suzuki, in which he won his maiden MotoGP race at Silverstone in 2016. Signed as the future prospect who could fill the outgoing Jorge Lorenzo’s shoes and act as a safeguard to Yamaha’s future once […]
Under current regulations aimed at reducing costs, F1 teams are allowed a base of 40 runs in their windtunnels, compared to 65 in previous seasons. But windtunnel use is also defined by on-track results, with the teams doing worst getting extra runs based on their finishing position in the constructors’ championship the previous year. As […]
On Friday morning Yamaha announced it has parted ways with Vinales with immediate effect, following his suspension from the Austrian GP by the team after he was found to deliberately try to damage his bike’s engine during the Styrian GP. As first reported by Autosport on Wednesday, Vinales was always set to miss the British […]
Team boss Zak Brown said earlier this month that the Woking-based outfit will have no excuses not to be in a position to fight for the titles by 2024, once all its infrastructures – including its new windtunnel – are in place and functioning at full capacity. “What I will say is we will have […]
While multiple Formula 1 driver deals have been confirmed for 2022, a number of race seats still need to be officially filled. Here’s how next year’s grid is shaping up. Mercedes Mercedes is, arguably, the team with the most attention on its driver line-up. Rumours of Mercedes young driver George Russell getting the call up […]
Ahead of the new technical regulations for 2022, the team owned by American industrialist Gene Haas decided to start with a clean slate this year. Reluctant to keep pumping large sums of his own money into the team, Haas wanted the team to bring in a larger share of the budget itself. Long-time drivers Romain […]