Martin stormed to pole for last weekend’s Styrian GP with a Red Bull Ring lap record before going on to take his first win in MotoGP. Despite having to go through the first part of qualifying on Saturday for the Austrian GP at Red Bull Ring, Martin once again smashed the circuit lap record to […]
The Pramac Ducati rider broke the new lap record he set last weekend to clinch his second pole position in a row, and the third of his rookie MotoGP campaign. Although Martin went through the first part of qualifying, the young Spanish rider managed to make it through to the final part and paid tribute […]
The British-Korean driver, who sustained fractures to his collarbone and vertebra in a GT World Challenge crash at the Spa 24 Hours a few weeks ago, says he has already spoken to FIA representative to put forward his thoughts. Aitken’s accident, which was caused after he spun into the barriers and bounced back into the […]
Vinales was suspended by the team and withdrawn from this weekend’s Red Bull Ring race after deliberately trying to blow up his Yamaha’s engine in last week’s Styrian GP at the same venue. Yamaha elected against replacing Vinales for the weekend, leaving championship leader Quartararo as the sole representative on track for the factory squad. […]
After the first half of a season dominated by the Red Bull and Mercedes drivers, only extreme circumstances will prevent either Verstappen or Hamilton coming out on top. Ferrari is well out of the title contest, as it finds itself locked in its own battle with McLaren for third place in the constructors’ championship. The […]
After storming to pole ahead of his maiden win in the Styrian GP one week ago, Martin’s fortunes changed in FP3 on Saturday at the Austrian GP when he crashed and had to go into Q1. Making his way out of the first part of qualifying, Martin denied Quartararo pole with his final effort to […]
The 18 points lost with Sebastian Vettel’s exclusion from second place after the FIA failed to extract a one litre fuel sample could prove to be very expensive, especially as the team’s direct rivals for fifth place in the constructors’ championship, Alpine and AlphaTauri, were both gifted positions. Having failed in its push for a… […]
On Thursday night it was revealed that Petronas would end its support for SRT in the MotoGP world championship at the end of the current season, just three years into the squad’s career in the premier class. The support will also end for the Petronas Sprinta Moto2 and Moto3 teams, with both outfits expected to […]
For the latest episode of the Autosport Podcast, we have picked three features from this week’s magazine to analyse with the writers that have crafted them. Autosport editor Kevin Turner (Chief Editor, Autosport) examines British F1 team BRM and its last hurrah with its Tony Southgate designed P153 and P160 machines in 1970 and 1971. […]
A heavy thundery downpour at the end of the Moto3 session left the Red Bull Ring soaked for the start of the second MotoGP practice of the Austrian GP weekend. Tech3 KTM rider Lecuona was first out on track in the conditions followed by factory KTM counterpart Brad Binder and Tech3 team-mate Danilo Petrucci. Lecuona […]