After a relatively disappointing qualifying session saw him only finish 15th, George Russell had a strong race to ninth place, while his team-mate Nicholas Latifi just missed the points in 11th. For much of this season the team has struggled to back up its strong qualifying pace in races, with Russell often slipping back. However,… […]
The 15-time MotoGP race winner has stepped into the seat vacated by Franco Morbidelli, who has been signed by Yamaha until the end of 2023 to take Maverick Vinales’ place at the factory squad. Dovizioso rode a Ducati for eight years between 2013 and 2020, and latterly tested for Aprilia during his sabbatical this season […]
Ricciardo handed McLaren its first win since 2012 at Monza last Sunday, with Lando Norris’ second place ensuring the Woking team’s first 1-2 finish in 11 years. His victory made Ricciardo the 20th different driver to win an F1 grand prix for McLaren, joining an illustrious list featuring the likes of Senna, Alain Prost, Mika […]
In August, SRT announced it would be quitting all three classes of the MotoGP World Championship at the end of the 2021 season having been in existence since 2015 in Moto3, before progressing to Moto2 in 2017 and MotoGP in 2019. This announcement came in the wake of title sponsor Petronas confirming its own exit […]
Red Bull reserve driver Albon will make a return to racing in F1 next year after signing for Williams, having dropped off the grid at the end of the 2020 season. Albon will partner Nicholas Latifi next year, replacing the Mercedes-bound Russell, who is a close friend of the Anglo-Thai driver. Albon and Russell raced […]
Marquez’s recovery from his serious right arm break has been much slower than anticipated this season, with the six-time world champion continuing to lack strength in his right shoulder. This is affecting him at clockwise circuits, with the nature of Misano and especially the high grip levels it offers making the Honda “more aggressive” in […]
The French squad overtook both its rivals to move into fifth place in the constructors’ championship after a sensational Hungarian GP, won by Alonso’s teammate Esteban Ocon. The Spaniard finished in fourth place in the race. Alpine has been able to hold on to fifth since then despite Alonso believing the A521 is not as competitive as… Continue […]
Having made his official MotoGP debut with Aprilia last weekend at Aragon, Vinales returns to a circuit in Misano where he already has some knowledge of the bike – having completed a two-day test at the track ahead of his Aragon bow. Vinales was quick from the off in the rain-hit FP1 and ultimately set […]
The FIA informed teams at the end of June that it would be moving to slow down pitstops on safety grounds, removing some elements of automation. It was a move that Horner said at the time would “dilute” the times achieved by teams in the pits, but the FIA brought the clampdown into force from […]
Earlier this year a group from Saudi Arabia headed by Prince Abdul Aziz, known as Tanal Entertainment, announced it had agreed a deal with VR46 and oil giant Aramco to bring Rossi’s team to MotoGP from 2022. However, Aramco later issued a statement to Autosport that no such title sponsorship deal existed – something it […]