Zhou’s pace in F2 this season, allied to some healthy backing from Chinese sponsors, has left the 22-year-old Alpine Academy driver as the most likely candidate to step up and race alongside new Alfa signing Valtteri Bottas in 2022. Sources have suggested that a deal is all but agreed, and now just needs to be signed off. […]
The new Aprilia rider’s 1m32.666s set moments before the rain intensified in the first practice session was enough to give the Spaniard top spot overall, with heavy rain returning for the start of the afternoon session. While Vinales says he was “much more calm” with topping FP1, he concedes it will have little bearing to […]
While lacking the novelty value of the first attempt at Silverstone, the weekend did see some intrigue generated by the Saturday event, with Lewis Hamilton dropping a couple of spots from his original grid position, and McLaren drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris gaining one apiece. F1 boss Ross Brawn has always said that the […]
The championship leader has repeatedly aired his struggles with the 2021 Yamaha in wet conditions and little improvement appeared to be made on Friday at Misano following a soaked FP2. Quartararo slid from eighth in the mostly dry FP1 to 18th in the fully wet FP2, finishing behind new team-mate Franco Morbidelli – who has been […]
F1 title rivals Hamilton and Verstappen clashed while battling for position during Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, resulting in Verstappen’s Red Bull car flying over the top of Hamilton’s Mercedes. One of Verstappen’s wheels made light contact with Hamilton’s helmet, but the majority of the impact was buffeted by the halo cockpit… Continue Reading on Autosport
Since losing his factory Ducati seat at the end of 2020, Dovizioso has been on a sabbatical, during which time he has undergone a test programme with Aprilia with a view to a full-time return in 2022. With that avenue closing upon Maverick Vinales’ signing, his Yamaha exit paved the way for Morbidelli to move […]
Hamilton and Verstappen famously made contact while fighting for the lead at the British GP, the Red Bull driver crashing hard against the barriers. His Mercedes rival got a 10-second penalty for the accident, but still managed to win the race. The duo clashed again at the Italian GP last weekend, although this time both […]
Neale originally joined McLaren as its Formula 1 operations director in 2001, before moving up to become the team’s managing director in 2005. He helped play a part in the evolution of the squad as it grew stronger in that period before it helped Lewis Hamilton win his first F1 drivers’ world championship in 2008. Neale […]
Morbidelli will end the 2021 season as a factory Yamaha rider having been promoted from Petronas SRT to take the seat formerly occupied by Maverick Vinales before his axing last month. On Thursday, Yamaha also confirmed it had signed Morbidelli onto a two-year factory deal through to the end of 2023. Morbidelli was the top […]
Red Bull reserve Albon will race for the Mercedes-powered Williams team next year alongside Nicholas Latifi after competing in the DTM during 2021. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said over the Italian Grand Prix weekend that Albon’s contract with the Grove-based squad has clauses to protect the intellectual property of the German manufacturer’s… Continue Reading on […]