The bumpy track surface at the Circuit of the Americas has been subject to much criticism this weekend, with many riders labelling it as dangerous. Due to the vicious nature of the bumps, many riders said on Friday the idea of shortening the 20-lap race would be brought up in the safety commission meeting as […]
Lewis Hamilton reclaimed the lead of the F1 drivers’ championship by scoring his 100th grand prix victory in Russia on Sunday, beating Lando Norris after a late downpour and a well-timed switch to intermediate tyres. Title rival Max Verstappen recovered from an engine penalty that left him last on the grid to finish second, ensuring… […]
Miller monstered the field in FP3 on Saturday morning by over six tenths, putting him in a firm favourite slot to take pole for the first time this season. Having topped FP4 with a 2m04.028s on a hard rear tyre, Miller could barely improve on this by three tenths on his best Q2 lap on […]
The Italian’s afternoon was badly compromised as he had to rely on manual signals from his pit board, which inevitably lacked the sort of detail required to properly manage his race. It also contributed to him being one of the last drivers to pit in the rain in the closing laps, with only Lando Norris […]
Bagnaia stormed to his third-successive pole and fourth overall in 2021 with a lap 0.348-seconds clear of the field in Saturday’s qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas. The Ducati rider has converted his last two poles at Misano and Aragon into victories and has given himself an outside shot at the championship, having closed […]
While Mercedes hopes to get through the rest of the season without needing a fresh power unit for championship leader Lewis Hamilton, there are growing concerns that it may have to do so and take a grid penalty. The precarious situation the team is in was highlighted over the Russian Grand Prix weekend when a […]
The Texan venue near Austin was savaged by most riders on the grid following Friday’s practices owing to the poor surface riddled with vicious bumps. Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo labelled it a “joke”, while Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro went as far as to say he doesn’t think it’s safe to race on it on Sunday. Ducati’s Bagnaia, […]
Norris looked set to win his maiden grand prix in Sochi until he and McLaren got caught out by a late rain shower with three laps to go. Norris opted to stay on slicks and as the rain worsened, he lost his race-long lead to Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, who took his 100th career win […]
Saturday’s MotoGP action is continuing as normal despite numerous comments from riders after Friday labelling the Circuit of the Americas’ track surface as dangerous. LCR’s Takaaki Nakagami set the early pace in the session with a 2m04.918s on his Honda, before HRC stablemate and Friday pacesetter Marc Marquez edged ahead. Marquez sat top after 10 […]
Sainz joined Ferrari from McLaren for the 2021 season, and is currently leading team-mate Charles Leclerc in the drivers’ championship, scoring three podiums and 112.5 points so far this season. Sainz qualified second for the Russian Grand Prix last weekend, led the early part of the race and eventually finishing third after a… Continue Reading on Autosport