Bagnaia scored pole in the Aragon and San Marino GPs, after which he converted to victories, and will be aiming for a hat-trick of wins after blitzing the field by 0.348 seconds in qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas. Pramac rookie Jorge Martin got his hooks into the back of COTA pole king Marc […]
During his two-year spell at Renault in 2019 and 2020, Ricciardo had a wager with then team principal Abiteboul that if they scored a podium then the Frenchman would have to get his first tattoo. That top three finish was duly delivered at last year’s Eifel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, when Ricciardo came home third […]
The Circuit of the Americas in Texas has notoriously been a bumpy circuit, with numerous riders making calls the track to be totally resurfaced after a partial job in 2019 failed to solve the issues they’d previously been facing. COTA underwent another partial resurfacing ahead of the 2020 season, with Turn 1, Turn 9, the […]
Having started from pole, and briefly lost the lead to Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr, Norris had moved back to the front and looked to have everything under control as the laps counted down. But a late race shower turned the Sochi race on its head, and the decision to stay out on slicks proved costly […]
Dovizioso has spent much of 2021 on the sidelines serving a sabbatical having lost his factory Ducati ride at the end of 2020. The 15-time MotoGP race winner has kept bike fit by racing motocross in Italy and carried out a test programme with Aprilia up until August. He has been drafted in to take […]
Norris’ pit entry incident was a major point of discussion after the Sochi race on Sunday, and many observers were surprised when the McLaren driver received a reprimand rather than the five-second penalty and one licence point that are usually associated with the offence. The significance was that those five seconds would have made his… […]
MotoGP is making its first visit to COTA since 2019 after last year’s race was cancelled due to the global pandemic, with the circuit having been resurfaced in places since then. However, the notoriously bumpy Texan circuit has visibly developed much more vicious ripples in its asphalt – with many riders having major moments over […]
Leclerc started the Russian Grand Prix from the last row of the grid after taking a penalty so Ferrari could introduce its upgraded power unit to his car. But the Monegasque driver was able to fight his way back up the order, running as high as third at one point before pitting at the end […]
MotoGP last visited America in April of 2019, having been forced to abandon last year’s US round due to the global pandemic. Ahead of this weekend’s 15th round of the 2021 season, the big news was Maverick Vinales’ brave decision to withdraw from the event following the death of his 15-year-old cousin Dean Berta Vinales […]
Alfa Romeo is known to be weighing up replacing Giovinazzi for next season, considering a number of drivers to partner the incoming Valtteri Bottas from Mercedes. Alpine junior and F2 title contender Guanyu Zhou is understood to be leading the chase for the seat, but no decision has yet been taken by the team. Giovinazzi […]