Mir had to start from 18th after a bad qualifying in tricky conditions on Saturday and was slapped with a double long lap penalty for jumping the start. The Suzuki rider’s race only lasted two laps anyway, after a collision with Tech3’s Danilo Petrucci ended both of their afternoons early. Mir explained that his jump […]
The Russian endured a challenging weekend at Austin, as he fell foul of track limits on numerous occasions and struggled for pace in the race before coming home last of the classified finishers. But it emerged afterwards that Mazepin’s hopes of doing anything of consequence on Sunday were dashed very early on after his headrest […]
Bagnaia and factory Ducati team-mate Jack Miller were the only two riders to use the hard front in Sunday’s cold race at Misano, with the latter crashing out on the fourth lap. Leading the race for the first 22 of 27 laps, Bagnaia was making his choice work and resisting pressure from eventual race winner […]
Perez scored back-to-back podiums for the second time this season by finishing third at the Circuit of The Americas on Sunday, helping Red Bull make inroads on Mercedes at the top of the constructors’ championship. Perez started well and was side-by-side with teammate Max Verstappen on the opening lap, and sat close enough to race […]
Bagnaia only needed to outscore Quartararo by three points to keep the championship alive, and looked well on course to do this as he led from pole for the first 22 tours while Quartararo worked his way up the field from 15th. But a late crash for the Ducati rider ended all of his hopes, […]
Hamilton took the lead from championship rival Max Verstappen at Turn 1 on the opening lap, but was undercut after Red Bull opted to bring the Dutchman in first for an early pit stop. Mercedes extended both Hamilton’s first and second stints in a bid to create a tyre delta that would allow him to […]
The six-time MotoGP world champion tallied up his third win of the 2021 season after inheriting victory when long-time leader Francesco Bagnaia crashed out on lap 23, ending his title hopes. Marquez had shadowed Bagnaia for most of the race, piling the pressure on him as he did at Aragon last month, but had just […]
The Spaniard was left animated during the Austin race when Raikkonen moved past him in their fight for points after running across the kerb on the exit of Turn 1. On an afternoon when a host of drivers, including Alonso himself, were forced to give up places for gaining an advantage when running wide, he […]
Yamaha rider Quartararo came from a career-worst 15th on the grid to win the 2021 title in Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after championship rival and long-time race leader Francesco Bagnaia crashed out with four laps remaining. Although Quartararo was ultimately mugged for the podium by Avintia rookie Enea Bastianini on the last lap, Bagnaia […]
Verstappen lost the lead from F1 title rival Lewis Hamilton at the start, but was able to get back in front after undercutting at the first round of pitstops, coming in at the end of lap 10. Mercedes pitted Hamilton three laps later, and while he was able to close through the second stint thanks […]