The world championship protagonists were fighting for the lead of the race at Interlagos on lap 48 when Hamilton tried to go around the outside of Verstappen at Turn 4. However, Verstappen ran wide on the inside line, eventually running off the track on the exit and pushing Hamilton even further out. The incident was […]
The Ducati rider chased down Pramac rookie Jorge Martin in the first half of Sunday’s 27-lap finale at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit before making a decisive move on lap 15, which ultimately took Bagnaia to his fourth win of 2021. Bagnaia – along with all VR46 Academy riders – ran a special Rossi tribute helmet, […]
Hamilton fought from 10th place on the grid to win ahead of championship rival Max Verstappen, but was placed under investigation for a seatbelt infringement after taking the chequered flag. Hamilton stopped by a marshal to take a Brazilian flag which he held aloft from the cockpit and then took with him onto the podium […]
After 26 seasons, 432 grands prix, nine world titles and 115 victories, Rossi’s glittering MotoGP career came to an end on Sunday at the final round of the 2021 season. The Petronas SRT rider qualified 10th and held onto that position in what he described as “the best race” of his campaign, before enjoying rapturous […]
Raikkonen was knocked into a spin by his teammate Giovinazzi early in the event while the two cars were battling with Fernando Alonso’s Alpine.However, the incident was not pursued by the FIA stewards, but Vasseur confirmed that his drivers had talked it through after the flag and agreed it was a racing incident.Giovinazzi finished the… […]
Espargaro suffered a violent highside in FP3 on Saturday morning when the rear end of his Honda let go as he rounded the long left-hander at Turn 13. The Spaniard landed heavily on his back and needed to be stretchered off track by marshals before he was taken to the medical centre for checks. Initial […]
The single day for rookies in standard 2021 cars will be run in parallel with a two-day 18-inch tyre test for race drivers. Aston Martin doesn’t have a young driver programme and, while it potentially has access to Mercedes protege Nyck de Vries, the Formula E champion is likely to be used by the works […]
Ahead of his 432nd and final MotoGP appearance, Petronas SRT rider Rossi qualified inside the top 10 for just the fourth time this season having made it directly into Q2. Having ended Friday’s running last – albeit just 1.6s off the pace – Rossi managed to qualify 10th at on Saturday afternoon, missing pole by […]
Bottas grabbed the lead away from the startline and was helped further as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen – who started on pole – was pushed back to third by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. The Dutchman recovered and quickly repassed Sainz to chase down Bottas. But Verstappen couldn’t beat the Finn, and the win officially gives Bottas […]
The Aprilia rider was left baffled at the end of Friday for a mystifying lack of pace, but was much stronger on Saturday, topping FP3 in the morning. Despite a small crash in FP4, Espargaro continued his strong form in the session and was on course for a strong qualifying. But he was caught out […]