Hamilton’s DRS flap was adjudged to have opened beyond the 85mm maximum slot gap, and thus he was disqualified from his first-place start in the sprint race following a breach of the technical regulations. Starting from the back, Hamilton was able to swashbuckle his way through the order in the 24-lap race, dispatching three-quarters of… […]
Amassing 432 grand prix starts as of lights out on Sunday in Valencia, 115 wins – 89 of which coming in MotoGP – 199 podiums and nine world titles with seven coming in the premier class, Rossi has captivated the hearts of millions of motorsport fans for over two decades. As well as his on-track […]
The championship leader was fined €50,000 for touching Hamilton’s rear wing after he finished second to his title rival in conventional qualifying on Friday at Interlagos, with Hamilton’s car later failing the FIA’s post-session technical checks as its DRS was found to be opening the wing more than the permitted distance. After an… Continue Reading […]
As first reported by Autosport earlier this year, Yamaha will join forces with the VR46 Master Camp to field two bikes in the intermediate class of the world championship to open up an avenue to develop young riders. Yamaha has worked with VR46 on its Master Camp scheme since 2016, and has spent the last […]
Hamilton was thrown to the back of the grid for Saturday’s sprint race at Interlagos after FIA inspections following qualifying on Friday showed the gap between his rear wing elements was too wide when DRS was activated. The rules state the DRS opening can be no greater than 85mm when the overtaking aid is opened. […]
Martin claimed the fourth pole of his rookie season when he snatched top spot in qualifying away from Ducati stablemate Francesco Bagnaia by 0.036 seconds after both Bagnaia and his team-mate Jack Miller crashed late on. It marked the 11th pole of Ducati’s 2021 campaign and ensured it completed its perfect run of having at […]
The Mercedes driver had topped qualifying by four tenths of a second from Max Verstappen, after taking a new engine that would incur him a five-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Grand Prix. Hamilton will now start from the back of the grid for the sprint, following the FIA stewards’ verdict, which is included below in […]
Martin began the 2021 season with a shock pole at round two in Doha, and will end his rookie campaign with a fourth pole after beating Bagnaia by 0.064 seconds in a thrilling final qualifying of the year. The start to the Q2 pole shootout session was frenetic, with Miller blitzing the field on his […]
The Briton was edged out by team-mate Nicholas Latifi for the first time at Interlagos, on a day when the duo struggled for form and were both knocked out in Q1. Russell says the lack of speed from the car was of greater concern to him than Latifi having done a better job, the Canadian […]
Despite the cool track conditions greeting the riders for the start of FP3, lap time gains were on offer in the first half of the 45-minute session. Honda’s Pol Espargaro set the early pace on the individual timesheet with a 1m31.908s, before brother Aleix on the Aprilia took over with a 1m31.544s that put him […]