The track is being constructed on a site next to the Red Sea, and is expected to be the fastest street venue yet seen. Masi conceded that the organisers still have a lot of work to do before the F1 circus arrives next month, but he has no doubts about it being ready. “I was […]
At the United States Grand Prix, after FP3, Red Bull discovered a hairline crack in Max Verstappen’s rear wing that required some last-minute work before qualifying. Then, in Mexico last weekend, Red Bull’s mechanics were seen furiously working on the wings of both its cars again in a bid to get ready for the Saturday […]
It may have been a far cry from the strategic thriller of Austin or the late-rain chaos in Russia, but the Mexico City Grand Prix was nevertheless another chapter in the story of this year’s championship fight. Max Verstappen took another step towards his first F1 crown with a crushing win against Lewis Hamilton, delivering […]
Bagnaia was untouchable in Portugal on Sunday as he swept to a commanding win from a fifth consecutive pole position, in a race that was red-flagged following a nasty-looking collision between KTM riders Miguel Oliveira and Iker Lecuona. Fortunately, Oliveira escaped unharmed. Last year’s champion Joan Mir equalled his best finish of the season for Suzuki with […]
Ex-F1 driver and seasoned pundit Brundle was able to revive his famed pre-race grid walks for the United States Grand Prix following a tweak to the FIA’s COVID-19 restrictions. Megan Thee Stallion was attending the race as a guest of Red Bull, and was approached by Brundle for an interview on the grid. She initially […]
The LCR rider remained a factory-backed Honda rider for 2021 despite being moved out of the works team, but – like all Honda riders – has found the going tough this season. Registering six DNFs across the campaign so far and previously scoring a best finish of sixth in the wet French GP, having mustered […]
Since scoring a 1-2 finish in the Italian Grand Prix in September, McLaren has seen its grip on third place in the standings loosen as Ferrari has fought back. Boosted by an upgraded hybrid system on its power unit, Ferrari has outscored McLaren in each of the last three races, turning a 17.5-point deficit into […]
Lecuona was chasing down Oliveira for 10th place in the closing stages of last Sunday’s race when he crashed into the factory KTM rider into Turn 13. Oliveira took a hefty whack from the Tech3 KTM and both riders got caught in their bikes as they slid through the gravel. The race was red-flagged on […]
From 11th on the grid the Italian had a great first lap, avoiding incidents ahead to jump up to sixth place. He lost a spot to Carlos Sainz Jr after the restart, but he was still running a strong seventh ahead of Sebastian Vettel when he was called in for an early pit stop on lap […]
The Honda rider crashed during an off-road training session last Saturday and suffered what HRC described as a mild concussion. Having still been experiencing symptoms when he went for a check-up ahead of the Algarve Grand Prix, the decision was made to bench Marquez for MotoGP’s return to Portugal for a second time this season […]