The 2021 championship runner-up scored four wins for Ducati across the past season and qualified on pole five times, marking himself out as a title contender for 2022. Ducati has brought a raft of new items to the two-day Jerez test this week, including a new engine, fairing and exhaust, with Bagnaia currently topping Friday’s […]
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fastest in FP1 but it was Bottas who set the quickest time of the day – under the floodlights in FP2 – at 1m23.148s. Pierre Gasly was an impressive second fastest in both sessions for AlphaTauri. Qatar Grand Prix FP1 results: Verstappen fastest from Gasly What happened in Free Practice […]
Losail may be a brand new venue for F1, but rather than wait to see what happens in FP1, race director Michael Masi attempted to pre-empt any problems by naming five potential trouble spots in the notes he issued to teams on Thursday. They are the exits of Turn 4, a ninety-degree right early in […]
After Verstappen kept Lewis Hamilton behind by edging him off the road at Turn 4 in last week’s race at Interlagos, the stewards opted not to open a formal investigation into the incident during the race, in which Verstappen eventually finished second. However, Mercedes subsequently submitted a request of a right to appeal triggered by… […]
Gardner beat rookie team-mate Fernandez to this year’s Moto2 crown in a battle that went down to the wire, with the former taking the crown by four points despite winning five races to Fernandez’s eight. In an interview with Autosport’s sister Spanish language site Motorsport.es, Fernandez says he was the “moral champion” and that the […]
F1 will stage its first race in Qatar this weekend ahead of a 10-year deal for the state to host a grand prix from 2023. In two weeks’ time, Saudi Arabia will host its first grand prix as part of a long-term agreement that is set to give the series four races in the Middle […]
Just four days after the 2021 season concluded in Valencia, the opening two-day test of the 2022 pre-season got underway on Thursday at Jerez. Very little running took place in the opening hour of running, with Luca Marini putting the new VR46 Ducati top of the pile with a 1m43.364s. But by hour two the […]
The pair went wide at Interlagos’ Turn 4 fast left-hander, as Hamilton had moved ahead of Verstappen – attacking on the corner’s outside line early in their respective third stints. The Red Bull driver then responded by braking deeper and sending his car rapidly inside Hamilton’s as they approached the apex, with both going wide […]
The first pre-season test of the 2022 season got underway on Thursday at Jerez, with Quartararo ending up ninth fastest and 0.707 seconds off the pace. The world champion tested Yamaha’s 2022 bike, but sounded flat when he said the motorcycle was basically the same as the prototype he tested at Misano in September having […]
Following the submission of fresh video evidence by Mercedes, the team had requested that the FIA look again at whether or not Verstappen broke the rules in his defence against Lewis Hamilton at last weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix. The matter revolves around Verstappen’s defensive driving at Turn 4 on lap 48, when the Red Bull […]