The M1 was one of the slowest bikes in terms of top speed in 2020, with that fact remaining in 2021 owing to a freeze on engine development in the winter as a result of COVID cost-saving measures. Ducati has been the conquering force at Mugello for the last three Italian GPs, with the latest […]
The team struggled for most of the weekend to get its tyres to work. Esteban Ocon started 11th and took advantage of two retirements ahead to salvage two points for ninth, while Fernando Alonso qualified only 17th, and moved up to 13th at the flag. The result meant Alpine lose two places in the constructors’ […]
The six-time MotoGP world champion returned to action last month in Portugal after a nine-month layoff caused by a badly broken right arm in the 2020 Spanish GP. Marquez scored a seventh in the dry in Portugal and ninth at Jerez and has been struggling to ride in his natural position on his Honda due […]
The team released a short video clip showing a mechanic working on the car in the Brackley factory on Tuesday morning, shortly after the transporters returned. The wheel became stuck after Bottas pitted during the race and the nut was stripped by the airgun, making it impossible to remove. Rather than work further on the […]
An exclusive and extraordinarily frank interview with Bottas is the cover feature of this month’s GP Racing magazine. In the latest edition of the Flat Chat podcast, GP Racing editor Ben Anderson and columnist Mark Gallagher join host Stuart Codling to debate where Bottas’s career goes from here. Is it time for him to reconcile […]
Ricciardo has had a difficult start to his McLaren career, as he has found himself struggling to match the pace of teammate Lando Norris. He has lacked confidence in the car, especially under braking, and has had trouble extracting maximum performance in qualifying. Last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix was especially difficult as he was… Continue […]
Leclerc endured a hugely disappointing Monaco race day, when a driveshaft hub failure on his way to the grid meant he could not take up his pole position slot. But, rather than use the difficult situation as an excuse to leave early, Leclerc stayed with Ferrari to watch the race – and even joined the outfit at the […]
This will affect where motorsport fans can attend races this season, with some countries completely off-bounds to visitors because of travel restrictions. Fans have already attended the Spanish Grand Prix and Monaco Grand Prix, and Portugal was added to the green list just one week after the race in Portimao. The traffic lights will be… […]
Jack Miller secured back-to-back MotoGP wins in a stunning charge at the French GP at Le Mans, coming back from two long-lap penalties for speeding in the pitlane, in a chaotic flag-to-flag race. Miller, who had the option of a second year on his factory Ducati contract taken up by the Italian manufacturer earlier this […]
Hamilton lost the lead of the F1 drivers’ championship for the first time this year after struggling to seventh place on Sunday in Monaco, dropping four points behind Red Bull rival Max Verstappen in the standings. Hamilton failed to feature with the frontrunners in either qualifying or the race, while an undercut strategy backfired and… […]