Mir became the first world champion to begin his title defence season without a podium since Nicky Hayden in 2007 when he was cruelly robbed of second on the run to the line in the Qatar Grand Prix by Johann Zarco and Francesco Bagnaia. The Suzuki rider finally made it to the rostrum in third […]
Mazepin was handed a five-second time penalty for having impeded then race leader Perez as he came up to lap him, with the pair nearly colliding at Turn 3. The Russian had just emerged from the pits in front of Perez, and didn’t spot the Red Bull driver close up behind him. Perez had to […]
Mir failed to make it directly into Q2 from practice in the opening three rounds of the 2021 season, but managed to do so at Jerez for the first time. The Suzuki rider held a provisional front row spot at one stage of Q2, but faded to 10th by the chequered flag – albeit only […]
Hamilton was able to extend his championship lead by recovering from third after the safety car restart to battle through to victory, passing both Verstappen and team-mate Valtteri Bottas en route to his 97th career victory. It was a vintage display from Hamilton, who mastered the difficult track conditions at the Algarve International… Continue Reading […]
The factory Yamaha rider beat SRT Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli by just 0.057 seconds to take his fourth consecutive MotoGP pole position at Jerez, as he looks to extend his lead in the riders’ standings following back-to-back wins at the Doha and Portuguese rounds. The Yamaha pair are joined by Jack Miller on the front row […]
Russell set his sights on scoring his first points for Williams after qualifying 11th on Saturday, finishing just half a tenth off a Q3 berth. But the race proved more difficult as Russell slipped back through the order, ultimately finishing one lap down in 16th place. Williams entered the 2021 season anticipating big peaks and […]
Miller didn’t make the start to life at the factory Ducati squad as was expected of him, the Australian admitting pre-Jerez that he was “in the shit” having come in for criticism for his performances to that point. But the Miller proved his doubters wrong at Jerez on Sunday with his first dry-weather MotoGP win, […]
Formula 1’s second visit to Portimao came threw up vastly different conditions to its inaugural grand prix last October, but ended with the same race winner in Lewis Hamilton. The slip-and-slide opening laps from last year’s race may not have been repeated, but low-grip conditions again left drivers facing a unique challenge on a track… […]
The paddock stayed put at Jerez for a day of testing, although Yamaha’s Quartararo elected against running due to the arm-pump issue which cost him victory in the race and dropped him to an eventual 13th. The French rider has returned home for medical consultation to determine the best course of action for his arm […]
Perez was running fourth in the early stages of the Portimao race but did not follow the same strategy as the three cars ahead of him when it came to the timing of his stop. While team-mate Max Verstappen was pitted on lap 35 in a bid to try to jump the Mercedes duo he […]