KTM struggled during testing with its new bike at the Losail circuit, with the nature of the track working against the characteristics of the RC16. Those woes continued into the Qatar GP, with Binder qualifying down in 19th and only able to salvage 14th in the race after experiencing front tyre wear in the latter […]
Vettel made an inauspicious start to life as an Aston Martin driver in Bahrain last weekend, the German classified 15th after being penalised for a late-race collision with Esteban Ocon’s Alpine. That was after he started the race from the back of the field, a Q1 exit compounded by a five-place grid penalty for a […]
Vinales stormed to victory in last Sunday’s 2021 season-opener at Losail after surmounting a quartet of Ducatis and Yamaha team-mate Fabio Quartararo. Over the winter Yamaha installed three-time MotoGP race winner Crutchlow as its new test rider, with the Briton present in the Qatar test earlier in March. Vinales says he tried Crutchlow’s bike during […]
On lap 45 of the race Ocon overtook Vettel while fighting for 12th place into Turn 1. While slotting back in behind the Frenchman, Vettel appeared to misjudge his braking and hit Ocon in the rear. Both drivers managed to continue but lost a handful of positions, neither of them getting close to the points. The stewards gave Vettel a… Continue […]
The 42-year-old managed to qualify fourth on his SRT debut, but admitted on Saturday he didn’t feel he was strong enough to fight for a 200th MotoGP podium come the race. Rossi struggled all weekend to get endurance out of the soft rear tyre and quickly faded from fourth to 12th by the chequered flag […]
An aggressive strategy by the German car manufacturer, allied to some great tyre management and defensive driving from Lewis Hamilton, helped the world champion fend off Max Verstappen at Sakhir on Sunday. But despite the joy of the win, which came off the back of a tricky pre-season test, Mercedes is in no doubt that […]
Vinales trailed Quartararo in the opening stages of Sunday’s season-opener at Losail, but carved through from sixth at the end of the opening lap to pass four Ducatis and Quartararo to score victory. Quartararo faded from the podium battle to fifth by the chequered flag having encountered a drop in rear tyre grip he hadn’t […]
A combination of an aggressive Mercedes strategy, pre-race tyre selections and some controversial track limit flashpoints resulted in Hamilton beating Verstappen by less than a second at the end of an epic race at the Bahrain International Circuit. There were talking points aplenty, including the fight for victory between Mercedes and Red… Continue Reading on […]
The Spaniard had shown strong race pace throughout testing and practice for the Qatar GP, but all too often in recent years has that form disappeared when it counted and Vinales offered a meek showing on Sundays. But, despite being monstered by four Ducatis at the start, the new-and-improved Vinales took control of the improved […]
After missing out on Q3 with the medium tyres, Perez was due to start 11th but triggered an aborted start when his RB16B shut off and coasted to a halt before the final corner. With no power, the Mexican couldn’t communicate with his team, but despite his relative unfamiliarity with the car and the Honda […]