Verstappen found himself in a wheel-to-wheel battle with Hamilton after the Mercedes driver managed to recover from 10th place on the grid to sit second behind his Red Bull rival. Hamilton managed to catch Verstappen and line up a pass on lap 48 around the outside at Turn 4, only for both drivers to run […]
Year: 2021
Bagnaia wins finale as Valentino Rossi brings career to a close
After 432 grand prix starts spanning 26 seasons, nine-time world champion Rossi has brought the curtain down on his career in an emotional final ride to 10th having qualified there. The Petronas SRT rider made up one spot to ninth on the opening lap, though was demoted to 11th when Enea Bastianini blasted past early […]
Verstappen’s Brazil F1 GP Turn 4 defence was ‘fair’, says Horner
The world championship protagonists were fighting for the lead of the race at Interlagos on lap 48 when Hamilton tried to go around the outside of Verstappen at Turn 4. However, Verstappen ran wide on the inside line, eventually running off the track on the exit and pushing Hamilton even further out. The incident was […]
Valencia MotoGP win “best way possible” to celebrate Rossi
The Ducati rider chased down Pramac rookie Jorge Martin in the first half of Sunday’s 27-lap finale at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit before making a decisive move on lap 15, which ultimately took Bagnaia to his fourth win of 2021. Bagnaia – along with all VR46 Academy riders – ran a special Rossi tribute helmet, […]
Hamilton fined for undoing seatbelts on cool-down lap in Brazilian GP
Hamilton fought from 10th place on the grid to win ahead of championship rival Max Verstappen, but was placed under investigation for a seatbelt infringement after taking the chequered flag. Hamilton stopped by a marshal to take a Brazilian flag which he held aloft from the cockpit and then took with him onto the podium […]
Rossi was “worried” ahead of his “special” final MotoGP race
After 26 seasons, 432 grands prix, nine world titles and 115 victories, Rossi’s glittering MotoGP career came to an end on Sunday at the final round of the 2021 season. The Petronas SRT rider qualified 10th and held onto that position in what he described as “the best race” of his campaign, before enjoying rapturous […]
Alfa: Raikkonen/Giovinazzi crash a "misunderstanding"
Raikkonen was knocked into a spin by his teammate Giovinazzi early in the event while the two cars were battling with Fernando Alonso’s Alpine.However, the incident was not pursued by the FIA stewards, but Vasseur confirmed that his drivers had talked it through after the flag and agreed it was a racing incident.Giovinazzi finished the… […]
Honda withdraws Espargaro from Valencia MotoGP finale
Espargaro suffered a violent highside in FP3 on Saturday morning when the rear end of his Honda let go as he rounded the long left-hander at Turn 13. The Spaniard landed heavily on his back and needed to be stretchered off track by marshals before he was taken to the medical centre for checks. Initial […]
Aston Martin to run F1 sim driver Yelloly in Abu Dhabi rookie test
The single day for rookies in standard 2021 cars will be run in parallel with a two-day 18-inch tyre test for race drivers. Aston Martin doesn’t have a young driver programme and, while it potentially has access to Mercedes protege Nyck de Vries, the Formula E champion is likely to be used by the works […]
Valencia Q2 entry “changed everything” for final MotoGP qualifying
Ahead of his 432nd and final MotoGP appearance, Petronas SRT rider Rossi qualified inside the top 10 for just the fourth time this season having made it directly into Q2. Having ended Friday’s running last – albeit just 1.6s off the pace – Rossi managed to qualify 10th at on Saturday afternoon, missing pole by […]