Both Tsunoda and Stroll are taking a fourth internal combustion engine, turbocharger and MGU-H for the event from their respective engine manufacturers Honda and Mercedes. Tsunoda will also use a fourth MGU-K system, while Stroll will add a third suite of control electronics to his pool. With the engine limit at three per season, that… […]
Nine-time grand prix motorcycle world champion Rossi will call time on his illustrious 26-season career at the conclusion of next week’s Valencia finale, but is likely to end his final MotoGP season without a podium. Rossi hasn’t won a grand prix since Assen in 2017 and his appearances on the rostrum have declined in recent […]
In high-downforce specification, Leclerc took Ferrari’s SF21 to pole in Monaco. He might have won his home event if he’d been able to compete in the race, with damage sustained in the late Q3 crash – that brought a red flag and clinched the top spot on the grid – preventing him from lining up […]
MotoGP returns to Portugal for its penultimate round of the 2021 season, having had to add a second race at the Algarve due to COVID-19 forcing the cancellation of the Pacific flyaway rounds. The pace at the Algarve track was immediately hot, with the best FP1 time from April’s Portuguese Grand Prix already surmounted after […]
The Swiss made his F1 debut in 1962 and scored just two world championship wins in a Formula 1 career spent largely with privateer teams Rob Walker Racing and BRM. But Siffert showed on numerous occasions in single-seaters and in sportscars with Porsche that he could beat any of the best drivers of his era […]
While Perez has a golden chance to grab a victory that would delight the local crowd, he is well aware that Red Bull’s priority will be in ensuring his teammate Max Verstappen maximises his points. One potential scenario is that Perez could be leading the race from Verstappen on Sunday, before being told to move […]
The Pramac rookie suffered multiple fractures to his hands and his right ankle in a violent accident during FP3 for April’s Portuguese Grand Prix, when he crashed at the Turn 7 right-hander. Having had to undergo surgery on his ankle and his right wrist, Martin was ruled out of four races between Portugal and Italy, […]
Since returning to F1 at the start of 2021, Alonso has delivered several fiery in-race messages regarding moves he has been displeased by or regarding officiating calls with which he disagrees. This includes his comments on drivers going off-track at the start of the Austrian races – he also suggested the reaction to his trip […]
The Yamaha rider made history in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix two weeks ago when he became France’s first MotoGP world champion after finishing the Misano race fourth while main rival Francesco Bagnaia crashed out of the lead late on. The 22-year-old also ended a drought for Yamaha dating back to 2015 when Jorge Lorenzo […]
Mercedes driver Hamilton heads into the Mexico race weekend trailing Verstappen by 12 points in the fight for the drivers’ championship with five races remaining. The two drivers have crashed together twice this year – at Silverstone and at Monza – and almost had a run-in during practice for the United States Grand Prix two […]