The final day of pre-season testing ahead of the 2022 campaign beginning on 6 March in Qatar is currently ongoing at Indonesia’s new Mandalika International Street Circuit. The session began at 9am local time (1am GMT) and will run to 5pm local time (9am GMT), with Honda’s Pol Espargaro currently fastest with a 1m31.060s as […]
Launched in December 2020, the initiative derives its name from a plan to have over 25% of new starters at the organisation coming from under-represented groups until the end of 2025. Mercedes says the target was exceeded in its first year, with 38% of new recruits fulfilling the definition. Female employees now account for 14% […]
After the track surface problems of the opening day of running on Friday in Indonesia, Saturday’s test was a more normal day for the field as they continued their preparations for the 2022 campaign. Suzuki’s day was made more complicated by the fact several of its team members have tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday […]
He added that his personal focus this year will on improving his own performance and that and his car, while setting himself “micro targets” along the way. Russell has been busy at the team’s Brackley factory getting to know his engineers and running the new W13 in the simulator, and he says he already feels […]
After problems with the new track in Indonesia on Friday, Saturday’s running ran without any interruption – though the circuit remained filthy off-line. Marini topped the day with a 1m31.289s on his 2022-spec Ducati, with Honda’s Marc Marquez second fastest and Maverick Vinales on the Aprilia third. Read more from the Mandalika Test: The top […]
In a live event on Friday held at its Woking factory featuring drivers Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo, the British squad became the fourth team to unveil its new car – following the 2022 designs revealed by Haas and Aston Martin and Red Bull’s livery event earlier this week. Of the three 2022 designs shown […]
The one-time MotoGP race winner was one of several riders to crash heavily on Saturday’s second day of testing in Indonesia, with RNF Racing’s Andrea Dovizioso and Tech3 rookie Raul Fernandez also having big offs. Martin, who was ninth fastest on Saturday, crashed in the afternoon at Turn 15 having strayed slightly off-line onto the […]
But as teams and drivers have begun digging deeper into the new cars, the reality of an entirely different handling model has come to the fore. For after years of teams having fine-tuned complex suspension systems to improve the ride, help tyre degradation and roll nicely over the kerbs, F1 drivers could face a more […]
The 2021 Moto2 runner-up was one of several riders to crash on Saturday in Indonesia, though his was a particularly nasty one. The Spaniard pushed too hard on used rubber and slid off his KTM at around 200km/h, leaving him with bruising to his face and his head. Upset that he couldn’t fit a fresh […]
The FIA is currently conducting a full investigation into the events late in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that saw the race restart in controversial fashion and ultimately decide the world champion as Max Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the race. It has left race director Michael Masi facing an uncertain […]