Quartararo ended last weekend’s Sepang test unhappy as Yamaha failed to make any top speed gains with its bike compared to its 2021 challenger, while little has changed this weekend at the Mandalika test. The Frenchman already said back in November he would not sign a 2023 Yamaha deal until he saw tangible progress with […]
McLaren unveiled its new car for the 2022 season in a launch at its Woking headquarters on Friday, sporting a revised aerodynamic design and a tweaked papaya and blue livery. It was only the second team after Aston Martin to provide a true look at what the 2022 grid will look like by presenting a physical […]
The Woking-based team unveiled its new MCL36 at its factory on Friday, and the new Mercedes-powered car features more fluorescent orange and blue colours than it had in 2021. The team said that the decision to tweak its traditional papaya was made as it wanted to do something special for F1’s new era, and it […]
MotoGP made its on-track debut at the new Mandalika International Street Circuit on Friday as pre-season testing resumed ahead of the 2022 campaign, marking Indonesia’s first grand prix motorcycle action since 1997. The day was impeded by poor track conditions due to mud, forcing action to be halted for around 90 minutes on Friday morning […]
Ricciardo experienced a rollercoaster first season with McLaren in 2021 that saw him initially struggle to match team-mate Lando Norris for pace, enduring a difficult run to the summer break. But Ricciardo took a memorable victory at Monza as he scored McLaren’s first win since 2012, leading Norris home for a 1-2 finish. The Australian’s […]
The six-time world champion returned to action last weekend at the Sepang test having spent three months on the sidelines with a double vision issue, which ruled him out of the last two races of 2021. Having only resumed his bike training two weeks before the Sepang test, Marquez admitted he was drained at the […]
Let’s get one of the obvious things out of the way first, seeing as there has already been speculation regarding the design of the car’s front suspension. As was hinted in the team’s fire-up video, the car features a pull rod layout at the front, which we’ve seen it use as recently as 2013 but […]
Friday’s first MotoGP action in Indonesia since 1997 was halted for well over an hour in the morning due to the amount of dirt on circuit following earlier rain. The stoppage was called to allow for track workers to sweep the surface, while a meeting was held between riders, Dorna Sports and the FIM’s safety […]
The 2022 F1 calendar will be the largest ever with 23 grand prix, starting on 20 March in Bahrain and finishing exactly eight months later on 20 November in Abu Dhabi. As part of F1’s bid to reduce a grand prix weekend to three days by scrapping Thursday’s media day, Friday’s free practice sessions will […]
The final pre-season test ahead of the 2022 campaign got underway on Friday as MotoGP returned to Indonesia for the first time since 1997. The Mandalika International Street Circuit is the first ‘street’ circuit to be used in the modern MotoGP era – though it is purpose-built venue that will eventually be used by local […]