While a number of rivals have elected to launch later in a bid to maximise development time, Aston Martin thinks that there is a danger from cutting things too fine. That is why the squad elected to be the first team to reveal its real 2022 car on Thursday, ahead of it running at a […]
Heavy rain ahead of Friday’s running and construction work around the circuit situated on Indonesia’s Lombok Island left the track absolutely filthy. The session was stopped just over an hour in because of track conditions, with a lengthy clean-up operation taking place for around 90 minutes. A delegation of riders also held a meeting with […]
BWT has been heavily linked with a switch to Alpine in recent months, but the deal was finally announced by the team on Friday ahead of the new season. The team will be known officially as ‘BWT Alpine F1 Team’ with immediate effect and the “renowned pink colour of BWT will be incorporated into Alpine’s […]
MotoGP made its on-track debut at the Mandalika International Street Circuit on Friday morning for the first of three final days of pre-season testing ahead of the 2022 campaign starting on Qatar on 6 March. But heavy rain ahead of the test, as well as ongoing construction work around the site, meant Friday’s conditions were […]
With new regulations seeing a shift in the way that downforce is created, more emphasis is being placed on how to maximise use of the airflow that runs under the car. Aston Martin chief technical officer Andrew Green says that the optimum performance will come from running the cars as close to the ground as […]
Marquez crashed heavily during the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix and broke his right humerus, which required immediate surgery. An attempt to comeback for the following week’s Andalusian GP led to him further aggravating the injury and a second surgery was required. PLUS: The Marquez risk Honda has taken with its new bike This resulted in […]
F1 announced earlier this week that it would be removing the scheduled time in the pre-race ceremonies for drivers to make gestures, which saw most take a knee at races in the past two years. Athletes across the world have been taking a knee ahead of sporting events to show solidarity in the fight against […]
The Italian manufacturer returned to MotoGP in 2015 after an 11-year absence, joining forces with the satellite Gresini Racing squad. This allowed Aprilia to take profit of the financial benefits independent teams got from MotoGP organisers Dorna Sports, while already having a team of mechanics and paddock facilities at its disposal. But Aprilia and Gresini […]
And while the car will clearly evolve fast for testing and the first races, so details on the AMR22 will change, there was enough on display to offer us some proper insight in to what we can expect from F1’s new era. The AMR22’s front wing is four elements, which is the maximum possible under […]
Aprilia enter its eighth season in the premier class since its full-time return in 2015, with 2022 marking its first season as a standalone factory entrant having previously run its effort in conjunction with Gresini Racing. PLUS: Will Yamaha’s 2022 MotoGP title hopes hinge on a mindset? The Italian manufacturer made a significant step forward […]