Masi’s future is in doubt as the FIA completes an investigation into the decisions taken in the closing stages of last year’s season finale that ultimately helped decide the world championship. Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the race, but Masi failed to implement at least two articles of the sporting […]
Month: February 2022
The Superbike advantage some MotoGP teams take to the Indonesia test
The final pre-season test of 2022 for MotoGP takes place this weekend at the new Mandalika track, which will host the first Indonesian Grand Prix since 1997 in March. MotoGP had hoped to stage a test at the circuit late last year, but had to abandon those plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. World Superbikes […]
Aston Martin reveals AMR22 Formula 1 car with updated livery
The new car was presented in an event at Aston Martin’s Gaydon headquarters in the UK ahead of its on-track debut tomorrow during a filming day at Silverstone. The Aston Martin AMR22 features an updated livery, replacing the pink elements of former major sponsor BWT with lime green, and sports an aggressive new design in […]
How to watch, who’s riding and more
MotoGP’s pre-season running got underway last weekend with two days of official testing at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia, preceded by three days of shakedown for test riders, rookies and concession riders at the same venue. PLUS: The Marquez risk Honda has taken with its 2022 MotoGP bike Gresini Racing rider Enea Bastianini was fastest […]
The show car origins behind Red Bull’s fake RB18
Rather than it being the machine that Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez will take into battle this season, it was simply a modified version of an F1 show car concept that has been shown off for months. Team boss Christian Horner all but admitted that the ‘RB18’ on display at the launch was not going to […]
Red Bull secures Oracle as new F1 title sponsor
The Milton Keynes outfit will henceforth be known as Oracle Red Bull Racing, with the US-based company following on from Infiniti – who had the title deal from 2013 to 2015 – and Aston Martin, whose name was incorporated from 2018-2020. Honda was added to the end of the team name only for the 2021 […]
F1 2022 cars will be a “lot quicker” on straights
While teams are continuing to work on finalising their designs ahead of pre-season testing at Barcelona in Spain later this month, they already have some good knowledge of how they will perform on track. Speaking after the launch event for Red Bull’s RB18 car, which featured only an upgraded show model rather than its finished […]
Williams set for new colour in “fresh” 2022 F1 livery
The Grove-based outfit, entering its second full season under the ownership of Dorilton Capital following the team’s sale by the Williams family in August 2020, will unveil its new branding at its 15 February launch event. Ahead of that occasion, its drivers Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi have been filmed getting their first look at […]
Marc Marquez “had doubts” about riding ahead of Sepang MotoGP test
The six-time world champion missed the final two rounds of the 2021 season after a training accident resulted in a concussion and the return of double vision problems which threatened his career following a Moto2 crash at the end of 2011. Marquez was given the all-clear by doctors in January and returned to training on […]
Red Bull launches new RB18 with updated show car
The Milton Keynes-based team hosted a virtual launch from its Milton Keynes factory for the new RB18, which will be driven by Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in the season ahead. But while the model on display featured the team’s latest livery, which includes more exposure for title sponsor Oracle, the team appeared to be […]