Mir’s 2020 title defence was a difficult affair last year, as a lack of development with the GSX-RR meant he could only come up with third in the standings and just six podiums. The reaction so far to its 2022 bike has been much more positive from both Mir and team-mate Alex Rins, with the […]
As Haas technical director Simone Resta said on Friday after the reveal of his team’s VF-22 images: “So far everyone has been playing with models, whether it is a wind tunnel scale model or whether it is virtual model, simulator, simulation etc. It’s all in the virtual world. There’s nothing on track. “The only thing […]
Quartararo spent much of the latter part of last year highlighting a need for Yamaha to improve its engine, having regularly occupied the bottom of the speed charts. The reigning world champion expressed disappointment at November’s Jerez test when Yamaha’s latest 2022-spec bike proved to be of little improvement over its predecessor. And at the […]
The RB16B helped Max Verstappen end Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton’s reign and become world champion. Red Bull won 11 of the 22 rounds in 2021 and narrowly missed out on the constructors’ title to Mercedes. Autosport readers have voted the RB16B the best racing car of 2021, ahead of the rival Mercedes W12, Mercedes-EQ Silver […]
The Turkish rider ended Kawasaki and Jonathan Rea’s six-year reign in WSBK last season when the 25-year-old clinched his maiden world title having amassed 13 race wins. Razgatlioglu was linked to a MotoGP ride for 2022 briefly last year, and was due to test the YZR-M1 at the end of 2021 according to Meregalli – […]
Norris took his first F1 pole position in 2021 and finished sixth in the drivers’ championship, ahead of highly rated team-mate Daniel Ricciardo. PLUS: The steps Norris took to reach a new level in F1 2021 Autosport readers have voted Norris the best British driver of last season, ahead of fellow F1 rising star George […]
Vinales joined Aprilia from last year’s Aragon Grand Prix after parting ways with Yamaha in August, after an incident in Austria where he was found to have deliberately tried to damage his M1’s engine in the Styrian GP. Embarking on his first full campaign on the RS-GP in 2022, Aprilia is working hard to extract […]
Verstappen ended Lewis Hamilton’s domination of F1 by snatching the crown in the dramatic Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finale. The Red Bull star took 10 wins and 10 pole positions on his way to his first F1 title. Autosport readers have voted Verstappen the best racing driver of 2021, ahead of main rival Hamilton, IndyCar […]
The Frenchman was seventh-fastest overall at the end of the two-day test at the Sepang International Circuit, with Quartararo just under two tenths off the pace set by Gresini’s Enea Bastianini on Sunday. Quartararo conceded on Saturday that Yamaha hadn’t taken much of a step forward with its bike from November’s Jerez test and had […]
The four F1 manufacturers have been hard at work developing new fuels with their suppliers since the rule was announced, while also optimising their power units to work more effectively with the higher bio content. Combustion has been one of the main areas of focus. The change to E10 fuel was one of the key […]