The second 45-minute session of the weekend took place under perfect conditions at the Circuit of the Americas, with lap times instantly surmounting the best from FP1. Ducati’s Jack Miller was the first to break Alex Rins’ benchmark from this morning with a 2m03.567s, having set the early pace with a 2m04.121s. It wouldn’t be […]
While the world has changed off-track since then, things have changed on-track as well as the Albert Park layout has undergone significant changes for this year all in a bid to help improve overtaking. Despite the changes it was still Ferrari on top as Carlos Sainz Jr and Charles Leclerc respectively headed the practice times, […]
The Frenchman set a 2m02.542s to beat Ducati’s Jack Miller to the top spot by over 0.2s in FP2, with reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo leaping up to third late on with a 2m02.837s. The second 45-minute session of the weekend took place under perfect conditions at the Circuit of the Americas, with lap times […]
Four-time F1 world champion Vettel had traditionally given his cars a nickname on the eve of each new season after discussions with his engineers and crew. Vettel began the tradition at Red Bull before adopting Italian names for his cars during his time with Ferrari, such as Gina and Loria. He opted to call his […]
Following a violent crash during warm-up for the Indonesian GP, Marquez suffered a new episode of the diplopia – or double vision – which sidelined him for three months late last year. Missing the Argentina GP while he recovered, the Honda rider was given the all-clear to continue racing this weekend at his beloved Circuit […]
As part of a push to increase overtaking opportunities around the reconfigured Albert Park circuit, the FIA has increased the number of DRS zones around the track. And a fortnight on from the bizarre scenes at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, where Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc played cat and mouse with the final DRS […]
The 15-time race winner was approached by Aprilia to race for it in 2021 after losing his ride with Ducati at the end of the 2020 season. Dovizioso declined, but would carry out a brief testing programme with the marque in the first half of 2021 before signing for Yamaha to race with Petronas SRT […]
The return of F1 to Australia for the first time since the 2020 event was cancelled because of COVID-19 has coincided with Melbourne having undertaken a revision of its Albert Park circuit. As well as re-profiling a number of corners, a slow chicane on the back section has been removed to help set up a […]
The three-time race winner has been a stable of Ducati’s line-up since he joined Pramac in 2018, with the Australian earning a step up to the factory squad last year. He finished fourth in the points having scored two wins in 2021, albeit 61 points adrift of runner-up team-mate Francesco Bagnaia. Miller’s future with Ducati […]
Ferrari’s Leclerc beat Max Verstappen by 0.245 seconds to top the second practice session after Ferrari produced a 1-2 in first practice, which was led by Carlos Sainz Jr. The Spaniard ended FP2 in third place ahead of fellow countryman Fernando Alonso in the Alpine. With Red Bull’s Sergio Perez finishing second practice in fifth […]