Red Bull introduced its third rear wing specification in Saudi (bottom, below) as it looked to trim downforce and drag further still for the high-speed street circuit. The spoon shaping was retained, albeit with a much shallower mainplane and consequently more graduated spoon shaping (dotted green line). However, this forced the designers to create more […]
Making his 200th premier class start and 283rd grand prix start in total, Espargaro battled with and fended off Pramac’s Jorge Martin to convert Aprilia’s first modern era pole to its maiden win. All six manufacturers have now won races in MotoGP on the current grid, while Espargaro sets the record for the most starts […]
Leclerc took a commanding win from pole in Bahrain and looked set to win last weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as well, but had to settle for second behind F1 world champion Max Verstappen after an exciting late race fight. Having outqualified and outscored team-mate Carlos Sainz Jr in the first two races in the […]
Espargaro stormed to an historic first pole for Aprilia in the modern MotoGP era on Saturday at Termas de Rio Hondo and looks among the fastest on race pace following practice. Aprilia has been on a steady trajectory towards the front of the field since last season, while Espargaro’s run to fourth in Qatar […]
Netflix launched the Drive to Survive docu-series in 2019, lifting a lid on the personalities and behind-the-scenes stories through the F1 paddock. The show has proven to be hugely popular, particularly in the United States, where it has played a big part in the recent boom in F1 interest. From next year, there will be […]
Due to the freight delays causing Friday’s action to be cancelled, MotoGP elected to extend Sunday’s morning warm-up session to 40 minutes to allow the riders to recoup some lost track time. In the early stages of warm-up, Pramac’s Johann Zarco led the way with a 1m39.452, though was soon deposed by poleman Aleix Espargaro […]
The overhaul of the technical regulations for this year was chiefly designed to improve the spectacle and allow for more wheel-to-wheel battles by reducing the amount of dirty air produced, making it easier for cars to follow each other on-track. Testing brought some positive early feedback, but it was not until the cars could properly […]
The four-time race winner was looking for clear track in the dying stages of Saturday’s FP2 session in Argentina to try and get a lap in to secure a place in Q2. But he came across a lot of traffic touring in the final sector and was visibly frustrated, before braking off-line on the pit […]
The German was drafted in for the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix after regular driver Sebastian Vettel tested positive for coronavirus. Despite having not raced in F1 since 2020, Hulkenberg outqualified teammate Lance Stroll in Bahrain and made it to the chequered flag at both events. With Vettel now all clear to return to […]
Having topped practice outright on the revised Saturday schedule forced upon MotoGP by freight delays in Argentina, Espargaro carried that form into Q2 to score his first pole since he was a Suzuki rider in 2015 at Barcelona. Maverick Vinales set the early benchmark on the first of the Aprilias at 1m38.880s, but team-mate Espargaro […]