Alonso was forced out of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after just five laps, having picked up damage to the floor and sidepod of his Alpine after contact with Mick Schumacher on the opening lap. Alpine called Alonso into the pits when part of the sidepod on the right-hand side of his car detached on the main straight, […]
Ducati was expected to hit the ground running in 2022 with its new challenger having gone into the winter with the best bike on the grid. But the changes to the Desmosedici have required a much longer adaptation period for its riders in the opening races, with its new engine leading to problems putting […]
Until it can cure the bouncing phenomenon, it does not want to pursue more traditional updates as it cannot be sure that it will take the W13 in the right direction. That is why its focus so far has been on more minor tweaks aimed at making slight changes to the airflow, and some in-weekend […]
The Milton Keynes-based team has found its chances against Ferrari in the early part of the season compromised by its car being well over the minimum weight limit – with some suggestions being that it was as much as 10kg too heavy. The extra weight has not only had a direct impact on lap time […]
The German manufacturer has had a difficult start to the 2022 season, with its W13 suffering from porpoising which is compromising its performance. The team has found that to stop its car bouncing it needs to raise the rideheight so much that it gives away a lot of downforce, and therefore lap time. Mercedes boss […]
MotoGP last visited the Algarve International Circuit near Portimao in November for the second of two races at the venue in 2021, but picking up where the riders left off was impossible as rain lashed the track ahead of FP1. With conditions set to be similarly damp throughout the weekend, the circuit was busy from […]
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Fernandez, last year’s Moto2 runner-up, has endured a tough start to his rookie campaign with KTM and Tech3 in MotoGP. The young Spaniard has failed to score any points, his best result a 16th in Argentina, while his best qualifying has been 20th. His year has gone from bad to worse at Portimao, with Tech3 […]
The Alpine team was deemed by the FIA stewards to have performed an unsafe release after Ocon emerged side-by-side with Hamilton, forcing the Mercedes driver to cede him the position. Ocon received a five-second penalty for the incident, and having finished in 11th place with a queue of cars behind him the Alpine driver slipped […]
The Yamaha rider now has 69 points, joint with Suzuki’s Alex Rins, who made a stunning charge from 23rd to finish fourth. Elsewhere, Honda had a difficult weekend, with all their riders struggling for pace. Read Also: Marquez led his brother Alex Marquez in sixth, while Espargaro was ninth – all three HRC runners over […]