Zhou clashed with Pierre Gasly on the opening lap of the Imola sprint race, suffering heavy damage to both the front and rear of his Alfa Romeo F1 car after spinning across the track into the inside wall at Piratella. The Alfa Romeo mechanics faced a lengthy car rebuild which meant the team worked on […]
The 2020 title winner took his first ever front row qualifying result in last year’s Algarve GP at Portimao, and was in the fight for pole on Saturday for the 2022 Portuguese GP. Mir in the end lost out to Pramac’s Johann Zarco by 0.195 seconds, but still held onto a career-best second. Speaking after […]
The reigning F1 world champion reeled in Charles Leclerc after the Ferrari driver grabbed the lead at the start of the sprint race, with Verstappen regaining the lead on the penultimate lap. It meant Verstappen converted pole position from Friday’s qualifying into the sprint race win and will start Sunday’s grand prix from the front […]
Qualifying at Portimao on Saturday was hectic as Q2 was the first session of the weekend to be run in fully dry conditions. This meant lap times improved throughout the 15-minute session as the track evolved, with top spot changing hands constantly. Marquez was on a lap in the dying stages of Q2 that was […]
The championship leader appeared to have stolen a march over his Red Bull rival for most of the Saturday afternoon sprint race at Imola at he sat beyond DRS range and was 1.7s clear. But the tide began to change on lap 15 of 21 when Verstappen commenced a run of personal best sector times […]
The heavy rain of the early morning on Saturday had given way to sunnier conditions for the start of the final 45-minute practice of the weekend at the Algarve International Circuit near Portimao. As a result, riders were able to find improvements in lap time on the combined standings crucial for deciding who goes directly […]
The Briton, having qualified in 11th for the first sprint race of the season, which will take place on Saturday afternoon, remained at the top of the leaderboard with his 1m19.457s. That gave him a slender 0.08s cushion to Perez, while Ferrari’s Leclerc was 0.2s in arrears. Perez comfortably led the way in the first […]
Ducati came into the new season as favourites to fight for the title after a strong end to 2021 and the initial tests on the 2022 bike proving hugely encouraging. But as the pre-season phase wore on, it became apparent that the 2022 Ducati wasn’t as competitive as the 2021-spec which Gresini Racing and […]
The Ferrari driver had looked to have the edge in pace during the early stages of qualifying but, in the crucial first Q3 runs, it was the strategy options he and Max Verstappen took that proved crucial. With the Imola track drying out, it was clear that the fastest laps of the session would likely […]
Rain has come and gone all day at the Algarve International Circuit near Portimao on Friday, with a heavier downpour arriving around 15 minutes into the 45-minute FP2. Conditions already proved tricky before that, as factory Ducati rider Bagnaia crashed suddenly at the Turn 3 right-hander just seconds after he’d gone fastest with a 1m51.789s. […]