The 2013 Moto2 world champion joined Honda last season on a two-year contract and was expected to remain in the seat for 2023. However, Suzuki’s shock decision to quit MotoGP at the end of 2022 – which was officially confirmed on Thursday ahead of the French Grand Prix, a week after Autosport’s first reports – […]
The standout performer of the Miami Grand Prix for me wasn’t Max Verstappen or Charles Leclerc or Esteban Ocon – although they were all pretty mega. It was Martin Brundle, whose TV grid walk for Sky Sports F1 came as close as possible to making some sense of the insanity of this bonkers, celeb-packed new […]
Last week, Autosport reported Suzuki had informed its race team of its intentions to quit MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season, with the Japanese marque confirming on Thursday ahead of the French Grand Prix that it was now in discussions with Dorna about ending its contract early. The official reason given was due […]
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz crashed at the exit of Turn 13 during second practice for the Miami Grand Prix last Friday, leaving him struggling with neck pain through the rest of the weekend after hitting the concrete wall. Sainz raised the incident in the drivers’ briefing on Friday and suggested a Tecpro barrier be placed at […]
This will be the first French GP since before the COVID-19 pandemic to welcome a capacity crowd, and coincides with Quartararo’s homecoming as the reigning world champion. Quartararo is France’s first world champion in MotoGP. Quartararo comes into the French GP leading the standings after his dominant victory in Portugal and a second-place finish behind […]
The Miami International Autodrome, a temporary facility looping around the Miami Dolphins’ Hard Rock Stadium, featured a varied mix of medium to high speed corners, a long straight and a very tight section underneath a turnpike. The 5.41km layout did not produce a great show, which is partly attributed to the surface’s lack of grip […]
The Spaniard ran a comfortable third in the early stages of the Miami event, but fell away from leaders Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc after the midway point. While it appeared from the outside he may have struggled with the balance on the hard tyre, Sainz has revealed that the main factor for him was […]
Alonso finished eighth on-track in the Miami Grand Prix, falling to ninth after receiving a five-second time penalty during the race for causing a collision with AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly. But the two-time world champion fell out of the points when a second five-second penalty was handed down by the FIA stewards for leaving the […]
McLaren has seen its form fluctuate in the early part of the 2022 season, going from failing to compete for points in Bahrain to scoring a podium through Norris at Imola. Last weekend’s Miami Grand Prix saw Norris retire after a collision with AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly, while team-mate Daniel Ricciardo could only finish 13th after […]
Tom Garfinkel, the managing partner of Miami’s new F1 event, had originally targeted making a profit from the first race around the Miami Dolphins stadium. But higher than anticipated costs pushed the inaugural Miami GP into a loss. However, he says there are no regrets about the extra expenditure that was done to ensure fans […]