It’s not been the start to 2022 anyone expected of Bagnaia on the GP22, as he struggled in the early races to find the same form he has last year. But steady progress in rediscovering his missing front-end feeling put him back to the front of the pack at Jerez, the Italian dominating for pole […]
The German automotive giant has been pushing on with its F1 plans, and said recently in an official statement that a final green light to make the move would come after F1’s new engine regulations for 2026 were finalised. But in a YouTube video on Monday addressing questions from residents of the Wolfsburg city where […]
Following Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix – won by Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia – the MotoGP paddock stayed at Jerez for an extra day for the first in-season test of 2022. The day began at 10am local time, with Honda’s Pol Espargaro topping the first hour with a 1m37.556s as HRC began a vital test following its […]
Boosted by the success of the Netflix Drive to Survive series, F1 has been eager to capitalise on the increased attention it enjoys in the US. The existing US Grand Prix in Austin has been joined on the F1 calendar by the inaugural Miami Grand Prix this weekend, with a third US race in Las […]
The Japanese manufacturer was a mainstay in MotoGP through the 500cc era, winning world titles with the likes of Barry Sheene, Marco Lucchinelli, Franco Uncini, Kevin Schwantz and Kenny Roberts Jr. Suzuki continued in MotoGP when it switched to the four-stroke formula, but would withdraw at the end of the 2011 season due to financial […]
The Italian brand has had a presence in the sport as a sponsor of Sauber since 2018, and from 2019 the team has been fully named after it. And yet, in essence, the arrangement is simply a sponsorship deal that takes advantage of the “family” relationship with power unit and gearbox supplier Ferrari. As such, […]
Rins has been one of the stars of the early 2022 season, having scored back-to-back podiums in Argentina and America, and rising from 23rd to fourth in Portugal to move to the top of the standings. The Suzuki rider missed out on getting into Q2 again at Jerez and from the off struggled to replicate […]
After a dramatic Imola round which included the first sprint race of the 2022 F1 season, Max Verstappen dominated with pole position, sprint victory and the grand prix triumph to close Charles Leclerc’s lead at the top of the standings to 27 points. Leclerc threw away a podium chasing Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez […]
The Honda rider was battling Ducati’s Jack Miller and Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro for much of Sunday’s Spanish GP at Jerez over the final podium place. Marquez made a move on Miller at Jerez’s final corner on lap 21 of 25 but lost the front-end under braking and nearly crashed out. But the Spaniard managed to […]
With the FIA wanting to cut back on the number of tyres used on a GP weekend, F1 teams last week backed plans to reduce the number of sets available to drivers from 13 to 11 at two events in 2023. A statement from the governing body stated that: “This will be done to evaluate […]