Having traded top spot in FP3 this morning and running 1-2 in FP4, the expected pole battle between Bagnaia and reigning world champion Quartararo raged early on in qualifying. Suzuki’s Joan Mir set the early benchmark with a 1m37.616s, which he improved to a 1m37.369s as a handful of riders had laps scrubbed for going […]
The two series, however, are run very differently. While F1 has always been the pinnacle of engineering excellence with a big focus on design and development, IndyCar has prioritised an equal playing field with lower budgets. To European racing fans, IndyCar can seem complicated, and to US audiences F1’s reliance on money and technology can […]
Both Bagnaia and Quartararo have been a cut above the rest all weekend at Jerez, and having qualified 1-2 on the grid the expected duel for victory emerged on Sunday. Both Bagnaia and Quartararo launched off the line well and drew alongside each other on the run up to Turn 1 at the start of […]
The German car manufacturer has been held back so far this season by porpoising, which has forced the team to run its W13 with a much higher ride height than it was originally designed for. Raising the platform is costing it a lot of downforce, but the outfit remains convinced that if it can switch […]
The Italian crashed heavily during qualifying for the Portimao round last weekend and had to go to hospital for checks on his right shoulder. Though no fractures were found, Bagnaia still battled through the pain to eighth place in that race and continued to be hampered by the injury this weekend in Spain. He fended […]
The Monegasque driver was pushing hard in the closing stages to try to get past second-placed Sergio Perez at Imola when he was too aggressive over the kerbs at the Variante Alta chicane and was pitched into a spin. Light contact with the barriers forced a front wing change in the pits, and the time […]
Both Quartararo and Bagnaia were the strongest riders of the Jerez weekend, with the pair starting 1-2 on the grid – Bagnaia taking pole ahead of Quartararo – and showing the strongest race pace in FP4. The pair got off the line evenly, but Quartararo was edged out by Bagnaia and sat behind the […]
Due to their busy travel schedules and also the time taken for teams to properly model circuits in their simulation software, drivers generally only sample new venues in the week prior to the race. However, four of the current grid took the opportunity to try Miami prior to Imola, with three of them running in […]
Ducati has won twice in MotoGP so far in 2022, but with its 2021 bike courtesy of Gresini’s Enea Bastianini. The start to 2022 with its GP22 hasn’t been easy, but Bagnaia felt he made a breakthrough last time out in Portugal as he charged from last to eighth at Portimao. Smashing the lap record […]
Verstappen and Leclerc have won two races each in the opening four rounds of the 2022 season, setting the tone for a potential championship battle that could rage on throughout the season. The drivers have fought on-track on a number of occasions so far this year, most notably in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, where their […]