Already 22 points clear of the rest of the pack after his Barcelona win, Quartararo is now 34 points ahead of nearest rival Aleix Espargaro after easing to his third win of the campaign and become the first rider who wasn’t the absent Marc Marquez to win at the Sachsenring since 2012. His championship charge […]
In the closing stages of the race Alonso was stuck behind Alpine teammate Esteban Ocon in seventh when he started feeling the pressure from Alfa Romeo driver Bottas behind. With just over a lap of the 70-lap race remaining Alonso aggressively defended against the Finn by weaving on the long straight before the final chicane, […]
Quartararo was one of only two riders to opt for the medium rear tyre as track temperatures at the Sachsenring exceeded 50 degrees Celsius on Sunday. The Yamaha rider grabbed the holeshot off the line and led all 30 laps, dominating the grand prix to win by almost five seconds and take a 34-point lead […]
Verstappen was closing in on Ferrari rival Sainz after making his second pit stop, only for the safety car to be deployed with 21 laps remaining after Yuki Tsunoda crashed at Turn 1. It meant that after Sainz pitted, he emerged right behind Verstappen with tyres that were five laps fresher, giving him an advantage […]
Honda has been dominant at the Sachsenring since 2010, with Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez taking victories at the German GP for the marque in the last 11 editions of the event. But for the first time since it boycotted the 1982 French GP, Honda ended a premier class race without a single point – […]
F1 teams have been battling porpoising on their cars through the early part of the 2022 season after the return of ground effect under the new regulations led to the phenomenon becoming an issue. While some teams have been able to eradicate the problem or keep it under control, Mercedes has been one of the […]
The polesitter was expected to be the main threat for victory in Sunday’s 30-lap German GP as he looked to get his battered championship challenge back on track after a slipped 69 points adrift of Fabio Quartararo when he was wiped out of the Catalan GP. But Bagnaia, having lost the lead off the line […]
The Haas driver was quick throughout the rain-affected session, and felt afterwards that he could have done even better than sixth. His Montreal performance came after Schumacher drew critique following his Monaco crash, which was followed by a clean but uncompetitive weekend in Baku. After claiming an impressive result on Saturday, the German will hence […]
Last week KTM announced it had signed Jack Miller for two years beginning in 2023, confirming his long-expected Ducati exit at the end of the current season. For some time, it has been known that the second factory Ducati seat alongside Francesco Bagnaia was between one-time race winner Martin and Bastianini, who has won three […]
Vettel was third fastest in the wet FP3 session on Saturday and looked well set for a good result come qualifying. However, the four-time world champion then struggled from the off in the soaking Q1 session, complaining on the radio that the car felt completely different. He was left languishing in 17th place, just ahead […]