Reigning world champion Quartararo – who announced he’d re-signed with Yamaha for two more years last Thursday – ended Friday’s practice “worried” about how the low grip at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was affecting the Yamaha. But he showed no such signs of struggle as he lead from lights to flag to strengthen his lead […]
Leclerc’s race unravelled as the Monaco track dried up after heavy rain delayed the start, with Ferrari opting to keep the polesitter out longer on wet tyres in a bid for a straight switch to dry tyres. But after both Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz got into undercut range on the intermediates, Ferrari pitted Leclerc […]
The Suzuki rider has been left with a fractured left wrist after LCR Honda’s Nakagami crashed at Turn 1 on the opening lap and skittled both Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia and Rins. Rins was launched into the air and landed heavily, while Nakagami was taken to hospital for checks and will stay in overnight after hitting […]
Following the red flag, Alonso sat seventh for the restart and opted to fit a set of medium-compound tyres to see out the remainder of the race. But the Alpine driver’s pace was significantly slower than the cars ahead, losing between three and four seconds per lap to the leaders, and a significant amount of […]
LCR Honda rider Takaaki Nakagami crashed at Turn 1 in Sunday’s race at the start trying to recover ground from 12th on the grid, wiping out Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia with his head and taking Suzuki’s Alex Rins down with his errant RC213V. Rins – who slammed the stewards for dismissing the accident as a racing […]
The matter has polarised the teams, with Alpine and Alfa Romeo the most vocal in attempting to ensure that there is no change to the headline 2022 figure of $140m, plus an extra $1.2m for the 22nd race. Meanwhile Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes are leading the push for an increase, and their pleas have […]
Poleman Espargaro was running in second behind runaway leader and eventual winner Fabio Quartararo in the latter stages of the race having pulled away from Pramac’s Jorge Martin. But the Aprilia rider made a massive error in judgement when he backed off crossing the line at the end of the penultimate lap, as he believed […]
In 2018 the race returned to the F1 calendar after a 10-year absence, with Paul Ricard taking over from Magny-Cours. But after four editions – the 2020 race was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic – July’s 2022 edition could be the last one as Paul Ricard’s expiring contract has yet to be renewed. […]
Leclerc made his debut for Ferrari in 2019 after just one year in F1 with the Alfa Romeo team, but quickly won over the team by shadowing Sebastian Vettel in his first campaign at Maranello. His performances were rewarded with a long-term contract that runs to the end of the 2024 season. Leclerc finds himself […]
The German manufacturer has endured a frustrating start to the 2022 campaign, with its W13 being held back by extreme porpoising. But while it has made some good progress in curing the phenomenon, a more difficult Monaco Grand Prix weekend has highlighted that it still is not fully on top of the car. Team boss […]