I once read that aeroplanes are like people, they get fatter and bigger with time. And you could say the same about racing cars. This year’s Formula 1 cars are the heaviest ever at 798kg, which is a big increase on when I raced in F1 12 years ago. Back then, the Virgin VR-01 was […]
The damp and rainy conditions of Friday had given way for the start of the first fully dry session of the Assen weekend in FP3. It would take just nine minutes for Francesco Bagnaia’s best lap from the drying FP2 session on Friday to be toppled, with Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales making the first move. Last […]
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali recently revealed that Nice has indicated an interest in holding the race after the current deal with Paul Ricard runs out. At the same time F1 is in negotiations with Monaco over an improved future deal. The principality not only pays the lowest fee of any event, it also creates its […]
The heavy rain that affected this morning’s session had disappeared come the start of FP2, with the track beginning to show signs of a dry line when the MotoGP field took to the circuit for the second 45-minute practice of the Assen weekend. It would take 10 minutes for Jack Miller’s best lap from FP1 […]
There have been plenty of famous drives at Interlagos down the years that will be talked about for generations to come. Ayrton Senna’s emotional home win, stuck in sixth gear in the 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix, is often cited, while Juan Pablo Montoya’s breakout Formula 1 drive came 20 years later after a robust pass on […]
As first reported by Autosport earlier this week, Rins was in advanced negotiations with LCR to join the satellite Honda squad in 2023 following Suzuki’s shock decision to quit MotoGP at the end of the year. On Thursday at the Dutch Grand Prix, Rins told the media that he was in a “comfortable” position as […]
Following a difficult start to the season, Aston Martin brought a significant upgrade to the Spanish Grand Prix that drew comparisons to the concept used by Red Bull on its RB18 car. PLUS: What’s next for the Green Red Bull controversy? The team has since enjoyed an upswing in form, scoring points in each of […]
MotoGP’s return to Assen began with a fully wet FP1 session on Friday morning topped by Ducati’s Jack Miller. While there were only two crashes in FP1, a number of riders ran off track as they got caught out by the conditions. The track improved in the second half of FP1 as the rain eased […]
The gathering was one of the regular informal Saturday coffee mornings hosted by Stefano Domenicali, a custom begun by his predecessor Chase Carey. Drive to Survive’s cameras were following Toto Wolff in Montreal, and were allowed to film the meeting. They captured a heated exchange between Wolff, Mattia Binotto and Christian Horner on the subject of […]
Espargaro crashed heavily in FP1 last weekend in Germany and was left with an injury to his ribs. He had to withdraw from the latter stages of the Sachsenring race due to the pain he was experiencing, but had expected to fare better this weekend at Assen. However, after a good start in the wet […]