The three-time MotoGP race winner will join KTM next year at its factory squad after signing a two-year deal to join the Austrian manufacturer, partnering Brad Binder. Miller has been a mainstay of Ducati’s line-up, first at Pramac and then its factory squad, since 2018, and has been a key asset in its development drive […]
Month: August 2022
Singapore F1 track to be playable map in new Call of Duty game
F1 in recent years has enjoyed a boom in popularity thanks largely to Netflix’s fly-on-the-wall docuseries Drive to Survive, which has ushered in a legion of new fans to the racing series. As a result, numerous Hollywood films about F1 are said to be in development, while the series now has a wider mainstream platform. […]
Ex-MotoGP rider Lecuona helps Honda to Suzuka 8 Hours win
Lecuona made his MotoGP debut in 2020 with Tech3 KTM as a last-minute replacement for factory team-bound Brad Binder, who was drafted in to take the place o fJohann Zarco. But the young Spaniard was ousted from his KTM ride for 2022, taking up refuge with the factory Honda squad in World Superbike. PLUS: Why […]
Las Vegas GP date leaked, F1 race could be paired with Abu Dhabi
F1 pulled off a major coup earlier this year by getting all the agreements and permissions necessary to use the Las Vegas city streets and run its cars past some of the city’s major casinos. A letter of intent from Liberty Dice, a new entity created by the championship’s owner Liberty Media, lays out the […]
Vinales “never” doubted Aprilia MotoGP move following Silverstone podium
Vinales acrimoniously split with Yamaha following last year’s Dutch GP, before an attempt to intentionally damage his M1 in the Styrian GP led to the Japanese marque ousting him with immediate effect. He signed a deal to join Aprilia from the Aragon GP onwards and scored his first podium on the RS-GP at Assen in […]
Aston Martin starting “too far to the back” to score strong F1 results
Heading into the summer break the team lies ninth in the world championship, ahead of only Williams. Apart from a high of a sixth place for Sebastian Vettel in Azerbaijan, the team has logged an eighth, a ninth and six 10th places in the first part of the season. Krack says the main issue is […]
Espargaro diagnosed with heel fracture after 115mph Silverstone MotoGP crash
The Spaniard suffered a frightening highside going through Farm Curve during FP4 for last weekend’s British Grand Prix and had to be stretchered off track. Espargaro was taken to the circuit’s medical centre and had to be helped into the building by two members from his Aprilia team, but was later cleared to take part […]
Flashes of F1 form are “annoying” trait of W13
The team has been struggling all season to fully understand the car built to F1’s latest regulations. Occasional signs of promise have encouraged it to stick with the narrow sidepod concept, while others have been gravitating in a common direction. George Russell’s pole in Hungary followed by a second consecutive two-three finish for Lewis Hamilton […]
MotoGP announces 2023 pre-season test dates
For the second year in a row, MotoGP’s pre-season testing phase in 2023 will consist of just five days of running spread over two tests as part of the series push to reduce the number of days of riding as its calendar expands beyond 20 races. MotoGP’s first three-day test of 2023 will take place […]
Hamilton hopes “rare” Vettel shows young drivers F1 is “about something far bigger”
Four-time F1 world champion Vettel announced ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix that he will retire at the end of the 2022 season, bringing to an end his 15-year stint on the grid. Along with Hamilton, Vettel has been a leading voice for issues outside of F1 in recent years, placing particular focus on the […]