A bumper crowd of 336,000 for the three days of the Italian GP weekend proved once again the booming popularity of F1. But the infrastructure and organisation at Monza struggled at times to cope with the number of spectators, with numerous complaints about lengthy queues to get in to the circuit and a lack of […]
The Honda rider made his long-awaited MotoGP return on Friday at Aragon 110 days after last racing in the series at Mugello, before he took a leave of absence to undergo a fourth major operation on his badly broken right arm. Marquez ended Friday’s running at Aragon eighth overall having made a lap time gain […]
Kvyat, who made his NASCAR debut at Indianapolis in July, visited the Monza paddock last weekend. At 28, he remains a credible candidate for a future F1 drive, but only if he can overcome the issues associated with his nationality. In essence he would have to sign an FIA commitment and race under a neutral […]
The three-time MotoGP race winner will see out the rest of the 2022 season in place of Andrea Dovizioso at RNF Racing, after the Italian retired from the series following the San Marino GP. Crutchlow has been Yamaha’s official test rider since the end of his own racing career at the conclusion of 2020, though […]
The issue of grid drops for engine changes in F1 always rears it heads around the time of the Belgian and Italian Grands Prix, as teams make use of the good overtaking opportunities thrown up at the venues to go for fresh power units. At last weekend’s race at Monza, there were nine drivers who […]
A year after making his debut with Aprilia following the collapse of his relationship with Yamaha, Vinales has been in strong form in recent races having scored podiums in three of the last four grands prix. Now more consistently fighting at the front, Vinales has said in recent months that he would be happy to […]
The 22-year-old had been targeted by Red Bull to make the switch to F1 in 2023, but the plan stalled over the issue of him securing the mandatory superlicence. Herta only had 32 of the 40 points that were necessary for him to get an automatic licence, and a push by Red Bull for the […]
The Italian manufacturer dominates the current MotoGP grid as it fields eight bikes across its factory squad, Pramac Racing, Gresini Racing and the VR46 Racing team. This marks the first time since 2016 that Ducati has had such a control over the grid. Currently, there are three specification of bikes on the 2022 grid from […]
Alonso matched Raikkonen’s tally of 349 grand prix starts at the Italian Grand Prix last weekend, putting him on the cusp of the outright record. At 41, Alonso has shown few signs of wishing to slow down or give thought to hanging up his helmet, having recently signed a multi-year agreement with Aston Martin starting […]
While the Maranello squad and its main F1 rival were pretty evenly matched over the first half of the campaign, more recently Red Bull has been in dominant form, with Max Verstappen winning the last five races despite only starting from pole once. After losing out again to Red Bull at last weekend’s Italian Grand […]