Already a successful entrant of other people’s cars, Ken Tyrrell became a Formula 1 constructor at the end of 1970. By the time his team closed its doors at the end of 1998, after being bought by British American Tobacco, Tyrrell had racked up 23 world championship grand prix victories, two drivers’ titles and a […]
The MotoGP calendar has swelled to 20 races this season and was due to be 21 before the Finnish Grand Prix was cancelled. Next year the number of races per weekend will double as MotoGP introduces sprint races on Saturdays. Gardner announced earlier on Thursday ahead of this weekend’s Aragon Grand Prix that he will […]
Having driven for Aston Martin in opening practice on Friday, de Vries was drafted in by Williams ahead of FP3 on Saturday when Alex Albon was taken ill and diagnosed with appendicitis. The rookie qualified 13th and moved up five places on the grid thanks to penalties for other drivers to start eighth. He eventually […]
Following the Italian GP, Marquez elected to take a leave of absence to undergo a fourth major operation on the right arm he badly broke in 2020, to have the bone rotate back to its original position after it had shifted 34 degrees after his three other surgeries. Having made his come back to riding […]
Following his election as FIA president last December, Mohammed Ben Sulayem set out a plan to reform much of the management structure at the organisation, as well as pursuing a new governance structure. One plan Ben Sulayem had in place was to appoint a CEO for the first time in the FIA’s history, setting up […]
The three-time MotoGP race winner and Yamaha test rider was announced as Dovizioso’s replacement from Aragon onwards during the British GP weekend, after the latter revealed he would be retiring after the San Marino GP. Crutchlow retired from MotoGP full-time at the end of 2020 to become Yamaha’s official test rider, but made four starts […]
The MP Motorsport driver was crowned champion after the sprint race at Monza on Saturday, but has been unable to secure an F1 race seat for 2023. Instead, he has signed as Aston Martin’s reserve driver and the first member of its young driver development programme. Drugovich believes the series should follow Moto2 and Moto3’s […]
Piastri will race for McLaren next year after F1’s Contract Recognition Board (CRB) ruled Alpine’s claim it had an agreement in place with the Australian for next year was not correct. Ahead of the CRB hearing, Alpine team boss Szafnauer said at Spa he was “very” confident Alpine would win the case, as well as […]
The AlphaTauri driver finally got some relief when Ricciardo stopped with an engine issue in the closing laps, triggering the safety car period under which the race ended. Gasly had a difficult start to the Monza weekend as he didn’t feel well on Thursday. He bounced back to qualify ninth, before gaining four grid spots […]
The end-of-season event will again take place on a circuit of snow and ice laid out on the frozen Baltic Sea, with the date for ROC’s second visit to Sweden set at 28 and 29 January. Last winter ROC headed to the seaside resort of Pite Havsbad for the first time, with World Rally Championship […]