Gentle giant Petrucci was a mainstay of the MotoGP paddock from 2012, when he debuted on the underpowered and underfunded Ioda Project CRT machine, steadily lifting himself up through the grid. Literally going from last to first, by way of Ioda, Pramac Ducati and then the factory Ducati squad – with whom he won two […]
The Red Bull driver looks on course for his second world title after dominating much of this season, and his first opportunity to wrap it up comes at the Marina Bay circuit. But with the title triumph out of his hands, as he needs remaining contenders Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc also not to score […]
Quartararo leads the standings by 18 points from Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia coming into this weekend’s Thailand Grand Prix. But he comes off the back of a frustrating Japanese GP in which he could only finish eighth having been unable to pass anyone due to the power limitations of the 2022 Yamaha. Quartararo’s points lead only […]
Red Bull Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB18 Photo by: Alessio Morgese Even before Red Bull streaked well clear of Ferrari in the 2022 constructors’ championship, it had both drivers signed up for next season. Stability is the name of the game as an uber-long deal to retain Max Verstappen means he will again lead […]
The Honda rider made his MotoGP comeback at the Aragon GP, but only lasted one lap following two collisions. Qualifying on pole in the wet last week in Japan, Marquez went on to finish fourth in his first full race since the Italian GP back at the end of May. Marquez said after the Motegi […]
Mercedes has struggled all season with the W13, notably with porpoising and ride issues, and the car has only really shone at high-downforce venues. Russell says that the team has chosen a specific philosophy for next year’s W14, and has clear targets that it will try to meet. “I’m confident that the direction we need […]
The Italian’s run of five-successive podium finishes came to an end last weekend at Motegi when he crashed on the final lap trying to pass championship leader Fabio Quartararo for eighth place having qualified down in 12th. Bagnaia’s race was compromised by wet weather hitting qualifying, with the Ducati rider suffering a mystifying lack of […]
F1 is making a push towards a carbon-neutral future, but the expansion and timing of next season’s biggest ever schedule have led some to question whether it is doing enough to change things. Having previously vowed to group races regionally to avoid unnecessary travel, the current planned 2023 schedule has turned out to not be […]
The Silverstone-based squad is recovering from a poor start to the year where it went down the wrong concept route with its AMR22, before switching tact from the Spanish GP. And although it still looks set to finish ninth in the constructors’ championship this year, it feels it has made decent progress behind the scenes […]
Petronas has backed Mercedes as title sponsor throughout the turbo hybrid era, having originally joined forces in 2010. It has helped it secure a total of 15 drivers’ and constructors’ world championships during that time. Its current deal ran until the end of 2025, with the success of the partnership making it likely that it […]