In the incident where the pair clashed on the opening lap at Spa last weekend, Hamilton’s Mercedes was sent high into the air after he had moved across on the Alpine still on his inside at the first part of the Les Combes chicane. Hamilton quickly crashed back down into the runoff area, in an […]
Month: September 2022
Session times, how to watch and more
The San Marino GP at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli marks MotoGP’s second visit to Italy following May’s Italian GP at Mugello. It marks the first Misano race since 2017 without home hero Valentino Rossi, who hails from nearby Tavullia, but the event is still expected to generate a big buzz in the surrounding area. […]
Alonso apologises to Hamilton for “idiot” comments after Spa clash
Alonso called Hamilton an “idiot” and said that he only knew how to win races when starting first. Hamilton later took responsibility for the clash, but he escaped any sanction as the FIA stewards took into account that it was the first lap. Hamilton retired from the race and may suffer further consequences if he […]
Red Bull will keep Verstappen “within a bubble” at F1 home race
In 2021 Verstappen arrived at his first Dutch GP trailing World Championship leader Lewis Hamilton by three points as their tense title battle continued to ramp up. This time the situation is very different, with Verstappen currently 93 points ahead of team mate Sergio Perez, and 98 clear of Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc. Despite the […]
Fangio, Stewart, Hill and more
The outfit that, like Ferrari, manufactured its own parts including the engine, scored 17 wins and 11 poles between its world championship debut in the 1951 British Grand Prix and its final proper F1 start, as Stanley BRM, in 1977. Some of the era’s best drivers appeared for BRM and seven won points-paying races. For […]
Zandvoort trials ‘fake’ gravel trap solution for F1 Dutch GP
As Autosport’s exclusive images show, the idea has been incorporated at Turn 12 – the second part of the Hans Ernst chicane. Prompted by problems at last year’s GP of cars running wide across the kerbs there and dragging gravel on to the circuit – which caused red flags in support events – Zandvoort has […]