The Italian is just points from championship leader Fabio Quartararo ahead of Sunday’s 16th round of the 2022 season at Motegi. But a wet qualifying on Saturday saw Bagnaia struggle massively, the Ducati rider 2.1 seconds off the pole time down in 12th – while Quartararo and fellow title rival Aleix Espargaro were sixth and […]
The new cars have been already proved to be tricky at similar temporary venues such as Montreal and Baku earlier this season. While bouncing has to some degree been dialled out at recent events, it is expected to be more prominent once again in Singapore, which F1 will visit next weekend for the first time […]
The Honda rider returned to action two weeks ago at Aragon after a three-month absence following a fourth major operation on the right arm he badly broke in 2020. Topping this morning’s wet FP3, Marquez carried that form into a rain-lashed and delayed qualifying to claim his first pole since the 2019 Japanese GP – […]
Fallows left his role as head of aerodynamics at Red Bull last year in order to pursue a new challenge with Aston Martin, which has been on a recruitment drive since the team was acquired by Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll. Stroll has been clear in his aim to turn the team into a front-running squad […]
Heavy rain and forecasted 100mph winds forced a meeting to be held at Motegi on Saturday morning between MotoGP and the teams about altering the qualifying schedule. With the extreme winds staying away for the moment, the decision was made to carry on with the current qualifying schedule. With the rainy conditions affecting FP2, Friday’s […]
Latifi made his F1 debut with Williams at the start of 2020 on a three-year contract, but struggled to match team-mates George Russell and Alex Albon for form during his time at the team. The Canadian’s departure has been widely expected for a number of months, but Williams confirmed the news on Friday, revealing his […]
The championship leader ended Friday’s sole extended practice at Motegi third fastest between his chief title rivals Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati and Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro. Despite missing top spot by just under half a tenth on Friday, Quartararo says the margin his nearest rivals have over him when it comes to time attack runs is […]
The Enstone-based squad has endured headaches in recent weeks after finding out Fernando Alonso was switching to Aston Martin for 2023 and that reserve Oscar Piastri had signed for McLaren. Their shock departures have left Alpine on the hunt for a new team-mate for Esteban Ocon, with AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly still a firm favourite if […]
Due to the logistical difficulties in getting the entire paddock from Aragon to Japan in just a few days, Friday’s practice schedule was altered to feature just one session of 75 minutes duration. Marquez was unable to complete race distance on his Aragon comeback due to two collisions on the opening lap. Anticipating the stop-and-go […]
Herta was being lined up by Red Bull to take a seat at AlphaTauri for 2023, with the squad open to an offer from Alpine to take currently contracted Pierre Gasly. However, the energy drinks giant’s plans rested on Herta being granted the mandatory F1 superlicence that he needs to compete in grand prix racing. […]