Month: October 2022

17 Oct 2022

The F1 rule that triggered Japanese GP chequered flag confusion

With the Suzuka race having been red flagged early on due to deteriorating conditions, and the event not resuming until there was just under 40 minutes of the three-hour maximum time limit remaining, it was never going to run to full distance. But while teams had a rough idea of how long it would play […]

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16 Oct 2022

Rins wins last-lap thriller, Quartararo crashes out

Suzuki made a shock announcement back in May that it would be quitting MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season just two years after it won the world championship with Joan Mir. From that moment, Suzuki’s season has fallen off the rails. But a stunning ride from 10th on the grid from Rins saw […]

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16 Oct 2022

Bagnaia “won’t think about” MotoGP title match point in Malaysia

The Italian now leads the standings for the first time in his MotoGP career by 14 points after finishing third on Sunday at Phillip Island to capitalise on a disastrous day for his title rivals. Erstwhile championship leader Fabio Quartararo crashed out, while Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro could only ride to ninth at Phillip Island to […]

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16 Oct 2022

Second F1 title win feels ‘even more beautiful’ than maiden crown

Verstappen clinched the 2022 F1 drivers’ championship with victory in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, gaining the required points advantage after Charles Leclerc’s five-second time penalty dropped the Ferrari driver to third. The early title win with four races remaining is a stark contrast to Verstappen’s maiden championship win last year, which was only secured on […]

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16 Oct 2022

Suzuki “deserved” MotoGP Australian GP win

Suzuki announced earlier this year that it would be quitting MotoGP at the end of the year in a shock move that comes just two seasons after it won the world championship with Joan Mir. Since the announcement, Suzuki’s season has come off the rails, with Rins going without a podium since the Americas Grand […]

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16 Oct 2022

F1 now a “tough crowd” with so many competitive teams

Four teams are currently embroiled in the fight for sixth to ninth places in the constructors’ table, with Alfa Romeo on 52, Aston Martin on 45, and both AlphaTauri and Haas on 34. Haas has slipped back in recent weeks as Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher have failed to score a point in the last […]

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16 Oct 2022

De Vries deserved to have “stars align” for F1 entry

The pair first came across each other in karting, although they were in different categories, as the older de Vries moved up the ranks first. However, they raced each other in the 2018 FIA F2 championship, which Russell won ahead of Lando Norris, Alex Albon and de Vries. De Vries was in talks with several F1 teams […]

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