Month: October 2022

14 Oct 2022

Norris criticisms suggest he’s “rattled” in F1 fight

Norris has said several times in recent races that he believes Alpine has made heavy weather of the fight that his McLaren squad and its closest rival are having over fourth place in the F1 world constructors’ championship. The Briton reckons that considering the pace Alpine has shown with its A522 car this season, it […]

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14 Oct 2022

Australian GP a must-win if I want to fight for 2022 MotoGP title

Espargaro is just 20 points back from championship leader Fabio Quartararo coming into this weekend’s Phillip Island round, with 75 points still on offer in 2022. The Aprilia rider hasn’t won since claiming his maiden MotoGP victory in Argentina at round three back in April, while his last podium came at Aragon three races ago. […]

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14 Oct 2022

Zarco tops Friday practice from Bezzecchi

Phillip Island was left under water following heavy rain on Thursday, but the weather had cleared by the time FP1 got underway and dry conditions would stick for the rest of the day. Pramac’s Johann Zarco led a Ducati 1-2 on his Pramac-run GP22 from factory counterpart Jack Miller, making his first – and only […]

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14 Oct 2022

Schumacher has “home advantage” to keep 2023 Haas F1 seat

Steiner is weighing up his options for next season on whether to keep Schumacher at the team alongside Kevin Magnussen or replace the German. Earlier on in 2022 doubts arose over Schumacher’s future at the team – and in F1 at large – due to several crashes and a lack of results, but after the […]

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14 Oct 2022

Quartararo breaks silence after Thailand MotoGP disaster

The Yamaha rider went to Thailand 18 points clear in the championship standings, but a disastrous run to 17th in wet conditions saw his advantage cut to just two ahead of Francesco Bagnaia with three races remaining Quartararo refused to speak to any media following the Thailand race, instead simply making one post on social media […]

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14 Oct 2022

How to be an ace engineer: Engine builder Richard Langford

After over 50 years of working with racing engines, there are few better qualified than Richard ‘Dick’ Langford when it comes to the art of extracting horsepower. Having begun his career at Cosworth just as the world-beating DFV was beginning to build its formidable reputation, and serviced much of the Formula 1 grid during the […]

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13 Oct 2022

Phillip Island circuit flooded ahead of Australia MotoGP practice

Wet weather is currently battering Victoria with the downpour prompting flood warnings across the state from the Bureau of Meteorology. Low-lying parts of the circuit are currently under water while some facilities such as car parks are inaccessible due to the weather conditions.  MotoGP safety cars have been lapping the circuit throughout the afternoon while […]

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13 Oct 2022

“Very tough” for McLaren to stay in fight with Alpine

McLaren and Alpine have enjoyed a season-long battle to finish as the leading midfield team this year, with momentum swinging back and forth in recent races. McLaren’s run to fourth and fifth in Singapore put it back into P4 in the constructors’ championship, only for Alpine to strike back last Sunday at Suzuka as Esteban […]

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13 Oct 2022

MotoGP rider Vinales critical of Supersport 300 class after latest death

The 22-year-old was involved in a multi-rider incident during last weekend’s Supersport 300 race at Portimao as part of the World Superbike support package. Steeman suffered severe head injuries which he tragically succumbed to on Tuesday. He is the second rider in the space of a year to have been killed riding in the Supersport […]

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