Last Sunday’s race at Buriram had to be delayed by almost an hour due to a torrential downpour lashing the circuit. When the race did get underway, the level of spray was still very high but all bar Tech3 KTM’s Remy Gardner managed to make it to the chequered flag. Several riders were seen in […]
Perez pulled off a brilliant victory at the Marina Bay circuit on Sunday, holding off race-long pressure from Charles Leclerc to grab his first win since the Monaco GP in May. He also managed to keep hold of the win despite being found guilty of two separate safety car rule infringements, having dropped back too […]
The second round of the 2022 championship was overshadowed by a missile strike on an oil facility near the track on the Friday. Yemen’s Houthis rebels claimed responsibility for the attack. It prompted talks between F1 bosses, teams and drivers on Friday night in Jeddah to discuss whether or not it was safe for the […]
The double MotoGP race winner was called up to replace the injured Joan Mir at Buriram last weekend, coming straight from finishing second in the MotoAmerica Superbike championship the week before. Petrucci qualified last and finished the rain-lashed race 20th, having had to set-up his bike “blind” for the conditions. FEATURE: Petrucci’s Dakar odyssey Admitting […]
Verstappen started eighth after being obliged to abort his final qualifying lap, and then dropped to 12th after anti-stall kicked in at the start. He was making progress through the pack, but after a safety car restart he locked up and went off while trying to pass Lando Norris, which forced him to make an […]
Russell had started from the pitlane after taking a new power unit under parc ferme, and during his attempt to regain ground he went up an escape road after making contact with Valtteri Bottas and dropped back. Given that he was at the back of the field Russell agreed with the team’s suggestion that he […]
Two hours and 31 minutes. That’s how much time passed between Sergio Perez taking the chequered flag in the returning Singapore Grand Prix in first place and for the stewards to eventually penalise the Red Bull driver for his repeat safety car infringements. Along with a delayed race start owing to the slippery conditions that […]
The Monegasque still has a mathematical chance of stopping rival Max Verstappen from clinching the crown, but realistically his Dutch rival is likely to wrap things up in Japan this weekend. But rather than feeling that the end of the campaign is now wasted effort with the title gone, Leclerc views the last events as […]
Quartararo qualified fourth at Buriram, but was immediately dropped to 11th after being forced wide at the first corner in the wet contest. He plummeted to 17th after running wide exiting Turn 4 moments later and could make no further progress up the order, seeing his championship lead wiped out by Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia – […]
Fresh from the Singapore GP, where Verstappen endured a messy race weekend to finish in seventh place, the Dutch driver has his second shot at wrapping up the F1 world drivers’ title. While Suzuka always looked a more likely venue for the Red Bull driver to take the championship, which would also be a fitting […]