The Red Bull driver fell from eighth on the grid to 12th by Turn 1 after his car almost went into anti-stall mode. He fought back through the pack but spun while attempting a pass on Lando Norris on lap 40, forcing him to pit again and returning to the track in 13th. Verstappen eventually […]
The Spaniard was battling with KTM’s Binder on the second lap of the delayed Thailand race when the pair made contact at Turn 3. Espargaro claims both were alongside each other under braking for the corner and Binder tried to hand on around the outside, with the Aprilia rider clattering into him and forcing him […]
Heavy cloud had built up over the Marina Bay track shortly after the W Series support race and the skies began to darken as the F1 field completed the drivers’ parade aboard a fleet of classic cars. Spots of rain began falling in the paddock an hour and 20 minutes before the 8pm start time […]
Conditions took a turn at the start of the earlier Moto2 race, which was forced to be delayed as the field switched from slick tyres to wets. Shortened from 24 laps to 16, the Moto2 race didn’t get to the 2/3 cut-off distance to declare a result when heavy rain lashed the circuit. A five-lap […]
The Spaniard admitted that the drying qualifying session had been stressful and joked that his risk-taking had not been good for his heart. Crucially Alonso lines up ahead of the McLaren of Lando Norris, giving Alpine an edge in the ongoing battle for fourth in the World Championship. The race marks Alonso’s 350th race start, […]
During the Aragon GP weekend at the start of September, reports emerged from India that MotoGP was eyeing a race at the Buddh International Circuit – former host of the country’s Formula 1 grand prix – from 2023. Dorna Sports chiefs Carmelo and Carlos Ezpeleta travelled to India after the Aragon round to sign a […]
The Ferrari driver claimed his ninth pole of the season, beating Red Bull’s Sergio Perez by 0.022 seconds, while Max Verstappen was forced to abandon his final effort as he was set to run out of fuel on a lap that looked quick enough for top spot. Leclerc was in the pits for the last […]
Despite heavy rain lashing down for the start of Moto3 FP2, conditions had cleared by the time the second 45-minute MotoGP session got underway at Buriram. Zarco would set the initial pace in FP2 with a 1m31.466s, and would improve come the end in a late time attack by 1.2s to a 1m30.281s. That earlier […]
Hamilton had been spotted on TV broadcasts still wearing his nose stud during the opening practice sessions for the race at the Marina Bay track, having taken it out at events since the early summer following the FIA’s clampdown on drivers wearing jewellery at the start of the 2022 season. He was therefore summoned the […]
The Italian rookie has shown flashes of speed throughout 2022, guiding his 2021-spec Ducati to the front row in a wet/dry qualifying at Mugello and taking a maiden podium at Assen prior to the summer break. In a tight qualifying at Buriram, Bezzecchi smashed the existing lap record to claim his first pole in the […]