Verstappen made his frustration clear after a miscalculation by the team saw him need to abort his final lap in Q3, because he didn’t have enough fuel to complete it and then get back to the pits with the required amount for an FIA sample still in the tank. The team had misjudged how many […]
The VR46 Ducati rider had one front row start to his credit when he was second at the Italian GP in May prior to Saturday’s qualifying in Thailand. After stringing together a new lap record of 1m29.671s to snatch pole at the end of Q2, Bezzecchi has become a record 10th different polesitter in 2022 […]
The Ferrari driver grabbed his ninth pole of the season by beating Sergio Perez by 0.022 seconds, as his Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen had to abort his final qualifying lap as he was set to run out of fuel. The lost lap meant the F1 world championship leader was shuffled back to eighth place […]
The Spaniard has been off the pace all weekend at Buriram as the stiffer carcass design of the rear tyres brough to cope with the heat demands doesn’t suit the RS-GP – with Espargaro struggling in Indonesia and Austria on the same tyre. Dropping into Q1 after practice, Espargaro was denied a place in Q2 […]
The Alpine driver was 25 when he earned his second title with Renault in 2006, while Verstappen, who can mathematically clinch his second crown this weekend, turned 25 on Friday in Singapore. Alonso was asked if a second championship would put Verstappen amongst the all-time greats. “I think so,” said the Spaniard. “I mean he’s […]
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 […]
In the 2022 Dutch Grand Prix, Perez ran over a Ferrari wheelgun that had ended up in his path while Sainz suffered a slow service and later in the same event the Ferrari driver was forced to brake when leaving his pitbox to avoid hitting a McLaren mechanic ahead. That resulted in Sainz getting an […]
The forecasted rain stayed away for the crucial 45-minute FP3 session, though only Joan Mir’s Suzuki replacement Danilo Petrucci had made an improvement on the combined order after the first 25 minutes of running. VR46 Ducati’s Luca Marini led the way in the early stages on the individual FP3 timesheet with a 1m31.018s, which stood […]
The tight Marina Bay circuit offered Mercedes the chance for one of its stronger weekends, with its W13 car appearing better in low and medium speed corners. But despite Hamilton leading the way in Friday evening’s opening free practice, and team-mate George Russell ending up third in the second session, the seven-time champion was downbeat […]
Quartararo arrived in Thailand 18 points clear of Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia in the standings as he continues to struggle with the limitations of his Yamaha package. Despite the demands placed on top speed and acceleration, Buriram has typically been a strong circuit for Yamaha – with Quartararo finishing the 2019 race in second. The Frenchman […]