Ricciardo has confirmed he will not be racing in F1 next year after losing his McLaren seat, but the eight-time grand prix winner remains focused on staying in the paddock by taking up a reserve role. Ricciardo has been linked with possible reserve roles at Red Bull and Mercedes since his exit from McLaren was […]
Yamaha’s Quartararo needed to win the race to have any chance of retaining his crown, with Bagnaia simply needing to finish in 14th to secure Ducati’s first world title in MotoGP since 2007. Despite an incredibly tense race, with Quartararo beating Bagnaia on track, ninth at the chequered flag was enough for the Ducati rider […]
F1 debuted its sprint race format at three races in 2021 before tweaking the format for this year, including the return of designating pole to the driver who topped qualifying on Friday. The sprint race result then sets the final starting grid for Sunday’s race. F1 will hold its final sprint of the 2022 season […]
Following May’s Spanish GP, Suzuki made the shock decision to quit MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season despite having signed up to race in the series for a further five years through to 2026. The Japanese brand cited financial concerns and a change in the automotive industry as its reasoning, though the announcement […]
Alonso initially lost his seventh-place finish in the United States Grand Prix after Haas successfully lodged a protest claiming his car was unsafe due to a missing rear view mirror, caused by the crash with Lance Stroll. The resulting 30-second penalty dropped the Spaniard to 15th, but Alpine lodged a counter-protest on the grounds Haas […]
In a tense race Bagnaia did enough to seal the title, marking Ducati’s first riders’ world championship since Casey Stoner’s triumph 15 years ago. The Italian rider also made history by overcoming a 91-point deficit, to ultimately take the title by 17 points. The 2022 season finale also saw Rins deliver Suzuki the perfect leaving […]
The German manufacturer has endured a tricky season with the W13, which suffered a lot early on from excessive bouncing. It took several months for Mercedes to understand the factors that were at play and implement car tweaks that have helped Lewis Hamilton and George Russell make progress over the second half of the campaign. […]
The Honda rider crashed out of the title decider on lap 10 of 27, having been running in fourth before sliding off at Turn 8. Marquez said he was losing time at Turn 1 throughout the weekend, with the RC213V difficult to stop in a straight line, before finding the torque was “not the same […]
Vettel is set to retire from F1 at the end of the current campaign, which concludes after this month’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. There, should he take part in this weekend’s main race at Interlagos after its sprint event, Vettel will make his 299th and last F1 grand prix start. After his decision to retire […]
The Aprilia rider came into the 27-lap race at Ricardo Tormo equal on points with Gresini’s Enea Bastianini and had qualified three places ahead of the Italian in 10th. But an engine issue from the off dropped Espargaro to last and forced him to pull out of the race at the end of the fourth […]