These were fitted to test driver Nyck de Vries’ W13 as he completed duties in FP1 as part of each teams’ requirement to run a young driver. With Mercedes now having got on top of understanding the key weaknesses of the W13, it is using this stage of the season to conduct some experiments that […]
Finishing last Sunday’s Valencia Grand Prix in ninth while title rival Fabio Quartararo was fourth, Bagnaia ended a 15-year wait for Ducati to become just its second world champion in MotoGP. Bagnaia made history also by becoming the first rider to win a title in MotoGP having registered five DNFs across the season, and overturned […]
Speculation about a move to sort an extension was prompted recently when Hamilton made it clear that he would soon sign again with Mercedes for beyond the end of 2023. Speaking to selected media, including Autosport, Hamilton said: “We are going to do another deal. “We’re going to sit down and we’re going to discuss […]
Bagnaia came into the 2022 season as one of the favourites to fight for the championship, having ended up just 26 points behind 2021 title winner Fabio Quartararo at the conclusion of a breakout campaign for the Ducati rider. But a troubled pre-season on the GP22 put Bagnaia onto the back foot, with the Italian […]
Bottas managed to pick up his first point since the Canadian Grand Prix in June by finishing 10th at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Sunday, but had looked set for a bigger haul after lining up sixth on the grid. Bottas dropped to eighth at the start, but managed to keep Alpine’s Esteban Ocon at […]
The Yamaha rider had a strong start to the race and battled both Ducati riders in his bid for victory, which could have secured him the title had Bagnaia slipped lower than 14th. Despite both Jack Miller and Marc Marquez crashing ahead of him, the 2021 world champion was unable to improve on his start […]
At August’s Belgian Grand Prix Audi officially confirmed it would join forces with Sauber as its power unit manufacturer in 2026, when a new engine formula will kick in. After Alfa Romeo’s sponsorship deal with the Hinwil team lapses at the end of 2023, it is expected Audi will gradually start ramping up its involvement […]
The Italian made history on Sunday at the season finale Valencia Grand Prix, as he became the first Ducati rider in 15 years to win the MotoGP title for the brand after finishing ninth in the race – while rival Fabio Quartararo was only fourth. Bagnaia is also the first rider in history to have […]
The now five-time race winner jumped from fifth to first at the first corner, and led all of Sunday’s 27-lap finale at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit to claim a second victory of the season. It was an emotional send-off for the factory Suzuki squad, whose participation in MotoGP has now come to an end after […]
In stark contrast to last year’s final lap thriller in Abu Dhabi, Max Verstappen clinched the 2022 world championship at Suzuka with four rounds still to run, while his Red Bull team secured the constructors’ version at the next race in the USA. Domenicali says that there’s still plenty of interest in the remaining races of […]