For just the fifth time in the modern MotoGP era, the championship battle will be decided at the final round of the season. Quartararo trails Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia by 23 points coming into the finale, and needs to win on Sunday and hope his rival is 15th or lower to have any hope of retaining […]
Ahead of the United Sates Grand Prix, Norris revealed in an interview with German publication Auto Motor und Sport that he had spoken to Red Bull ahead of signing his latest McLaren deal. Back in February, Norris put pen to paper on a new long-term contract with McLaren that will keep him with the team […]
Bagnaia could become the first Ducati rider in 15 years to be crowned world champion in Sunday’s Valencia GP if he finishes at least 14th regardless of where title rival Fabio Quartararo is. He will also become the first Italian MotoGP world champion since mentor Rossi won his final title in 2009. Rossi – who […]
Red Bull reached a settlement with the FIA over its £1.8 million breach of last year’s budget cap ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix, arguing that it misinterpreted some of the permitted exclusions. The team was hit with a $7m fine and a 10% reduction in its permitted aerodynamic development for the next 12 months, […]
Neither Quartararo nor Bagnaia featured in the battle for pole, as both riders made crucial errors late on in the final Q2 shootout session of the season. Martin set the benchmark pace at the start of the 15-minute Q2 with a 1m29.621s, which would ultimately carry him to pole as no one toppled the Spaniard. […]
Hamilton has often joked that he does not want to be the oldest driver on the grid, embracing the continued contract extensions for Fernando Alonso, who at 41 is preparing to keep on racing for at least a few more years. More seriously, Hamilton has always vowed that he would not want to keep on racing until he […]
The Yamaha rider trails Bagnaia by 23 points coming into Sunday’s final round of the season, so needs to win and hope his rival is 15th or lower to retain his crown. Quartararo qualified fourth on his Yamaha on Saturday at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, missing pole by just under three tenths as Ducati’s Bagnaia was […]
You won’t need reminding what happened at last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Max Verstappen claimed his first world drivers’ championship. But it’s not the first year the title has been decided at Yas Marina. Sebastian Vettel has clinched one of his four world championships in Abu Dhabi, with Mercedes drivers Hamilton and Rosberg […]
The Ducati rider comes into Sunday’s final round of the 2022 season leading reigning champion Fabio Quartararo by 23 points, and simply needs to finish 14th regardless of where his Yamaha rival is to win the title. Bagnaia could only manage eighth in qualifying on Saturday at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, as Quartararo was fourth. The […]
While the Italian squad started the 2022 season as the team to beat, it eventually lost out to the fast-recovering Red Bull team, which has claimed both the drivers’ and constructors’ championship titles. More recently, Mercedes has emerged as Red Bull’s main threat at some races, with Ferrari’s F1-75 particularly lacking performance last time out […]