Heavy rain ahead of Saturday’s track action beginning left the Mandalika circuit damp for the start of the third MotoGP session of the weekend. As a result, there would be no overall lap time improvements on the combined order and a volatile group will face Q1 in qualifying later today. That group features six-time world […]
Haywood will take up the deputy race director role in Bahrain and at four other races this year, having previously held the position in 2019 and 2020. A key member of the FIA race control team for many years, Haywood worked closely with the late race director Charlie Whiting and latterly with the recently-axed Michael […]
With two further sessions of running in the Moto2 and Moto3 classes ahead of MotoGP FP2, the track was a bit cleaner than it was this morning and lap time gains were instant. Pramac’s Johann Zarco set the early pace with a 1m33.310s, which was just over a tenth quicker than Pol Espargaro’s FP1 best. […]
Just one week on from Haas announcing him as replacement for the ousted Nikita Mazepin, Magnussen proved the potential of his team’s VF-22 by setting the tenth fastest time in FP2 on Friday. With team-mate Mick Schumacher clocking the eighth fastest time, Haas looks poised to deliver a dramatic step forward in form considering it […]
The 2021 runner-up endured a torrid start to the new season in Qatar as he lacked pace on the GP22 and crashed out of the race in a collision with Pramac’s Jorge Martin. After that race Bagnaia said he wouldn’t touch his bike’s set-up again as he felt he was trying too many things and […]
The new era of F1 with ground effects car has arrived, which looks set to tighten up the competitive order and provide plenty of surprises up and down the grid. Defending F1 world champion Verstappen went fastest in FP2 with a 1m31.936s for Red Bull, beating Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by just 0.087s, with his team-mate […]
The 2020 world champion was one of the strongest riders through practice for the Qatar weekend, though tyre problems left him struggling to sixth in the race. His start to the Indonesian GP weekend wasn’t as strong, with technical issues thwarting him in the afternoon, while yellow flags on his final flying laps on soft […]
O’Ward enjoyed a breakout season in IndyCar last year with Arrow McLaren SP, scoring two wins and remaining in title contention until the final round of the season. It led to the Mexican driver receiving his first Formula 1 test at the end of last year in Abu Dhabi, after which he outlined a two-year […]
The Honda rider was one of two riders alongside Qatar GP winner Enea Bastianini to crash towards the end of a sweltering FP2 session on the opening day of running at the new Mandalika International Street Circuit. Marquez slid off his RC213V at Turn 11 while on a hot lap on soft rubber as […]
The two 2021 title protagonists clashed repeatedly on-track during the course of their season-long battle, with each penalised for causing collisions at various points of the campaign. But in many cases where Verstappen aggressively attacked Hamilton, the Mercedes driver generally backed out of contact – and in the case of the British Grand Prix, where […]