The new MotoGP season begins on Friday with the first free practice of 2022 at the Qatar Grand Prix and will mark the first new premier class campaign not to feature Valentino Rossi since 1999. The VR46 name will still be present on the grid in the form of Rossi’s new Ducati satellite team, which […]
During the first extended runs of the new cars designed under the revised technical regulations for 2022, all teams found their cars were bouncing along the straight when at high speed due to the new ground effect requirements. The issue proved uncomfortable for drivers and caused a number of teams to sustain damage to the […]
Last week Ducati announced that it had re-signed 2021 runner-up Bagnaia to a new two-year contract with the factory squad to take him to the end of 2024. PLUS: How Ducati has formed its 2022 MotoGP super team Miller’s current deal expires at the end of the 2022 season, and was only on a one-year deal […]
News of Max Verstappen’s new Red Bull Formula 1 contract reportedly worth around €50m per year may have come as no surprise – but its duration is the big talking point. In what is understood to be one of the longest contract arrangements in F1 history, Verstappen has committed to Red Bull until the end […]
That has inevitably prompted some interest about what it was on the MCL36 that seemed to be working so well to avoid the problem that affected everybody else. Much of the attention focused on the car’s floor, which features a more developed edge surface and ‘edge wing’ than some of its counterparts. The design seen […]
Swiss company Geobrugg has used the latest technology to create a debris fence that is strong enough to allow greater gaps between the steel posts that hold the structure up. The requirement for fewer posts will be a bonus for trackside spectators as it should offer greater visibility of the track action. Most debris fences […]
The Maranello-based team had a hugely encouraging first test at Barcelona in Spain last week, with Carlos Sainz Jr and Charles Leclerc consistently near the top of the timesheets throughout the three-day session. But while the new F1-75 looked to be in good shape compared to key rivals Mercedes and Red Bull, the situation could […]
Just one day after the FIA stopped short of following a recommendation from the International Olympic Committee to prevent Russia athletes from taking part in international events, Britain’s Motorsport UK has announced more draconian measures. In a statement it announced that no Russian- or Belarusian-licensed teams, competitors or officials will be allowed to enter or […]
The three-time MotoGP race winner ended last year’s pre-season testing positioning himself as a title contender after a strong winter, but had a troubled start to the 2021 campaign. Though he would win twice last year, he could do no more than finish fourth in the standings and 61 points adrift of team-mate Francesco Bagnaia […]
Until teams find permanent solutions, they might face a profound qualifying dilemma in 2022’s opening races. As explained in depth over the past week, porpoising occurs when ground effect cars bottom out on the straights, which severely disrupts the process of generating downforce via the floor. The result is a series of dramatic oscillations as […]