Let’s get one of the obvious things out of the way first, seeing as there has already been speculation regarding the design of the car’s front suspension. As was hinted in the team’s fire-up video, the car features a pull rod layout at the front, which we’ve seen it use as recently as 2013 but […]
Friday’s first MotoGP action in Indonesia since 1997 was halted for well over an hour in the morning due to the amount of dirt on circuit following earlier rain. The stoppage was called to allow for track workers to sweep the surface, while a meeting was held between riders, Dorna Sports and the FIM’s safety […]
The 2022 F1 calendar will be the largest ever with 23 grand prix, starting on 20 March in Bahrain and finishing exactly eight months later on 20 November in Abu Dhabi. As part of F1’s bid to reduce a grand prix weekend to three days by scrapping Thursday’s media day, Friday’s free practice sessions will […]
The final pre-season test ahead of the 2022 campaign got underway on Friday as MotoGP returned to Indonesia for the first time since 1997. The Mandalika International Street Circuit is the first ‘street’ circuit to be used in the modern MotoGP era – though it is purpose-built venue that will eventually be used by local […]
While a number of rivals have elected to launch later in a bid to maximise development time, Aston Martin thinks that there is a danger from cutting things too fine. That is why the squad elected to be the first team to reveal its real 2022 car on Thursday, ahead of it running at a […]
Heavy rain ahead of Friday’s running and construction work around the circuit situated on Indonesia’s Lombok Island left the track absolutely filthy. The session was stopped just over an hour in because of track conditions, with a lengthy clean-up operation taking place for around 90 minutes. A delegation of riders also held a meeting with […]
BWT has been heavily linked with a switch to Alpine in recent months, but the deal was finally announced by the team on Friday ahead of the new season. The team will be known officially as ‘BWT Alpine F1 Team’ with immediate effect and the “renowned pink colour of BWT will be incorporated into Alpine’s […]
MotoGP made its on-track debut at the Mandalika International Street Circuit on Friday morning for the first of three final days of pre-season testing ahead of the 2022 campaign starting on Qatar on 6 March. But heavy rain ahead of the test, as well as ongoing construction work around the site, meant Friday’s conditions were […]
With new regulations seeing a shift in the way that downforce is created, more emphasis is being placed on how to maximise use of the airflow that runs under the car. Aston Martin chief technical officer Andrew Green says that the optimum performance will come from running the cars as close to the ground as […]
Marquez crashed heavily during the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix and broke his right humerus, which required immediate surgery. An attempt to comeback for the following week’s Andalusian GP led to him further aggravating the injury and a second surgery was required. PLUS: The Marquez risk Honda has taken with its new bike This resulted in […]