A top speed deficit has been Yamaha’s Achilles heel for some time in MotoGP, with that problem persisting with the first prototype of the 2022 M1 at the two-day Jerez test in November. Back then, Quartararo said the bike hadn’t evolved much from its 2021 counterpart – and once again said after ending the first […]
The American outfit was the first to reveal visuals of its 2022 car, with the team using the opportunity to show off its latest livery on the VF-22. Speaking after the reveal, team principal Gunther Steiner said that the car design had moved on since the images were made, but explained the next main step […]
Marquez returned to action on Saturday at the opening day of the Sepang pre-season test in Malaysia, following three months on the sidelines while he recovered from vision problems. While the other Honda riders had tested the 2022 RC213V prototype last November at Jerez, Saturday at Sepang was Marquez’s first time on the bike – […]
O’Sullivan, 16, won last year’s GB3 title in his first season in the category, scoring seven wins and 14 podiums en route to a dominant title win, resulting in a prize F3 test with Carlin in Valencia at the end of the year. Williams announced on Friday that O’Sullivan would be joining its young driver […]
The first of five days of official testing before the 2022 season, Saturday’s running at Sepang was eight hours long, with Sunday’s session the same length. Aprilia rider Espargaro had already taken part in the unofficial shakedown for test riders, rookies and riders of concession manufacturers – of which Aprilia is the only one on the […]
The 60-year-old was elected on a platform of reform, voicing an intention to pursue a new governance process and a full financial audit of the FIA. The recruitment of a CEO is a key element of his road map. Ben Sulayem’s plans were discussed at the FIA’s annual assembly last December following his election and […]
Oliveira and team-mate Brad Binder scored a victory apiece in 2021, but found the season largely difficult as their RC16 MotoGP bike didn’t evolve as much as some of KTM’s competitors. KTM made a low-key start to the 2022 season on the opening day of testing in Malaysia, with Tech3 rookie Raul Fernandez the marque’s […]
The Safety Commission looks at accidents and safety equipment issues in all forms of four-wheel-based motorsport, and its most high profile recent investigation involved Romain Grosjean’s crash at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix. Michael is of one of many appointments that were confirmed in a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council on Thursday, the first to […]
Saturday’s action – aside from the three-day shakedown for test riders and rookies – marked the first MotoGP running since the two-day end-of-season test at Jerez last November. There we got a glimpse at what manufacturers had been working on behind the scenes for 2022, and it raised the question: what would become 2022’s tech […]
The FIA has been undertaking a full investigation into the decisions taken by race director Michael Masi and race control in the closing stages of December’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which ended in a last-lap pass by Max Verstappen on Lewis Hamilton to clinch the title. Masi failed to enforce at least two articles of […]