Preparations for the 2022 MotoGP season kicked back into full swing on Saturday in Malaysia, as the paddock makes its first visit to the Sepang circuit since the COVID-19 pandemic began back in 2020. Though three days of shakedown running for test riders, rookies and concession ream riders took place earlier this week, Saturday’s eight-hour […]
On the back of a solid first two seasons in the series, where Norris had at times doubted himself, the Briton delivered a stellar 2021 campaign as he grabbed a maiden pole position and came close to victory at the Russian Grand Prix. The way that he was able to overshadow well-respected team-mate Daniel Ricciardo was proof […]
On the eve of pre-season testing at the Sepang International Circuit, Yamaha became the latest team to unveil its colours for the new campaign in an online presentation. After a six-year drought, Yamaha finally became world champions again in 2021 courtesy of Frenchman Quartararo, who scored five race wins on his way to the title […]
The Williams-Renault partnership produced some of the most successful Formula 1 cars of the 1990s, including five constructors’ world championships. Yet it’s perhaps the least-remembered of the family, the FW35 that was only ninth-fastest on Supertimes in 2013, that resonates with factory Mercedes GT driver Daniel Juncadella as his favourite car. The DTM veteran singles […]
Quartararo made history in 2021 when he became the first French rider to win the MotoGP title, while ending a six-year drought for Yamaha in the process. Winning five races across the campaign, Quartararo wrapped up the championship with two rounds to spare. His title defence begins this weekend in Malaysia with the first two-day […]
It’s a constantly evolving list, impacted by the coming and going of senior executives, and by the relative importance of manufacturers and teams. Former FIA president Jean Todt and ex-F1 CEO Chase Carey were on the last list we compiled in 2019, and both have now gone. Some names have worked their way up through […]
Fabio Quartararo ended a six-year wait for Yamaha last season when he became France’s first MotoGP world champion having amassed five wins and wrapping up the title with two rounds to spare. But the Frenchman went into the winter break unhappy with an apparent lack of significant improvement with his YZR-M1 package at November’s Jerez […]
The Haas VF-22 car is the first produced by the American team out of its new design office in Maranello, and offers a sign of what the new cars will look like this year following the overhaul of the technical regulations. On the podcast today, Grand Prix editor Alex Kalinauckas is joined by F1 reporter […]
Earlier this week, Stoner – the 2007 and 2011 MotoGP world champion – told the Gypsy Tales podcast that he battled with anxiety through his racing career, which was only recently officially diagnosed. Stoner revealed that for much of his racing career, the more successful he was during a weekend, “the more I wanted to […]
F1 trialled a new sprint race weekend format at three events in 2021, staging a 100km race on Saturday to set the grid for the grand prix on Sunday. Plans were being formulated by F1 to expand sprints to six events in 2022 and revise elements of the format, such as points payout and the […]