Hamilton has often joked that he does not want to be the oldest driver on the grid, embracing the continued contract extensions for Fernando Alonso, who at 41 is preparing to keep on racing for at least a few more years. More seriously, Hamilton has always vowed that he would not want to keep on racing until he […]
The Yamaha rider trails Bagnaia by 23 points coming into Sunday’s final round of the season, so needs to win and hope his rival is 15th or lower to retain his crown. Quartararo qualified fourth on his Yamaha on Saturday at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, missing pole by just under three tenths as Ducati’s Bagnaia was […]
You won’t need reminding what happened at last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Max Verstappen claimed his first world drivers’ championship. But it’s not the first year the title has been decided at Yas Marina. Sebastian Vettel has clinched one of his four world championships in Abu Dhabi, with Mercedes drivers Hamilton and Rosberg […]
The Ducati rider comes into Sunday’s final round of the 2022 season leading reigning champion Fabio Quartararo by 23 points, and simply needs to finish 14th regardless of where his Yamaha rival is to win the title. Bagnaia could only manage eighth in qualifying on Saturday at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, as Quartararo was fourth. The […]
While the Italian squad started the 2022 season as the team to beat, it eventually lost out to the fast-recovering Red Bull team, which has claimed both the drivers’ and constructors’ championship titles. More recently, Mercedes has emerged as Red Bull’s main threat at some races, with Ferrari’s F1-75 particularly lacking performance last time out […]
The Yamaha rider sits 23 points behind title rival Francesco Bagnaia heading into Sunday’s race, with the pair lining up fourth and eighth respectively. Quartararo must win the race to have any chance of clinching the title, while Bagnaia just needs to finish 14th. Marquez, who starts second, says Quartararo will be “aggressive” and that […]
Haas is currently weighing up its driver options for the second seat in 2023, with it believed to be a straight call between retaining Mick Schumacher or going for the more experienced Hulkenberg. The choice of Hulkenberg is intriguing because he and Magnussen, who is under contract for 2023, have had their moments of controversy […]
The session was red-flagged just over a minute in when VR46 Ducati rider Marco Bezzecchi crashed at Turn 7 on an out-lap and his bike burst into flames. The scene was quickly cleared and the session resumed a few minutes later at 10am local time, with Miller leading the way at the chequered flag by […]
Over the United States Grand Prix weekend last month, it emerged that F1 was planning to launch its own all-female racing series as early as next year, serving as a potential feeder series into Formula 3 and Formula 2. It came just weeks after W Series was forced to call off the final three rounds […]
The VR46 Ducati rider was over a tenth clear of second-placed Jorge Martin for Prima Pramac in Friday’s second practice, with a 1m30.217s. Jack Miller rounded out an all-Ducati top three, with Marc Marquez in fourth for Honda. A dramatic FP2 saw several crashes inside the first 10 minutes, with Franco Morbidelli first to go […]