The Ducati rider won last weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, but with Fabio Quartararo finishing third it was not enough to wrap up the title. As a result, Bagnaia heads to next week’s Valencia GP in need of just two points to win the championship in what will be just the fifth final round title-decider in […]
Year: 2022
O’Sullivan completes AMABA F1 prize test with Aston Martin
The FIA Formula 3 racer logged laps in a 2021 Aston Martin’s AMR21, managing four sets of runs on slick tyres following some familiarisation running using wet rubber. The 17-year-old, who impressed judges with his performances in MSV Formula 2, BBM Ginetta LMP3 and Garage 59 Aston Martin GT3 machinery last year, described his first […]
How McLaren uses high-tech to make race-deciding strategy calls
This team is connected directly to the circuit thanks to some incredible technology from McLaren’s partner Cisco. They receive data from the car in as little as 18 milliseconds – that’s literally less than the blink of an eye – then analyse it to feed crucial strategy calls back to the track. “Mission Control is […]
How close did Mercedes get to victory in Austin?
A wheelgun failure in the Red Bull pitstop cost Verstappen nine seconds and dropped him out of the lead, giving Hamilton the chance to try and pick up another victory at the Circuit of The Americas. In the end, Verstappen managed to fight back and overtake Hamilton with seven laps to go en route to […]
US GP protest decision will dictate if F1 is heading in “right direction”
The Alpine driver was handed a 30-second penalty after the Austin race when the FIA stewards deemed his car had been running in an unsafe condition during the event following a protest from rival squad Haas. Alonso was involved in a scary accident with Aston Martin rival Lance Stroll early on, the Alpine going airborne […]
Hamilton welcomes F1’s female support series, but wants greater diversity push
Hamilton addressed the subject of encouraging female racing drivers in Austin on Thursday, suggesting that the F1 organisation could do more to save the W Series, which is currently on hold due to financial issues. He noted: “With the organisation, with F1 and Liberty doing so well, it was not a lot for them to […]
Morbidelli wants ‘open talks’ with MotoGP stewards after Malaysia penalty “mistake”
Morbidelli was involved in a last-lap clash with Aprilia’s Espargaro at the penultimate corner of last Sunday’s race at Sepang. The Yamaha rider finished 10th, but was handed a three-second time penalty, which dropped him back behind Espargaro to 11th. This was the second penalty Morbidelli received at Sepang, having been hit with a three-place […]
Red Bull “never stopped believing” in chase for first hybrid era teams’ title
With Max Verstappen having already secured his second drivers’ crown at Suzuka, the Milton Keynes team finally won the constructors’ version in Austin, ending an eight-year run by Mercedes since the new power unit rules were introduced in 2014. The success came just a day after the team was rocked by news of the death […]
Mir seriously considering surgery after arm pump woes in Malaysia MotoGP
The 2020 world champion was running inside the top six in the early stages of the 20-lap race at Sepang before he started to drop off the pace. With three laps to go, Mir ran off track at Turn 1 and dropped out of the top 10 to 19th, which he later explained was down […]
Red Bull’s F1 straight-line advantage is “good protection”, says Ferrari
Red Bull clinched its first F1 constructors’ championship since 2013 after winning Sunday’s United States Grand Prix courtesy of Max Verstappen. It marked Verstappen’s 13th win of the year, matching the record shared by Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, and the team’s 15th of the season after a dominant charge to both titles. Verstappen fought […]