Alonso finished seventh at the Circuit of The Americas on Sunday despite being involved in a big crash with Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll that saw his car briefly go airborne. Alonso returned to the pits slowly after the incident, but was able to continue after Alpine fitted a new front wing and fresh tyres. […]
Stroll and Alonso were involved in a huge crash on the back straight on lap 22 of the race that briefly sent Alonso’s Alpine car airborne. As Alonso moved to the left to pass Stroll, the Aston Martin driver shifted across to defend, only for their wheels to make contact. It sent Stroll spinning into […]
They say time heals all wounds, but the day Marco Simoncelli’s young life was tragically cut short in a horrible accident during the Malaysian Grand Prix in 2011 is a scar that still stings MotoGP a decade on. Motorsport is often subject to ‘what-if’ scenarios, and one many MotoGP fans often ponder is: what would […]
In the two weeks since the controversial wet Japanese Grand Prix – where Max Verstappen ultimately emerged victorious in a shortened and at times farcical event – the FIA conducted an investigation into the safety procedures and calls made on that day. Ahead of practice at this weekend’s race at Austin, the FIA released its […]
Bagnaia could have won the championship in Sunday’s 20-lap Malaysian GP if he outscored Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo by 11 points. The Ducati rider did win the race, but Quartararo finished third to keep his title hopes alive going to the final round in Valencia, with 23 points now the gap. In recent races it has […]
Aside from the four drivers of the Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri teams on the current grid, the Austrian also played a part in furthering the careers of Daniel Ricciardo, Carlos Sainz, Alex Albon and Sebastian Vettel. All have acknowledged Mateschitz’s contribution to motorsport as a whole, as well as to their own progression through the […]
The Yamaha rider salvaged third in Sunday’s tense 20-lap Sepang race having qualified down in 12th to ensure the championship battle goes down to the final round in Valencia in two weeks’ time. With Bagnaia winning the race, Quartararo’s gulf to the Ducati rider has grown from 14 points to 23, meaning he has no […]
The addition of the Miami Grand Prix to the calendar this year made it 11 venues in the United States that have hosted a world championship race after Sebring, Riverside, Watkins Glen, Long Beach, Las Vegas, Detroit, Dallas, Phoenix, Indianapolis and the host of this weekend’s US Grand Prix – the Circuit of the Americas […]
Bagnaia needed to outscore Quartararo by 11 points to secure the world championship at Sepang, but Quartararo recovered from 12th to third to keep the door ajar to set up just the fifth season finale title decider in the MotoGP era. Poleman Jorge Martin converted pole to the holeshot on his Pramac Ducati, while Bagnaia […]
Ferrari’s Sainz claimed the third F1 pole of his career to take top spot in qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas, beating team-mate Charles Leclerc by 0.065 seconds. But Leclerc will take a 10-place grid drop for a new engine and turbo meaning he is set to drop to 12th on the starting grid, […]