The appearance of a crane on the circuit after Carlos Sainz’s first lap crash in the Japanese GP led to immediate calls from drivers to avoid a repeat in the future, with many of them citing Jules Bianchi’s awful crash in the 2014 event that tragically led to his death in July 2015. Since this […]
Year: 2022
Binder tops FP1, disruption blights Aleix Espargaro
This weekend’s return to Sepang marks the first match point in the championship battle, with Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia able to wrap up the title as he comes to Malaysia 14 points clear in the standings. Bagnaia needs to outscore reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo by 11 points and ensure he only loses two points to […]
Mercedes to debut new F1 front wing at US Grand Prix
A new front wing will feature in Austin that not only has a revised design in the outboard section, where the flaps meet with the endplate, it also has some interesting flow diverters mounted between the two upper flaps. This appears to be an interesting take on the slot gap separators that the teams are […]
Binder tops FP1 as Espargaro has a nightmare
This weekend’s return to Sepang marks the first match point in the championship battle, with Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia able to wrap up the title as he comes to Malaysia 14 points clear in the standings. Bagnaia needs to outscore reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo by 11 points and ensure he only loses two points to […]
Red Bull in discussions with FIA over cost cap Accepted Breach Agreement
In effect, an ABA means that the team admits to breaking the rules with its 2021 spending, and accepts the punishment levied. If a team doesn’t agree to an ABA, the case will move to the next stage, which is an investigation by the Cost Cap Adjudication Panel. It is understood that team principal Christian […]
Quartararo has “nothing to lose” in face of MotoGP title defeat
The reigning world champion trails Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia by 14 points coming to Sepang this weekend, with the latter needing to outscore Quartararo by 11 points to wrap up the title with one round to spare. Quartararo comes off the back of three non-scores in four races having crashed out of last weekend’s Australian GP, […]
F1 ‘might as well not have a cost cap’ if breaches get slap on the wrist
F1 is currently waiting to hear from the FIA about any potential action against Red Bull after the team was deemed to have breached the $145 million budget cap for the 2021 season. Red Bull has strongly denied that it exceeded the budget cap for last year, and is now in talks with the FIA […]
Rins still unable to understand Suzuki MotoGP exit decision
Having returned to MotoGP in 2015 after quitting due to financial pressures at the end of 2011, Suzuki will quit the series again at the end of the current season. Announcing this shock move back in May, the Japanese company – who will also end its factory involvement in endurance motorcycle racing – cited financial […]
Alfa Romeo ‘needs to score’ to keep P6 after early mileage losses bite
Alfa Romeo started the season as one of the leading midfield teams, regularly fighting with Alpine and McLaren, but has since slipped back to sixth in the constructors’ standings. The Swiss-based team is now facing pressure from Aston Martin in the fight for P6. Aston Martin has outscored Alfa Romeo 29-1 since the Canadian Grand […]
Quartararo’s Yamaha ‘only good for practice’ in MotoGP title race
Quartararo comes into this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix trailing Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia by 14 points and must not cede any more than 10 if he is to keep his fading title hopes alive. The Yamaha rider has endured a torrid second half of the season, failing to score three times in the last four races […]