Gasly quickly became the number one target for Alpine after Fernando Alonso announced his departure for Aston Martin and it became clear that Oscar Piastri would be joining McLaren. Negotiations were complex because Red Bull had to confirm a replacement for Gasly at AlphaTauri, and because the drinks company put a hefty price tag on […]
The Aprilia rider struggled to ninth at Phillip Island on Sunday due to an apparent electronics issue, which has left him trailing 27 points in the championship to new leader Francesco Bagnaia with just two races to go. Espargaro has been in the title fight all season since he took his maiden MotoGP victory in […]
The FIA is currently evaluating its next steps after announcing last week that Red Bull had breached last year’s cost cap limit, as well as having committed a procedural offence. Aston Martin was also found to have broken the rules with a procedural breach. Both Red Bull and Aston Martin have the option of going […]
Making his first and only appearance on home soil as a factory Ducati rider, Miller was well-placed in the lead group when he was taken out on lap nine. The culprit was an out-of-control Alex Marquez, who out-braked himself into the hairpin before clattering into Miller’s Ducati and sending the Australian tumbling off the bike. […]
Andretti enjoyed success across many disciplines of racing including IndyCar, NASCAR and Formula 1, and stands as the most recent American to win the F1 world championship in 1978. Ahead of its 10th grand prix this weekend in Austin, COTA announced on Monday that its final corner would be renamed ‘The Andretti’ in honour of […]
The Phillip Island track surface was brought up in last Friday’s safety commission meeting with a number of riders concerned about the current state of the track. That was despite lap record pace across the weekend, including in the premier class where Jorge Martin beat Jorge Lorenzo’s qualifying record set back in 2013. According to […]
De Vries has been a reserve driver all season and has been following race weekends in the Mercedes garage. He took part in an FP1 session for the team when he stood in for Lewis Hamilton in France. In Singapore, as it became clear that he was likely to land an AlphaTauri driver next season, […]
Drivers were furious to see recovery vehicles out on track, especially in wet conditions as visibility is poor, and they want to ensure that it never happens again. The crane was sent onto the track straight after Carlos Sainz’s first-lap crash, and it was on the racing line when the field passed by under safety […]
With the Suzuka race having been red flagged early on due to deteriorating conditions, and the event not resuming until there was just under 40 minutes of the three-hour maximum time limit remaining, it was never going to run to full distance. But while teams had a rough idea of how long it would play […]
Suzuki made a shock announcement back in May that it would be quitting MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season just two years after it won the world championship with Joan Mir. From that moment, Suzuki’s season has fallen off the rails. But a stunning ride from 10th on the grid from Rins saw […]