The safety car was called out after Carlos Sainz lost control and crashed on the first lap, and the crane – and at least one marshal – were on the circuit when the safety car led the field through the next time round, prior to a red flag before the end of that lap. The […]
The Italian now leads the standings for the first time in his MotoGP career by 14 points after finishing third on Sunday at Phillip Island to capitalise on a disastrous day for his title rivals. Erstwhile championship leader Fabio Quartararo crashed out, while Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro could only ride to ninth at Phillip Island to […]
Verstappen clinched the 2022 F1 drivers’ championship with victory in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, gaining the required points advantage after Charles Leclerc’s five-second time penalty dropped the Ferrari driver to third. The early title win with four races remaining is a stark contrast to Verstappen’s maiden championship win last year, which was only secured on […]
Suzuki announced earlier this year that it would be quitting MotoGP at the end of the year in a shock move that comes just two seasons after it won the world championship with Joan Mir. Since the announcement, Suzuki’s season has come off the rails, with Rins going without a podium since the Americas Grand […]
Four teams are currently embroiled in the fight for sixth to ninth places in the constructors’ table, with Alfa Romeo on 52, Aston Martin on 45, and both AlphaTauri and Haas on 34. Haas has slipped back in recent weeks as Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher have failed to score a point in the last […]
The Honda rider scored his first podium of the season on Sunday at Phillip Island when he narrowly missed out on victory to Suzuki’s Alex Rins in second. It marked the 100th of his MotoGP career and comes just four races into his comeback from the fourth major operation he had on the right arm […]
The pair first came across each other in karting, although they were in different categories, as the older de Vries moved up the ranks first. However, they raced each other in the 2018 FIA F2 championship, which Russell won ahead of Lando Norris, Alex Albon and de Vries. De Vries was in talks with several F1 teams […]
The reigning world champion has lost the lead in the standings for the first time since the Portuguese GP back in April, with Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia 14 points clear at the top and able to win the title next week in Malaysia. Quartararo was running inside the top eight when his race at Phillip Island […]
Verstappen wrapped up his second F1 drivers’ crown with victory in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, moving into an unassailable points lead with four races remaining. With 12 wins, Verstappen has dominated proceedings throughout the year, pulling clear of early points leader Leclerc through the summer races. Leclerc retired while leading in both Spain and Azerbaijan […]
The lap record at Phillip Island has belonged to three-time MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo since 2013, but was finally toppled on Saturday when Martin fired in a 1m27.767s to tally up his third pole of the campaign. Having never ridden around Phillip Island on a MotoGP bike prior to this weekend, Martin was 0.013 […]