The United States Grand Prix will see both aero updates and some weight-saving items delivered, after the car had been some 10kg over the limit at the start of the year. While the intention is that the aero package will help Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in Austin, the team is also eyeing developments for […]
The Suzuki test team and test rider Takuya Tsuda is planning to run at the Japanese circuit next week in a private test that will effectively only be useful for the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix. That, of course, will be the final race for the factory Suzuki squad before it shuts down its MotoGP programme. […]
After the washouts that led to both the Singapore and Japanese Grands Prix being delayed because of downpours, F1 drivers are convinced that a better solution can be found to help get track action resumed as soon as it is safe enough. They believe that just using F1’s safety car to judge water levels on […]
The Spaniard is making his first visit to Phillip Island as a MotoGP rider, as it returns to the calendar for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Martin was only just inside the top 10 at the end of Friday’s running and later admitted that he was struggling to understand the flow of […]
The pair were childhood friends in their karting days in Normandy, but then had some personal issues as they were working their way up the ranks. Many observers thought it would be impossible for them to be team-mates in F1 given the potential tensions, but Gasly insists there’s a bigger picture and that being in […]
The Frenchman has generally struggled more in time attack in 2022 compared to last season, when he scored five pole positions and 14 total front row starts. Quartararo has just five front row starts and one pole to his credit in 2022 on the underpowered Yamaha package and was left “frustrated” on Saturday at Phillip […]
Gasly will join the team next year from AlphaTauri to replace Fernando Alonso, who will link up with Aston Martin. PLUS: Why Red Bull freedom and an Alpine switch can define Gasly’s F1 career Ocon and Gasly have had an uneasy relationship in recent years, however the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix winner insists that the pair […]
The six-time MotoGP world champion missed out on pole at Phillip Island on Saturday to Pramac’s Jorge Martin by just 0.013 seconds. Marquez utilised a tow from Bagnaia on his final run to lift himself ahead of the Ducati rider and score his second front row start in the fourth race of his injury comeback. […]
The Middle Eastern country already hosts a grand prix at a street circuit in Jeddah, but that was always been viewed as an interim measure before its new state-of-the-art facility at Qiddiya near Riyadh in complete. It is currently projected for Qiddiya to be ready in 2026, and the original plan had been for Saudi Arabia’s F1 race to permanently shift there. However, Saudi Arabia’s […]
The topic was discussed at a safety commission meeting on Friday following several close calls with wildlife at the Australian circuit. Aleix Espargaro narrowly avoided a collision with a wallaby in the Free Practice 1, while the Cape Barren Geese that populate Phillip Island have caused issues across a number of categories so far this […]