While the introduction of a cost cap since the start of 2021 is widely viewed as having been a success in closing up the field, there are some areas where its scope is felt to be too restrictive. It has helped in not allowing the bigger teams to spend their way to a huge advantage, but there are […]
Saturday saw the inaugural MotoGP sprint contest take place at the Algarve International Circuit, which was won at the end of the 12 laps by Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia. Mir’s sprint race lasted only 13 corners, however, after he was involved in a collision with Yamaha’s Quartararo that led to the Honda rider crashing out. Quartararo […]
A disappointing start to this season for Mercedes has led to speculation that seven-time world champion Hamilton will grow frustrated after a second barren year and potentially look for an alternative home. While the currently dominant Red Bull is obviously attractive to all drivers on the grid, team boss Horner has stressed that both reigning […]
Saturday at the 2023 Portuguese Grand Prix saw MotoGP stage its first ever sprint race, with Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia winning the 12-lap contest as poleman Marquez completed the podium. Several riders were critical of the riding aggression seen in the sprint race, with Yamaha’s 2021 champion Fabio Quartararo calling the contest “a jungle” and warning […]
In an interview on a Brazilian podcast in November 2021, Piquet used a racial slur referring to seven-time world champion Hamilton, while being asked on his views on Hamilton’s British Grand Prix clash with Max Verstappen. Piquet apologised for his remarks when they surfaced last June, stating his language “was ill thought out, and I […]
The eight-time world champion endured a tough winter testing phase with the 2023 Honda, and felt coming into this weekend’s first round of the 2023 season that he could not be considered a title challenger at the moment. Indeed, Marquez was outside of the Q2 cut-off for qualifying at the end of Friday’s practices down […]
Red Bull has started the 2023 season in truly dominant form, with its RB19 appearing to be around one second per lap quicker than the rest of the field in race trim. While Red Bull has played down talk that it is a shoe-in for the F1 title this year, rivals are not anticipating being able to slash its advantage […]
The Spaniard was flung from his Tech3-run, GASGAS-branded KTM in the closing stages of Friday’s FP2 session as he headed through the Turn 10 right-hander at the Algarve International Circuit. Espargaro landed heavily before violently barrelling through the gravel trap and hitting the barrier on the edge of the track. The session was immediately red-flagged […]
Stella says Red Bull has simply done everything better than the rest and that now it’s a question of trying to match that progress. McLaren made a step towards that goal this week by announcing a restructuring that included the departure of erstwhile technical director James Key. Insight: Why McLaren’s revamp is not just about its 2023 F1 […]
After a winter of toil for Miller and KTM, the Australian ends the first day of the 2023 season with a new lap record at the Algarve International Circuit after a late surge to the top with a 1m37.709s. Having gotten underway at 3pm local time, the one-hour FP2 – which has been extended for […]