Following a second red flag, caused by Kevin Magnussen clipped the wall to rip off the right-rear tyre from his Haas, Gasly lined up fifth for the race restart but locked up into Turn 1 to miss the rear of Fernando Alonso. He careered across the runoff but rejoined alongside team-mate Esteban Ocon, who had […]
The 2021 world champion was nudged off track at Turn 7 by LCR Honda’s Nakagami on the opening lap of Sunday’s wet Argentina GP and dropped from 10th to 16th. This forced Quartararo into a recovery ride, with the Yamaha rider finishing just behind KTM’s Jack Miller in seventh. The incident was placed under investigation, […]
Haas lodged a complaint in the aftermath of the Melbourne event after feeling that the regulations had not been correctly applied in determining the order for the final safety car restart that decided the finishing positions. A chaotic second red flag restart had brought about another stoppage, and F1’s race control decided to determine the […]
Bezzecchi made history at the end of Sunday’s rain-affected grand prix at Rio Hondo as he scored his maiden victory in MotoGP and the first for series legend Valentino Rossi’s team. Both in their sophomore seasons in the premier class, Bezzecchi dominated the Argentina GP from the moment he took the lead on lap one […]
In an unusual step, The Australian Grand Prix Corporation was formally summoned to the stewards after the conclusion of a chaotic third round of the 2023 world championship at Albert Park that was red-flagged on three occasions. A fourth red flag was shown after Max Verstappen’s Red Bull took the checkered flag as “a large […]
The reigning world champion ran third for the first 14 tours of the 25-lap rain-hit grand prix at Rio Hondo, before passing Alex Marquez for second on lap 15. Bagnaia looked comfortable in second and nailed on for a podium before he slid off his factory Ducati at the penultimate corner on lap 17. He […]
While polesitter Verstappen largely dominated at Albert Park, the race will be remembered for three red flags, the last of which resulted in the 58 lap affair finishing under the safety car.Verstappen initially lost the lead at the start to Mercedes’ George Russell, while Lewis Hamilton also nipped by into second.However, the complexion of the […]
The South African’s prospects for the sprint were not positive when he could only go 15th fastest in the iffy conditions that dominated qualifying on Saturday morning at the Rio Hondo track. But Binder made a blinding start in the 12-lap sprint race to jump up to fifth on the opening lap, before eventually taking […]
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The 2020 world champion was forced into a recovery ride in Saturday’s 12-lap sprint after struggling to 18th and last on the depleted grid in qualifying. On the opening lap, Mir crashed heavily going through Turn 7 and had to be taken to the medical centre for a check-up. Initial scans revealed no serious injuries, […]