The race was halted for the first time on lap nine of 58 owing to a shunt for Alex Albon, who lost the rear of his Williams FW45 through Turn 7 to nose into the wall and bounce back over the kerbs. While a safety car was deployed initially, the race was then red-flagged. The […]
The younger Marquez brother has not headed a grid since his title-winning Moto2 season in 2019, with the Gresini rider finding life in MotoGP largely tough going since stepping up in 2020 with Honda. Marquez led Fabio Quartararo through Q1, but crashed at Turn 13 on his final lap as he tried to pass Honda’s […]
After a crash for Alex Albon on lap nine of 58 forced the race to be halted due to gravel and debris on track, proceedings were stopped for the second time on lap 56. The red flag was caused by Kevin Magnussen running wide out of Turn 2 to glance the wall, which ripped the […]
A difficult qualifying for KTM left Binder down in 15th ahead of team-mate Jack Miller, but the South African rider made a blistering start to jump up to fifth on the opening lap. Binder took the lead on lap three and bolted into the distance to ultimately keep a hard-charging Bezzecchi at bay by just […]
However, the Spaniard says that the direction the team has taken has also made him more comfortable with the car over one lap. Both Sainz and his team-mate Charles Leclerc faded badly in the Saudi Arabian GP after pitting for the hard tyres and eventually finished sixth and seventh. The team has spent the days […]
The new Honda signing has endured a miserable weekend at Rio Hondo so far, ending Friday last on the timesheets and failing to lift himself out of that position in qualifying. On the opening lap of Saturday’s 12-lap sprint in Argentina, Mir crashed at Turn 7 and was taken to the medical centre for checks. […]
After an intriguing silly season saga last summer Brown snapped up 2021 Formula 2 champion Piastri to replace fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo, who had struggled to match Norris in his two challenging years with the team. While Piastri was a highly regarded prospect in the paddock, the decision still carried some risk as the 21-year-old […]
Espargaro was left stranded in ninth after struggling in the wet-to-dry qualifying earlier on Saturday and was forced to get his elbows out in the sprint to make up positions. Getting as high as seventh, Espargaro crashed out going through Turn 9, which he said was his own mistake. However, he feels he was driven […]
After George Russell and Lewis Hamilton grabbed second and third on the grid for the Australian Grand Prix, both drivers said the result was far beyond expectations after Mercedes’ difficult start to the season. But Alonso, who has qualified fourth in Melbourne, sees things very differently and believes that Mercedes has a much better package […]
The Gresini rider fell off of his Ducati while trying to pass Honda’s Joan Mir at the penultimate corner of the Rio Hondo track as he looked to cement his place at the top of the timesheets in a wet Q1. Marquez quickly re-joined and retained his Q2 spot, though moments later he was forced […]