To instantly clarify confusion that will undoubtedly crop up over this week’s celebrations: no, this is not the 1000th MotoGP – or premier class – race. The 2023 French GP is the 1000th grand prix event – an important distinction, with 48 of those events not featuring the premier class, the most recent being the […]
It is understood that the venue, which has hosted the Chinese F1 round since 2004, was unable to maintain its circuit certification due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous licence was held for a three-year term but expired at the end of 2019, shortly before the global health crisis prevented FIA representatives […]
Marquez broke the base of his right thumb after colliding with RNF Aprilia rider Miguel Oliveira on the third lap of the Portuguese GP season opener on 26 March. The eight-time world champion underwent surgery that evening in Madrid and was ruled out of the following week’s Argentina GP. Marquez was also forced to miss […]
The world champion produced a stunning drive to win the Miami GP from ninth of the grid after electing to take an alternative tyre strategy to the front runners. Verstappen was able to manage brilliantly the hard tyre for a lengthy first stint, while those at the head of the pack were left struggling with […]
A case in point was spotted in Miami last weekend as both Mercedes and Williams took to free practice with different configurations mounted on their cars. Mercedes W14 comparison – Miami Photo by: Uncredited For Mercedes, this resulted in Lewis Hamilton running with an infill panel for the upper tip section of the rear wing […]
Hamilton finished sixth in both back-to-back grands prix, but the manner in which the result came together felt different for the Briton. In Baku Hamilton had qualified fifth and after losing positions due to an unfortunately timed safety car, he spent the entire second half of the race stuck behind Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, powerless to […]
The Thai-British driver was heard on the radio telling the pitwall that he didn’t agree with a message to push on the tyres, while at another point in the race, he felt that he should be doing that rather than managing them. Albon had a frustrating race after qualifying an encouraging 11th, slipping back to […]
The Honda rider collided with RNF Aprilia’s Miguel Oliveira at the opening grand prix of the season, for which he was given a double long lap penalty by the FIM stewards. He was originally given the penalty for the Argentina GP, as per the FIM stewards’ notice, but soon after this was issued he withdrew […]
Hamilton finished sixth in both back-to-back grands prix, but the manner in which the result came together felt different for the Briton. In Baku Hamilton had qualified fifth and after losing positions due to an unfortunately timed safety car, he spent the entire second half of the race stuck behind Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, powerless to […]
After being on the receiving end of criticism from company CEO Laurent Rossi over a disappointing start to the 2023 season, the squad has made clear it is not sitting on its hands when it comes to turning things around. Team principal Otmar Szafnauer has said there are several initiatives under way to help the […]