Despite it not being Red Bull’s strongest showing of the season, Verstappen was still able to control from the front to take his sixth win from eight races in 2023, but it was another tough weekend for team-mate Sergio Perez after a poor qualifying meant he could only recover to sixth. PLUS: How Verstappen helped Red […]
The Italian outfit found itself on the receiving end of criticism from Charles Leclerc after a request he made to switch to slicks early in Q2 was over-ruled by the team, who wanted him to put a banker lap in on inters. But, by the time he had completed that first run and made the […]
Q2 was run on a drying track after rain earlier this morning, with Bagnaia edging pole by 0.078 seconds as numerous riders had laps cancelled due to a spate of late crashes. Honda’s Marc Marquez endured another miserable day at the Sachsenring following his controversial collision with Johann Zarco on Friday. Marquez crashed in Q1 […]
From 10th on the grid, Albon used a one-stop strategy to gain track position and thereafter kept a train of cars behind him as he tried to make his second set of tyres last to the flag. His single pit stop jumped him ahead of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, which had started […]
Marquez endured a miserable weekend at the Sachsenring in which he crashed five times, the last one leaving him with a small fracture on his thumb. The eight-time world champion ultimately withdrew from Sunday’s race, leaving Nakagami as the only Honda rider on the grid. Following Marquez at the time he crashed in Sunday’s warm-up […]
Max Verstappen stormed to another this season with his fine performance in the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix, but this one had a special impact for Red Bull. It now joins Ferrari, McLaren, Williams and Mercedes in securing 100 Formula 1 race victories. Behind Verstappen came a scrap between multiple world champions Fernando Alonso and Lewis […]
Zarco found himself in third in Sunday’s 30-lap grand prix at the Sachsenring after KTM’s Brad Binder crashed out on lap 19. Too far away from the leading duo of Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia to catch them, Zarco had managed to grow the gap to the chasing VR46 Ducatis behind him. At Turn 1 […]
Red Bull celebrated 100 race wins at the weekend courtesy of Max Verstappen claiming victory in the Canadian Grand Prix by 9.57 seconds over Fernando Alonso. Hamilton completed the podium, but a strong initial launch meant he temporarily jumped Alonso to follow Verstappen. The Mercedes driver then noted the strength of the rear axle of […]
Jorge Martin announced himself as a true MotoGP title threat with a double victory at the German Grand Prix. The Pramac Ducati rider went without a grand prix victory since the 2021 Styrian GP, but finally took a full 25 points after beating Francesco Bagnaia in a thrilling scrap. A win in the sprint meant […]
In the closing stages of the race, the rear-facing camera on Ocon’s A523 showed the wing oscillating in dramatic fashion at high speed. McLaren’s Lando Norris, who was following the Alpine closely, made it clear that he viewed it as a safety issue. The FIA’s current policy in situations when there is an issue with items such […]