This follows Brad Binder’s demotion from third to fifth in today’s sprint race, after the KTM rider ventured just a fraction onto ‘the green’ exiting the right-hander at Stekkenwal. Due to the penalty being issued so late in the race, three seconds were added to his finishing time in lieu of a long-lap penalty. Asked […]
The German manufacturer has been encouraged by a recent upgrade package to its W14 that appears to have helped it close the gap to the front. However, the squad is well aware that wider changes are still needed for next year as elements of its current challenger are still far from perfect. Such a significant […]
The Italian wasn’t angry about the incident in Q1, which took place well off the racing line, where Bastianini was trying to stay out of the way after aborting his lap due to a mistake. Marquez was on a similar line and failed to spot the cruising Ducati in time to avoid ploughing into the […]
In the closing stages of the Canadian Grand Prix the rear wing on Ocon’s Alpine F1 car started oscillating violently over the high Montreal kerbs. That alarmed the chasing McLaren driver Lando Norris, who raised the issue with his team and afterwards said he was “ducking on the straights” fearing the wing would come off. […]
The Honda factory rider returned to MotoGP action at Assen after withdrawing from the last round at the Sachsenring following five crashes during the weekend that left him with multiple fractures. Marquez crashed into Enea Bastianini during Q1 in an incident he later apologised for, and was unable to progress from his 17th position on […]
That’s perhaps not surprising given that for many years the team struggled to balance the books. Spending on equipment for the factory was not a priority compared to reaching the end of the season. It’s taken the arrival of Vowles, a man with so much intimate knowledge of how Mercedes operates, for the realisation to […]
Although VR46 rider Bezzecchi briefly lost the lead from pole position, the man who had dominated the entire weekend was soon back past Bagnaia’s factory machine. The world champion, who had started second, had no answer. The result consolidates Bezzecchi’s hold on third in the standings, with Bagnaia still leading Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin. Bagnaia’s advantage has […]
As part of what sources have suggested is a ramped-up effort by motor racing’s governing body to ensure compliance with the cost cap rules, it has now stepped in regarding the use of special project divisions outside of F1 teams that some suspected were being used to help find performance gains. In recent years it […]
Having been fastest in all three practice sessions, Bezzecchi beat Ducati factory rider Francesco Bagnaia and his own team-mate Luca Marini as the Italian marque sealed the front row. The Pramac Ducati team had a terrible start to Q2, with Johann Zarco wheeling an apparently hobbled bike away from the track and Jorge Martin losing […]
Red Bull has taken over Mercedes’ position as the dominant force in F1 since the 2022 regulations change to ground-effect based cars, with Max Verstappen an overwhelming favourite to grab his third consecutive world drivers’ championship this year. Mercedes dropped the ball with its 2022 car and has since been working its way back in […]