In the Friday evening qualifying session to determine the Sunday GP grid, Ferrari racer Charles Leclerc topped the times with a 1m34.723s final flying lap to pip Norris by 0.13s. They were helped by Max Verstappen having his lap time binned for exceeding track limits at Turn 19 after he ran wide on exit. The […]
Series organiser Dorna announced following Saturday morning’s MotoGP qualifying session that the race start times for all three classes will be brought forward by an hour. The MotoGP sprint race, which had been scheduled for 2pm local time, will now take place at 1pm as a result. It comes amid the threat of rain and […]
Verstappen, who was crowned a three-time world champion last time out in Qatar, crossed the line in the dying moments of Q3 at the Circuit of The Americas to post a 1m34.718s flying lap. That handed him provisional pole over Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc by 0.005s, but the RB19 driver swiftly had his time deleted […]
South African rider Binder left it until the very end of the hour-long session on Friday afternoon to set the quickest lap of the day at the picturesque Phillip Island track, a 1m27.993s. That was just over two tenths shy of last year’s pole record set by Jorge Martin, and enough to beat KTM stablemate […]
The seven-time world champion has secured an encouraging third on the grid for the Unites States Grand Prix, as he made the most of the latest changes from his team to end up behind Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris in qualifying While Mercedes played down the potential of the new floor ahead of running, claiming […]
The schedule change will see the sprint race being moved to Sunday, should it take place at all due to poor weather. Saturday will be the busiest day of all as per the new schedule, which was officially announced by Dorna in a press conference after Friday practice, with qualifying taking place early during the […]
The Australian, who currently competes in Formula 2, will drive Pierre Gasly’s A523 for the first practice session at Autodromo Hermanos Rodrigues in Mexico City next weekend. He will then head out in Esteban Ocon’s car at the Abu Dhabi season finale next month. Doohan also took part in two FP1 sessions last year for […]
A week on from the title lead swinging from Bagnaia to Pramac’s Martin and back to Bagnaia at the Indonesian GP, 18 points splits to the pair coming to Phillip Island. Bagnaia lost his championship lead after struggling to 13th in qualifying at Mandalika and recovered only to eighth in the sprint, while Martin won. […]
1. Keep an eye on the sphere The newest landmark in Las Vegas – a giant Sphere wrapped in 1.2 million LED lights – has only just been opened and the F1 track goes right around it, between turns 5 and 10. The 100-metre-high structure is a massive canvas for over-the-top art and has already […]
The 2021 world champion anticipated a tougher weekend at Phillip Island a week on from his podium return at the Indonesian GP. But Quartararo could only manage 17th after Friday’s running with a 1m28.937s, having ended last year’s second practice at Phillip Island in fourth with a 1m29.6s lap. This has left Quartararo completely baffled, […]