Martin started from sixth on Saturday at the Indonesian Grand Prix to win the sprint race, marking his fourth half-distance contest success in a row. With reigning world champion Bagnaia only eighth after qualifying down in 13th, Martin now leads the standings heading into Sunday’s grand prix by seven points. Marquez – who crashed on […]
The race has long been considered as potentially vulnerable as more and more lucrative flyaway events have been added to the schedule, and with the Dutch GP – first held in 2021 – inevitably seen as potentially impacting crowd figures. In addition, the disaster of the 2021 event, when the race as red flagged after […]
Bagnaia lost the world championship lead for the first time since the Spanish GP in April after struggling to eighth in Saturday’s sprint at Mandalika as title rival Jorge Martin won. It capped off a generally difficult day for Bagnaia, who failed to get out of Q1 and qualified 13th, battling rear grip issues on […]
Bottas and team-mate Zhou Guanyu finished eighth and ninth at Losail, with the latter jumping the penalised Sergio Perez in the final results. The six points earned move the Hinwil outfit above Haas to eighth place in the constructors’ table, leaving it just seven behind Williams. Alfa has brought a stream of new parts over […]
The duo come to Indonesia carrying collarbone injuries. Marini was forced to miss the Indian and Japanese GPs after sustaining his injury in a collision with Bezzecchi during the Indian GP sprint, while Bezzecchi suffered a fracture in a training incident last Saturday. Bezzecchi only arrived in Indonesia on Friday, where he was cleared to […]
Three teams took the plunge in making modifications to their cars, with Alfa Romeo becoming the seventh F1 team to modify its rear wing endplate to feature an upwashing swage line on the external face. It is a design that was first implemented simultaneously by Aston Martin and Alpine at the start of the season. Since then, Williams, McLaren, […]
Although the possibility of creating a kind of riders’ union has been flying around the paddock for years, it has not been until this season that the main parties involved have taken action on the matter and have begun the path towards its formation. The intention of this initiative is to give riders a greater […]
McLaren started the season off the pace but following a change of concept and personnel reshuffle it has produced an impressive B-spec that turned the MCL60 into a reliable podium contender. PLUS: How McLaren has revamped its F1 team to become a contender again Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri became the closest challengers of Red Bull’s […]
Having already set a new circuit record to get through Q1, VR46 rider Marini found yet more time in the final segment of qualifying as he became the first rider to break the 1m30s barrier with a time of 1m29.978s. He beat Aprilia duo Maverick Vinales and Aleix Espargaro, both of whom having been rapid […]
Drivers suffered in the heat and humidity in Losail, with most saying afterwards that it was the toughest race of their careers. Logan Sargeant was not able to finish, while his Williams team-mate Alex Albon also sought medical treatment after the flag. On the Monday after the race the FIA promised an investigation, noting of […]