Martin set a time of 1m31.811s on his Pramac Ducati with just 40 seconds left on the clock, taking the top spot by 0.102s from long-time pacesetter Vinales. Vinales held the top spot for almost the entire 45-minute session at the Mandalika circuit and managed to find over a tenth on his final effort, but […]
Month: October 2023
Ex-Haas F1 sponsor Rich Energy boss Storey trying to buy Reading FC
The Daily Telegraph reports that Storey must now pass the English Football League’s ‘fit and proper persons test’ before he can complete on Reading, who were relegated to League One (the third tier) for this season. Reading, in the relegation zone after 11 games, were the subject of a winding-up petition from HM Revenue & […]
Gresini announces Marquez’s MotoGP deal for 2024
Last week Honda announced that it had agreed to part ways with the eight-time world champion mutually at the end of the season, despite Marquez being contracted for next year. Marquez, who won all six of his premier class titles with Honda having spent the last 11 years with the Japanese marque, has been heavily […]
F1 champion Mika Hakkinen to mentor rising F2 star Maini
The Finn is throwing his weight behind Maini, and says the target is very clear: “F1 is our objective”. Hakkinen’s track record in this department is strong, having played a significant role in the development of former Mercedes F1 race winner and current Alfa Romeo Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas. In the current F1 field Mark […]
Mir ‘doesn’t think’ Marquez leaving ‘will change so much’ for Honda in MotoGP
Last week, Honda announced that it had reached an amicable agreement with eight-time world champion Marquez to part ways at the end of the 2023 season with a year left on his contract. On Thursday morning, Gresini Ducati announced that it had signed Marquez for 2024. Mir, who joined Honda this year from Suzuki, says […]
McLaren to trial recycle carbon fibre at F1’s US GP
McLaren has teamed up with the specialised company V Carbon to pioneer the use of recycled carbon on its MCL60. The recycled material will first be used on the cockpit branding panels of the cars driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. McLaren intends to keep the material on its cars for the remainder of […]
Marquez ‘wishes to cross paths’ with Honda again in MotoGP
After 11 years together and six world titles, Marquez and Honda will part ways at the end of the current campaign after both parties mutually agreed to do so. This follows an immensely difficult season for Marquez on the RC213V, which has yielded just one grand prix podium in 15 rounds so far. He will […]
Vasseur urges FIA to find F1 track limits solutions after Qatar GP “festival”
Multiple drivers had times deleted in Friday’s qualifying, and that continued in the Saturday shootout after the white lines had been moved at Turns 12 and 13 – where many of the offences occurred – in order to protect tyres from kerb damage. Along with Lance Stroll, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was one of two drivers […]
Staying with Honda in MotoGP was “the easy solution” – Marquez
After Honda announced it would be parting ways with Marquez by mutual agreement at the end of 2023 last week, Gresini confirmed on Thursday morning that it had signed the eight-time world champion. While it was a move rumoured for some time, Marquez revealed ahead of the Indonesian Grand Prix that he only made his […]
Burning F1 seat that hurt Alonso a work in progress
Around the halfway mark of a sweltering Losail race, Alonso urged the team to come up with a solution after feeling a burning pain in his seat. “The seat is burning, mate,” he said on the team radio. “Anything we can do at the pit stop? Throw me water or something!” The team couldn’t do much to provide some […]