On Thursday, Gresini announced it had signed the eight-time world champion for 2024, a week on from Honda agreeing mutually to part ways with him at the end of the season. Marquez will ride a year-old Ducati next season, taking over the machine that is currently leading the championship in Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin’s […]
Ecclestone, who owned the championship-winning Brabham team from 1972 to 1987 as he rose to overall power in F1, led the series for more than four decades before its 2017 takeover by current owner Liberty Media. He then took on the ‘chairman emeritus’ and an advisory role. But in July last year, the Crown Prosecution […]
Honda announced last week that it had reached a mutual agreement with eight-time world champion Marquez to terminate his current contract at the end of the 2023 season. Marquez will move to Gresini Ducati, which was announced on Thursday morning, to try to once again to fight at the front of the field having struggled […]
Last week, motor racing’s governing body approved Andretti Formula’s application to join the F1 grid from 2025 at the earliest, as its entry was moved forward to the final stage of needing to sort a commercial deal. However, getting such an agreement across the line is far from guaranteed, with FOM having been clear that […]
The Alpine driver picked up three five-second penalties for track limits offences over the course of the race. He took the first at a pit stop, while the others were added to his race time, leaving him in 12th place behind the also penalised Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll. “It wasn’t a good day,” said […]
The organisation has a different business model compared to other teams, with the RBT group acting as the parent company of Red Bull Racing, and the latter officially employing just 50 people. Matters are further complicated by the fact Red Bull Technology (RBT) income stream also includes payment for work undertaken for and parts supplied […]
The six-time MotoGP champion will get to ride last year’s GP22 bike at Circuit Ricardo Tormo on 28 November, two days after the final round of the season at the Spanish venue. It follows a mutual agreement between Marquez and Honda to terminate their contract a year early, leaving the Spaniard free to join his […]
Perez said he struggled to see the white line that marked the edge of the track. It was moved at Turns 12 and 13 before Saturday’s action as part of the response to a potential safety issue with Pirelli’s tyres, although not all of the Mexican’s offences occurred at that spot. The Red Bull driver […]
Piastri took his second grand prix podium in F1 by finishing 4.5s behind the Dutchman at Losail, with Norris crossing the line in third just one second behind his team-mate. Due to concerns over potential tyre failures, stint lengths were reduced to a maximum of 18 laps on a single set of tyres, effectively mandating […]
The FIA and F1 chiefs on Tuesday ended months of speculation about who would win F1’s next tyre contract from 2025 to 2027, with Pirelli being picked to extend its involvement in grand prix racing. The decision came after a detailed assessment of the proposals from both the Italian company and its only other main […]