The excessive heat and flat-out nature of the race at Losail on Sunday left drivers facing one of the biggest challenges of their careers, which they described as “hell” and “torture”. Logan Sargeant had to retire with heatstroke, Esteban Ocon was sick in his helmet, Lance Stroll said he passed out several times and other […]
Drivers are super fit athletes, and thus the state of some of them when they met the media having walked straight from parc ferme told its own story. Others were careful to quietly head back to their team hospitality buildings, catch their breath, change out of their soaking overalls and have a shower. They then […]
The British rider, who returned to the Yamaha fold in 2021 after his career as a full-time rider came to an end following the 2020 season, made the remarks in the wake of his wildcard outing in last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi. Crutchlow’s first race outing since last year’s Valencia season finale came […]
An unseasonably hot race and tricky track conditions created an enthralling Qatar Grand Prix weekend, as Formula 1’s 2023 crown was finally claimed by Max Verstappen. Qatar made its second appearance as the host of an F1 grand prix, following the 2022 hiatus necessitated by its hosting of the FIFA World Cup, and delivered an […]
At July’s Austrian Grand Prix, eight drivers were penalised (Alpine’s Esteban Ocon four separate times) post-race after the FIA had sifted through 1200 potential track limits transgressions. Although the Qatar event included a similar heavy focus on the number of track limits infractions the drivers were accruing in the event won by Max Verstappen, the […]
Sargeant was one of several drivers suffering from severe dehydration and heatstroke during what has been described as the most physically demanding race in recent times. The American rookie was initially keen to push through, but after consulting with his team he opted to retire on lap 42. Among others, Sargeant was checked and released […]
Hamilton tangled with Russell into Turn 1 at the start of the Losail race, being spat out into the gravel by the contact that broke his right-rear wheel and ended his race. While the race was under the safety car Hamilton then crossed the live circuit from the outside of Turn 1 to the pitlane […]
In a physically gruelling Qatar Grand Prix where some drivers were reportedly close to passing out and others taken to the medical centre in the extreme heat, Perez climbed from a pitlane start to score a point in 10th place. His pitlane start followed being taken out in a Saturday sprint race shunt with Esteban […]
Sainz was due to start from 12th position after a disappointing qualifying on Friday, in which he missed the cut to Q3 by 0.031s. But just an hour before the race the Ferrari team announced that the Spaniard would not make the start at all, after encountering a fuel system issue on the car. Ferrari’s […]
The Italian suffered the injury while training on his flat track bike at Valentino Rossi’s Motor Ranch in Tavullia on Saturday. He underwent surgery on Sunday at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia’s Orthopedics and Traumatology Unit. It is currently unclear whether Bezzecchi, who is third in the championship standings, will take part in […]