Norris went second in Q3 in Losail for McLaren, which proved to be the second-fastest car through the high-speed corners behind Red Bull’s dominant polesitter Max Verstappen. But the Briton immediately realised he wouldn’t start there as he had caught a slide into the Turn 10 left-hander that spat him out wide past the white […]
Behind polesitter Max Verstappen, who will land his third title if he scores three points in the Saturday sprint race at Losail, Mercedes drivers George Russell and Hamilton snared second and third place in Friday night qualifying for the Qatar GP. But the duo were only bumped up after faster McLaren drivers Lando Norris and […]
F1 has turned its sprint race into a standalone Saturday event, with sprint qualifying deciding the starting grid followed by the sprint race later in the day. Here’s how the latest sprint race format changes will work. During qualifying for Sunday’s grand prix, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position, initially from McLaren’s Lando Norris […]
Earlier on Friday, Tech3 announced that it would swap eight-time podium finisher Espargaro in favour of Moto2 championship leader Acosta, while Augusto Fernandez would retain his seat. It ends a months-long rider logjam for KTM, having had five riders contracted to four seats for 2024. Espargaro did sign a two-year deal to return to KTM […]
The other teams have also been given smaller extra spending limits in an effort to reach a consensus for an agreement. CapEx became a talking point this season as the FIA financial regulations hit home. Teams like Williams who had lagged behind in investing in their facilities complained that it would be impossible for them […]
Espargaro signed to return to KTM and Tech3 for the 2023 season following two difficult years at Honda, following his first stint with the Austrian marque from 2017 to 2020. The eight-time podium finisher’s season was immediately halted by a serious incident in the second practice session for the Portuguese Grand Prix in March, in […]
The limited practice opportunities offered on a sprint race weekend, with just one practice session before cars get locked into parc ferme conditions, allied to the tricky conditions at Losail, have clearly steered many teams away from wanting to waste time checking out developments. Seven squads have brought no modifications to their 2023 challengers, with […]
On Wednesday, Honda announced that it would be parting ways with Marquez at the end of the current season, one year earlier than his contract expiration date. Though yet to be officially confirmed, Marquez will move to Gresini next season to ride – in principle – a year-old Ducati bike. Dall’Igna, who has transformed Ducati […]
The Japanese driver has just had his contract at AlphaTauri extended for another year, with him set to line-up alongside Daniel Ricciardo. With much intrigue about what Red Bull will do with its own second seat in 2025 if Sergio Perez is not retained, next season could be make or break for Tsunoda if he […]
The American has shown flashes of pace throughout his first season in F1, but these have been outweighed by mistakes which have mounted up over recent races – with notable crashes at Zandvoort, Singapore, and Suzuka following the summer break. This has led to speculation that Sargeant could be moved aside for 2024 should Williams […]