Formula 1’s very own Super Bowl in Vegas, which came with all the pomp befitting of the gambling and entertainment paradise, vindicated its lack of humility with an action-packed grand prix. The 50-lap blast around the Strip’s casinos was a spellbinding thrill, dispelling concerns over whether or not the series had forgotten about the sporting […]
Di Giannantonio has no ride for the 2024 season having been moved aside to make way for Marc Marquez at Gresini Ducati next year. Now unlikely to get the Honda seat he had been in line for just a few weeks back, Di Giannantonio faces an uncertain future as he scores an emotional maiden MotoGP […]
Unlike F1’s first attempt at racing in Vegas in the early 1980s with the Caesars Palace GP, the new showpiece event for the championship promoter and its owner, Liberty Media, incorporates a 1.4-mile-stretch of the Strip on the Las Vegas Boulevard. The race had already courted some controversy in the weeks leading up to this […]
Martin was imperious in Saturday’s sprint at the Qatar GP to cut Francesco Bagnaia’s championship lead down to seven points and force the title battle to the Valencia finale next week. But in Sunday’s grand prix, Martin struggled from the off and ended up 14.819s off winner Fabio Di Giannantonio down in 10th, with his […]
There were multiple leaders and battles throughout the field, with incidents and penalties ultimately deciding the podium order. The world champion endured a penalty for clashing with Leclerc on the first lap and had to drive around damage picked up in another incident with Mercedes driver George Russell, but still went on to take his 18th […]
Bagnaia led for much of Sunday’s 22-lap grand prix in Qatar, but was overhauled by Gresini’s Di Giannantonio on the 19th tour. Trying to get past him again, Bagnaia found himself sucked into Di Giannantonio’s slipstream and almost ran into the back of the Gresini Ducati into Turn 1 at the start of lap 20. […]
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The Gresini rider overtook championship leader Francesco Bagnaia in the latter stages of Sunday’s 22-lap Qatar GP to score a maiden premier class victory. It comes as Di Giannantonio currently doesn’t have a place on the 2024 grid, having lost his ride to Marc Marquez. While a few weeks ago in the frame for a […]
Verstappen started alongside polesitter Leclerc on the front row and ducked down the inside of the left-hand Turn 1 to grab the lead. But, as grip was extremely limited on the brand-new surface, as evidenced by Fernando Alonso spinning off behind them and other drivers also making contact, Verstappen went deep into the run-off area, […]
Sainz ran over a metal water valve cover that had come loose and destroyed the chassis, power unit and energy store of his SF-23. A precedent for compensation was set after an incident at the 2017 Malaysian GP, where Romain Grosjean’s Haas was badly damaged after the Frenchman struck a loose drain cover. The US-owned […]