During the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend earlier this month, Autosport revealed that MotoGP would bring back concessions in a bid to hinder Ducati and help the struggling Japanese manufacturers. The proposal was for limits to be placed on tyre allocation, testing, wildcards and engine development, among other things, with Ducati receiving the harshest… Continue Reading […]
Month: November 2023
How AlphaTauri’s “crazy” upgrade push helped Tsunoda deliver unthinkable feat
Tsunoda added that such a scenario couldn’t even have been thought about earlier in the season when the Faenza team was struggling for form. Helped by floor updates to the AT04, he qualified sixth at the Yas Marina track and held onto the position in the early laps, rising up the order as the frontrunners […]
Marquez “will raise the level” of Ducati’s MotoGP competitiveness – Tardozzi
On Tuesday, eight-time world champion Marquez will make his first MotoGP appearance on a bike other than a Honda for the first time in the post-season Valencia test. Marquez will ride the 2023-spec Ducati that won the world championship this year in Gresini colours next season, after electing to leave Honda with one season left […]
Everything you need to know, driver line-up and calendar
The 2023 Formula 1 season has come to its conclusion in Abu Dhabi, with many eyes now turning to the start of 2024. The year was dominated by Max Verstappen and Red Bull, with a few teams such as McLaren and Ferrari starting to improve their car towards the end of the year. Alfa Romeo […]
10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix
The 2023 MotoGP season came down to a dramatic finale at the Valencia Grand Prix, with Francesco Bagnaia emerging as world champion. The gap between Bagnaia and Jorge Martin was 21 points coming into the weekend, and only 14 by the start of the grand prix. But a crash for Martin ended his hopes and seemingly […]
who is driving and more
The 2023 F1 season has drawn to a close after Max Verstappen capped off a championship-winning year with victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – but has the 2023 season actually finished? Teams and drivers have not packed up just yet, as they are staying in Abu Dhabi for this week’s post-season test at […]
Miller “smoking cigarettes” before crash ended Valencia MotoGP win chance
Miller inherited the lead on lap 14 of 27 when KTM team-mate Brad Binder ran wide going through Turn 11 and dropped to fourth. The Australian was able to open out a lead of over a second and was eight tenths clear of eventual winner and world champion Francesco Bagnaia when he crashed going through […]
Strategy gamble not reason Ferrari lost second in F1 Abu Dhabi GP
The Italian outfit went into the race four points shy of Mercedes, but while Charles Leclerc took second place behind Max Verstappen, his team-mate Sainz failed to log any points. With George Russell earning third and Lewis Hamilton taking ninth, the Brackley team stayed in front by three points. After a frustrating Q1 session saw Sainz […]
MotoGP rejects RNF’s entry for 2024 over “repeated infractions and breaches”
The team issued a lengthy statement over the Valencia Grand Prix weekend denying reports that its place on the grid was in jeopardy due to financial issues. In a press conference on Saturday night, representatives of CryptoDATA called the rumours “fake news” and insisted all was well within the team. It said that a takeover […]
“Impressive” to crash with Perez after letting Red Bull pass deliberately
In a mostly unspectacular season finale, Perez attempted to dive up the inside of Norris under braking for the Turns 6-7 chicane in a scrap for fourth place on lap 47 of 58. But the Red Bull driver appeared to need two goes at turning in to make the apex, with the later correction sending […]