Marquez announced in October that he would be leaving Honda at the end of the 2023 season to join Gresini Ducati, ending an 11-year partnership that has yielded 59 victories and six world titles. Honda initially highlighted Miguel Oliveira as favourite to replace Marquez, but this went nowhere when it originally insisted on only offering […]
Perez earned a five-second penalty for clashing with Lando Norris at Turn 6, where the Red Bull driver appeared to block off the corner to stop Norris from turning in. This ensured a frantic showdown between Russell, Perez, and Charles Leclerc – who was hoping to deliver a swing in the constructors’ championship to help […]
The eight-time world champion took part in his final round with Honda in Valencia after 11 years with the Japanese marque and six titles in the premier class. Ahead of his move to Gresini Ducati next year, Marquez was able to finish on the podium in the sprint race and felt he had pace to […]
The Aston Martin driver secured fourth place in the drivers’ championship with a seventh place finish at the Yas Marina Circuit, but was noted by the stewards for an incident following his second pitstop in the season finale. As he rejoined the circuit, with Hamilton’s Mercedes closing behind, Alonso moved to the right-hand side of […]
Bagnaia and Pramac title rival Jorge Martin came into the championship decider in Valencia split by 14 points after the latter won the sprint on Saturday. But the championship battle came to a halt on lap six of the grand prix when Martin collided with Honda’s Marc Marquez, on the eight-time world champion’s final appearance […]
Max Verstappen takes yet another win, proving the RB19 to be the most dominant car in F1 history, while Mercedes snaps up second in the constructors’ championship from Ferrari.But why did Carlos Sainz finish in the pits? Could Leclerc’s strategy to let Perez pass him have worked? And what was the issue with the F1 […]
Marquez and Bezzecchi collided at Turn 3 on the opening lap of the grand prix when the Honda rider tried to overtake him on the inside. Bezzecchi crashed out and the incident was investigated, before no further action was taken. The VR46 rider raged against Marquez, calling the move “dirty” and suggesting that race direction […]
Perez was on the receiving end of a five-second penalty for hitting McLaren’s Lando Norris when he tried to overtake the Briton. The Red Bull driver argued Norris was to blame as he felt he was ahead, while Norris said he was actually making room to let Perez pass on purpose, although the Mexican crashed […]
Bagnaia made history in 2021 when he overturned a 91-point deficit to end a 15-year wait for Ducati’s second world title in MotoGP. Dominant in the first half of 2023, Bagnaia led the championship by 66 points after the sprint in Barcelona only to crash out of that grand prix and suffer injury in a […]
Running in second place behind leader Max Verstappen, Leclerc attempted to give third-placed Sergio Perez a slipstream in the final laps to help him pull clear of Russell, who was on course to give Mercedes second in its fight against Ferrari. Perez needed to finish five seconds clear of Russell after being handed a five-second […]