With 21 points splitting Bagnaia and Martin coming into this weekend’s finale in Valencia, the former could have won the championship in the sprint by outscoring his rival by at least four points. But, despite leading early on, Bagnaia could only finish fifth on his factory Ducati as Martin stormed through to win and cut […]
Verstappen will start ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Leclerc What happened in Abu Dhabi […]
The factory Aprilia rider put in the first ever 1m28s lap at Circuit Ricardo Tormo with a 1m28.931s to take his first pole since Assen in 2021, two days prior to announcing he was quitting Yamaha a year early. He led from factory Ducati rider Bagnaia, who dominated Q1 before finishing Q2 in second, while […]
The Mercedes team principal and his Ferrari opposite number, Fred Vasseur, were called to face the FIA stewards ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for incidents of swearing during an official press conference in Las Vegas. The instances were in the same session, with Vasseur venting over the damage caused to Carlos Sainz’s car […]
Honda has already gone through a number of personnel changes, with former technical manager Takeo Yokoyama being replaced by ex-Suzuki technical chief Ken Kawauchi, while chief technical officer Shinichi Kokubu was replaced earlier this year by Shin Sato. Now, on the eve of the final round of the 2023 season in Valencia, it is being rumoured […]
Sainz crashed early in the session as he passed the pit exit, bringing out the first of two red flags that greatly reduced the track time available for all drivers, with Nico Hulkenberg causing the second. Having picked up a 10-place penalty for requiring an extra energy store after his water valve cover incident in FP1 […]
The Frenchman, who moves to LCR Honda for 2024, set a 1m30.191s at the end of 45-minutes of running to lead the opening practice session of the season finale at Circuit Ricardo Tormo. Gresini rider Di Giannantonio finished second, 0.187s off the quickest time, having led for much of the session to continue his recent […]
The 2023 Formula 1 season is drawing to a close after a dominant campaign for world champions Max Verstappen and Red Bull, but what happens now? Teams and drivers will take some time off over the winter to recharge their batteries before the 2024 season. How different personnel decide to recharge is up to them. […]
The factory Ducati rider leads Pramac’s Jorge Martin by 21 points in the championship coming into the finale in Valencia. But his weekend got off to the worst possible start, as Bagnaia struggled to 15th in practice and missed the Q2 cut while Martin sailed through in second. Bagnaia says he was losing half a […]
George Russell and Charles Leclerc topped two intriguing Formula 1 practice sessions at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, amid a swathe of rookie appearances in FP1 and incidents in FP2. In total 10 rookies and reserves assumed driving duties during the first of the two timed sessions on Friday as most teams opted to use […]