Year: 2023

05 Apr 2023

Binder’s Argentina MotoGP crash “100% a racing incident”

The South African sensationally won the sprint race on Saturday at the Argentina GP despite starting 15th on the grid, but had no such luck in the full-distance contest on Sunday. Binder was nudged slightly by the Aprilia of Vinales under braking for Turn 5 as the latter tried to make an overtake, with the […]

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05 Apr 2023

Former F1 sponsor ROKiT launches $149m claim against Williams team

The action, which alleges that the team made “fraudulent statements” when it signed the deal with mobile phone company ROKiT, has been dismissed by Williams as “spurious”. ROKiT claims that Williams promised that it would have a competitive car in 2019 while knowing that it did not have sufficient funds to back up that claim. […]

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04 Apr 2023

Massa to look into legal options over 2008 F1 title outcome

The Brazilian has been prompted into action by recent comments from former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who offered fresh insight into the critical 2008 Singapore Grand Prix that proved hugely costly to Massa’s title ambitions that year. That Singapore race is most famously known for the deliberate crash triggered by Nelson Piquet Jr., which brought […]

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04 Apr 2023

Restart rules deployed in Melbourne not in F1’s DNA

The German says that a grid start and sprint to the finish presents too much risk and that drivers who have worked hard to get into strong positions in the closing laps have too much to lose. Following a red flag triggered by Alex Albon’s Turn 6 crash, the Melbourne race was stopped for a […]

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04 Apr 2023

Aprilia “nightmare” in wet felt like “flat tyre” in Argentina GP

Aprilia locked out Friday practice at Rio Hondo last weekend and threatened to repeat its victory performance from the 2022 Argentina GP. Even after a tough sprint, in which Maverick Vinales was seventh after sustaining aero damage and Espargaro crashed out, both riders were convinced their dry pace was still good enough to fight for […]

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04 Apr 2023

Verstappen showed “great patience” when losing Australian GP lead

Poleman Verstappen was overtaken by George Russell at the initial start, and he then lost a further spot at Turn 3 when, in Horner’s words, Hamilton “sent a missile” down the inside and made an aggressive pass. Verstappen then sat in third watching the Mercedes drivers battle before Russell pitted when a safety car came […]

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04 Apr 2023

FIA wrong to not speak to Sainz over Australian GP penalty

Sainz made contact with Alonso’s Aston Martin at the second restart with two racing laps to go, which spun his fellow Spaniard around. The race was red-flagged for a third time and the FIA opted to run the final lap to the flag behind the safety car using the previous grid order, which meant that […]

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04 Apr 2023

Beyond the Checkered Flag: Discovering the Magic of F1 Grand Prix Host Cities – Barcelona & Monaco

Formula One fans, fasten your seatbelts and prepare for a ride through two of the most electrifying cities in the F1 calendar – Barcelona and Monaco! Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia in Spain, has been a regular host of the Spanish Grand Prix since 1991, and the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is the perfect setting for […]

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