After George Russell and Lewis Hamilton grabbed second and third on the grid for the Australian Grand Prix, both drivers said the result was far beyond expectations after Mercedes’ difficult start to the season. But Alonso, who has qualified fourth in Melbourne, sees things very differently and believes that Mercedes has a much better package […]
The Gresini rider fell off of his Ducati while trying to pass Honda’s Joan Mir at the penultimate corner of the Rio Hondo track as he looked to cement his place at the top of the timesheets in a wet Q1. Marquez quickly re-joined and retained his Q2 spot, though moments later he was forced […]
What had been a consistent 0.4-second deficit in the dry to pacesetter Max Verstappen across Friday and Saturday morning practice in Melbourne was suddenly slashed in half right when it counted. At the start of a second season of ground-effect struggles for the eight-time constructors’ champion, George Russell hustled the limited W14 round just 0.236s […]
Bagnaia swept both the sprint race and the grand prix last week in Portugal, but had a tough Friday at the Argentina Grand Prix. Only 10th at the end of FP1 as he struggled to find a strong base set-up, Bagnaia and Ducati were able to improve in the afternoon session to secure a direct […]
The Australian Grand Prix has a long tradition that pre-dates its arrival on the Formula 1 schedule as a fully-fledged world championship round in 1985. Indeed, Lewis Hamilton’s two wins in 2008 and 2015 mean he’s still one behind Roberto Moreno’s treble at Calder Park between 1981 and 1984! From the streets of Adelaide to its […]
The 2023 MotoGP season continues just five days after the dramatic opening round of the season in Portugal, with the opening 45-minute session of the Argentina weekend taking place in dry conditions under threateningly grey clouds. Having broken its MotoGP victory duck one year ago at the Rio Honda circuit, Aprilia set the early pace […]
Russell pinched second on the grid in the dying moments of qualifying in Melbourne as he ran 0.236s adrift of pacesetter Max Verstappen, who led the way for Red Bull courtesy of a 1m16.732s lap. Team-mate Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, will head the second row in third place after running 0.372s behind. That result marked Mercedes’ […]
The 2021 world champion said on Thursday ahead of the Rio Hondo event that he is battling rear grip issues on the 2023 Yamaha, which led to his comments after the Portuguese GP that he is currently unable to properly race his rivals. Throughout Friday’s two practice sessions in Argentina, Quartararo was constantly spinning his […]
After Friday’s rain-affected FP2, Saturday’s final practice session predominantly took place on a dry Albert Park circuit despite the threatening Melbourne clouds, although a morning drizzle had further washed away the rubber that had been built up over the weekend. Due to the Friday disruptions, most teams wasted little time taking to the track to […]
Rio Hondo was the scene of Aprilia’s and Espargaro’s maiden MotoGP win 12 months ago, with both picking up where they left off on Friday this year. After Maverick Vinales was fastest in FP1 ahead of Espargaro, the latter led the second Aprilia 1-2 of the day in FP2 by 0.162s. Asked why the RS-GP […]