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 […]
Vinales scored his first pole as an Aprilia rider and first since Assen 2021 on Saturday at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit with a new lap record. The Aprilia rider rued his medium rear tyre choice, however, and dropped to fourth having led briefly during the 13-lap race. In the 10-minute warm-up session on Sunday morning, […]
In a tight Q2 session, Hamilton could only muster 11th and reported on the radio afterwards that “there’s something not right with this car”. Meanwhile, team-mate George Russell went on to qualify fourth in Q3. Hamilton and Russell have been plagued all year by a capricious Mercedes W14 that is hard to trust. Hamilton felt […]
This weekend is the factory HRC rider’s last with the team after 11 years and six premier class titles before he moves to the Gresini Ducati team for 2024. He qualified ninth on Saturday morning before finishing third in the sprint race behind Pramac’s Jorge Martin and factory KTM rider Brad Binder. It was his […]
The McLaren driver had looked on course to emerge as Max Verstappen’s main challenger in the fight for pole position on Saturday, but a lurid slide through the hotel complex at the Yas Marina circuit ruined his chances. Norris reckoned the moment had cost him four tenths, and meant that rather than lining up alongside […]
The RNF team came into existence at the end of 2021 following Petronas and the Sepang Racing Team’s decision to quit MotoGP at the conclusion of that season. Former SRT team boss Razlan Razali became the owner of RNF, which fielded Yamaha bikes in 2022 before linking up with Aprilia for this season. For 2023, […]