Haas launched a formal ‘right to review’ that, if successful, stood to elevate its driver Nico Hulkenberg into the points at Austin after identifying cases of cars exceeding track limits that were not identified by the stewards at the time. Its case was based around onboard footage showing Alex Albon, Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll and […]
Maverick Vinales lamented on Thursday at the Malaysian Grand Prix that he could no longer use the latest starting system introduced by the Noale brand. “That is hurting us. But I can’t say anything more,” the Spaniard limited himself to saying. Asked afterwards by Aleix Espargaro, his team-mate, put his foot in his mouth: “Did […]
This damning verdict from the stewards follows an investigation into the results of the recent United States Grand Prix after a right of review protest was launched by the Haas team. Haas might have elevated its driver Nico Hulkenberg into the points after drawing attention to cases of Alex Albon, Logan Sargeant, Sergio Perez and […]
With Marquez off to Gresini Ducati next season, Honda is in the midst of securing a replacement for its factory squad. Five-time MotoGP race winner Miguel Oliveira was its first choice, but HRC’s apparent unwillingness to sign a rider for longer than one year closed this door. This placed Fabio Di Giannantonio – who will […]
Alonso took his first podium in seven races in last week’s Brazilian Grand Prix after coming out on top of a thrilling battle with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez on the last lap. PLUS: Brazilian Grand Prix Driver Ratings With team-mate Lance Stroll fifth, it was a return to form for Aston Martin after impressing with […]
A double victory in Thailand narrowed the gap between Pramac’s Martin and his factory Ducati counterpart Bagnaia, which started at 27 ahead of the Buriram event. But Martin was hit with an official warning for running underneath the mandated minimum front tyre pressure limit in the Thailand GP. Should he break this rule again – […]
The Italian outfit has revealed a brand-new look for its SF-23, which features a white rear wing, splashes on its engine cover, and a white circular number board – which are reminiscent of previous cars that have strong links to the United States. The switch to an entirely red-and-white livery has had to get approval […]
Bautista moved to WSBK in 2019 with Ducati after losing his ride in MotoGP, previously serving nine years in the class riding Suzuki, Honda, Aprilia and Ducati machinery. The double WSBK champion will make his first MotoGP appearance since the 2018 Valencia GP this weekend in Malaysia as a wildcard with Ducati. Bautista hasn’t ridden the GP23 […]
The Milton Keynes-based outfit has been in a class of its own this season, winning all but one grand prix so far en route to a drivers’ and constructors’ championship double. While rivals have pushed the team hard at various times throughout this season, the fact that nobody has made a breakthrough to beat it […]
Yamaha rolled out the first 2024 prototype engine at the Misano test in September, though it was met with a lack of enthusiasm from 2021 world champion Quartararo. He said at the time he expected much more than was offered, especially in terms of power, while the team contradicted this and noted that the test […]