This time last week in Indonesia, Bagnaia lost the title lead to Martin after the Pramac rider won the sprint and moved seven points clear. But a crash for Martin in Sunday’s main race and a win for Bagnaia put the reigning champion 18 clear coming to Australia. Bagnaia qualified third having come through Q1 […]
Year: 2023
If F1 Academy doesn’t work, nothing will
Ahead of a critical step-up in profile in 2024, with support from all 10 F1 teams in backing a driver and branding cars, F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff is crystal clear about one thing. She says that long-term opportunities for females in motorsport may very well depend on the series succeeding in its mission. […]
Marquez keeping faith in ”super-fast” Martin’s MotoGP title bid
From pole, Pramac Ducati rider Martin led for 26 of the 27 laps on Saturday at Phillip Island, only losing the advantage on the very final tour as his soft rear tyre wore out, allowing Johann Zarco to come through for victory. Martin slipped to fifth at the chequered flag, losing further ground in the […]
F1 tech images from the pitlane explained
Photo by: Giorgio Piola Haas VF-23 technical detail A look at the internal structure of the VF23’s nose, without the front wing attached or the main vanity panel installed. Photo by: Giorgio Piola Red Bull Racing RB19 detail A look at the internal make-up of Red Bull’s front brake duct assembly, without the outer brake […]
Zarco admits thoughts that first MotoGP win ‘is not going to happen’
The double Moto2 world champion made his MotoGP debut in 2017 and has come close on several occasions to his first victory, but always came up short. Going without a win in his racing career since the 2016 Moto2 Valencia GP, Zarco snatched a maiden MotoGP class victory on the last lap of a thrilling […]
F1 US GP front row unexpected but I should have grabbed pole
In the Friday evening qualifying session to determine the Sunday GP grid, Ferrari racer Charles Leclerc topped the times with a 1m34.723s final flying lap to pip Norris by 0.13s. They were helped by Max Verstappen having his lap time binned for exceeding track limits at Turn 19 after he ran wide on exit. The […]
MotoGP further modifies Sunday Australian GP schedule
Series organiser Dorna announced following Saturday morning’s MotoGP qualifying session that the race start times for all three classes will be brought forward by an hour. The MotoGP sprint race, which had been scheduled for 2pm local time, will now take place at 1pm as a result. It comes amid the threat of rain and […]
Verstappen explains cause of track limits breach in F1 US GP qualifying
Verstappen, who was crowned a three-time world champion last time out in Qatar, crossed the line in the dying moments of Q3 at the Circuit of The Americas to post a 1m34.718s flying lap. That handed him provisional pole over Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc by 0.005s, but the RB19 driver swiftly had his time deleted […]
KTM’s Binder tops FP2, Bagnaia into Q1
South African rider Binder left it until the very end of the hour-long session on Friday afternoon to set the quickest lap of the day at the picturesque Phillip Island track, a 1m27.993s. That was just over two tenths shy of last year’s pole record set by Jorge Martin, and enough to beat KTM stablemate […]
Hamilton can ‘feel’ improvement of Mercedes F1 floor upgrade
The seven-time world champion has secured an encouraging third on the grid for the Unites States Grand Prix, as he made the most of the latest changes from his team to end up behind Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris in qualifying While Mercedes played down the potential of the new floor ahead of running, claiming […]