Both Quartararo and factory Yamaha team-mate Maverick Vinales were swallowed up off the line, with the Frenchman working his way up from ninth on the opening lap to claim his first victory since last September’s Catalan GP. Martin replicated his monster start from the Qatar GP, seizing the lead ahead of Pramac team-mate Johann Zarco […]
The Australian had qualified in sixth position for his debut with the Woking-based team, but dropped down to seventh in the race, finishing two places and some 20 seconds behind team-mate Lando Norris. A disappointed Ricciardo said after the race that he was hoping his lack of pace had been caused by damage to this […]
Quartararo was left in ninth at the end of the opening laps having been swamped from fifth on the grid. But the Yamaha rider carved his way through the pack and by lap 19 had taken over from long-time leader Jorge Martin on the Pramac Ducati, from which point Quartararo sped off to the fourth […]
Vettel’s Aston Martin start was hampered by issues in pre-season testing, which restricted his mileage and opportunities to adjust to the AMR21. The four-time world champion qualified 18th in Bahrain after encountering double yellow flags on his final Q1 hotlap but was demoted to last on the grid after stewards decided he hadn’t respected… Continue […]
Mir put an aggressive overtake on Miller at Turn 10 on lap 13 of Sunday’s MotoGP race, which resulted in the pair touching as they debated fifth spot. The pair made contact again on the main straight moments later, which was investigated by Race Direction but deemed a racing incident. Mir feels Miller intentionally clattered […]
Honda-backed Tsunoda ended the seven-year wait for a full-time Japanese grand prix driver by securing a seat at AlphaTauri alongside Pierre Gasly for 2021, earning plaudits for his performances in pre-season testing and the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The 20-year-old finished ninth in Bahrain to become the first Japanese driver ever… Continue Reading on Autosport
The Spaniard will start Sunday’s second round of the 2021 MotoGP season at the head of the pack after beating Pramac team-mate Johann Zarco to pole in Qatar with a 1m53.106s. Martin is the first rookie MotoGP pole winner to do so on a Ducati and the first debutant to take top honours in qualifying […]
The American outfit had revealed ahead of the first race that it wouldn’t develop its VF-21 car following the pre-season test in Bahrain, focusing all its resources on its 2022 challenger instead. Haas will have some minor updates for the second race of the season at Imola because they weren’t ready in time for testing […]
Morbidelli had endured a tricky week in Qatar, after a holeshot device issue meant he finished the first round of 2021 without points in 18th, while on Friday he was forced to unseal a third engine from his allocation following several issues in FP1. Even without his issues in the first Qatar race, Morbidelli hasn’t […]
The two-time world champion took his first grand prix start since 2018 at Sakhir following two years competing in the World Endurance Championship and the Dakar rally among others. Despite the long absence, Alonso made it into the top 10 in qualifying and was fighting for a point-scoring finish before a sandwich wrapper lodged into […]