Category: JDC NEWS

Latest news curated by JDC

20 Apr 2021

Cancelled Portugal pole lap “lost” Bagnaia MotoGP win chance

Bagnaia was set to start Sunday’s 25-lap Portimao race from pole after blitzing the lap record in qualifying, only for his effort to be cancelled for a yellow flag infringement, leaving him in 11th. It took Bagnaia four laps to move up from 11th at the start of the race, but eventually worked his way […]

Continue Reading
20 Apr 2021

Norris earned Imola F1 podium on merit

Norris took his second F1 podium with McLaren after battling from seventh on the grid to third, holding off Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc behind F1’s leading duo Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. Norris benefited from Sergio Perez’ spin behind the safety car and McLaren team orders to release him past team-mate Daniel Ricciardo. But Norris… Continue […]

Continue Reading
19 Apr 2021

Portuguese MotoGP review and Marc Marquez’s return

After a nine-month injury layoff, the six-time MotoGP world champion made his long-awaited return to action at the Algarve Circuit last weekend. Qualifying sixth and going on to finish a very respectable seventh, Marquez broke down in tears when he returned to his Honda garage after the chequered flag as his successful return put the […]

Continue Reading
19 Apr 2021

The truth about Lewis Hamilton and his new contract

We speak to George Russell, the man who might become Lewis’s next team-mate… or Valtteri Bottas’s new team-mate! And we speak to Daniel Ricciardo, the man of the moment at McLaren. GP Racing editor Ben Anderson and columnist Mark Gallagher join Executive Editor Stuart Codling to debate what happens next with Lewis Hamilton. Both… Continue […]

Continue Reading
19 Apr 2021

Rins “did nothing wrong” in Portugal MotoGP crash

Rins led the race in the early stages before eventual winner Fabio Quartararo came past at Turn 1 on the ninth of 25 laps. The pair ran line astern for the next 10 tours, lapping almost identically as they broke away from the chasing pack. But Rins’ hopes of a fourth MotoGP victory were dashed […]

Continue Reading
19 Apr 2021

Russell apologises to Bottas after Imola F1 shunt reaction

The Williams driver was left furious with Bottas after believing that the Mercedes driver had deliberately squeezed him off the track as they battled for position at Imola and came together in a 200mph accident. In the wake of their incident, Russell angrily marched to Bottas’ car to let his feelings be known. He later […]

Continue Reading
19 Apr 2021

Marquez’s MotoGP rivals “expected” his strong comeback

The six-time MotoGP world champion qualified sixth and finished seventh in his first race since suffering the right arm break in last year’s Spanish GP that would require three operations and rule him out of the 2020 season. Marquez broke down in tears when he returned to his Honda garage after the race, admitting he […]

Continue Reading
19 Apr 2021

Perez “very sorry” to Red Bull after Imola F1 woes

The Mexican had qualified on the front row at Imola, but his hopes of a good finish were wrecked by a spate of incidents in the tricky conditions. He spun early on behind the safety car, and was then handed a 10-second stop/go penalty for overtaking rivals as he regained his original position. Later on in the […]

Continue Reading
19 Apr 2021

Jorge Martin surgery postponed, Jerez MotoGP return in doubt

The rookie crashed at Turn 7 in the latter stages of Saturday’s FP3 session at the Algarve track, the Spaniard needing to be stretchered off track and taken to hospital for checks. Martin was found to have suffered fractures to his right hand and ankle and was ruled out of the rest of the Portimao […]

Continue Reading
19 Apr 2021

Bottas crash damage cost could cost Mercedes F1 upgrade push

Bottas collided with Williams driver Russell while battling for ninth place in Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, resulting in a big crash that caused the race to be red flagged. Bottas and Russell were quick to blame each other for causing the crash on the approach to Turn 2, but the stewards deemed it to […]

Continue Reading