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In Marquez’s absence in 2020 through injury, Mir and Suzuki ended his domination of the world championship – though Mir had the legitimacy of his title repeatedly questioned because he won it without Marquez present. These were claims both riders dismissed. Marquez returned to action after a nine-month layoff on Friday at the Algarve International […]
McLaren was able to retain its position as the midfield leader from 2020 during the opening race weekend in Bahrain last month as Norris finished fourth, only trailing Mercedes and Red Bull cars. But Friday’s practice running at Imola saw Ferrari take a big step forward compared to its showing in Bahrain as Charles Leclerc […]
Despite a sprinkling of light rain ahead of the session, the track filled up straight away at the start of FP2. However, Takaaki Nakagami’s session was halted at start of his first flying lap when he suffered a terrifying crash over the crest of the hill on the run down to Turn 1. The LCR […]
The tifosi may be absent this weekend, but watching on their TVs at home, the team’s devoted fans have some cause for optimism after enduring a painful 2020 season. In Sakhir, Charles Leclerc pulled out a superb lap to qualify fourth, an outcome that few expected prior to the session. He wasn’t able to sustain […]
Friday’s FP1 in Portugal marked the first time in 265 days six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez started an official MotoGP session, having suffered a serious arm break in the 2020 season-opener at Jerez. Overnight rain left the Algarve circuit damp in places, which meant lap times started at around 15 seconds slower than the […]
The two-time champion is returning to F1 this year after two seasons away, and was battling for points at the Bahrain Grand Prix before he had to retire because of brake problems. But as he bids to get himself back up to speed, Alonso admits that there is much more to come from him than […]
Marquez has been out of action since his aborted comeback attempt at the Andalusian GP last July just days after the first operation he had on the broken right arm he damaged in the Spanish GP. Undergoing two further operations having missed the rest of the 2020 season and the opening two rounds of 2021 […]
In an interview with UK lifestyle magazine Square Mile, Ricciardo said F1 has been too eager to use crashes in its promotional content and urged it to put a stronger emphasis on actual highlights instead. “I think last year, F1 put on their social channels, like a top 10 moments of the year or something, […]
Miller ended pre-season testing in Qatar fastest of all with an unofficial lap record and came into the Qatar/Doha Grand Prix double-header as favourite to continue Ducati’s victory streak at the Losail circuit. However, a tyre issue in the first race and arm pump in the second meant he emerged from both rounds in ninth […]
Despite Lewis Hamilton’s victory in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Mercedes thinks it is behind rival Red Bull in pace terms, and knows it needs to make improvements to its W12 in order to continue its unbeaten run of titles in the turbo hybrid era. Balance issues, and a particularly tricky rear end hampered both […]