Month: June 2021

28 Jun 2021

Vinales quits Yamaha for 2022 MotoGP season

Autosport reported on Sunday morning that Vinales was considering quitting Yamaha at the end of the season and take up a ride with Aprilia for 2022 as the relationship between the Spaniard and his team had hit rock bottom.   Vinales was signed by Yamaha in 2017 to replace Ducati-bound Jorge Lorenzo and won three of his first five […]

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28 Jun 2021

Title race isn’t over despite end to Mercedes development

Wolff said on Saturday that Mercedes would “continue to stick to our principle of putting our resource into 2022” with regards to its development plans despite the fierce championship fight with Red Bull. Sunday’s Styrian Grand Prix saw Max Verstappen score a dominant win for Red Bull, leading every single lap as the team recorded… […]

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28 Jun 2021

Arm struggles had Quartararo “scared” in Assen MotoGP race

Quartararo was robbed of a victory at the Spanish GP in May when he suffered arm pump in his right arm which required surgery following the Jerez race. He hasn’t had many issues with his arm since, but the physical nature of the Assen track this weekend meant he “struggled” during the Dutch GP. Taking […]

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28 Jun 2021

Verstappen explains brake issue during Styrian GP victory

Verstappen led every lap at the Red Bull Ring to score his fourth win of the year and record back-to-back victories for the first time in his F1 career. Verstappen crossed the line 35 seconds clear of title rival Lewis Hamilton in second place, having led by more than 17 seconds prior to Hamilton’s late […]

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27 Jun 2021

Zarco “destroyed” my Assen MotoGP race with “idiot move”

Rins and Zarco were battling for fifth on the second lap of Sunday’s Dutch TT at Assen when the Pramac rider made an aggressive move up the inside of the Mandeven right-hander. The Suzuki rider was nudged slightly by Zarco and had to run into the gravel, dropping from fourth to last – with Rins […]

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27 Jun 2021

Mercedes pitted early to capitalise on slow Perez stop

Bottas qualified second at the Red Bull Ring on Saturday but dropped back to fifth on the grid due to a penalty for spinning in the pits in Friday practice. Bottas moved up to fourth on lap 11 by passing McLaren’s Lando Norris, and began to catch Perez for third towards the end of the […]

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27 Jun 2021

Vinales feels MotoGP races now “a nightmare” for him

The Yamaha rider is reportedly close to make a shock exit from Yamaha at the end of the season despite having a contract for 2022 and moving to Aprilia next year. Vinales rubbished the Aprilia links on Sunday after finishing 2.7s behind race-winning team-mate Fabio Quartararo in the Dutch TT, but admitted quitting Yamaha is […]

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27 Jun 2021

Red Bull warned over Verstappen’s victory burnout

Verstappen was in dominant form at the Red Bull Ring earlier, leading comfortably from pole position and grabbing a victory that extended his lead at the head of F1’s points standings. As the Dutchman celebrated his victory across the line at the circuit, however, he slowed right by his Red Bull crew on the pitwall […]

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