Leclerc will start ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen of Red Bull after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3. Multiple crashes caused four red flags. What happened in Q1? The first session […]
Nine-time world champion Rossi is in his 26th season of grand prix racing but is currently in the midst of his worst campaign, having scored just 15 points from the first six races. This has left him 19th in the standings ahead of this weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix having scored a best of 10th last […]
With new tougher pull back tests being introduced from the French Grand Prix later this month, F1 teams will have a final chance to run with their previous flexible designs for this weekend’s race in Baku. However, there remains the threat of a protest for those that do, and it is not impossible that the […]
Rins broke his right arm during a cycling crash on Thursday at Barcelona and had to undergo an operation on Friday morning, ruling him out of this weekend’s grand prix. The Japanese marque confirmed earlier on Friday that Rins’ operation was a success and has not ruled out a return for him in Germany in […]
World champion Hamilton ended up 11th fastest in second free practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with Bottas down in 16th spot – ahead of only the Williams and Haas drivers. Both Mercedes men said there their cars did not feel terrible to drive but were simply not quick enough. “It was very, very tricky […]
Doohan won the 500cc world title five times between 1994 and 1998, which came in the wake of a career-threatening accident at Assen in 1992 which left him with a seriously broken leg which at one point was at risk of amputation. The Australian’s tribulations have been compared to Marquez’s own struggles, with the six-time […]
On a strong day for Red Bull, Perez edged team-mate Verstappen in FP2 after the new F1 world championship leader had been fastest in the morning session at the Baku City Circuit. Perez, whose 1m42.115s gave him top spot by 0.101s over his team-mate, has said he “finally understands” Red Bull’s F1 car having struggled […]
MotoGP hasn’t had a quiet week off between the Italian and Catalan Grand Prix. KTM put rider market pieces into place for 2022 by extending factory rider Brad Binder’s contract until 2024 and promoting Moto2 championship leader Remy Gardner to Tech3, while Pramac re-signed Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin. But the most significant move came […]
The Dutchman finished top of FP1, ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr, as the Maranello squad looked impressive again after a strong showing last time out in Monte Carlo. Verstappen finished second in FP2, just behind team-mate Sergio Perez who felt he had his best Friday yet in the Red […]
Vinales is now working with ex-Valentino Rossi crew chief Galbusera after a tough run of form since winning the opening Qatar GP – according to Vinales – led Yamaha to ditching the Spaniard’s former chief mechanic Esteban Garcia. The Yamaha rider says the main goal of Friday was to find front confidence, which he feels […]