Ferrari took a surprise upswing in performance over the Monaco race weekend as the team’s SF21 car excelled on the slow-speed layout, allowing Charles Leclerc to score pole position. Damage from a crash at the end of qualifying ultimately prevented Leclerc from starting the race, but Sainz was able to finish second for Ferrari, marking […]
With the Barcelona circuit having rubbered in some more since this morning’s FP1 session, the opening stages of FP2 were fairly frenetic as several riders took to the top of the times. Tech3 rider Iker Lecuona – whose MotoGP future beyond 2021 looks in doubt – set the initial pace on his KTM with a […]
Both Friday practice sessions have each been cut to one hour in 2021, instead of the usual 90 minutes each. FP1 was topped by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, while team-mate Perez was fastest in FP2 – as title rivals Mercedes seriously struggled for pace and languished outside of the top 10 in the overall times. […]
FP1 was the MotoGP field’s first chance to sample the revised Turn 10 layout, which the Barcelona circuit revamped earlier this year. Generally a low-grip circuit, lap times tumbled across the opening 10 minutes of the session and top spot changed hands a number of times. Aleix Espargaro set the initial pace with a 1m42.318s […]
With new tougher tests on bendy wings being introduced only after this weekend’s race in Baku, some outfits are unhappy about the advantages those continuing to run flexible aero parts may still have. Although the FIA is upping its checks in Baku with the addition of new locator stickers, and has suggested in an updated […]
Rins was training on his push bike on the Barcelona circuit on Thursday when he fell and broke his right arm. After an examination at the Universitari Dexeus Hospital in Barcelona, Rins was declared unfit and will sit out his home round in Barcelona. His fracture has been set and he will undergo surgery on […]
The new directive, issued by Masi in the second version of notes that he gave to the teams today, specified the last section of the lap that runs from Turns 17-20 and on to the start/finish line. The concern is that drivers may back off before a qualifying lap in order to make space and […]
Current Moto2 standings leader Gardner – who races for the Ajo KTM squad – will make his premier class debut in 2022 – while his team-mate Raul Fernandez has been linked to a promotion having made a stellar start to his rookie campaign. After a poor start to the season for Petrucci and team-mate Iker Lecuona […]
Osaka withdrew from the French Open after being fined by the tournament’s organisers for refusing to speak to the media following her first round win in the 2021 edition. She had said ahead of the event starting that she would not “do any press” because she has “often felt that people have no regard for […]
Yamaha announced on Thursday that Vinales would work with ex-Valentino Rossi crew chief Galbusera from this weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix after a “mutual” parting of the ways with Garcia. Garcia was Vinales’ crew chief in his title-winning Moto3 season in 2013 and became his Yamaha crew chief from 2019 after the Spaniard split with ex-Jorge […]