MotoGP was due to return to Finland for the first time since 1982 last year at the new purpose-built KymiRing, but was one of many rounds scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event made it back onto the provisional 2021 schedule on the weekend of 11-13 July, but ongoing travel restrictions in Finland has […]
After missing the majority of the opening practice session due to a gearbox problem, Leclerc stormed back in FP2 to top the times with a 1m11.684s on a late soft tyre run, to edge out Sainz by 0.112s after the Spanish driver had held the provisional top spot. While the Ferrari 1-2 came as a […]
MotoGP coverage has been behind a paywall in the UK since BT Sports took over exclusive broadcasting rights in 2014 from the BBC, which aired MotoGP from 2003-2013 across its main channels and Red Button service. The world championship has had various homes on terrestrial television in the UK since airing hourly highlight programmes on […]
Vettel was heard on team radio during second practice for the Monaco Grand Prix reporting that he was struggling to see out of one of his eyes. “It feels like my eye is bleeding,” Vettel told his engineer before being instructed to pit, only for him to opt to continue. “It’s alright, I’ll carry on,” […]
The Qatar Grand Prix winner struggled to seventh in the Spanish GP last time out having been hindered by a lack of strength under braking despite feeling generally happy with the Yamaha. Topping the post-race test at Jerez, Vinales says his team was able to make a step forward from the race but with a […]
Ocon has made an impressive start to the season with Alpine, qualifying on the third row of the grid for the past two races and outscoring two-time world champion team-mate Fernando Alonso. Ocon signed a two-year deal when he returned to F1 in 2020 with the since-rebranded Renault team, leaving him out of contract at […]
KTM has scored just two top five results in 2021 courtesy of Brad Binder in Portugal and Tech3’s Danilo Petrucci in last weekend’s flag-to-flag French GP, while Oliveira is yet to crack the top 10. This is in stark contrast to KTM’s form at the beginning of last season, with Binder winning the third round […]
The Mexican has had a mixed start to his Red Bull career, having claimed a front row start for the team at Imola, but he has struggled to match team-mate Max Verstappen in the races. But after a disappointing Spanish Grand Prix outing, where Perez’s form was hit by a shoulder problem in qualifying, team […]
On his first outing since the arm-pump issues that robbed him of a comfortable victory in the Spanish GP at Jerez, the factory Yamaha rider was responsible for one of the nine crashes during Friday’s mixed-weather practice sessions, when he slid off his M1 at the Dunlop chicane in FP2. Everyone walked away from their […]
Russell – whose contract with Williams expires at the end of the 2021 season – has been linked with a possible move to Mercedes for 2022 following his impressive displays while part of its junior roster. Mercedes has ruled out rushing into any decisions about its line-up for next year, but is set to be […]