Following the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, inflation in several European countries has soared to its highest level in decades and the increased energy and transport costs have made it tough for F1’s top teams to stay under the $140 million budget cap, with budgets allocated well before the Ukraine invasion began. Teams already […]
Just a week after the Italian Grand Prix, MotoGP continues to Spain for its second race in the country this year – this time at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo comes into the Barcelona weekend leading the standings by eight points from Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro, after a strong ride to second […]
Ricciardo’s tough start to the season with McLaren continued in Monaco when he slumped to 14th in qualifying and finished the race in 13th place. Ricciardo has recorded just one points finish so far this year, prompting McLaren boss Zak Brown to say earlier this week that the Australian was not meeting the team’s expectations. Over […]
Jack Miller is set to lose his place at the factory Ducati squad for 2023 as he explores options at KTM and LCR Honda. It is expected that one of three-time race winner Enea Bastianini or Pramac’s one-time grand prix victor Jorge Martin will replace Miller at the factory squad. But on the eve of […]
The LEGO Group recently released a brand new model based on McLaren’s F1 machine, designed in close collaboration between engineering experts from the legendary building brick company and McLaren Racing itself. The kit is the first ever LEGO Technic incarnation of a Formula 1 car and this competition gives you the chance to get your […]
The decision taken by the Tokyo manufacturer comes as Espargaro’s future with the team has been in doubt. The new parts taken to Mugello last week were a swingarm and a chassis, with one of each fitted to Marquez’s RC213V. After it was announced that the six-time world champion was to undergo surgery and be […]
F1’s $145 million cost cap has come under increased pressure due to the rising inflation and energy prices as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Freight and electricity costs have nearly tripled compared to last year, which Mercedes team boss Wolff says has cost his team an additional eight million pounds. That means F1’s […]
The current championship leader confirmed his decision to stay with Yamaha on the eve of this weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix, with the deal having been confirmed “a few weeks ago.” Although he said on Thursday he had been tempted to move to a different manufacturer, the Frenchman explained that he was “super happy” with the […]
That was evident at Monaco, where apart from some brake duct modifications, teams hadn’t added any extra aero items. Most only brought revised steering geometry that is traditionally required to help cars get round the hairpin. While the lack of aero tweaks was also related to this year’s more restrictive bodywork regulations, it was also […]
Quartararo made his MotoGP debut in 2019 with Yamaha satellite squad Petronas SRT, scoring seven podiums in his rookie campaign before scoring three wins in 2020. He was promoted to the factory Yamaha squad for 2021 to replace Valentino Rossi and duly went on to win five races and the world championship – Yamaha’s first […]