All teams are struggling to save weight with their 2022 cars, and Ricciardo revealed that he’d had less fluid in his drinks bottle than he would have liked in the conditions. He struggled for pace for most of the afternoon, and even a late switch to soft tyres during the safety car period that was […]
Last Monday, following the post-Spanish Grand Prix test at Jerez, Autosport revealed Suzuki management had gathered the MotoGP race team that afternoon and informed it of its decision to quit the series at the end of the current campaign. This decision from Suzuki, who only returned to MotoGP in 2015, came completely out of the […]
Four-time F1 world champion Vettel appeared on the British television programme Question Time on Thursday night to discuss a number of current political and global issues, placing a heavy emphasis on the energy crisis. Vettel has emerged as an important voice within motorsport in recent years about the climate issues facing the world, as well […]
Last week, Autosport revealed Suzuki’s Japanese management had told its MotoGP race team at Jerez during the post-Spanish Grand Prix test that it was quitting the series at the end of the 2022 campaign. The news – which was officially confirmed by Suzuki on Thursday ahead of this weekend’s French GP at Le Mans, as […]
An upgrade package that Red Bull introduced at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which revolved around aero tweaks and weight reduction, appears to have given the team a pace advantage. Verstappen dominated the Imola weekend, despite a poor start in the sprint race, and triumphed again in Miami last weekend to further close down the […]
The 2013 Moto2 world champion joined Honda last season on a two-year contract and was expected to remain in the seat for 2023. However, Suzuki’s shock decision to quit MotoGP at the end of 2022 – which was officially confirmed on Thursday ahead of the French Grand Prix, a week after Autosport’s first reports – […]
The standout performer of the Miami Grand Prix for me wasn’t Max Verstappen or Charles Leclerc or Esteban Ocon – although they were all pretty mega. It was Martin Brundle, whose TV grid walk for Sky Sports F1 came as close as possible to making some sense of the insanity of this bonkers, celeb-packed new […]
Last week, Autosport reported Suzuki had informed its race team of its intentions to quit MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season, with the Japanese marque confirming on Thursday ahead of the French Grand Prix that it was now in discussions with Dorna about ending its contract early. The official reason given was due […]
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz crashed at the exit of Turn 13 during second practice for the Miami Grand Prix last Friday, leaving him struggling with neck pain through the rest of the weekend after hitting the concrete wall. Sainz raised the incident in the drivers’ briefing on Friday and suggested a Tecpro barrier be placed at […]
This will be the first French GP since before the COVID-19 pandemic to welcome a capacity crowd, and coincides with Quartararo’s homecoming as the reigning world champion. Quartararo is France’s first world champion in MotoGP. Quartararo comes into the French GP leading the standings after his dominant victory in Portugal and a second-place finish behind […]