Russell made a good getaway from eighth and coming down the hill from La Source he tried to pass the ailing Piastri, the Australian having damaged his car when squeezed between the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz and the inside barrier. Russell headed to Piastri’s left, following Lando Norris, but finding the route blocked, he was […]
After 18 months in charge of the team, Szafnauer completed his final weekend with Alpine at Spa on Sunday evening, following Friday’s announcement of his departure. He will be replaced on an interim basis by Bruno Famin, who is also Alpine’s VP of motorsport. After Sunday’s race Szafnauer said an emotional farewell to team members […]
A dominant force throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, Agostini won a record 15 grand prix motorcycle world titles – eight of which were in the premier class known today as MotoGP. With 122 grand prix victories to his credit, Agostini achieved more than most could ever dream of between 1963 and 1977. Between 1967 […]
Alonso finished the Spa race in fifth place, beating the Mercedes of George Russell and the surviving McLaren of Lando Norris. The solid result followed huge frustration on Saturday, when the Spaniard qualified only 15th in the shootout after team-mate Lance Stroll brought out a red flag, and then spun off early in the sprint. […]
The eight-time MotoGP podium finisher suffered multiple fractures to his back and jaw after hitting an unprotected barrier in a crash in FP2 for March’s season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix. Espargaro underwent surgery on his injuries and had to have his mouth wired shut for the better part of a month early in his recovery. This […]
The team has gradually introduced a major upgrade package for its MCL60, but drivers and management have sought to play down expectations for recent races. Nevertheless, McLaren scored podiums at the Red Bull Ring, Silverstone and in the Spa sprint race last weekend. However, Lando Norris then classified seventh in the Belgian GP after dropping […]
Norris finished where he started in seventh but struggled on the medium Pirellis during his opening stint to lose three places before pitting on lap five of 44 for hard tyres. The Briton reckoned this part of the race was “terrible” as it left him trapped between defending through the first sector before then being […]
Red Bull celebrated Max Verstappen’s and Sergio Perez’s 1-2 victory at Spa-Francorchamps with a standard team photo, followed by champagne celebrations in front of its garage in the pitlane. As team members, including Verstappen and team principal Christian Horner, cleared off to avoid a champagne shower, the team’s pitboard fell on top of its constructors’ […]
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After their high-profile disagreement in qualifying at Spa, plus interest in Verstappen’s relationship with Lambiase growing in 2023 with an absence of a victory battle against Red Bull’s rivals, the pair again attracted attention with their discussions at various points of the Dutchman’s dominant win on Sunday. Once Verstappen had reached second place behind early […]