The double grand prix winner has been a key piece in the 2024 rider market puzzle, with Bezzecchi linked to the Pramac seat vacated by LCR Honda-bound Johann Zarco. Ducati made it clear from the start that Bezzecchi’s only chance of riding a factory-spec GP24 next season would be to join Pramac, with VR46 Racing […]
In Zandvoort Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff hinted that Verstappen had the upper hand against Sergio Perez because the “tricky” car suited him better. Asked about the gap between the two team-mates, Wolff said: “We’ve seen that Max has destroyed every single team-mate that was with him. “Whether or not it’s his ability to create […]
The Ducati rider scored his third sprint/grand prix double of the 2023 campaign last time out in Austria, after dominating at the Red Bull Ring. It has given him a huge lead in the standings ahead of this weekend’s 11th round of the campaign in Barcelona, with Bagnaia 91 points adrift at the same stage […]
Barring a shock twist such as injury or worse, Hamilton intends to extend his time driving at Mercedes in F1 through the 2024 and 2025 seasons – in the process competing in 13 seasons. That is two more than the current record of 11 which he currently shares with Michael Schumacher, after the German raced […]
Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli took aim at the television direction in MotoGP, noting that none of the midfield battles during the Austrian Grand Prix were given much airtime. While that’s not uncommon even in F1, a midfield battle that features two world champions in Marc Marquez and Fabio Quartararo, definitely warranted attention. After all, Max… Continue […]
Hamilton’s contract with the team where he has raced since 2013 was set to run out at the end of this year, but he has long been expected to complete an extension. Russell is understood to have already been contracted to race with Mercedes until the end of the 2024 campaign as part of the […]
The Kiwi stepped into the car on Saturday and gained his initial experience in wet conditions, qualifying 20th and last, after Ricciardo was ruled out with a broken hand in an FP2 crash. He sampled the car in the dry for the first time in the laps on the way to the grid and after the […]
The Scuderia endured a dismal Zandvoort outing, with Sainz classifying fifth as team-mate Charles Leclerc retired due to floor damage. This came after the Monegasque crashed in qualifying, with both drivers complaining that the SF-23 machine was skittish on the limit and they had “zero idea” how it would behave. Ferrari has promised an all-new […]
The striking one-off look, featuring gold ascents and highlights on an Italian flag tricolore that adorns the engine cover, will be used throughout the Monza weekend by Alfa Romeo duo Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu. The Sauber-run squad, which has run a handful of sponsor-led livery tweaks this year, will end its F1 partnership with […]
As originally reported by Autosport, Massa’s lawyers wrote to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and FOM CEO Stefano Domenicali earlier this month with a Letter Before Claim setting out the details of the Brazilian driver’s legal pursuit to rectify him losing the 2008 F1 world championship. According to the document, Massa’s legal team alleged the […]