As the 2023 campaign concluded with the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix running back-to-back with the season finale in the Middle East – forcing people to overcome a 12-hour time difference in three days – drivers, team personnel and championship staff were coming down with sickness at Yas Marina. Although a 24-round schedule for next […]
The Gresini rider had looked unlikely to race in MotoGP next season until a late reshuffle opened up a space at Valentino Rossi’s team. He lost his seat at Gresini to Marc Marquez, who joins the Ducati satellite team after 11 years with the Honda factory squad. Though he was briefly linked to the Honda […]
With a freeze on power units until new rules arrive in 2026 and its emphasis on aerodynamics, Formula 1 is almost the exact inverse of the electric series I’ve raced in for the past decade. Formula E is all about powertrain efficiency, optimising a spec chassis with standard aerodynamics and none of the underfloor black […]
KTM factory rider Jack Miller crashed out of the lead on lap 19, with Alex Rins, Augusto Fernandez and Enea Bastianini all ending up in the gravel in similar incidents. Francesco Bagnaia eventually won for Ducati to seal his second world title, after closest rival Jorge Martin was eliminated in a crash with Marc Marquez. […]
Abu Dhabi’s one-day test is a combined exercise to hand Pirelli extra tyre data while also providing a chance to rookie drivers to gather valuable miles. All teams ran two cars, one for each assignment. Russell caused the most notable incident by crashing in Turn 6 four hours into the session after a suspected technical […]
Over the course of the Valencia Grand Prix weekend, there were reports in various media outlets – started by The Race – that the RNF team, which came into existence towards the end of 2021, was in trouble. A press release from the team on Saturday, followed by a press conference hosted by CryptoDATA to […]
O’Ward impressed on his latest appearance in McLaren’s F1 machinery by finishing second in Abu Dhabi’s post-season test, completing 103 laps in the 2023 MCL60 to put himself just 0.269s behind Alpine’s leading Esteban Ocon. His outing came days after being announced as one of McLaren’s 2024 reserve drivers, having already completed private tests in […]
Tuesday’s outing in Valencia marked the true first test of the 2024 season, with Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales leading the way. After a lukewarm reception to its first 2024 prototype – and particularly the engine – at Misano in September, Quartararo ended Tuesday’s Valencia running 0.769s off the pace in 12th, albeit without doing a proper […]
Monster Energy has partnered with McLaren on what is described as a “multi-year” contract, which will lead to the recognisable ‘M’ logo featuring on the helmets, race suits, caps and drinks bottles (branded in the past by Coca-Cola) of drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri from the 2024 season. While McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown […]
The major story of the first official test ahead of the 2024 season was Marc Marquez’s debut on the Gresini Ducati. It marked the first time in his MotoGP career that he took to the track on a bike that wasn’t a Honda and generated a considerable amount of buzz on Tuesday morning as he […]