In the final stages of the Suzuka race, Gasly was asked to let Ocon by as the pair were set to finish ninth and 10th. Gasly angrily protested on the radio but eventually relented by letting his team-mate by at the very last possible moment, in the third sector of the final lap. Gasly was […]
The three-time MotoGP race winner has been Yamaha’s lead test rider since retiring from full-time competition at the end of the 2020 season. The Japanese marque currently only has three podiums in a difficult 2023 season, while a recent test at Misano failed to produce much in the way of positive feedback from Fabio Quartararo […]
Verstappen was largely unchallenged throughout the Suzuka race en route to a commanding win but faced a battle against the fast-starting pair of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris into the first corner. Front-row starter Piastri flanked Verstappen as the race began with third-placed Norris on the Dutchman’s left, which Verstappen reckoned gave him limited space […]
Pramac Ducati rider Martin followed up his sprint win on Saturday with another virtuoso display to grab his second grand prix victory in three rounds, and his third of the season, albeit with just 12 of the scheduled 24 laps being completed. With full points being awarded, Martin moves to within three points of championship […]
The Spaniard made it clear on several occasions during the race that he was frustrated by a lack of straightline speed, a result of aero set-up choices made by the team. But his most noteworthy comment was a result of Aston Martin calling him in for his first pitstop earlier than he had expected. Alonso […]
Speculation regarding Marquez’s future has dominated headlines in the past month, amid question marks over whether the Spaniard will see out his Honda contract in 2024. Gresini has emerged as the best alternative for the six-time champion should he decide to walk out of his Honda deal, a scenario that would see him team up […]
Vandoorne has shared the Aston reserve job with Felipe Drugovich this year, essentially fitting in trips to grands prix around the Formula E calendar. As well as driving the simulator, he also had his first chance to sample the AMR23 on track in a Pirelli test at Spa. However, next season he will run the […]
Oliveira had been excelling in the wet conditions at Motegi, rising from 16th on the grid to run as high as fourth at one stage after pitting for his wet tyre-shod bike. The Portuguese rider started to slip backwards, but was still running sixth when he mysteriously pitted at the end of lap 12 of […]
The dramatic sight of Damon Hill’s Bridgestone-shod Arrows overtaking the Goodyear-rubbered Ferrari of old rival Michael Schumacher for the lead in the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix is one of the enduring images of the decade in Formula 1. For a different reason, so was the sight of Schumacher, now with Bridgestones on his Prancing Horse, […]
After finishing seventh in Saturday’s sprint race, Marquez took advantage of the wet conditions on Sunday to finish third behind title protagonists Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia, scoring his first top-three result since last year’s Australian Grand Prix. It comes as Marquez weighs up his future at Honda amid the Japanese marque’s disastrous… Continue Reading […]