Bagnaia was forced to go through Q1 after crashing while following Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo in the latter stages of FP3 this morning. The Ducati rider eased through the first part of qualifying with Marc Marquez in tow, ensuring all four title challengers contested the pole shootout session. But drama ensued across the 15-minute Q2, as […]
Ferrari swept the board in practice for Formula 1’s 2022 US Grand Prix on Friday, but unusual circumstances for both sessions meant they provided little insight for form prediction regarding Sunday’s race. They did, however, give F1 a glimpse of the young talent competing in other categories and also offer the teams a chance to […]
Late spots of rain transformed the critical final timed practice ahead of qualifying into a tense shootout in the latter stages as the field made their bids to grab direct spots into the Q2 session later this afternoon. Having taken over top spot early on with a 1m59.167s on the combined order to lift himself […]
Leclerc was one of three drivers to run two of the 2022 Pirelli compounds – along with Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo – because he sat out FP1 with Robert Shwartzman driving his F1-75 as part of the rookie practice running mandated in the 2022 rules. As the rest of the field completed set run […]
The Malaysian-owned squad morphed out of the defunct Petronas Sepang Racing Team for 2022 and carried on as Yamaha’s satellite outfit with Darryn Binder and Andrea Dovizioso. But Dovizioso elected to retire after the San Marino GP as he couldn’t adapt to the Yamaha, while Binder will move to Moto2 in 2023 as RNF switched […]
Instead it will be pitched to younger drivers of around 16 and older, and it will be seen a direct feeder series to F3 and subsequently to F2. Although nothing has been confirmed it is likely that F4 machinery will be used, and the series will be run under the umbrella of the existing F2/F3 […]
The six-time premier class world champion scored his first podium of the season last time out at the Australian Grand Prix, after narrowly missing out on victory. Marquez urged caution on the result, however, as he noted Phillip Island’s fast and flowing nature – combined with its anticlockwise layout – masked the main issues of […]
Mercedes confirmed heading to Austin that it would be bringing the final updates of the year for the W13 car to the Circuit of The Americas this weekend. The glimpse details of the update package emerged on Thursday, when a revised front wing design for Lewis Hamilton and George Russell’s cars was spotted in the […]
The Ducati rider has his first match point in the 2022 championship battle this weekend at Sepang, as he leads by 14 points and only needs to outscore Fabio Quartararo by 11 to win the title. But Bagnaia risks having to go through Q1 in qualifying on Saturday after a sudden heavy downpour on Friday […]
The Mercedes driver established Mission 44 in 2021 in the aftermath of the recent Black Lives Matter protests – a stand Hamilton brought to F1 to highlight its importance via the championship’s media platforms and event ceremonies. Mission 44 is aimed at improving education and opportunities overall for black students, as well as improving diversity […]