Ricciardo joined McLaren on a three-year contract for the 2021 season after his exit from Renault, but initially failed to match team-mate Lando Norris for pace. Norris scored three podium finishes and more than double the points of Ricciardo before the summer break as the Australian struggled through the first half of the season. But […]
The 2009 world champion, who made his F1 debut with Williams in 2000, took on a role as a senior advisor at the Grove-based outfit last year as the team continues its recovery under new owners Dorilton Capital. However, with F1 personnel put in bubbles because of COVID protocols, Button found himself unable to mix with the team as […]
The 2021 MotoGP championship runner-up won four races last season and only missed the title by 26 points after a strong second part to the campaign. Ducati won more races than any other manufacturer in 2021, with Bagnaia (4), Jack Miller (2) and Pramac rookie Jorge Martin (1) tallying up seven between them – securing […]
The McLaren driver, who scored his first F1 pole in 2021 and took four podium finishes, has made no secret of the fact that he struggled at times with the pressures that come with being a grand prix driver. In particular he said the stress caused in his early races during his 2019 rookie season, where […]
After a disastrous 2020 season, Haas decided not to develop its car for 2021 and instead focus straight away on the all-new regulations for 2022. That meant 2021, with two incoming rookie drivers in Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin, was a write-off from the start as the Haas team continued to prop up the timesheets […]
Four-time F1 world champion Vettel joined the rebranded Aston Martin team for this season following his exit from Ferrari, linking up with Lance Stroll. While Aston Martin slipped back to seventh in the constructors’ championship after being hurt by the downforce cuts under the tweaked regulations for 2021, Vettel was able to score the team’s best result of the […]
The Italian marque made its biggest stride towards the front in MotoGP in 2021 seven seasons into its return, having been one of only two manufacturers allowed to build an all new bike amidst the COVID-enforced development freeze. Aleix Espargaro proved to be a consistent top eight finisher across the campaign and scored Aprilia’s first-ever […]
The Milton Keynes-based team was locked in a tight fight with Mercedes until the final round of this year for both the drivers’ and constructors’ championship crowns – with honours being split between the two outfits. But while Red Bull and Mercedes were kept on their toes to the end, other squads like Ferrari made […]
Nine-time motorcycle grand prix world champion Rossi’s squad will step up to MotoGP for 2022, a move first announced earlier this year with a Saudi company known as Tanal Entertainment confirming the team and a supposed title backing from Aramco. But, in a statement issued to Autosport, Aramco denied any involvement or agreed a deal […]
The Canadian is coming off the back of an encouraging 2021 campaign, where he scored his first F1 points with top 10 results in the Hungarian and Belgian grands prix. However, his season did have some frustrating moments at times as he either failed to capitalise on strong pace or found himself overshadowed by then […]