The new directive, issued by Masi in the second version of notes that he gave to the teams today, specified the last section of the lap that runs from Turns 17-20 and on to the start/finish line. The concern is that drivers may back off before a qualifying lap in order to make space and […]
Current Moto2 standings leader Gardner – who races for the Ajo KTM squad – will make his premier class debut in 2022 – while his team-mate Raul Fernandez has been linked to a promotion having made a stellar start to his rookie campaign. After a poor start to the season for Petrucci and team-mate Iker Lecuona […]
Osaka withdrew from the French Open after being fined by the tournament’s organisers for refusing to speak to the media following her first round win in the 2021 edition. She had said ahead of the event starting that she would not “do any press” because she has “often felt that people have no regard for […]
Yamaha announced on Thursday that Vinales would work with ex-Valentino Rossi crew chief Galbusera from this weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix after a “mutual” parting of the ways with Garcia. Garcia was Vinales’ crew chief in his title-winning Moto3 season in 2013 and became his Yamaha crew chief from 2019 after the Spaniard split with ex-Jorge […]
Hone’s image captures Grosjean’s figure approaching the barrier his Haas car had just pierced through before bursting into flames at the start of the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, following contact with former AlphaTauri racer Daniil Kvyat. In the picture, Grosjean is about to haul himself out of the flames and over the barrier and into […]
Current Moto2 points leader Gardner – son of 1987 500cc world champion Wayne Gardner – was announced by KTM on Wednesday as having signed a deal to step up to MotoGP next year with Tech3. Gardner previously raced with Herve Poncharal’s squad in Moto2, though only scored three top 10 results across the 2017 and […]
While the British driver is continuing to impress at Williams this season, Russell is still hunting for his first point for the team despite a run of strong performances at the start of 2021. Having recently sat down with Autosport Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas for an in-depth interview on his season so far and […]
Vinales began working with Garcia in 2019, having parted ways with ex-Jorge Lorenzo crew chief Ramon Forcada at the end of the 2018 season following a dip in form. Forcada went on to become Franco Morbidelli’s crew chief while Garcia’s arrival in the Vinales camp rekindled a relationship which yielded the 2013 Moto3 world championship. […]
Ferrari spent the first four races of the season largely battling McLaren to lead the F1 midfield, but enjoyed a surprising upswing in form around the low-speed Monaco layout. Leclerc scored Ferrari’s first pole position since the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix, but failed to start the race due to damage sustained in his crash at […]
Zarco was promoted from Avintia to Pramac for the 2021 season on fully-supported works Ducati machinery, while Jorge Martin made his MotoGP debut with the squad this year. The former has so far scored three podiums from the first six races and sits second in the championship, 24 points off leader Fabio Quartararo. Martin stunned […]