Marquez endured a difficult weekend at Mugello as he battled pain in his right shoulder as he continues his comeback to MotoGP following a nine-month injury layoff. Starting from 11th, Marquez was running in 10th when he made contact with Binder at the Poggiosecco right-hander on the second lap of the race and crashed. Marquez […]
Ocon has impressed through the early part of the season, scoring points in four out of five races and leading Alpine’s charge as two-time world champion Fernando Alonso continues to get up to speed upon returning to F1. Ocon’s performances have won praise throughout the F1 paddock and prompted Alpine to already open talks over […]
Autosport understands that the parties involved are working through the final details of the deals, with announcements set to come in the following days. Once the alliances have been made official, Ducati will be poised to grow its margin as the best-represented manufacturer on the MotoGP grid. It has run eight bikes before, with three […]
Following his exit from Racing Point at the end of last year, one-time grand prix winner Perez linked up with Red Bull for 2021, replacing Alexander Albon on a one-year deal. Perez is yet to score a podium for Red Bull and has picked up less than half as many points as team-mate Max Verstappen, […]
The MotoGP field assembled ahead of the 23-lap race for a moment of silence to remember 19-year-old Moto3 racer Jason Dupasquier, who died from injuries sustained in a horrible crash in qualifying on Saturday. The drama of the race started before lights out, when Avintia rookie Enea Bastianini ran into the back of Johann Zarco […]
Mercedes lost the lead of both F1 world championships on Sunday as Lewis Hamilton brought home its only points in seventh place, with team-mate Valtteri Bottas retiring due to a wheelnut failure. The result saw Hamilton fall to second place in the drivers’ standings behind race winner Max Verstappen, whose victory also helped vault Red… […]
Swiss rider Dupasquier was involved in a horror accident in qualifying for the Moto3 class on Saturday at Mugello and had to be airlifted to hospital in Florence, where he was said to have been in a “very serious condition”. Tragically, the 19-year-old succumbed to his injuries, with MotoGP confirming on Sunday morning that Dupasquier […]
During the build-up to this year’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, 1996 Formula 1 world champion Hill and three-time grand prix winner Herbert will join forces for a one-off show to remember tales and stories from their time in F1. The two drivers-turned-pundits will be joined by Sky Sports F1 colleague Rachel Brookes who will… […]
Bastianini smacked into the back of his Ducati stablemate Zarco as they warmed up their brakes on the way to their grid slots just before the start of Sunday’s 23-lap Mugello race. The Avintia rider was unable to take the start as a result, while Zarco had to complete the race with some cosmetic damage […]
A lowly seventh place for Lewis Hamilton was accompanied by urgent questioning of his strategy from the world champion, who lost two places to Sebastian Vettel and Sergio Perez over the pitstop sequence. Then there was the very public embarrassment of the crew struggling to remove the right-front wheel from the car of Valtteri Bottas,… […]