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The Phillip Island track surface was brought up in last Friday’s safety commission meeting with a number of riders concerned about the current state of the track. That was despite lap record pace across the weekend, including in the premier class where Jorge Martin beat Jorge Lorenzo’s qualifying record set back in 2013. According to […]
De Vries has been a reserve driver all season and has been following race weekends in the Mercedes garage. He took part in an FP1 session for the team when he stood in for Lewis Hamilton in France. In Singapore, as it became clear that he was likely to land an AlphaTauri driver next season, […]
Drivers were furious to see recovery vehicles out on track, especially in wet conditions as visibility is poor, and they want to ensure that it never happens again. The crane was sent onto the track straight after Carlos Sainz’s first-lap crash, and it was on the racing line when the field passed by under safety […]
With the Suzuka race having been red flagged early on due to deteriorating conditions, and the event not resuming until there was just under 40 minutes of the three-hour maximum time limit remaining, it was never going to run to full distance. But while teams had a rough idea of how long it would play […]
Suzuki made a shock announcement back in May that it would be quitting MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season just two years after it won the world championship with Joan Mir. From that moment, Suzuki’s season has fallen off the rails. But a stunning ride from 10th on the grid from Rins saw […]
The safety car was called out after Carlos Sainz lost control and crashed on the first lap, and the crane – and at least one marshal – were on the circuit when the safety car led the field through the next time round, prior to a red flag before the end of that lap. The […]
The Italian now leads the standings for the first time in his MotoGP career by 14 points after finishing third on Sunday at Phillip Island to capitalise on a disastrous day for his title rivals. Erstwhile championship leader Fabio Quartararo crashed out, while Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro could only ride to ninth at Phillip Island to […]
Verstappen clinched the 2022 F1 drivers’ championship with victory in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, gaining the required points advantage after Charles Leclerc’s five-second time penalty dropped the Ferrari driver to third. The early title win with four races remaining is a stark contrast to Verstappen’s maiden championship win last year, which was only secured on […]
Suzuki announced earlier this year that it would be quitting MotoGP at the end of the year in a shock move that comes just two seasons after it won the world championship with Joan Mir. Since the announcement, Suzuki’s season has come off the rails, with Rins going without a podium since the Americas Grand […]
Four teams are currently embroiled in the fight for sixth to ninth places in the constructors’ table, with Alfa Romeo on 52, Aston Martin on 45, and both AlphaTauri and Haas on 34. Haas has slipped back in recent weeks as Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher have failed to score a point in the last […]