Marquez says Portugal MotoGP practice crash down to “instinct”
The Gresini rider ended Friday’s running at the Algarve International Circuit safely through to Q2 on Saturday after finishing third in second practice.But Marquez did register his first race weekend crash on the Ducati when he slid off his GP23 Ducati at Turn 5 while pushing on his final timeContinue Reading
Paraguay in contention to join 2025 WRC calendar
The South American nation emerged as a candidate to host the WRC earlier this year as the championship aims to form a 14-round 2025 calendar, including two events in the South America region.The championship currently has a deal in place with Chile which expires at the end of the year,Continue Reading
Brown: Maturing Piastri has lost his F1 “rookie stripes”
Piastri has arrived at his home race in Melbourne in a much stronger situation than was the case on his debut last year, when the Australian GP was only his third F1 start and the Woking team was struggling with an uncompetitive car.In his rookie season he also adopted aContinue Reading
MotoGP Portuguese GP: Bastianini leads Miller in FP2, Acosta misses Q2 cut
The dusty conditions that affected the morning session had improved significantly for second practice, with lap times improving by over 1.5 seconds.Bastianini set the best pace on his factory team Ducati with a 1m38.057s, leading the way by 0.118s from KTM’s Jack Miller.Marquez completed the top three despite suffering hisContinue Reading
MotoGP Portuguese GP: Bastianini tops FP2, Marquez has first Ducati crash
The dusty conditions that affected the morning session had improved significantly for second practice, with lap times improving by over 1.5 seconds.Bastianini set the best pace on his factory team Ducati with a 1m38.057s, leading the way by 0.118s from KTM’s Jack Miller.Marquez completed the top three despite suffering hisContinue Reading
Friday favourite: The Leyton House battlers who remained united in adversity
Between the 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix and 1991 Spanish Grand Prix, a span of 62 races, the Leyton House March Formula 1 team paired Ivan Capelli with Mauricio Gugelmin. Over those four years the pair shared plenty of heartache but also moments of triumph. The stalwart pair logged four podiums,Continue Reading
Leclerc: Ferrari has “best shot” so far in F1 2024 to beat Red Bull
Off the back of some impressive pace on the opening practice day for the Australian GP, Leclerc feels that his Ferrari squad is in pretty good shape with the performance of its SF-24.And while he is under no illusions that Red Bull still holds an advantage at the front ofContinue Reading
Hamilton “least confident” ever with Mercedes W15 F1 car in Australia
After his team made changes since the last race in Jeddah, the seven-time world champion said that the car felt the best it had ever felt at the start of FP1.However, following set-up adjustments, he reported that it got “worse and worse”, and that ultimately in FP2 he felt theContinue Reading
“Punchy” Pirelli F1 tyre choice could produce two-stop Australian GP
Traditionally, the event has been seen as a one-stopper, but this year Pirelli opted to go a step softer than previously and bring its C3, C4 and C5 compounds in an attempt to create more interesting strategy choices.On Friday, drivers reported graining, with Nico Hulkenberg noting that the C5 was “no raceContinue Reading
Australian GP: Tech images from the F1 pitlane explained – Day 1
Ferrari SF-24 technical detailPhoto by: Giorgio PiolaA small but interesting feature was added to the rear wing pylon on the Ferrari SF-24 in Australia, as the team employed a winglet on either side of the assembly. It’s somewhat surprising that we haven’t seen teams do this before, given it isContinue Reading