Marquez “not far” in Qatar MotoGP practice but wary of “fake day”
The eight-time grand prix world champion ended Friday’s dry FP1 fourth fastest on the Gresini Ducati and topped the rain-hit FP2.Marquez enjoyed a strong pre-season on the 2023-spec Ducati but has repeatedly tempered expectations, doing so again after Friday’s Qatar running.While noting that he is feeling stronger all the timeContinue Reading
Hamilton: Bouncing still spoiling potential of Mercedes W15 F1 car
Hamilton wasn’t happy on Thursday and switched to a bigger wing for Friday that gave the car more stability, but cost time on the straights.He progressed through the first two qualifying sessions in 11th and 10th positions, and then took eighth when it mattered in Q3, a place behind team-mateContinue Reading
Verschoor loses Jeddah F2 sprint win to tech breach, Hauger inherits victory
A championship statement said both Trident drivers “were found to have had an incorrect throttle pedal progressivity map installed prior to the race which was not in compliance with Article 8.2.6 of the Technical Regulations”.Verschoor had beaten Hauger to secure his fourth victory in F2 by 0.700s after 20 lapsContinue Reading
MotoGP champion Bagnaia says rookie Acosta “must be left alone”
The 19-year-old reigning Moto2 champion made his official MotoGP debut on Friday at the Losail International Circuit with the KTM-backed Tech3 GasGas squad.Leading both sessions at various stages, Acosta was third overall in the dry FP1 and third in the rain-hit second outing to cap off a first day thatContinue Reading
Saudi Arabian GP: F1 team-mates’ qualifying duels
In a new feature on Autosport.com for 2024, following every F1 qualifying session we will update each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results, so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics.When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time dueContinue Reading
Verstappen suggests Red Bull F1 future linked to Marko’s fate
It emerged in Saudi Arabia on Friday that Marko is at risk of being suspended by the energy drinks company amid a fresh investigation into recent leaks to the media.It is understood that the Austrian Red Bull company is looking into how information relating to the confidential investigation into teamContinue Reading
F1 Saudi Arabian Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more
The Red Bull driver secured his 34th career F1 pole and his first in Saudi Arabia with a flawless qualifying performance at the Jeddah Corniche circuit – both his Q3 laps were quick enough to bag top spot.Charles Leclerc split the Red Bulls to join Verstappen on the front rowContinue Reading
Verstappen was reminded of 2021 Saudi lap wipeout with latest F1 pole
Verstappen failed to improve with his second Q3 run, dropping two tenths, but he could still rely on an earlier 1m27.472s flying lap to land top spot over Ferrari racer Charles Leclerc and Red Bull RB20 team-mate Sergio Perez.The reigning three-time F1 world champion said that his first and fastestContinue Reading
F1 Saudi Arabian GP qualifying results: Verstappen on pole
Verstappen will start ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.Saudi Arabian Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on poleContinue Reading
F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen beats Leclerc to pole
Verstappen produced a 1m27.472s on his first run in Q3, but did not improve on his second attempt and so that stood as the time to beat.Leclerc had only been fourth, a massive 0.8s down after the first runs, where he had tried an additional warm-up tour to cure aContinue Reading