MotoGP British GP: Bezzecchi takes shock win for Aprilia
Marco Bezzecchi produced a masterpiece of tyre management to win the MotoGP British Grand Prix for Aprilia, after Fabio Quartararo suffered mechanical heartbreak while leading.The Italian executed his soft-tyre gamble to perfection to claim victory by four seconds over fellow gambler Johann Zarco (Honda) and Marc Marquez (Ducati), who extendedContinue Reading
Swearing, shoeys and rising stars: Moto2 British GP podium had it all
Kalex rider Senna Agius claimed his first Moto2 race win during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Agius was joined on the podium by Diogo Moreira in second and David Alonso in third.After qualifying fifth, Agius fought up at the front with Aron Canet, Moreira and Alonso, before pulling off aContinue Reading
BTCC Snetterton: Cammish heads Ingram and Sutton in opener
Dan Cammish led all the way in the first race of the British Touring Car Championship round at Snetterton but is under investigation for a potential start infringement.The Alliance Racing-run NAPA Ford Focus ST ace drove a perfect tactical race to deploy his surfeit of TOCA Turbo Boost over theContinue Reading
Stella: F1 Monaco GP pole a key step for Norris’ confidence in qualifying
McLaren team boss Andrea Stella believes Lando Norris has made an important step gelling with his car after taking pole for Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix.On the technical street circuit Norris beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to pole by one tenth, with team-mate Oscar Piastri 0.175s behind. It was the Briton’sContinue Reading
Polesitter Quartararo “can’t be optimistic” for British GP after sprint collapse
British Grand Prix poleman Fabio Quartararo believes he “cannot be optimistic” for Sunday’s race after top Ducati riders blasted past his Yamaha as he fell to seventh in the Saturday sprint.Quartararo jumped into an early lead at Silverstone, but the first time the pack reached the Hangar Straight, Marc Marquez simply droveContinue Reading
Fabio Quartararo “can’t be optimistic” for British GP after sprint collapse
British Grand Prix poleman Fabio Quartararo believes he “cannot be optimistic” for Sunday’s race after top Ducati riders blasted past his Yamaha as he fell to seventh in the Saturday sprint.Quartararo jumped into an early lead at Silverstone, but the first time the pack reached the Hangar Straight, Marc Marquez simply droveContinue Reading
Next British MotoGP rider still “years away”, say Neil Hodgson and Michael Laverty
Ahead of the British GP at Silverstone, the question over when we will next see a British rider on the MotoGP grid has risen once again. But in the opinion of TNT MotoGP pundits Neil Hodgson and Michael Laverty, this is something that could still be “years” away as BritishContinue Reading
“Genius” required to strategize Monaco’s two-stop rule, says Pirelli
Pirelli motorsport chief Mario Isola is concerned a long safety car period during the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix could lead to issues in the pitlane, suggesting it will take a “genius” rather than a strategist to work out how best to attack the race, now that using at leastContinue Reading
Newey claims Lance Stroll is “much better than people give him credit for”
Adrian Newey has leapt to the defence of under-fire Aston Martin racer Lance Stroll, claiming the Canadian has a “bad rap” outside of the team.Stroll has had some high-profile blunders since making his Formula 1 debut in 2017 and has been caught out this weekend at the Monaco Grand PrixContinue Reading
How F1’s mandatory pitstop rule works at the Monaco GP
“This has nothing to do with racing,” concluded Max Verstappen after last year’s Monaco Grand Prix. It fits a pattern: Saturdays are spectacular in the Principality, but Sundays tend to offer limited to almost no action. This is obviously due to overtaking with today’s large F1 cars being virtually impossibleContinue Reading