Marquez, Bagnaia escape penalty for Portugal MotoGP crash
The factory Ducati rider and his Gresini counterpart on a year-old Desmosedici were battling over fifth in the closing stages of Sunday’s 25-lap grand prix in Portugal.Marquez launched his GP23 up the inside of Bagnaia on lap 23 but ran slightly wide having moved ahead of the factory Ducati.As heContinue Reading
Marquez, Bagnaia escape penalty for Portugal MotoGP clash
The factory Ducati rider and his Gresini counterpart on a year-old Desmosedici were battling over fifth in the closing stages of Sunday’s 25-lap grand prix in Portugal.Marquez launched his GP23 up the inside of Bagnaia on lap 23 but ran slightly wide having moved ahead of the factory Ducati.As heContinue Reading
MotoGP Portuguese GP: Martin wins as Bagnaia and Marquez collide, Acosta third
Martin grabbed the holeshot off the line from third on the grid and led all 25 laps to secure his first grand prix victory of the season.Behind Martin, drama unfolded as Ducati’s Enea Bastianini took second from Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales in a bizarre incident on the final lap.Vinales slowed onContinue Reading
Video: Ferrari fights back at the F1 Australian GP
After nine race victories in a row, Verstappen’s hopes of equalling his record set in 2023 of winning 10 consecutive grands prix were curtailed by a brake problem that put the Red Bull driver out of the race.Sainz, in his first race back after surgery for appendicitis that forced himContinue Reading
F1 2024 Australian Grand Prix Review – Ferrari On Top Down Under
Carlos Sainz returned to F1 after his appendectomy, and, in great style, claimed the top spot in a Ferrari 1-2. Helped by Max Verstappen’s early retirement in the race, would Ferrari still have won if Verstappen was fighting at the front? Coupled with Mercedes’s dual DNFs, Alonso’s penalty and more,Continue Reading
MotoGP Portuguese GP: Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results
A classic 19-lap Moto3 contest kicked off Sunday’s race action at the Algarve International Circuit, with Holgado and Jose Antonio Rueda split by 0.044 seconds at the chequered flag.Ajo KTM’s Rueda got the best launch from pole and controlled the pace at the front for the first nine laps ofContinue Reading
Alonso slams “disappointing” penalty for Russell incident in F1 Australian GP
In the closing laps of the Melbourne race Alonso was left battling Russell for sixth place.Fearing how vulnerable he would be through Albert Park’s DRS zones, Alonso claimed he tried to brake earlier for Turn 6 on the penultimate lap so he could carry more speed onto the following straight.MercedesContinue Reading
Perez: Sainz would have “absolutely” won F1 Australian GP against Verstappen
Polesitter Verstappen reported a stuck brake from the start of the Melbourne race and after the issue made him lose the lead to Sainz on lap 2, the Dutchman’s right-rear brake finally gave up on lap 4, forcing him to retire.But Ferrari’s race performance and the way it handled frontContinue Reading
“Brutal” F1 Australian GP double DNF leaves Wolff struggling to see positives
Lewis Hamilton parked up with a power unit failure, the cause of which is yet to be determined, on lap 15 of a race won by Carlos Sainz after Max Verstappen retired with an early brake fire.Meanwhile, George Russell wiped out two laps from the flag – believing his carContinue Reading
Wolff wants to ‘punch himself on the nose’ after Mercedes F1 Australian GP DNFs
Lewis Hamilton parked up with a power unit failure, the cause of which is yet to be determined, on lap 15 of a race won by Carlos Sainz after Max Verstappen retired with an early brake fire.Meanwhile, George Russell wiped out two laps from the flag – believing his carContinue Reading