MotoGP Qatar GP: Martin snatches pole, Marquez sixth for Ducati debut
Pramac rider Martin posted a sensational 1m50.789s flying lap on his first run in Saturday’s afternoon qualifying session to take the spot by 0.083 seconds over the Aprilia of Aleix Espargaro.The Spanish rider, runner-up in the championship to Francesco Bagnaia last year, was on course to better his time onContinue Reading
D’Ambrosio set to leave Mercedes and join Hamilton at Ferrari
The ex-grand prix racer is a former team principal at the Venturi Formula E team, until he joined Mercedes at the start of 2023 as its driver development director.Since then, the Belgian has been tasked with looking after Mercedes’ young driver programme alongside Gwen Lagrue.However, beyond those responsibilities, it wasContinue Reading
Why Verstappen’s Red Bull F1 fate is tied to Marko’s
On Friday it emerged that Marko was under investigation by Red Bull’s parent company for alleged leaks to the media relating to the investigation into team boss Christian Horner’s behaviour.Marko and Red Bull director Oliver Mintzlaff are set for key talks on the matter on Saturday ahead of the SaudiContinue Reading
How latest twist to Red Bull F1 drama exposes dirty war at the top
But beyond the impact of what could be a significant change at the top, the development has shone a spotlight on what now appears to be a war for control of the squad.What originally started as the story of an isolated complaint by a female employee against the behaviour ofContinue Reading
Hamilton: F1 debut at 18 would have hurt my career
Bearman impressed the whole F1 paddock by jumping into Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari in Jeddah on Friday and qualifying 11th, having come close to bumping Hamilton out of Q3.At age 18 Hamilton won the 2003 Formula Renault UK title, before making his F3 debut in the Macau and Korea events atContinue Reading
Quartararo struggled too much on “really bad” Qatar MotoGP Friday
Quartararo was classified a distant 19th in the only dry practice on Friday afternoon, finishing 1.2 seconds off the pace set by Jorge Martin on the Pramac Ducati, as he struggled in low-grip conditions on the 2024-spec Yamaha M1.New team-mate Alex Rins was half a second quicker than him inContinue Reading
Why Saudi Arabian GP could deliver one of F1’s most “unpleasant” races
That’s the view of Red Bull driver Sergio Perez, but it’s echoed by his F1 peers.It all centres on the 3.84-mile street track having an average speed of 155mph, with the close-proximity walls requiring additional levels of concentration and precision.The circuit is also an anti-clockwise configuration, one of eight onContinue Reading
Wolff makes offer to Marko amid Red Bull F1 future doubts
Marko’s future as Red Bull’s motorsport advisor has been thrown into doubt after it emerged in Saudi Arabia that he could face imminent suspension.It comes amid an investigation by the Red Bull energy drinks company into suspicions that Marko may have been involved in the leaking of confidential information toContinue Reading
Denny Hamlin sees progress coming at his “by far weakest oval”
During much of last season, Toyotas struggled on shorter tracks, with Hamlin scoring the manufacturer’s only victory on an asphalt track a mile in length or less (fall Bristol).The group, and Hamlin in particular, have had issues finding speed at Phoenix Raceway, which is especially important considering it’s the site ofContinue Reading
Joey Logano leads Denny Hamlin in NASCAR Cup practice at Phoenix
Logano, in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford, topped the speed chart with an average lap speed of 131.166 mph with Hamlin’s No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota just behind him at 131.080 mph.Fords have won the first three poles of the season with Logano claiming two of them –Continue Reading