Why Marquez is willing to crash to improve his pace on Ducati MotoGP bike
Gresini rider Marc Marquez says he doesn’t mind crashing often in qualifying sessions as it is important for him to learn new things and improve his pace on Ducati’s MotoGP bike.Marquez lost control of his GP23 prototype into Turn 3 with a little under 10 minutes to go into Q2,Continue Reading
BTCC Silverstone: Taylor-Smith excluded from qualifying, Ingram inherits pole
Aron Taylor-Smith provided a surprise by giving British Touring Car Championship minnow Power Maxed Racing its second successive Silverstone pole position.The Midlands squad’s Vauxhall Astra topped qualifying in 2023 in the hands of rookie Mikey Doble – the only driver to break the Alliance Racing Ford monopoly of pole positions.ThisContinue Reading
Leclerc: Ferrari ‘threw front row in the bin’ with cold tyres in Singapore Q3 lap
Charles Leclerc felt Ferrari “threw everything in the bin” with its tyre temperatures in the final part of Q3 for the Singapore Grand Prix, and reckoned he lost second on the grid due to insufficient warm-up.The Monegasque said that his confidence in the SF-24 car was renewed after a bruisingContinue Reading
How Verstappen’s press conference protest for swearing penalty played out
Max Verstappen’s press conference protest against the FIA played out in dramatic fashion following qualifying for Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix.After pulling off an impressive feat to secure second place on the grid, he duly completed his commitments on the live F1 feed before moving up to the official pressContinue Reading
Verstappen stages press conference protest against FIA swearing penalty
Max Verstappen refused to answer most questions during a bizarre post-qualifying press conference as he appeared to protest the FIA’s decision to give him community service for swearing. The Dutchman had sworn during Thursday’s FIA press conference ahead of this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix when he explained that his car wasContinue Reading
Verstappen protests swearing punishment in Singapore GP press conference
Max Verstappen gave nothing but short answers during the Singapore Grand Prix’s post-qualifying press conference in protest at his penalty for swearing in Thursday’s session.Verstappen was told to serve “work of public interest” having sworn about his car from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, in an FIA clampdown on the useContinue Reading
Martin: Dash message distraction led to Misano sprint-losing error
Pramac MotoGP rider Jorge Martin says the error that cost him victory in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix sprint was caused by him being distracted by a message on his dashboard.Championship leader Martin had shot to the lead at the start with a brilliant launch from second position, overtaking theContinue Reading
Fairclough makes British F4 history as he seals title five races early
Hitech’s Deagen Fairclough has become the first driver in British Formula 4 history to seal the title at the penultimate event after triumphing in race one at Silverstone.Sophomore racer Fairclough has been the class of the field this season and headed to Northamptonshire needing just 22 points to be sureContinue Reading
F1 team-mates’ qualifying battles: Singapore GP
After every F1 qualifying session, Autosport publishes 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 due to a technical issue or an incident, this willContinue Reading
Ricciardo ‘wants Piquet back’ for rescue after “miserable” Singapore qualifying
Daniel Ricciardo joked he would like Nelson Piquet Jr back on the Formula 1 grid to help his Singapore Grand Prix efforts after a “miserable” qualifying at the Marina Bay Circuit.The RB driver failed to escape Q1 elimination on a weekend where his future in F1 has been put inContinue Reading