Rossi stars in WEC’s Bahrain rookie test aboard BMW Hypercar
Bike legend Valentino Rossi was a tenth from the fastest time by a Hypercar newcomer on his participation with BMW in the World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain. The seven-time MotoGP champion posted a 1m50.577s aboard the #20 WRT BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh late in the afternoon session ofContinue Reading
Albon to miss Brazilian GP after qualifying crash
Williams has announced that Alex Albon will not take part in the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix after a heavy crash in the final part of qualifying earlier today.With rain leading to Saturday’s qualifying being rescheduled for 0730 local time on Sunday morning, the conditions had only slightly improved byContinue Reading
Explained: The Brazilian GP red flag delay that Red Bull claims cost Verstappen
The FIA has explained the 40-second red flag delay after Lance Stroll’s crash in Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying that Red Bull feels cost Max Verstappen a shot at avoiding Q2 elimination.Stroll tagged the barriers after spinning off at Turn 3 in the second qualifying segment, bringing out theContinue Reading
Pirelli has seen nothing “strange” amid F1 tyre cooling trick intrigue
Pirelli has seen no evidence of anything unusual in how teams are running their tyres amid the latest tech intrigue in F1 over a potential water cooling trick.Suspicions about several teams potentially having found a way to help cool their tyres in races, by injecting water in to them throughContinue Reading
Albon says qualifying crash rules him out of Brazilian Grand Prix
Alex Albon will not start the Brazilian Grand Prix after a heavy crash during an accident-filled qualifying session.With heavy rain leading to Saturday’s qualifying being rescheduled for 7:30am local time on Sunday morning, the conditions had only slightly improved by the time cars took to the track.Albon’s Williams team-mate FrancoContinue Reading
F1 Brazilian GP: Norris on pole from Russell and Tsunoda in dramatic qualifying
McLaren’s Lando Norris topped qualifying at Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix while Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was controversially eliminated after falling foul of the wet session’s many red flags.George Russell will start second for this afternoon’s brought-forward race for Mercedes, with Yuki Tsunoda third for RB as Verstappen’s engine-changeContinue Reading
Williams in race against time to start Brazil GP after double qualifying crash
The Williams Formula 1 team is facing a race against time to get both cars onto the Brazilian Grand Prix grid after crashes for both Alex Albon and Franco Colapinto in qualifying.In a wet qualifying session Colapinto slid off into the tyre barriers at Turn 3 in Q1, a cornerContinue Reading
Miller, Binder, Quartararo escape injury after Malaysian GP crash
Jack Miller, Brad Binder and Fabio Quartararo all emerged from the second-corner incident at Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix without serious injury.The race was red-flagged following the multi-rider crash, with Miller receiving attention on the circuit after his head appeared to hit the back of Quartararo’s Yamaha as he fell fromContinue Reading
Verstappen hits out at red flag delay after shock Brazil GP Q2 exit
Max Verstappen slammed the delay in bringing out the red flag for Lance Stroll’s crash following his own shock Q2 exit at the Brazilian Grand Prix.The Red Bull driver’s world championship hopes suffered a major blow on Sunday morning as his Q2 elimination means he will start 17th after aContinue Reading
Verstappen knocked out in wet Brazil GP Q2 as Stroll causes red flag
Max Verstappen’s world championship hopes have suffered a major blow after he was eliminated in Q2 for Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix meaning he will start 17th.The Red Bull driver was already heading into the Sao Paulo weekend knowing he had a five-place grid penalty due to an engine change,Continue Reading