McLaren set «very difficult» precedent with F1 Italian GP swap
Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff reckons McLaren’s call to ask Oscar Piastri to let Lando Norris past during the Italian Grand Prix after a slow stop for Norris was a «very difficult precedent to undo». As Norris and Piastri were on course to finish second and third behind dominant winner Max Verstappen, McLaren allowed […]
Alex Marquez raised middle finger at Turn 10 after Catalan GP victory
Alex Marquez got his “revenge” on Turn 10 in Barcelona, claiming victory in the Catalan Grand Prix and raising the middle finger at the corner that had cost him a likely MotoGP sprint race win. The Gresini rider was on course for victory in Saturday’s sprint race but made a mistake into the tricky left-hander […]
Why are so few F1 Italian GP wins secured from pole?
Pierre Gasly, Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, winners of the past five grands prix at Monza, have something in common besides the obvious fact of being Formula 1 drivers who have won the Italian GP. None of them started from pole position. Indeed, races won from pole are in the minority at Monza, which […]
Jorge Martin pinpoints potential cause of Francesco Bagnaia’s MotoGP troubles
Jorge Martin feels his 2024 title rival Francesco Bagnaia is lacking the confidence in Ducati’s MotoGP bike this season after following him closely in the Catalan Grand Prix sprint. Having already endured two tough weekends in Austria and Hungary following the summer break, factory Ducati rider Bagnaia hit a new low point in Barcelona as […]
Robert Kubica claims Ferrari 1-2 in COTA WEC qualifying
Ferrari driver Robert Kubica claimed hist first World Endurance Championship Hypercar pole position at Austin. The star of the Le Mans 24 Hours in June took the top spot in qualifying aboard the AF Corse-run customer Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar by less than a tenth of a second from Antonio Giovinazzi. Kubica, who shares […]
Marc Marquez inherits sprint win as Alex crashes out of lead
Marc Marquez continued his winning streak in MotoGP after his brother Alex Marquez crashed out of the lead of the Catalan Grand Prix sprint with four laps to go. Alex Marquez had been leading the race comfortably from pole position and was on course for his second sprint win of the year when he tucked […]
The special radio message hinting at the key to Verstappen’s Italian GP pole
To the surprise of many, Max Verstappen grabbed his fifth pole-position of the Formula 1 season at the same track he had described the Red Bull car as “a monster” just 12 months ago. So how have Verstappen and the Milton Keynes-based team been able to tame that monster and complete the fastest lap in […]
Marc Marquez had ‘given up’ on Barcelona sprint win after nearly crashing himself
Marc Marquez reveals he had ‘given up’ all hope of winning the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix sprint until his brother Alex Marquez crashed out of the lead with four laps to go. The factory Ducati rider had cemented second position in Saturday’s half-distance race at Barcelona after a close battle with Fabio Quartararo and Pedro […]