Max Verstappen has pointed the finger at Pirelli for his “life-threatening” 190mph crash caused by a tyre blowout in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Dutchman escaped unharmed from an accident in which his Red Bull RB16B careered into the right-hand wall along the pits straight in Baku due to a left rear tyre failure. At…
Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola believes the spectacular left rear tyre failures suffered by Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll in Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix were caused by debris on the track. Verstappen and Stroll were both running on the C3 hard compound when a sudden blow-out pitched them at high speed into the wall. The…
Lewis Hamilton’s hopes of winning the Azerbaijan Grand Prix were dashed during a standing restart, after he locked-up and went straight on at Turn 1. The Mercedes driver looked set to move back into the lead of the Formula 1 Championship after title rival Max Verstappen crashed out with a tyre failure. That prompted a…
Charles Leclerc led the opening stages of the Azerbaijan on Sunday, however the Ferrari driver revealed that a tree branch on track at Turn 15 opened the door for Lewis Hamilton to make his way past. The Monegasque driver started from pole, though unlike in Monaco he was able to make the grid this time…
Fabio Quartararo has been demoted from fourth to sixth in today’s final standings at the Catalan Grand Prix, after stewards decided that he was in breach of the rules regarding safety equipment. The race stewards said Quartararo was “observed to be riding with [his] leather suit not correctly fastened and without the required chest protector”,…
KTM’s Miguel Oliveira has taken victory in the Catalan MotoGP, ahead of Johann Zarco and Jack Miller. Oliveira took the lead from Miller on the second lap around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and while he fell behind Fabio Quartararo at one point, the Portuguese rider was able to get back ahead. He then survived late…
Sergio Perez won a dramatic Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Max Verstappen crashed out from the lead with just five laps remaining following a horror tyre failure at 200mph and Lewis Hamilton threw away second place to finish 15th. Verstappen looked poised to race to the flag following a slow pit stop for Hamilton. But a…
Toto Wolff isn’t all that surprised that Red Bull performed better than Mercedes during practice on Friday, noting that their ability in the twisty parts of Baku and their flexible rear wing gives them the optimum combination. Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas were both well off the pace in FP2, finishing 11th and 16th respectively….
Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he has had no discussions with Mercedes over a new contract but that he expects such talks to take place soon. The Finnish driver sees his deal with the Silver Arrows come to an end at the conclusion of his campaign and there has, naturally, been speculation around his future…
Repeated issues plague Valentino Rossi once again on day-one of the Catalunya MotoGP, as the nine-time world champion finished 19th fastest. Rossi’s tenth place finish last time out at Mugello is his best result of the 2021 season so far, however, Catalunya looks set to be another difficult weekend after struggling in various areas. Rossi…
The weather in Belgium is usually changeable, and there have been many wet races at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. On Friday however, some very bizarre images surfaced: Spa was ravaged by a storm, resulting in a flooded circuit. At the moment the thunderstorm hit the circuit, the Spa Euro Race was ongoing and had to be…
Team Suzuki Ecstar have confirmed Alex Rins has undergone a successful operation on a fractured radius sustained in a bicycle crash at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Thursday, and the Spaniard could be fit to ride at the German GP in two weeks’ time. After Thursday’s incident, Rins was taken to the Dexeus University hospital…
Good news for Belgian and of course many Dutch Formula 1 fans. The Belgian government has given the green light for major events today. That means good news for the Belgian Grand Prix. Today the Consultative Committee of the different governments is looking at new relaxations of the Covid-19 measures in Belgium and according to…
The Singapore Formula One Grand Prix has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday organisers of the race confirmed this year’s event, slated for Oct. 3, would not take place. Last year’s event was also cancelled due to the pandemic. According to the BBC, F1 is weighing up several options as replacements for…
Mercedes were unsurpisingly not happy with the first Grand Prix day in Azerbaijan. The team were seventh and tenth in the morning session, and a few hours later they weren’t even in the top ten. Lewis Hamilton finished eleventh, while Valtteri Bottas was P16. It was a shocking day for the seven-time reigning double world…
Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro topped the first practice session for the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix, 0.024 seconds ahead of Petronas SRT’s Franco Morbidelli. FP1 was the MotoGP field’s first chance to sample the revised Turn 10 layout, which the Barcelona circuit revamped earlier this year. Generally a low-grip circuit, lap times tumbled across the opening 10…
