Aprilia has officially confirmed that Maverick Vinales, currently completing his debut test for the factory at Misano, will race the RS-GP for the first time at the upcoming Aragon round. Vinales, who made an early split from Yamaha after being suspended in Austria and was duly confirmed at Aprilia for 2022, was said to be…
Juncos Hollinger Racing will make its NTT IndyCar Series debut at the Portland Grand Prix with Callum Ilott, the 2020 Formula 2 championship runner-up, Alfa Romeo Formula 1 reserve driver, and Scuderia Ferrari F1 test driver, in its No. 77 Chevy. Ilott traveled to JHR’s base on Monday where he was fitted to the car;…
Kimi Raikkonen has announced his retirement from F1 at the end of the season. The Finn won the 2007 world championship with Ferrari and has since become the most experienced driver in F1 history with 342 race starts. He has driven for Alfa Romeo since leaving the Scuderia at the end of 2018 and has…
Maverick Viñales has taken to social media to show himself onboard the first Aprilia which he will test, at Misano. Viñales’ Instagram story shows the Spaniard sitting on an RS-GP emblazoned with his #12 on the fairing, barely more than a fortnight after he was suspended by Yamaha for attempting to damage one of its…
As always the Thursday will be dominated by the FIA press conferences and also this time we can see some nice duos. Max Verstappen will kick off this weekend’s press conference together with former teammate Carlos Sainz. The two drove together at the former Toro Rosso team, now known as AlphaTauri. Verstappen can expect a…
The ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic has left F1 in a tricky situation of having to be flexible with its calendar over the second half of the year. Although events in Singapore and Australia have had to be ditched because travel restrictions have made it impossible for them to go ahead, F1 chiefs were…
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has called for a Belgian double-header in 2022 to make up for the “absolute nonsense” of this year’s event. Fans were left disappointed when only two laps could be run under safety car conditions after a three-hour delay despite weather radars suggesting the rain would not abate through the afternoon. Lewis…
It seemed to be a recipe for a spectacular Sunday at the legendary circuit of Spa-Francorchamps: a rain race. Unfortunately for the fans, especially those who were present at the circuit, the race was cancelled. After Lando Norris crashed into the wall during qualifying on Saturday, the stewards and drivers didn’t dare to race on…
Sergio Perez says it was “incredible” how Red Bull banded together to repair his car at Spa, both his and Max Verstappen’s mechanics doing the job. Perez earned the ire of Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko when he crashed his RB16B on the way to the grid for the start of the Belgian Grand Prix….
The cancellation of the Belgian Grand Prix was not only a disappointment for the fans and Formula 1 teams, also Vanessa Maes was very disappointed with the situation. The organiser of the event will try to find a way to give back to the fans. Maes had been working with the team for months to…
Lewis Hamilton does not like the way things went in Belgium on Sunday afternoon. The Mercedes driver saw the start of the race being postponed time and time again, while according to him it was already clear that the weather conditions would not improve. “Today was a farce and the only people to lose out…
The 2021 Belgian Grand Prix has been abandoned and Max Verstappen declared the winner amid torrential rain at Spa-Francorchamps. Half points were awarded to the drivers in qualifying order — less Sergio Perez, who dropped to last thanks to a crash on the reconnaissance lap — after two laps were completed behind the safety car…
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez will start from the pitlane following a crash on his installation lap before the race. Things looked grim for the Mexican driver who had lost control as Les Combes and shunted into the barriers. His Red Bull suffered extensive damage to the front wing and right corner and the team did…
Fabio Quartararo cantered to a fifth win of the year with a commanding run in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone to extend his series lead to 62. Quartararo was shuffled back over the opening couple of tours to fourth by a hard-charging Aleix Espargaro and Francesco Bagnaia, though after settling in the only direction…
Pol Espargaro fired to a surprise first pole for Honda at Silverstone with a mighty final effort to deny Francesco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo at the death. Despite struggling to make an impact so far this season in his debut campaign for Honda, Espargaro from the start of the weekend looked to have found something…
Lando Norris is undergoing precautionary checks in a hospital in Spa following his dramatic crash in the final segment of qualifying at Spa. The session started under changing but predominantly wet conditions but worsened at the start of Q3. Just after complaining on his team radio on his out lap about aquaplaning, Norris was caught…
