Gasly started the inaugural F1 race at the Losail International Circuit from second, the first front-row start of his F1 career, after yellow flag penalties demoted Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas. But despite pursuing a two-stop strategy to mitigate the heavy tyre wear expected at the Qatar track, Gasly struggled badly with overheating and wearing
With the US Air Force pulling its support for the #20 car which oval specialist and team owner Ed Carpenter shares with a road/street course driver, ECR has been freed up to enter discussions with non-American drivers. As a result, 2012 IndyCar champion Ryan Hunter-Reay’s candidacy for the ride has looked weaker and 26-year-old Aitken has emerged
The Aston Martin driver has been quite active this year in promoting equality, and has been open about being uneasy regarding some of the attitudes towards women that are common in Saudi Arabia. But rather than elect to simply speak out against what he does not like, Vettel used his presence in the country to
1:31 PM ET Sebastian Vettel organised a karting event for women in Saudi Arabia this week ahead of the country’s first Formula One race. The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will take place in Jeddah on Sunday against a backdrop of accusations of “sportswashing” by human rights groups. One of the controversies is over rights for
The two Gen3 prototypes were formally unveiled at Mount Panorama this morning ahead of their 2022 testing programme. A full field of Gen3 cars will then make their competitive debut at the opening round of the 2023 season. As promised the next-generation cars very closely resemble their road-going counterparts, particularly when compared to the current
Quartararo made history in 2021 when he became France’s first ever MotoGP world champion, while also ending a title drought for Yamaha dating back to Jorge Lorenzo in 2015. The French rider, who stepped up to the factory Yamaha squad in 2021 to take Valentino Rossi’s place, won five times and scored four other podiums
The high average speeds and sequences of flat out and blind corners on the track, which is hosting the country’s first grand prix this weekend, means that drivers will have little warning if there’s an accident ahead. With the circuit’s characteristics in mind, Sainz says drivers will have to rely on track marshals and race