After jumping from third to the lead courtesy of four stage wins in the morning, Evans came under severe pressure from Tanak, who won three consecutive stages as the afternoon loop began. Title contender Evans responded winning the day’s penultimate test before sharing the spoils with Tanak on the final stage, held on the streets
Saturday’s MotoGP action is continuing as normal despite numerous comments from riders after Friday labelling the Circuit of the Americas’ track surface as dangerous. LCR’s Takaaki Nakagami set the early pace in the session with a 2m04.918s on his Honda, before HRC stablemate and Friday pacesetter Marc Marquez edged ahead. Marquez sat top after 10
During his two-year spell at Renault in 2019 and 2020, Ricciardo had a wager with then team principal Abiteboul that if they scored a podium then the Frenchman would have to get his first tattoo. That top three finish was duly delivered at last year’s Eifel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, when Ricciardo came home third
Sainz joined Ferrari from McLaren for the 2021 season, and is currently leading team-mate Charles Leclerc in the drivers’ championship, scoring three podiums and 112.5 points so far this season. Sainz qualified second for the Russian Grand Prix last weekend, led the early part of the race and eventually finishing third after a well-timed switch to intermediates during
MotoGP is making its first visit to COTA since 2019 after last year’s race was cancelled due to the global pandemic, with the circuit having been resurfaced in places since then. However, the notoriously bumpy Texan circuit has visibly developed much more vicious ripples in its asphalt – with many riders having major moments over
Alfa Romeo is known to be weighing up replacing Giovinazzi for next season, considering a number of drivers to partner the incoming Valtteri Bottas from Mercedes. Alpine junior and F2 title contender Guanyu Zhou is understood to be leading the chase for the seat, but no decision has yet been taken by the team. Giovinazzi
The wet weather of the morning session gave way to blazing sunshine for the second 45-minute outing of the weekend. Pramac’s Jorge Martin set the initial pace on his Ducati at a 2m07.650s, though this was immediately bettered by Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo. The championship leader’s 2m07.529s didn’t keep him top of the pile for long,
Six-time MotoGP world champion Marquez swept top spot on both Friday practice sessions at Circuit of the Americas, edging Ducati’s Jack Miller in each session, with the Spaniard’s advantage narrowed to just 0.015s at the end of FP2 by the Australian. After struggling in the damp conditions in the morning session, MotoGP points leader Fabio
Whitmarsh was recently announced as the Group CEO of the newly-created Aston Martin Performance Technologies entity. Since leaving McLaren in 2014, the 63-year-old has mainly been involved in the America’s Cup with Ben Ainslie Racing, latterly as chairman of BAR Technologies. He also briefly had a consultancy role with the FIA when the new financial
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