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The events of Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix will have far-reaching consequences on the 2024 MotoGP battle. While Francesco Bagnaia’s crash with a podium in the bag was obviously significant as it has handed a 24-point lead in the standings to Jorge Martin, it’s the final-lap clash between his team-mate Enea Bastianini and Martin that could have far more serious repercussions.Whatever …Keep reading

Norris was lapping comfortably a couple of seconds ahead of title rival Max Verstappen early on before there was a short team radio discussion where he explained that he was running at ‘pace six’.His pit wall came back and said: “Ok, in which case we’d like to use a bit of that pace to try and get a five-second gap to Max, if possible, by the mid-teens.”Norris duly pushed harder and …Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia has pointed the blame on a faulty Michelin rear tyre for his sudden drop in pace in MotoGP’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.The factory Ducati rider had started the second Misano race from pole position and was battling with Pramac rival Jorge Martin for the lead in the early laps.But after losing places to both Martin and team-mate Enea Bastianini on successive tours, he rapidly …Keep reading

Alex Albon has backtracked on his angry radio message at the start of Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix after team-mate Franco Colapinto’s first-corner antics.Albon spoke out on the team radio after the opening turns as he felt that his team-mate had made a lunge down the inside of everyone too late into the braking zone.”Franco just divebombed,” said an exacerbated Albon at the time. “What’s he …Keep reading

RB has rubbished conspiracies that its decision to let Daniel Ricciardo snatch fastest lap from Lando Norris at Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix was about helping sister team Red Bull.A late call to pull Daniel Ricciardo in for soft tyres so he could gun for fastest lap caused controversy after Sunday’s race because of the potential implications it could have for the championship.For with RB …Keep reading

Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro said MotoGP stewards have sent a “dangerous” message to riders by letting Enea Bastianini get away with his collision with Jorge Martin in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.Factory Ducati rider Bastianini attempted a divebomb pass over long-time race leader Martin on the final lap of the Misano race, leading to contact between the pair at Turn 4.Pramac’s Martin was …Keep reading

Formula 1 drivers are planning discussions about how best to respond to their unease about the FIA’s hardline response to Max Verstappen swearing in a press conference.The FIA’s decision to impose a day’s public service punishment on Verstappen for using the F-word ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix has not gone down well with the series’s current stars.It even prompted the Dutchman himself …Keep reading

On the 60th lap of this weekend’s Singapore GP, Daniel Ricciardo did something he hasn’t done in a long time: set the fastest lap of a race. It was the 17th of his career, but his first since 2021, back when he was racing alongside Lando Norris with McLaren. Coincidentally, Ricciardo stole the fastest-lap honor from race-winner Norris this time out, despite no chance at scoring the singular …Keep reading

Daniel Ricciardo admits there is a real chance he will not drive in Formula 1 again, but is more “at peace” with a potential exit than he was two years ago.Reports leading into the Singapore Grand Prix suggested the Australian’s position at RB was in the balance depending on his performance at the Marina Bay Circuit, with reserve driver Liam Lawson waiting in the wings.A disappointing display …Keep reading

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff revealed both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were “overheating” after both drivers skipped Formula 1 media obligations following the Singapore Grand Prix.The championship’s governing body, the FIA, accepted Mercedes’ request for the drivers not to face the media due to their conditions after a gruelling 62 laps at the Marina Bay circuit – the first time since …Keep reading