Pol Espargaro says he and Jack Miller wanted MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix victory “too hard” in their last-lap duel and “gave it” to Miguel Oliveira. The KTM rider led from lap seven to the final tour, but an overly defensive line at Turn 3 allowed Pramac’s Miller to overtake him […]
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Fabio Quartararo says his MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix won’t be a case of “surviving” for damage limitation, after qualifying in 10th for the second Red Bull Ring race. The championship leader struggled to eighth place in last week’s Austrian Grand Prix due to a braking issue, and was only seventh […]
Pol Espargaro has secured both his and KTM’s maiden MotoGP pole position in a dramatic qualifying for the Styrian Grand Prix. Here’s how and when you can watch the race. With the Red Bull Ring hosting the second leg of its double-header, polesitter Espargaro will be hoping to secure his […]
Jack Miller admits he was “panicking” when Miguel Oliveira passed him at the last corner of the MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix as he thought more riders were coming through. The Pramac rider led the early laps of the first part of the Styrian Grand Prix race before the red flag, […]
Jack Miller led a Ducati 1-2 in first practice for the inaugural MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, while Johann Zarco was absent. For the second time in 2020 a second grand prix will be staged at the same circuit, with the field returning to action just […]
Avintia Ducati’s Johann Zarco will miss Friday’s opening two practice sessions for MotoGP’s Styrian Grand Prix having not met the requirements to undergo the mandatory medical test before the weekend. Zarco was involved in a 200mph crash with the Petronas Yamaha of Franco Morbidelli at Turn 3 of the Red […]
After a dramatic Austrian Grand Prix, MotoGP stays at the Red Bull Ring for the second leg of the double-header with the Styrian GP. With the paddock reflecting on a stunning Austrian race that was overshadowed by a huge crash involving Johann Zarco and Franco Morbidelli, MotoGP will return to […]
Ducati has confirmed it will decide Andrea Dovizioso’s MotoGP future with the marque at the conclusion of the Austrian double-header next weekend. Dovizioso joined Ducati in 2013 and has since won 13 grands prix with the Italian manufacturer, taking it to runner-up spot in the championship standings for the past […]
Racing Point’s Lance Stroll believes his team “debatably” has the second fastest Formula 1 car after its Styrian Grand Prix performance, while Renault has launched a protest against the team. After struggling in the wet qualifying at the Red Bull Ring, both Sergio Perez and team-mate Stroll charged through the […]
Racing Point Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez blamed a failure to generate tyre temperatures for the “big disappointment” of his Q1 exit for the Styrian Grand Prix. The Mexican driver had been expected to challenge near the front of the pack after a strong showing in Friday practice. But it […]
Racing Point’s Sergio Perez set the fastest time in opening practice for Formula 1’s first Styrian Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen, as Mercedes avoided soft tyre running. Austrian GP winner Valtteri Bottas finished third ahead of his team-mate Lewis Hamilton, with Ferrari again significantly adrift of the top times. […]
Lando Norris chose to limit his running in Styrian Grand Prix second practice to minimise aggravating some back pain the McLaren Formula 1 driver sustained earlier in the day. The Briton, who scored his first F1 podium in last week’s Austrian Grand Prix, reported feeling some upper back pain during […]
Alfa Romeo Formula 1 driver Antonio Giovinazzi is set to start from the back of the grid due to gearbox penalty after the team made a change after qualifying. In a wet qualifying for the Styrian Grand Prix, the Italian driver went off the road entering the final corner in […]
The FIA stewards have declared a protest submitted by the Renault Formula 1 team against the Racing Point cars will be heard in the future once evidence has been gathered. The formal protest by Renault, launched after Sunday’s Styrian Grand Prix, concerned Appendix 6 of the FIA sporting regulations, which […]
Renault Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo says he cannot explain what “went wrong” to cause his high-speed crash in second practice for the Styrian Grand Prix. The Renault driver lost the rear end of his car as he went through Turn 9 at the Red Bull Ring and spun around […]
The Ferrari Formula 1 team is now hoping to fast track some, if not all, of its major Hungarian Grand Prix update package to this weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix. The Italian outfit braced for last weekend’s F1 season opener in Austria aware that it was on the backfoot, with its […]
Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas says a brake issue contributed to a frustrating fourth place in a dramatic wet qualifying session for the Styrian Grand Prix. Bottas, who won the Austrian GP from pole last weekend, says a glazed front brake knocked his confidence in the wet conditions of […]
Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc has received a three-place grid penalty for the Styrian Grand Prix for impeding AlphaTauri racer Daniil Kvyat in qualifying, and will therefore start 14th. The Monegasque driver had a frustrating session and qualified only 11th, and he therefore tumbles behind Williams driver George Russell, […]
Toto Wolff says “constant massacring” of kerbs could again cause Mercedes a “headache” in Formula 1’s Styrian Grand Prix, especially with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen starting alongside polesitter Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes won last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring with Valtteri Bottas, but electrical noise stemming from […]
Max Verstappen says Sebastian Vettel’s pitting Ferrari caused understeer that contributed to his Formula 1 Styrian Grand Prix Q3 spin, but did not think he could deny Lewis Hamilton pole. Verstappen was Hamilton’s closest threat for the top spot in qualifying on Saturday for the second race of the 2020 […]