Archive: The wasted hope of British F1 prospect Roger Williamson

When Max Verstappen won the season-opening Grand Prix in Bahrain, little did we know this year would be one of the most record-breaking in history, with 18 victories (so far) for the Dutch driver and just one non-Red Bull win all season.That may suggest this season has been dull and un-dramatic, but in actual fact, there has been plenty to talk about. These are just some of the memorable ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has re-written the history books in many ways in 2023, with an astonishing performance for Red Bull that has seen him dominate the field and leave the rest of the drivers battling for seconds.Although this season has been all about Verstappen, it has not all been about Verstappen – with plenty of interesting stats to be seen all the way down the field.WIN ...Keep reading

The impressive dominance delivered by Max Verstappen this season has masked what is actually a very competitive field in Formula One. Heading into this weekend’s season-ending event, Verstappen has won all but three of the 21 main races and collected more than double the points of his closest rival and team-mate, Sergio Perez.In fact, Verstappen has been so dominant that he is the odds-on ...Keep reading

Glenn McGee and Anthony McIntosh became the 2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Champions in the World Finals held this morning in Vallelunga, while Shota Abkhazava took home the Lamborghini Cup Class title.In Race 2 AM-LC there wasn’t much in the way of excitement until the second half, when a series of contacts and incidents shuffled up the classification, changing the outcome of the race and ...Keep reading

At new venues, the teams with the most advanced simulators often get the job done best – and Red Bull often come out on top. Max Verstappen has dominated this season, and the odds of another win for the Red Bull driver are 1/4 while conversely the odds of him failing to be a classified finisher are 6/1.Verstappen is 1/2 to take pole and victory – Landon Norris is 22/1 and Lewis Hamilton ...Keep reading

1. It’s going to be coldLas Vegas was baking in 40+ degree heat back in the middle of summer, but it is very different on late nights in November. Temperatures plummet when the sun goes down and the low grip levels will suit those who can warm their tyres up quickest. McLaren is one of those, and the odds of Lando Norris topping qualifying are at 10/1, while Oscar Piastri is 33/1 – which ...Keep reading

Thirty years ago today, Ayrton Senna put in a sublime drive to win a rain-affected 1993 Japanese Grand Prix in his penultimate start for McLaren. It was the Brazilian's fourth victory of a season otherwise dominated by the Williams FW15C, and once again he beat the odds on a day when driver skill and sheer chutzpah counted for much.But that race at Suzuka is remembered as much for what ...Keep reading

Increased Honda support could have made it a harder decision but Alex Rins switching from the satellite LCR team to the factory Yamaha MotoGP project for 2024 wasn’t a surprise for Simon Crafar.

With Alex Rins absent since May’s leg-breaking accident at Mugello, LCR Honda team-mate Takaaki Nakagami heard about the Spaniard’s 2024 switch to the factory Yamaha MotoGP team at the same time as everyone else.

Aleix Espargaro doesn’t want Aprilia to be sucked back into MotoGP technical Concessions but is also ‘not against’ the rumoured changes to help struggling manufacturers Honda and Yamaha.

Could a change to MotoGP’s Concessions rules be in the pipeline to try and aid struggling Japanese factories, Honda and Yamaha?

If Joan Mir and Alex Rins had repeated their 2022 Suzuki MotoGP lap times at Le Mans, they would have qualified fourth and fifth on this year's French Grand Prix grid.

Even now, Japanese components big and small are contributing to the performance of F1 cars. And all the wheels used by F1 cars are produced in Japan.From the start of the 2022 season, F1 wheels were increased in size from 13 inches to 18 inches. At the same time, it was decided there would be a single supplier, and BBS forged magnesium wheels were selected in the tender.BBS first entered ...Keep reading

Back then, the constructors' championship was known as the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, and it's adopted a number of names in the years since.The rules have evolved a great deal too: until 1980 only the best-placed car would contribute points to the constructors' standings, with various rules about counting a team's best results over the course of a season.But which F1 teams ...Keep reading

While an extremely talented rider, Sam Lowes has doubts about whether Rory Skinner can become Britain’s next MotoGP star, mainly because the ‘step’ from domestic racing to Grand Prix is ‘massive’.

Keen to not give anything away, Alberto Puig has chosen not to discuss the rumours linking 2020 MotoGP champion Joan Mir and Suzuki team-mate Alex Rins to Honda in 2023.

Rewind to the pre-Marc Marquez injury era and Honda were on top of the world. But how things have changed in three MotoGP seasons for the Japanese marque.

Marc Marquez has made the perfect start to the Portimao MotoGP after leading the way from team-mate Pol Espargaro on combined times.