Former MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci suffered more frustration on stage nine of the Dakar Rally, while fellow KTM rider Matthias Walkner claimed the overall lead.
Out of overall contention due to a technical issue on stage two, Petrucci finished 8m 42s down on Monster Energy Honda rider Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo who took his second win of the Rally thus far.
Before that happens Petrucci has three more stages to complete with the event finishing on January 14th.
George Russell will head another all-Mercedes front row on the grid after narrowly beating Andrea Kimi Antonelli in qualifying.
Liam Lawson says he faces a “catch up” job for the rest of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend after a hydraulic issue ruled him out of sprint qualifying in Montreal. The post Racing Bulls explains why Liam Lawson sat out F1 session appeared first on ApexF1.com.
Audi recently confirmed the appointment of a significant figure within its F1 team.
Kimi Antonelli admits that his victory in the Canadian Grand Prix was “not really the way I wanted”, after Mercedes team mate George Russell retired following an epic tussle between the pair.
That Saturday afternoon still haunts Takamoto Katsuta. Next week, he has the opportunity to put things right. Standing chatting to the Japanese among the fairground… Read more The post Katsuta doesn’t want to disappoint Japanese fans again appeared first on DirtFish.
Sunday’s edition of the ApexF1 round-up.
Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar both complained about the ride of the Red Bull RB22 in Sprint Qualifying ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, with the former stating “my feet were flying off the pedals”.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the Canadian Grand Prix for Mercedes and extended his championship lead to 43 points.
Max Verstappen says Formula 1’s planned changes to its engines for next year are the “minimum” needed for him to stay in the series.