Max Verstappen has been ordered to complete two days of “public service at the discretion of the FIA” as punishment for his post-race altercation with Esteban Ocon in Brazil. The Red Bull driver confronted Ocon while the drivers were being weighed after the race, shoving the Frenchman in reaction to their collision during the race…
Month: November 2018
Vinales To Play It Smart
Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales says he’ll adopt a ‘smarter’ approach to this year’s post-season Valencia test and focus exclusively on sampling different engine types. Vinales’ Phillip Island victory has been the highlight of an otherwise tough second season at Yamaha for the Spanish rider, who heads into the Valencia season finale next week fourth…
Lorenzo-Dovizioso At War
After the feud that broke out between Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso in Malaysia, Ducati will hold a meeting with both of its factory MotoGP riders together in order to clear the air. A war of words broke out between the Ducati teammates at Sepang when Dovizioso commented after qualifying on Lorenzo being forced to…
Toyota – Ford Land Championships
The Gold 400, the final round of the 2018 South African Cross Country Series that took placeat Glenharvie on the West Rand of Gauteng, delivered the nail-biting action predicted and after 375 tough kilometres on a tight and rocky route, both Toyota and Ford were awarded with championship titles in the Production Vehicle Championship. The…
Just Business Says Suzuki
Suzuki MotoGP team boss Davide Brivio has clarified that Andrea Iannone was dropped for 2019 for “business” reasons after the Italian recently spoke out against his dismissal. After finishing second at Phillip Island two weeks ago, Iannone emphasised what he felt was his personal contribution to Suzuki’s much-improved form during the 2018 campaign. He said…