F1 Brazilia GP, 17 November 2019

1. M. Verstappen       2. P. Gasly       3. C. Sainz

Verstappen wins wild race in Brazil, as Ferraris clash and Gasly nets first podium
Interlagos          [17 November 2019]

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Having come agonisingly close to winning at Interlagos last year before his coming together with Esteban Ocon, a brilliant performance from Max Verstappen saw him convert pole position into his third win of the 2019 season – while a mind-boggling final few laps saw both Ferraris sensationally clash and retire, and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton tip the other Red Bull of Alex Albon out of second, allowing Toro Rosso’s Pierre Gasly to finish a sensational P2...

Verstappen was a deserving winner in the race, having been the strongest driver across both Saturday and Sunday. But while he was taking top honours, it was the action behind in the final few laps that really caught the eye.

Following a late Safety Car brought out after a dramatic double retirement for Ferrari on Lap 66 of 71 – caused by Sebastian Vettel moving lightly over on team mate Charles Leclerc – Red Bull’s Alex Albon was looking good to take his first F1 podium. But with two laps to go when the race restarted, Hamilton tagged Albon, leaving the Thai driver to finish P14, while Gasly was able to hold off Hamilton in a drag race to the line to claim his own first podium in F1 – with the stewards later handing Hamilton a five-second penalty for his part in the Albon incident, which ultimately dropped him to P7.

 

MotoGP Valencia, 17 November 2019

1. M. Márquez       2. F. Quartararo       3. J. Miller

Márquez wins to hand Repsol Honda the triple crown
Ricardo Tormo, 17 November 2019

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2019 Champion claims victory number 12 of 2019 as Lorenzo scores points in his final race.

Repsol Honda Team are 2019 triple crown Champions after Marc Márquez claimed victory number 12 of the season at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana, with Jorge Lorenzo scoring points in his final MotoGP™ ride to help Honda win the Teams Championship. Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) and Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) completed the final podium of the season.

Miller was third on the grid and he launched his Pramac Racing Ducati off the line like a rocket and managed to grab the holeshot into Turn 1, with Márquez getting a sluggish getaway from the middle of the front row to drop down to P6 having run slightly wide at Turn 1. Polesitter Quartararo then grabbed the lead from Miller as the Australian ran wide at Turn 2, with the Frenchman quickly creating a small gap to his rivals. 

 

 

F1 USA GP, 3 November 2019

1. V. Bottas       2. LC. Hamilton       3. M. Verstappen

Bottas takes Austin win as Hamilton secures historic sixth F1 title
Austin          [3 November 2018]

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Valtteri Bottas’ fourth win of the season at the United States Grand Prix wasn’t enough to deny his Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton from claiming a historic sixth world title, the Briton finishing the race in second, having fended off a late attack from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

Bottas had to win at the Circuit of The Americas to keep his slim championship hopes alive. And while the Finn drove a fantastic race from pole position to do just that, Hamilton made a one-stop strategy work to secure a third consecutive drivers' crown, and join Michael Schumacher as one of only two drivers to win as many as six F1 championship titles.

A late charge from Max Verstappen, meanwhile, wasn’t enough to put the Dutchman in with a shot of victory, as he secured his second straight podium in Austin, finishing just 0.854s off Hamilton.

 

MotoGP Malaysia, 3 November 2019

1. M. Viñales       2. M. Márquez       3. A. Dovizioso

Viñales redeems Island fall to claim formidable Sepang win
Sepang, 3 November 2019

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Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP man was untouchable on Sunday in Malaysia as he beats Márquez and Dovizioso on the rostrum.

Thanks to a formidable performance at the Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix, Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) picked up his second win of the 2019 season in emphatic style.

The Spaniard raced clear of a recovering second-place Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda Team) as Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) fights off Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) for P3.

 

F1 Mexico GP, 27 October 2019

1. LC. Hamilton       2. S. Vettel       3. V. Bottas

Hamilton on verge of sixth title after supreme Mexican GP win
Mexico City          [27 October 2019]

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Lewis Hamilton claimed a brilliant victory at the Mexican Grand Prix ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas to leave him on the cusp of a sixth world championship.

Hamilton initially doubted Mercedes' decision to pit him on lap 24, much earlier than those around him who had opted for a one-stop strategy, but it proved to be a race-winning decision.

The strategy required Hamilton to manage his tyres to the end, which he did in fine style, with a little help of some reassuring words from stand-in race engineer Marcus Dudley and team strategist James Vowles over the pit-to-car radio.