November 15, 2016. Maverick Vinales tops the opening day of post-season MotoGP testing at Valencia on his debut with his new Yamaha team, recording a best time of 1m30.930s.
November 14, 2017. Vinales again tops the first day of Valencia testing for Yamaha with a 1m30.189s.
And the intervening 12 months? A rollercoaster of a season that started in the best possible way - three wins in the first five races and a comfortable points lead - and ended in confusion and dismay.
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How GTE is nearing the end of its road Just a year ago, there were five factory GTE programmes in the World Endurance Championship and the class was even considered a possible saviour for the series. But now, as Porsche quits IMSA, GTE has an increasingly uncertain future WEC
The rule quirk that cost Lotterer two single-seater titles Despite accruing the best results over a season three times in his Super Formula career, Andre Lotterer only has one title to show for it. That's thanks to an odd quirk in the rules in a countback situation that twice cost him dear Other
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How Verstappen stacks up in F1's 70-year Silverstone speed battle Red Bull set the fastest lap at the 2020 British GP, Mercedes has the fastest car, but neither has yet managed to surpass the quickest Silverstone Formula 1 lap of all time. That honour belongs to a moustache-wearing Brummie from over 30 years ago F1
Why Verstappen will be counting sheep in F1's 70th Anniversary GP Mercedes may be utterly dominant in Formula 1 2020, but there is one standout driver causing the reigning champions problems. Max Verstappen is frank on his chances of beating Mercedes this weekend, but right now he seems to be the only one who can F1
The last time Hamilton three-wheeled to victory Lewis Hamilton's triumph in the British Grand Prix despite a last-lap puncture is currently a unique moment in his Formula 1 career. But there was also a race from 2003 where, aged 18, he pulled off another seemingly-impossible feat F1
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