“No anomalies” with Pecco Bagnaia’s tyres despite sprint woes
MotoGP tyre manufacturer Michelin has found no issue with the rear tyre used by Francesco Bagnaia during his troubled sprint race at the Red Bull Ring yesterday. Bagnaia complained of a mysterious issue at the rear of his Ducati during the race, which began with huge wheelspin when the lights turned green. He ultimately retired […]
Marc Marquez did feel Fermin Aldeguer threat in MotoGP Austrian GP
Marc Marquez has admitted he was briefly concerned that a charging Fermin Aldeguer might snatch victory from him late in MotoGP’s Austrian Grand Prix. Read Also: Gresini Ducati rider Aldeguer was running as low as ninth early in the race following a hairy moment at the Turn 2 chicane on the first lap. But then, […]
“I’m running out of patience”
Struggling Ducati factory MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia has taken a harsher tone with Ducati for the first time this season following a poor run to eighth place in the Austrian Grand Prix. ‘Pecco’ started third and ran the first half of the race in that position until he began to fade dramatically. More than the […]
MotoGP Austrian GP: Marc Marquez pulls off yet another win
Marc Marquez continued his march towards the world title with yet another MotoGP grand prix victory in the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.The win represented another ‘double’ following Saturday’s sprint success and thus completed the factory Ducati rider’s sixth consecutive perfect racing weekend – a run stretching back to the Aragon Grand Prix in June.Aprilia’s […]
Marc Marquez beats brother Alex in Spielberg sprint
Marc Marquez kept up his phenomenal run of success in MotoGP with sprint victory at the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday. He headed his brother Alex (Gresini Ducati) home, with Pedro Acosta earning a third-place medal for the factory KTM team at its home track. Read Also: Marquez has not been defeated in either a […]
Pecco Bagnaia just can’t explain nightmare gremlins in Austrian GP sprint
Francesco Bagnaia is mystified about the exact cause of the issue that caused him to retire his factory Ducati after a nightmare in the MotoGP sprint at the Austrian Grand Prix. After an encouraging start to the weekend and qualifying third, ahead of his nemesis and team-mate Marc Marquez, Bagnaia got nothing but wheelspin as […]
Injured Maverick Vinales to miss MotoGP Hungarian GP – and maybe more
Tech3 KTM rider Maverick Vinales will prolong his absence from racing by at least another two races as he struggles to recover from the injuries sustained in his crash at last month’s German Grand Prix. Having already missed the Czech Grand Prix a week after the Sachsenring accident, Vinales returned to riding his MotoGP bike […]
Marco Bezzecchi grabs pole as Marc Marquez crashes
Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi took pole position for MotoGP’s Austrian Grand Prix after emerging from Q1 to top the timesheets in one of the most entertaining qualifying sessions of the season. Championship leader Marc Marquez will start from the second row after a low-speed crash late in the session cost him dear. There was almost as […]
MotoGP is making Formula 1’s mistakes – Casey Stoner
Two-time MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has come out strongly against the anti-highside aid being rolled out at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. The Australian’s sharp criticism, which followed Free Practice 1 at the Red Bull Ring on Friday, came in the wake of similar comments by frontrunners Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta a day […]