Diogo Moreira targets factory MotoGP spot in potential Moto2 graduation
After clinching his second Moto2 victory of the season in the Austrian Grand Prix, Diogo Moreira is openly aiming to step up to MotoGP next year with the goal of joining a manufacturer squad. In his second season in Moto2, Moreira started off slower than expected for a rider who, on paper, had all the […]
Winners and losers from MotoGP’s Austrian Grand Prix
MotoGP’s return from the summer break was an intriguing one. One factory brought a handy set of updates; another reached its nadir for the season. A double world champion continued to battle while a star rookie returned from the doldrums. The racing entertained, with at least three challengers squaring up to Marc Marquez across the […]
“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 […]