Marquez explains worst Friday of 2024 MotoGP season in France
The Gresini Ducati rider crashed in the hour-long afternoon practice at Le Mans and struggled for pace through to the chequered flag. His penultimate flying lap in the session was thwarted by a yellow flag, before a mistake while fastest through the first sector on his last effort consigned him to 13th and a place […]
Learning from Ducati MotoGP ace Bagnaia “a pleasure”
The reigning double world champion and the Gresini rider locked horns in last Sunday’s 25-lap Spanish Grand Prix for the victory in a thrilling battle. Bagnaia ultimately came out on top, though only by 0.372 seconds to Marquez, who celebrated his first grand prix podium as a Gresini Ducati rider. The pair have clashed on […]
Bagnaia thinks “Marquez would adapt well” to factory Ducati MotoGP team
Last weekend Bagnaia produced one of his best MotoGP race wins to date as he held off Marquez late on in a spectacular battle to take Spanish Grand Prix victory. While Bagnaia has charged to back-to-back MotoGP world titles in 2022 and 2023, having stepped up to the factory Ducati squad in 2021, Marquez had […]
Marquez hopes Jerez MotoGP podium ‘start of my second life’ after 2020 injury
The Gresini rider scored a first pole on the Ducati at Jerez last weekend and was leading the sprint race before crashing out. In the 25-lap grand prix, he battled his way back from dropping to fourth early to fight with reigning double world champion Francesco Bagnaia on the factory Ducati for the victory. Ultimately […]
Marquez’s Jerez MotoGP duel with Bagnaia «like old times»
The Gresini rider qualified on pole for the first time on a Ducati before going on to score his first grand prix podium after a thrilling 25-lap race at Jerez on Sunday. Marquez locked horns with Bagnaia in the latter stages of the grand prix, with the pair engaging twice at Turn 9 on laps […]
Marquez «crashed in the easiest part» of Jerez MotoGP sprint race
Gresini rider Marquez made a relatively slow launch from pole position to drop to third at the start, but repassed both KTM’s Brad Binder and Pramac star Jorge Martin to retake the lead on lap 7. By the start of lap 9, Marquez had pulled himself clear of the chasing pack and was seemingly on […]
Marquez says Ducati MotoGP bike adaptation «is finished»
The eight-time grand prix world champion was third fastest overall on Friday at the Spanish Grand Prix having also finished second in the morning session. Marquez has been consistently quick in 2024, though consistency has eluded him, with the Gresini rider yet to add to his sprint podiums in the main Sunday races. Speaking after […]
Rossi-like Acosta can’t be ruled out of MotoGP title fight
Ahead of the fourth event of the season at Jerez this weekend, Acosta is fourth in the standings, just two points behind third-placed Maverick Vinales and five points behind second-placed Enea Bastianini. The Spaniard is the best-placed of the four KTM riders, with factory man Brad Binder five points behind him in sixth and Jack Miller […]
Age a key factor in Quartararo’s new Yamaha MotoGP deal
Five days before the start of the Americas GP, Yamaha announced the extension of Quartararo‘s contract until the end of 2026. Quartararo justified his decision in Texas with the internal restructuring process that has been launched within the technical department of the Japanese team. Read Also: The most important aspect of this is the incorporation […]