‘Strange’ Michelin rear tyre didn’t work in nightmare Misano race
Francesco Bagnaia has pointed the blame on a faulty Michelin rear tyre for his sudden drop in pace in MotoGP’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The factory Ducati rider had started the second Misano race from pole position and was battling with Pramac rival Jorge Martin for the lead in the early laps. But after losing […]
Espargaro warns MotoGP stewards «incompetence» sending «dangerous» message
Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro said MotoGP stewards have sent a “dangerous” message to riders by letting Enea Bastianini get away with his collision with Jorge Martin in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Factory Ducati rider Bastianini attempted a divebomb pass over long-time race leader Martin on the final lap of the Misano race, leading to contact […]
Bastianini defends controversial Misano winning move as «on the limit»
Enea Bastianini has defended the controversial overtake over Jorge Martin that secured him victory in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, saying he didn’t go over the limit. Factory Ducati rider Bastianini had been piling a lot of pressure on long-time leader Martin over the closing stages of the Misano race and finally launched an attack […]
MotoGP Emilia Romagna GP: Moto2 and Moto3 results
Celestino Vietti emerged on top in a thrilling Moto2 battle at Misano, while David Alonso scored yet another victory in Moto3 as both support races for the MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix were decided on the final lap. The day’s action started with an 18-lap Moto3 race, where David Alonso scored his eighth win of […]
Why Marquez is willing to crash to improve his pace on Ducati MotoGP bike
Gresini rider Marc Marquez says he doesn’t mind crashing often in qualifying sessions as it is important for him to learn new things and improve his pace on Ducati’s MotoGP bike. Marquez lost control of his GP23 prototype into Turn 3 with a little under 10 minutes to go into Q2, forcing him to dash […]
Dash message distraction led to Misano sprint-losing error
Pramac MotoGP rider Jorge Martin says the error that cost him victory in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix sprint was caused by him being distracted by a message on his dashboard. Championship leader Martin had shot to the lead at the start with a brilliant launch from second position, overtaking the factory Ducati of polesitter […]
Bagnaia beats Martin to pole, Marquez crashes
Francesco Bagnaia beat MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin by 0.214s to claim pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia trailed Pramac rival Martin by over three tenths of a second after the first runs, after the Spaniard broke the circuit lap record with a 1m30.245s. However, after returning to the […]
‘I lost my memory’ following pre-season MotoGP crash
Pramac rider Franco Morbidelli has revealed that he lost his memory for two weeks following his horrific training crash before the start of the 2024 MotoGP season in January. Morbidelli was preparing for the new campaign on a Ducati V4 Panigale road bike in Portimao when he crashed at Turn 7 on an outlap and […]
double Misano win will be a long shot
Marc Marquez felt he wasn’t in the same league as Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin in Friday practice for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Gresini MotoGP rider Marquez returned to Misano on Friday on the back of his stunning victory at the Italian circuit. A fortnight ago, the Spaniard charged through the field during a brief […]