Why Marc Marquez’s Aragon win has more implications than people might think
Marc Marquez’s Grand Prix victory at Aragon on Sunday was much more than the end of a three-year drought for the Spaniard. He has kept a much lower profile than usual since he arrived at the Gresini team, while sending out very strong messages below the radar. Winning again 1043 days since his last success is […]
“He didn’t stop accelerating until he threw me off”
Francesco Bagnaia has lashed out at Alex Marquez for their collision in the Aragon Grand Prix, claiming the Gresini Ducati MotoGP rider «didn’t stop accelerating until he threw me off”. Marc Marquez’s victory dominated the headlines in Spain on Sunday, but the fallout between his younger brother Alex and Bagnaia was also a major talking […]
Emotional Marquez dedicates Aragon MotoGP win to his closest circle
Marc Marquez declared his first thoughts were to those who helped him through his darkest days when he considered quitting MotoGP after scoring a sensational victory in Aragon. Gresini rider Marquez celebrated his first win in over 1000 days by pulling a strongman pose as he took the chequered flag. It was apt given it […]
Marquez ends win drought, Bagnaia in scary crash
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez put in a dominant performance to win the Aragon Grand Prix on Sunday, ending a 1043-day victory drought. The Gresini Ducati rider led from start to finish once more, having already taken pole position and won the sprint at Motorland Aragon in one of the most one-sided performances seen from […]
MotoGP Aragon GP: Moto2 and Moto3 results
Jose Antonio Rueda benefited from a shrewd hard rear-tire choice to take the Moto3 victory by almost two seconds at Aragon. The MotorLand surface was soaked by overnight storms but the summer temperatures in the day helped dry the track in time for racing to begin. Championship leader and polesitter David Alonso had built up […]
Bagnaia tight-lipped on cause of sprint woe as Aragon issue labelled «unacceptable»
Francesco Bagnaia has provided a cryptic response to questions on his struggles in the sprint for MotoGP’s Aragon Grand Prix. The reigning world champion finished in ninth place — his worst sprint finish of the year — after struggling for grip throughout. Bagnaia dropped from third to sixth after a poor start on the dirty […]
Marquez coy on MotoGP revival rafter first win in three years
Eight-time world champion Marc Marquez claimed a first MotoGP sprint win at the Aragon Grand Prix on Saturday, but the Spanish star insisted that his MotorLand feat is not quite the dawn of a second ‘Marquez era’. First in every session, and with complete control from the first corner until the last of a hot […]
Marquez takes dominant sprint win, disaster for Bagnaia
Marc Marquez broke his 1000-day victory drought with top spot in Saturday’s sprint race at the Aragon Grand Prix. The 31-year-old Catalan, who had topped every single session at MotoLand, controlled the race from the opening corners to convert pole position into a dominant 2.9s win. It was the former Honda rider’s first victory in […]
First Ducati MotoGP victory inching closer for rapid Marquez in Aragon
Marc Marquez has never been better-placed to claim a maiden MotoGP win as a Ducati rider than this weekend’s Aragon Grand Prix. Marquez has walked the top step of the rostrum five times at MotorLand Aragon with Honda, meaning a victorious Prosecco spray for a third of all MotoGP grands prix to have been held […]