French GP was first chance for «something big» in MotoGP
Acosta was once again the top rider in the KTM contingent at Le Mans, with a rapid launch allowing him to jump from seventh on the grid to run fifth in the opening laps. But the 19-year-old race came undone when he lost the front of his GasGas-branded RC16 into Turn 8 while trying to chase […]
Miller looking for answers to «head-scratcher» KTM MotoGP race pace
KTM endured its worst outing of the 2024 season at Le Mans, with Brad Binder the only rider out of its four-strong contingent to finish inside the top 10 on Sunday. Miller was running a distant 12th when he suffered a fall at Turn 11 on lap 16, bringing an early end to his weekend […]
Marquez ‘still missing something’ to fight for 2024 MotoGP title
After five rounds on the year-old Ducati, Marquez has scored two grand prix podiums and three sprint rostrums. His latest brace of podiums at the French Grand Prix came as he fought back from 13th on the grid, with the eight times world champion finishing second in both races at Le Mans. In the grand prix, […]
10 things we learned from the 2024 MotoGP French Grand Prix
Jorge Martin’s imperious French Grand Prix weekend came as a decision on who gets the second factory Ducati team MotoGP seat looms. The Pramac rider can do no more to prove himself at this rate, having taken pole with a lap record, won the sprint and emerged victorious in a smartly ridden, nailbiting grand prix […]
MotoGP set to drop India from 2024 calendar, to be replaced by Kazakhstan
The championship made a much-anticipated visit to Buddh International Circuit on the outskirts of Delhi last year as part of its expansion in South Asia, with the race running smoothly despite several hiccups and visa issues in the run-up to the event. However, in the last few months, there has been uncertainty about the second […]
France «first race this year that I feel competitive» in MotoGP
Quartararo enjoyed one of his stronger weekends on the weak Yamaha package in 2024 in front of his home crowd at Le Mans, qualifying eighth and fighting inside the top eight in the grand prix. The 2021 world champion was running sixth when he crashed out at Turn 9 on lap 17 of 27 but […]
Bagnaia reckons French GP result preview of 2024 MotoGP title fight
Bagnaia once again went head-to-head with Pramac counterpart Jorge Martin and Gresini Ducati’s Marc Marquez for top honours in Sunday’s French GP at Le Mans. Martin ultimately came out on top in this battle to score his second grand prix win of the season and extend his championship lead to 38 points over Bagnaia. Bagnaia, […]
Martin «doesn’t have anything to demonstrate» to Ducati after French GP win
Martin emerged on top in an epic battle with fellow Ducati riders Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez to win the French Grand Prix, extending his lead in the championship to 38 points after five rounds. The win on Sunday completed a perfect weekend for the Spaniard, who topped practice on Friday, claimed pole position in […]
Marquez was «completely exhausted” when he reached Le Mans MotoGP win fight
The Gresini Ducati rider endured a tough qualifying which saw him knocked out in Q1, though he recovered brilliantly in the sprint to finish second. Marquez did the same again on Sunday, though took 17 laps to get into the podium places before closing down a two-second gap to catch eventual winner Jorge Martin and […]