Why MotoGP’s COTA thriller was just what Liberty wanted to see
A staple of American sports is the ‘Make Some Noise Meter’ on Jumbotron TVs inside their stadiums – a clearly-faked decibel level monitor that encourages the excitable home fans to whoop even more loudly, which is usually employed to put off the opposition on a third down or a free throw. But you can’t fake the […]
Bagnaia still MotoGP title favourite in 2024 but fight is wide open
Martin’s 100% podium-finish record in 2024 came to an end last Sunday at the Americas Grand Prix when he was overtaken for third by Ducati’s Enea Bastianini on the penultimate lap. While the Pramac rider’s lead was cut, he still holds a 21-point lead over Bastianini heading to next week’s Spanish Grand Prix. Reigning double […]
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 […]
2024 MotoGP title «not the priority» as expectations mount
Although there were high hopes for Acosta given his stellar record in junior categories, the Tech3 GasGas rider has defined even the loftiest of expectations by becoming the youngest rider to score back-to-back podiums, as he followed his third place in Portugal last month with a second-place finish in the Americas GP on Sunday. This has propelled […]
Vinales clutch issue had Aprilia “worried” ahead of Americas MotoGP fightback
Vinales scored his first grand prix win since 2021 last Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas, having taken victory in the sprint and also qualified on pole. Previously leading from start to finish in the sprint, Vinales didn’t get the best of launches in the grand prix and was bumped down to 11th after contact […]
How Vinales finally banished his Yamaha MotoGP demons
Maverick Vinales’ MotoGP career has so far run for 163 rounds since he made his debut with Suzuki in 2015. In that time he has taken 10 grand prix wins, which equates to a winning average of just 6.135% — or one per season, with the Spaniard now in his 10th in the premier class. […]
Bagnaia in ‘race of defence’ as Ducati chatter strikes again in MotoGP
After battling with Marc Marquez, Pedro Acosta and Jorge Martin early on for the race lead, factory Ducati rider Bagnaia slipped to fifth place at the chequered flag, finishing over seven seconds behind race winner Maverick Vinales. Not only did Bagnaia lack the pace to stay with Aprilia’s Vinales and second-placed Acosta on the KTM in […]
‘Unexpected brake problem’ caused Marquez’s crash from COTA MotoGP lead
Qualifying third on the grid, Marquez was tipped by many coming into Sunday’s grand prix to add an eighth Americas GP win to his tally. A factor in that victory battle, Marquez took the lead of a race for the first time as a Ducati rider on lap 11 when he carved past Tech3 rookie […]
Vinales recovers from 11th to win, Marquez crashes from lead
Going without a grand prix win since the start of the 2021 season prior to his acrimonious split with Yamaha, Vinales won the sprints in Portugal and Austin. Despite being dropped to 11th from pole on the opening lap of Sunday’s 20-lap Americas GP, Vinales fought his way back to take victory by 1.728s to […]