Rins «needs to do something different» to Quartararo on Yamaha MotoGP bike
Rins finished 13th in Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix, six places behind team-mate Quartararo, in what was his second competitive weekend for Yamaha following his off-season switch from LCR Honda. Although this was a massive improvement from his point-less 16th-place result in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix, where the Yamaha package was quite uncompetitive, the Spaniard […]
Why MotoGP’s star rookie Acosta has already got KTM orbiting around him
Pedro Acosta’s third place in last weekend’s MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix makes him the third youngest rider in the premium category ever to score a podium. Only Randy Mamola (19 years and 261 days) and Eduardo Salatino (19 days and 274 days) have managed the feat at a younger age than Acosta, who ascended the Portimao […]
Miller «can only wish to ride» KTM like MotoGP rookie Acosta
Building on his strong debut showing in Qatar just a fortnight earlier, GasGas Tech3 rider Acosta rose from seventh on the grid to take third in Sunday’s grand prix at Portimao, finishing behind the Ducatis of Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini. But while scoring a rostrum in only second race weekend was a feat in […]
The MotoGP civil war threat Ducati must now delicately manage
OPINION: While deemed a racing incident by the stewards, differing opinions on the clash have put Ducati in a delicate position as it faces its biggest test of the year The clamour and the clatter of incensed keys could be heard across the world last Sunday at 2:39pm local time in Portugal, as social media […]
Bastianini’s MotoGP podium return in Portugal “beautiful”
The factory Ducati rider scored a first pole since the 2022 Austrian GP last weekend at the Algarve International Circuit, though he couldn’t convert this in the sprint after accidentally disengaging his front start device left him in sixth. Bastianini proved much more competitive in the grand prix and took the chequered flag in second […]
Portugal MotoGP win “amazing” at a track “where I almost lost everything”
The 2023 championship runner-up put in a controlled performance last Sunday in Portugal to score his first grand prix win since last year’s Thailand GP. With erstwhile championship leader Francesco Bagnaia crashing out in a controversial tangle with Marc Marquez, Martin now leads the standings by 18 points. Martin says defending the lead he took […]
Mir slams Morbidelli for ‘not clever’ opening lap clash in Portugal MotoGP
Although Pramac Ducati rider Morbidelli started Sunday’s Portimao three positions ahead of Mir in 17th, a poor getaway dropped him into the clutches of his Honda rival through the opening sequence of corners. As they battled for position, Morbidelli made contact with Mir in an incident not captured on TV, sending the Spaniard wide and […]
Vinales explains Portugal MotoGP race-ending gearbox issue
The Aprilia rider came into Sunday’s 25-lap grand prix in Portugal as one of the favourites to fight for the victory, having won the sprint on Saturday. Vinales was a factor in the victory battle from the off, breaking away from the rest of the field between eventual winner Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini behind […]
Marquez says Portugal MotoGP clash was Bagnaia’s “mistake”
The Ducati stablemates were battling over fifth position on lap 23 of 25 of Sunday’s grand prix at the Algarve International Circuit when they collided. Marquez made a move for the position under braking for Turn 5 on his GP23 but ran slightly wide, opening the door for Bagnaia to come back up his inside. […]