Morbidelli «has no respect for anybody» in MotoGP
On Saturday afternoon in the weekend’s third practice session, Espargaro slapped Morbidelli on his crash helmet after the pair came together at Turn 6 while the former was attempting an overtake. Espargaro was handed a six-place grid penalty for the grand prix and a €10,000 fine, while Morbidelli launched a scathing attack on the Aprilia […]
10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix
The championship battle took a dramatic swing in the Qatar Grand Prix as a new MotoGP winner took to the top step of the podium. There was a lot at stake coming to the penultimate round of the championship, with Francesco Bagnaia facing his first match point having held a lead of 14 points over […]
Martin says 2023 MotoGP title ‘stolen’ by bad tyre in Qatar GP
Martin was imperious in Saturday’s sprint at the Qatar GP to cut Francesco Bagnaia’s championship lead down to seven points and force the title battle to the Valencia finale next week. But in Sunday’s grand prix, Martin struggled from the off and ended up 14.819s off winner Fabio Di Giannantonio down in 10th, with his […]
MotoGP points leader Bagnaia ‘very scared’ in Qatar GP Turn 1 near-miss
Bagnaia led for much of Sunday’s 22-lap grand prix in Qatar, but was overhauled by Gresini’s Di Giannantonio on the 19th tour. Trying to get past him again, Bagnaia found himself sucked into Di Giannantonio’s slipstream and almost ran into the back of the Gresini Ducati into Turn 1 at the start of lap 20. […]
Qatar MotoGP winner Di Giannantonio explains ‘mapping 8’ message
The Gresini rider overtook championship leader Francesco Bagnaia in the latter stages of Sunday’s 22-lap Qatar GP to score a maiden premier class victory. It comes as Di Giannantonio currently doesn’t have a place on the 2024 grid, having lost his ride to Marc Marquez. While a few weeks ago in the frame for a […]
Di Giannantonio beats Bagnaia to win, disaster for Martin
Having trailed long-time leader Bagnaia for much of the 22-lap grand prix, Di Giannantonio was flashed a ‘mapping 8’ message on his dashboard – which in the past has been a team order from Ducati. But he overtook Bagnaia into Turn 12 on lap 19 and was handed a massive lead when Bagnaia ran off […]
Oliveira likely handed first penalty of 2024 MotoGP season
The Portuguese rider ran into the back of fellow Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro at Turn 6 on the opening lap of the sprint in Qatar on Saturday. Oliveira suffered a broken right scapula in his shoulder in the crash and has been ruled out of this evening’s Qatar GP. Espargaro fractured his leg in the […]
Jaume Masia wins Moto3 world title in thriller
Spaniard Masia came to Qatar leading the championship by 13 points and needed to outscore his rival Ayumu Sasaki by 12 points to wrap up the title with a round to spare. Coming from 10th on the grid in Qatar, Masia found himself involved in a chaotic 16-lap grand prix. On several occasions, Masia and […]
Bagnaia «angry» after points gap to Martin narrows in Qatar MotoGP sprint
The reigning world champion came to Qatar with a chance of wrapping up the 2023 crown in the grand prix, if he was able to outscore Pramac rival Martin by 23 points across both races. However, after Martin won the sprint and Bagnaia could only manage fifth as he battled a lack of rear grip, […]