Ducati’s four-year MotoGP podium streak ends in nightmare Thai GP
The era of Ducati domination in MotoGP looks under fire more than ever after the Borgo Panigale manufacturer’s run of podiums finally came to an end at the Thai Grand Prix on Sunday. Marco Bezzecchi’s victory for Aprilia, ahead of Pedro Acosta (KTM) and Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Aprilia), meant there was no Ducati on the […]
‘It was like I hit a big rock’
Marc Marquez has put his exit from the Thai Grand Prix with a flat tyre down to bad luck. The Spaniard went off the circuit just a few laps from the end of the race, explaining that this was a conscious attempt to avoid falling as he adopted a safety-first approach. While crossing the kerb […]
‘I’m surprised how s*** I was’
Ai Ogura was highly critical of his own riding following his fifth place in the Thai Grand Prix on Sunday, believing he could have had a better result. The Trackhouse Aprilia rider took a long time to spark into life during the race, in which he got boxed in at the start and dropped to […]
Michelin reveals what caused Marc Marquez’s dramatic Thai GP tyre puncture
Michelin has issued an initial explanation for the tyre failure that forced MotoGP champion Marc Marquez into a sudden retirement at the Thailand Grand Prix. The factory Ducati rider was chasing Raul Fernandez for third place with five laps remaining when the rear rim of his GP26 failed at Turn 4. Marquez was fortunate to […]
Marco Bezzecchi rebounds to win, tyre drama for Marc Marquez
Marco Bezzecchi dominated the Thailand Grand Prix from start to finish to claim an emphatic MotoGP victory for Aprilia, while Ducati failed to log a podium for the first time in five years. Having crashed out of the lead in Saturday’s sprint, Bezzecchi didn’t put a foot wrong in the main race as he led […]
Marc Marquez hits out at timing of controversial Thai GP sprint penalty
Marc Marquez says he «will never cry» about penalties but was nonetheless combative in his comments following the sprint at Buriram on Saturday. The veteran Spaniard was told to drop one position on the final lap of the race following a forceful move on Pedro Acosta at the end of the previous lap. Just like […]
MotoGP riders have their say on controversial Marc Marquez-Pedro Acosta clash
MotoGP riders have weighed in on the incident between Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta that decided the outcome of the Thailand Grand Prix sprint. The race-long battle between Marquez and Acosta boiled down to the penultimate lap of the race, when Marquez made a divebomb on his KTM rival into Turn 12 to snatch the […]
What happened in MotoGP’s other big Thailand sprint incident
Fabio Di Giannantonio believes stricter stewarding is needed to improve safety at MotoGP race starts after his opening-lap incident with Alex Marquez in the Thailand Grand Prix sprint. Di Giannantonio and Marquez were battling for fourth position heading into the opening turn at Buriram, with the Gresini rider diving to the inside following a strong launch from […]
Marco Bezzecchi denies he was too eager after MotoGP Thailand sprint crash
Marco Bezzecchi has denied suggestions he was too eager to win the Thailand Grand Prix sprint after crashing out of the lead of the race. Bezzecchi went into Saturday’s half-distance race at Buriram as the favourite for victory, having qualified on pole position and dominated Friday practice. But after an early squabble with reigning world […]