10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix
The MotoGP title battle has intensified after Jorge Martin romped to a double victory at the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix. Having already dealt significant damage to Francesco Bagnaia’s championship lead in India after the factory Ducati rider crashed out of the grand prix, Martin twisted the knife in Japan. Storming (quite literally on Sunday) to his […]
How five metres led to «angry» Zarco being thrown out of Motegi MotoGP result
The 24-lap race on Sunday at Motegi was red-flagged at the beginning of the 14th tour owing to heavy rain. Seconds before the race was stopped, Zarco aquaplaned coming out of the tunnel section into Turn 12 and slid off his Ducati while running in sixth. Zarco got his bike back to the pitlane within […]
Martin «wouldn’t have won» Japan MotoGP race «thinking about championship»
The Pramac Ducati rider completed his second sprint/grand prix double in three rounds at Motegi last weekend to cut Francesco Bagnaia’s championship lead down to three points. Martin, who also qualified on pole, recovered from an early mistake after emerging from pitlane on his wet bike as the rain intensified as the leading stopper to […]
Alvaro Bautista two points away from title
Ducati rider Bautista pipped Yamaha man Razgatlioglu by just over a tenth of a second at the end of a breathless 20-lap encounter on Sunday afternoon, as the lead changed hands between the pair countless times. Razgatlioglu led heading into the final lap and looked as if he had done enough to edge out Bautista […]
“I couldn’t see anything” — Why Oliveira lost Motegi MotoGP top-six finish
RNF Aprilia rider Oliveira had been excelling in the wet conditions at Motegi, rising from 16th on the grid to run as high as fourth at one stage after pitting for his wet tyre-shod bike. The Portuguese rider started to slip backwards, but was still running sixth when he mysteriously pitted at the end of […]
Ducati boss flattered by Marquez’s interest in year-old MotoGP bike
Speculation regarding Marquez’s future has dominated headlines in the past month, amid question marks over whether the Spaniard will see out his Honda contract in 2024. Gresini has emerged as the best alternative for the six-time time champion should he decide to walk out of his Honda deal, a scenario that would see him team […]
«Romantic» podium doesn’t change Honda MotoGP future
After finishing seventh in Saturday’s sprint race, Marquez took advantage of the wet conditions on Sunday to finish third behind title protagonists Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia, scoring his first top-three result since last year’s Australian Grand Prix. It comes as Marquez weighs up his future at Honda amid the Japanese marque’s disastrous slump in […]
Martin wins rain-shortened race, Marquez P3
Pramac Ducati rider Martin followed up his sprint win on Saturday with another virtuoso display to grab his second grand prix victory in three rounds, and his third of the season, albeit with just 12 of the scheduled 24 laps being completed. With full points being awarded, Martin moves to within three points of championship […]
Chantra, Masia take Moto2 and Moto3 wins
Thai rider Chantra scored only his second career win, and his first of 2023, in a dominant display from pole position, as he led every lap to lead a one-two for Honda Team Asia ahead of Ai Ogura. Pedro Acosta meanwhile took a major step towards the title as he finished in third on a […]