Marquez doubts recent podium form will continue in final MotoGP races
The India/Japan double-header provided a welcome boost for Marquez and Honda amidst an otherwise dire campaign. Marquez scored his first podium since the season-opener in the India sprint when he was third, and was fighting in the rostrum battle in the grand prix at Buddh before crashing out. In Japan, Marquez was able to fight […]
Quartararo explains slicks-in-wet “challenge” in MotoGP Japanese GP
Rainfall prior to the start of Sunday’s grand prix at Motegi led to the entire field running the entire first lap on slicks as conditions rapidly deteriorated. Having started 14th, Yamaha’s Quartararo elected to carry on for another lap as the majority of the field pitted at the end of the first tour for their […]
Bezzecchi’s Motegi MotoGP Turn 1 clash stopped Bagnaia ‘flight’
The VR46 Ducati rider launched from fourth on the grid in last Sunday’s flag-to-flag grand prix at Motegi and would ultimately go on to finish there. However, at the first corner on the opening lap, he was involved in an incident with Aprilia’s Vinales, which squeezed him wide into Pramac’s Johann Zarco. Vinales crashed into […]
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 […]