Mentally “destroyed” Pol Espargaro ‘needed nap’ after Silverstone MotoGP FP1
The Tech3 GasGas rider suffered a horrible crash in FP2 for the season-opening Portuguese GP, sustaining multiple back and jaw fractures after hitting an unprotected tyre barrier. Espargaro has been out of action since then, only riding his MotoGP bike prior to Friday at Silverstone slowly up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed […]
Marquez reveals “intention” to stay with Honda for 2024 MotoGP season
The eight-time world champion has scored just five points in a woeful 2023 campaign, in which he has missed five grands prix due to various injury woes and crashed 14 times in eight rounds. While Marquez is contracted to Honda through to the end of 2024, the problems Honda is facing in MotoGP at present […]
Espargaro tops FP2 as Marquez, Quartararo miss Q2 cut
As part of a format tweak for the remainder of the 2023 season, Friday’s second practice session is the only one that now counts towards Saturday’s qualifying. The top 10 riders at the end of the session progress directly into the Q2 qualifying segment, while the rest go through Q1. Aprilia’s Espargaro fired in a […]
Bezzecchi leads VR46 1-2 from Marini in FP1
The Italian set a 2m00.295s on his final attempt to top the timesheet, with Marini just 0.036s behind him in second. Bezzecchi, who sits second in the championship standings after the summer break, set a benchmark of 2m04.821s to lead early on, before improving to a 2m00.885s on lap five. That lap remained quickest for […]
Michelin clarifies implementation of controversial MotoGP tyre rule
From this weekend’s ninth round of the 2023 season onwards, riders must run to the minimum tyre pressures for the front and rear compounds in the sprint race and the grand prix. The front minimum is 1.9 bar, while the rear minimum is 1.7 bar. This rule has been in place since the start of […]
Fernandez insists he will remain with Tech3 in 2024 despite Acosta MotoGP rumours
The reigning Moto2 world champion told Motorsport.com he is “really happy” for a 2024 deal to have been completed amid rumours he would lose his seat to KTM prodigy Acosta, who is currently second in the Moto2 standings. Acosta already confirmed earlier this year that he would be stepping up to MotoGP in 2024, but […]
Morbidelli “questioning myself” before losing Yamaha MotoGP seat
The Italian has been associated with Yamaha since 2019, when he joined the Petronas SRT satellite squad having made his premier class debut in 2018 with Marc VDS Honda. It was announced on Wednesday that Morbidelli will make way for LCR Honda rider Rins next season, who will partner 2021 world champion Fabio Quartararo. Speaking […]
MotoGP riders fear “boring” races as tyre pressure rule comes into force at Silverstone
From this weekend’s Silverstone round, the new Tyre Pressure Management System will come into use, which measures the pressure of front and rear compounds. This rule was set to be enforced from the start of the 2023 season, but has been kicked down the road as testing of the new TPMS continued. The minimum riders […]
Alex Marquez “understands” Rins’ Honda MotoGP frustrations
On Wednesday prior to this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Yamaha announced it was parting ways with Franco Morbidelli at the end of the 2023 season. This all but paved the way for Rins to join the Japanese marque from LCR Honda, with that move confirmed shortly after. Rins joined LCR Honda this year […]