Marquez “needs” Assen MotoGP round even if “I cannot go for anything”
The Honda rider suffered a bruising weekend at the German GP in which he crashed five times, the last one leaving him with multiple fractures and ruling him out of the grand prix. He elected to race this weekend at Assen but has altered his approach to reduce risk, given how bad the Honda is […]
Espargaro “angry” Ducati blocked MotoGP Friday format tweak for 2023
As part of MotoGP’s format shake-up for 2023 to include sprint races, the combined order at the end of Friday’s two practice sessions decides which riders go straight to Q2 in qualifying and who has to go through Q1. The riders requested this to be altered from this year’s British Grand Prix in August, so […]
MotoGP ace Vinales gifts Salom’s 125cc bike to late racer’s family
Salom tragically died after an incident during practice for the Moto2 Catalan Grand Prix in 2016 aged just 24. The Spaniard was a former rival of Vinales’, the pair battling throughout the 2013 Moto3 campaign for the title – with the latter taking the crown as Salom ended up third. Both moved on to Moto2 […]
Pirelli set to replace Dunlop as Moto2, Moto3 tyre supplier from 2024
The Moto2 and Moto3 tyre supply has always differed from the MotoGP class, with Dunlop rubber powering the lower categories for over a decade now. Dunlop’s current contract with Dorna Sports, MotoGP’s promoter, comes to a conclusion this year. Motorsport.com understands Italian tyre brand Pirelli will take over as the sole supplier for Moto2 and […]
Bezzecchi holds top spot in FP2 as Marquez crashes
Having dominated the opening practice at Assen on Friday morning, Bezzecchi carried that form into the hour-long afternoon session to lead Pramac’s Jorge Martin by 0.130 seconds. Bezzecchi’s FP1 time went unchallenged until he bettered it on the penultimate lap of his session. For the first half an hour, only reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia […]
2023 MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia continues to lead the championship on 160 points heading to Assen, but Pramac’s Jorge Martin has moved up to second following his second career win last weekend at the Sachsenring. Joan Mir will be sit out the Dutch GP after picking up a hand injury at Mugello, with his place at Honda […]
Bezzecchi tops FP1, Marquez 21st
A year on from his maiden MotoGP podium at the Dutch venue, Bezzecchi kicked off the 2023 Assen weekend by leading the field by 0.314 seconds having taken control of FP1 early on. Bezzecchi went top with a 1m33.961s with around seven minutes of the session gone and began a succession of standings-topping laps, culminating […]
Friday format on MotoGP weekends to be tweaked for 2024
The 2023 MotoGP season ushered in one of the biggest format changes in the series’ history, as half-distance sprint races were added to the schedule at every round. As such, the entire makeup of a race weekend was altered to suit, with qualifying taking place on Saturday morning and deciding the grid for both the […]
Miller made MotoGP rival dig as «I want health of championship to be better»
The KTM rider caused a storm last Sunday at the German Grand Prix when he called on rivals complaining about the problems they have been having with their bikes to «shut the fuck up and get on with the job». Miller didn’t name anyone in his comments, but it was thought it was in part […]