Morbidelli blames MotoGP tyres for «dangerous» first laps
Morbidelli was involved in a red flag incident on the first lap of the sprint race at Jerez at Turn 2 when he made contact with Alex Marquez, with Marco Bezzecchi also involved. Then on the first lap of the grand prix on Sunday, Fabio Quartararo on the other Yamaha collided with Miguel Oliveira after […]
Bezzecchi fastest in post-race Jerez MotoGP test
Monday’s eight-hour session at Jerez is one of two scheduled in-season tests in 2023, with factories rolling out a number of notable updates to try. The early part of the test saw three riders – Fabio Quartararo, Aleix Espargaro and Jonas Folger – try a radio system where race direction warnings were fed to them. […]
Pedrosa “almost crying” before first home MotoGP race since 2018
Pedrosa made the second wildcard appearance of his time as a KTM test rider since retiring from full-time competition at the end of 2018 last weekend at Jerez. Despite not having taken part in a grand prix weekend since 2021, Pedrosa topped FP1 at Jerez, ended Friday third overall, qualified sixth and finished there in […]
MotoGP experimenting with rider radio system in Jerez test
This project, still at an embryonic stage and with a lot of development ahead, is initially born with the spirit of playing in favour of safety, although other practical applications are not being ruled out depending on the outcome of future tests of the system. The idea is that Race Direction can communicate with the […]
10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix
Francesco Bagnaia bounced back to prove critics wrong with victory in the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix. Back-to-back grand prix crashes for Bagnaia had resumed doubts about his ability to handle pressure, but the Ducati rider brushed those aside at Jerez with his second main race victory of the season. He now leads the championship again […]
Miller «loves» KTM MotoGP challenge after ‘uncomfortable’ Ducati spell
The four-time race winner scored his first podiums as a KTM rider last Sunday at Jerez when he was third in both the sprint and the grand prix. Miller joined KTM after losing his factory team seat at Ducati to Enea Bastianini, with the Italian brand instead offering him a one-year contract to return to […]
MotoGP stewards offered “no clear explanation” of Jerez penalty
Quartararo collided with RNF Aprilia’s Oliveira on the opening lap of Sunday’s main race at Turn 2, which led to the red flags being shown. The Yamaha rider was able to restart the race, while Oliveira was taken to the medical centre where he was diagnosed with a dislocated shoulder. On his way to the […]
Bagnaia raced like a «number one» on his way to Jerez MotoGP win
The world champion crashed out of the lead of the Americas GP two weeks ago and fell from second in the wet Argentina GP prior to that. This raised doubts about his form after he suffered five DNFs in 2022 and was forced to recover a 91-point deficit to win the championship. He batted away […]
Bagnaia beats Binder in tense red-flagged race
Bagnaia spent much of the 24-lap Spanish GP fighting with the KTM duo of long-time leader Brad Binder and Jack Miller and only moved into the lead on lap 21. The Ducati rider kept a relentless Binder at bay to score his second grand prix win of the year to retake the lead in the […]