Nakagami doesn’t think Quartararo Argentina MotoGP clash was «crazy»
The LCR Honda rider was trying to pass Quartararo for 10th on the opening lap of Sunday’s rain-hit grand prix at Rio Hondo when he went in hot and made contact with the Yamaha. Quartararo was forced into the blue painted run-off area and plummeted to 16th in the depleted 17-rider field and was forced […]
Espargaro felt like he had flat tyre in «nightmare» Argentina GP
Aprilia locked out Friday practice at Rio Hondo last weekend and threatened to repeat its victory performance from the 2022 Argentina GP. Even after a tough sprint, in which Maverick Vinales was seventh after sustaining aero damage and Espargaro crashed out, both were convinced their dry pace was still good enough to fight for the […]
Zarco expected chance to win in wet MotoGP Argentina race
Zarco came from sixth on the grid to finish runner-up to Marco Bezzecchi in the rain-hit 25-lap grand prix at Rio Hondo, after passing poleman Alex Marquez for second on the last tour. The Pramac Ducati rider had immense pace in the second half of the race to get himself into podium contention, but at […]
10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Argentina Grand Prix
MotoGP celebrated its newest winner at the Argentina Grand Prix as the series’ new era continued to divide reaction. A depleted 17-rider grid took part in Sunday’s wet contest at Rio Hondo, which was dominated by sophomore Marco Bezzecchi to claim his first win and Valentino Rossi’s first as a team owner. Listening to several […]
Alex Marquez «doesn’t care» about critics after Argentina podium
The Gresini Ducati rider qualified on pole for the first time in his MotoGP career after gambling on slicks on a drying track at Rio Honda last Saturday. While he was only able to finish fifth in the sprint race, Marquez ran in the podium places throughout the 25-lap rain-hit Argentina GP and scored his […]
Bagnaia “very angry” at Argentina MotoGP crash he didn’t understand
The reigning world champion ran third for the first 14 tours of the 25-lap rain-hit grand prix at Rio Hondo, before passing Alex Marquez for second on lap 15. Bagnaia looked comfortable in second and nailed on for a podium before he slid off his factory Ducati at the penultimate corner on lap 17. He […]
Bezzecchi felt “desperate” when he saw Argentina GP would be wet
Bezzecchi made history at the end of Sunday’s rain-affected grand prix at Rio Hondo as he scored his maiden victory in MotoGP and the first for series legend Valentino Rossi’s team. Both in their sophomore seasons in the premier class, Bezzecchi dominated the Argentina GP from the moment he took the lead on lap one […]
Quartararo unhappy Nakagami escaped penalty for ‘destroying’ his race
The 2021 world champion was nudged off track at Turn 7 by LCR Honda’s Nakagami on the opening lap of Sunday’s wet Argentina GP and dropped from 10th to 16th. This forced Quartararo into a recovery ride, with the Yamaha rider finishing just behind KTM’s Jack Miller in seventh. The incident was placed under investigation, […]
Bezzecchi takes maiden win for VR46 team
VR46 Ducati rider Bezzecchi made an immediate impression on the MotoGP paddock in his debut season in 2022 when he scored a podium at Assen. Riding the championship-winning 2022-spec Ducati for his sophomore campaign with Valentino Rossi’s team, Bezzecchi eased to a maiden grand prix victory at a wet Rio Hondo to add to the […]