Bezzecchi doesn’t expect consistent repeats of Portugal MotoGP podium in 2023
After crashing out of Saturday’s sprint race in Portugal, VR46 Ducati rider Bezzecchi thrust himself into podium contention in Sunday’s grand prix. The Italian, who started seventh, was one of the big winners of the lap three clash involving Marc Marquez, Jorge Martin and Miguel Oliveira as he was instantly promoted to fourth. Overtaking KTM’s […]
RNF calls for harsher MotoGP penalties after “reckless” Marquez crash
On lap three of last Sunday’s Portuguese GP, Marquez collided heavily with RNF’s Oliveira at Turn 3 when he locked up under braking. The incident took Marquez and Oliveira out of the race, and also forced Pramac’s Jorge Martin off track after he was clipped by the Honda rider. Marquez suffered a fractured thumb, Oliveira sustained […]
Marquez won’t escape Oliveira MotoGP penalty despite Argentina absence
On lap three of last Sunday’s opening grand prix of the season, Marquez locked up under braking for Turn 3 and slammed into the side of RNF Aprilia’s Oliveira. The incident took both riders out of the race on the spot, while Pramac’s Jorge Martin says he suffered a broken toe in the contact which […]
Oliveira to miss Argentina MotoGP round after Marquez Portugal crash
The RNF Aprilia rider was running in podium contention on lap three of the Portuguese Grand Prix when he was wiped out by Honda’s Marquez at Turn 3. Marquez locked up under braking and made contact with Jorge Martin before clattering into Oliveira. Both were taken out on the spot while Martin was forced off […]
Vinales «proud» of Aprilia for Portugal MotoGP victory challenge
After its breakthrough season in 2022 when it finally became grand prix winners, Aprilia has made a strong start to the new campaign in Portugal. Vinales and Aleix Espargaro were fifth and sixth in the inaugural sprint race, while Vinales pressured reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia for most of the 25-lap grand prix. Vinales took […]
Ten things we learned from MotoGP’s 2023 Portuguese GP
Five days of testing were all the field had to get itself ready for the 2023 season, two of which taking place at the Algarve International Circuit which played host to the opening round of the campaign. Therefore, when bikes hit the track for the first practice of MotoGP’s revised format, the spread was tight […]
Bagnaia «was in trouble» in last laps of Portugal MotoGP race
The reigning world champion got his title defence off to the best possible start in Portugal, as he won both the sprint contest on Saturday and Sunday’s main race to open up a 12-point lead in the standings. Bagnaia took the lead of the main race at the end of lap two having started second, […]
«Not possible» to fight rivals on current Yamaha MotoGP bike – Quartararo
After a difficult winter testing phase, Quartararo appeared to make a breakthrough with the 2023 Yamaha on the final day of the Portugal test, particularly over a single lap. But Quartararo could only manage 11th in qualifying, which became 10th when Ducati’s Enea Bastianini was unable to start the grand prix through injury. A badly […]
Marc Marquez skips Argentina GP after Portugal crash
In a statement released on Monday morning, Honda revealed that Marquez had broken the first metacarpal of the thumb of his right hand following his collision with Oliveira in the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday. The fracture was discovered when Marquez returned to his home country of Spain and it was immediately operated upon at the […]