Fabio Quartararo, the reigning MotoGP title holder, has warned that he and Yamaha “cannot afford to make mistakes” in the coming races if they are to preserve their title. Quartararo has only one pole finish through the first four races of the competitive 2022 season. Quartararo placed 9th in Qatar, 8th in Argentina, and 7th last […]
There have been no conversations about a future MotoGP deal with Suzuki, according to Alex Rins, although the squad has stated its wish to keep him beyond 2022. Rins was recruited from Moto2 in 2017 to participate in Suzuki as the brand’s newest hotshot rookie, following the footsteps of Maverick Vinales when Suzuki brought him out of […]
Marc Márquez says he was “a little nervous” on his comeback to MotoGP competition at the Americas Grand Prix, qualifying ninth as he “didn’t believe in himself.” The Honda rider has won seven pole positions and seven races at the Circuit of the Americas, and was anticipated to make a successful comeback this week after […]
In a dramatic Americas Grand Prix, Enea Bastianini won his second race of the 2022 MotoGP season, seizing the title lead. Late in the race, the Gresini rider overhauled long-time leader Jack Miller of factory squad Ducati to clinch his maiden podium since his season-opening victory in Qatar. In 2022, he becomes the first double […]
Alex Rins believes he is perfoming the strongest version of himself in MotoGP for the 2022 season, after claiming Suzuki’s 500th podium in the Americas Grand Prix previous weekend. After a year marred by accidents in 2021, the Suzuki rider has had a steady start to the 2022 season, putting him out of championship contention soon. […]
At the Circuit of Americas, the Yamaha rider placed sixth, the highest non-Ducati rider, and showed good speed throughout practise. Quartararo, on the other hand, was unable to launch a podium challenge and finished seventh after a late duel with Honda’s Marc Marquez. With only one podium in his championship defence, the Frenchman is seventh in […]
The completely rebuilt Circuit of the Americas has made the track “safer,” but several riders are sceptical that the repairs for 2022 will be a long-term answer. Last year’s Americas Grand Prix was interrupted by a severely rough track conditions, prompting riders to express worries about coming to COTA unless the issues were resolved. Before […]
The fact that Pol Espargaro is just 10th in the 2022 title after 3 races is “difficult,” according to the Spaniard, because “the speed is there” with the latest Honda. Over many years of struggling, Honda revamped their MotoGP package for 2022, with the current RC213V being more rear biassed to help with the traction […]
Marc Marquez, a six-time MotoGP title holder, says he “doesn’t recall a lot” about the severe Indonesia accident that left him with more visual difficulties and forced him to miss a race. Last month, the Honda racer was pushed from his motorbike during warm-up at Mandalika and sustained a concussion, forcing him to withdraw from […]
Yamaha needs to tackle the ‘little irritating’ uncertainty of how much grip the 2022 bike will have from race to circuit, according to defending MotoGP championship Fabio Quartararo. After a difficult start to 2022, Quartararo is presently fifth in the finals, with a lack of power in Qatar and Argentina – along with the M1’s […]