Marc Marquez said he is unhappy in the crashes that occurred during the MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix previous week since he “felt ready” to compete after “an outstanding start.” After missing six races to recover from a 4th major surgery on the right arm he severely shattered in 2020, the Honda racer was making his […]
Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo admits it’s “impossible” to stay motivated when seeing his competitors’ “very stunning” FP1 moves at the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix. Between his main title challengers Aleix Espargaro of Aprilia and Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati, the championship leader finished Friday’s only long practise at Motegi third fastest. Quartararo, who barely missed taking the […]
Despite admitting that it will be challenging to go “full attack” in the race, Marc Marquez claims that the extended Friday practise for the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix enabled him to do so. Friday’s practise schedule was changed to include just one session lasting 75 minutes owing to the logistical challenges of getting the complete paddock […]
Cal Crutchlow of RNF Yamaha claims he “must be too competitive” since he was “pissed off” to finish Friday’s MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix practise in 17th place. After making his return at Aragon the week before, the Yamaha test racer and three-time MotoGP championship winner will take Andrea Dovizioso’s place at RNF for the remaining […]
Takaaki Nakagami of LCR Honda reveals that he finished Friday’s MotoGP practise for the Japanese Grand Prix with his glove “full” of blood suffering a horrific right-hand injury. When Nakagami collided with Marc Marquez at the final of the Aragon Grand Prix previous weekend, his right hand’s fourth and fifth fingers sustained lacerations. Nakagami, who […]
For the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday morning, Honda racer Marc Marquez won the red-flagged rainy second free practise session. The 45-minute second practise began on schedule at 10.50am local time on a wet racetrack despite the possibility of a typhoon hanging over Saturday’s events. Johann Zarco of Pramac Ducati took the lead after […]
Even though he broke a three-year pole-sitting streak at Motegi on Saturday, Marc Marquez indicates the Japanese Grand Prix is “not the time” to consider trying to win a comeback MotoGP race. Even through challenging seasons and recovery phases, passionate supporters sporting Marc Marquez fan gear continue to turn Grand Prix grandstands into a sea of […]
After finishing MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix qualifying in a “not acceptable” 12th place, Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia insisted that “something not working” on his bike in rainy weather. Prior to Sunday’s 16th round of the 2022 season at Motegi, the Italian is only 10 points behind championship leader Fabio Quartararo. However, Bagnaia struggled greatly in Saturday’s […]
Fabio Quartararo, who is now leading the MotoGP standings, confesses that he “expected far better” than 9th position in the rainy qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. The Yamaha racer has always had difficulty on the M1 in wet weather, but he was good in March in the rain-drenched Indonesian GP and placed second. He […]
Marc Marquez, according to Ducati’s Jack Miller, is “the boy who cries wolf” when it comes to rejecting his own possibilities of winning in MotoGP races. After winning a rainy qualifying session on Saturday, six-time MotoGP world champion Marquez will begin Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix from the front row. It was his first MotoGP pole […]