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 […]
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Quartararo was “a little bewildered” during qualifying for the wet Japanese MotoGP
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Sep
Sep
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 […]
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Sep
Sep
Fabio Quartararo, who is now leading the championship, claims his eighth-place result in the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix was “frustrating” since he “cannot overtake at all” on his Yamaha. Quartararo arrived in Japan with a 10-point lead in the rankings and left with a marginally larger lead thanks to a dismal afternoon for his competitors. […]
Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati claims he wrecked out of the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix’s final lap while attempting to pass points leader Fabio Quartararo because he was “too ambitious.” The Italian had a challenging race since his attempts to move up the order while racing in the group and beginning from position 12 were hampered […]
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Sep
Sep
Aleix Espargaro claims that his pre-start bike swap was necessitated by his Aprilia squad forgetting to change from a “eco” engine map prior to the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix. Espargaro was only 17 points behind championship leader Fabio Quartararo heading into Sunday’s race at Motegi. The Aprilia racer placed sixth in qualifying, ahead of Quartararo […]
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Jul
Jul
The mental burden of being a title challenger caused Aleix Espargaro of Aprilia to confess that he was “extremely fatigued” after the first part of the 2022 MotoGP season. After winning his first MotoGP race in April in Argentina, Espargaro’s 2022 season has been the best of his world championship driving career. Since then, he […]
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May
May
Aleix Espargaro of Aprilia believes his “hope” of competing for MotoGP Italian Grand Prix championship was dashed as he “lost 15 laps” trying to pass Valentino Rossi’s racers. Espargaro qualified sixth in Sunday’s 23-lap Mugello race and finished third for the fourth time in a row. But his chances of winning on Aprilia’s local track were […]
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May
May
Despite finishing third in the French Grand Prix, Aleix Espargaro admits he “doesn’t know what’s going on” with Aprilia over his contractual issues for the 2023 MotoGP season. Last Sunday’s Le Mans race saw the senior Spaniard hold off home icon Fabio Quartararo to place third, his 3rd straight podium result in 2022 and 4th overall. Espargaro […]
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May
May
Aleix Espargaro of Aprilia admits he can’t imagine to be battling for the MotoGP title defense after five rounds, but he feels “no stress” to be a contender. After finishing 3rd in last weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix, the senior Spaniard is now third in the title, just three points behind joint leaders Fabio Quartararo and Alex […]
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May
May
After a 3rd podium of the season at Jerez, Aleix Espargaro claims he’ll “keep my feet on the ground,” but considers Aprilia’s 2022 MotoGP league title is “real.” After finishing 3rd during last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix after beating out Jack Miller and Marc Marquez in closing laps, the senior Spaniard is now only 7 points behind second-placed […]
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