Franco Morbidelli is ‘close to my maximum’ in the Qatar MotoGP season opening, although his time on the A-spec Petronas bike is only a bit faster than last year’s. Franco Morbidelli has had a lot of changes since the second Qatar MotoGP race the year before, including a new (factory) squad, new bike, and surgically […]
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Mar
Mar
Enea Bastianini’s thrilling 15th MotoGP triumph makes Gresini the first satellite team to win races for several manufacturers. It was simple to overlook that Gresini remained the most successful Independent team of the MotoGP era during the 15-year wait for Enea Bastianini to win the Italian team’s 15th premier-class victory in Qatar on Sunday. Between 2003 […]
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Mar
Mar
After the first MotoGP qualifying session of 2022 resembled the challenges of the previous two seasons, Joan Mir and Alex Rins ‘anticipated more.’ After failing to demonstrate the GSX-real RR’s ability in Q2, Joan Mir and Alex Rins will begin today’s Qatar MotoGP in eighth and tenth place, respectively. Mir and Rins finished Q2 four […]
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Mar
Mar
After scoring a podium position at the 2022 Qatar MotoGP, Pol Espargaro said, “This is a clear message that Honda is back.” Following a stunning podium result at the Qatar MotoGP, Pol Espargaro has said Honda “is back.” Espargaro was not considered a favourite for the victory heading into the 22-lap season opener, despite demonstrating […]
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Feb
Feb
Francesco Bagnaia extends his factory Ducati MotoGP rider deal for another two years. As previously reported, Ducati has negotiated a deal to keep current MotoGP championship runner-up Francesco Bagnaia with its team for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. After two seasons with Pramac, the former Moto2 champion had a spectacular 2021 season with the Official […]
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Feb
Feb
After completing first for the second time in three days at Mandalika, Pol Espargaro claimed he’never been so quick’ heading into a MotoGP season. After winning day three of the Mandalika MotoGP test, Pol Espargaro’s excellent pre-season success continues for Honda. Following yesterday’s day two, the Spanish rider admitted he was prepared for round one, […]
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Feb
Feb
Enea Bastianini believes that the Ducati GP21, along with his experience as a second-year MotoGP racer, means that ‘I can do everything with this bike.’ Enea Bastianini feels he’ll be more powerful than ever in the MotoGP season start in Qatar next month. Bastianini was fastest at Sepang after setting a new unofficial lap record, […]
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Feb
Feb
Danilo Petrucci, a MotoGP race winner, will take on another new challenge in MotoAmerica after a remarkable Dakar debut. Danilo Petrucci, a two-time MotoGP race winner and currently a Dakar Stage winner, has been confirmed to compete in the 2022 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship. The Italian will return to Ducati by riding a Panigale V4 for […]
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Feb
Feb
Joan Mir’s MotoGP future will be determined in part by his testing results in 2023 With the top MotoGP riders anticipated to sign contracts for the 2023 season as soon as possible, former world champion Joan Mir has acknowledged that pre-season testing will be crucial in order to ‘understand’ his future. Mir was signed as […]
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Jan
Ducati gives a sneak peek at Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller’s 2022 MotoGP race livery. Ducati has revealed a sneak peak at its 2022 race livery after being forced to postpone its planned MotoGP team debut due to a positive Covid test preventing Jack Miller from leaving his home in Australia. Ducati had planned a […]