Tag Archives: Motocross

The first MotoGP race of the 2023 season will not be held in Qatar

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The Qatar Grand Prix will not be held in 2023 due to renovation work at the Losail International Circuit. Since 2004, Qatar has been a regular on the MotoGP schedule among the first significant racing venues in the Middle East, with the Bahrain International Circuit, which launched on the Formula One schedule the same year. […]

Fabio Quartararo: MotoGP qualifying sees Ducati try “something insane”

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After Francesco Bagnaia raced to pole at the MotoGP French Grand Prix, Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo claims it’s difficult to defeat Ducati in qualifying since the racers perform “something crazy.” On Saturday at Le Mans, Bagnaia dominated a Ducati 1-2 ahead of teammate Jack Miller, establishing a new lap time of 1m30.450s to earn his 2nd pole of the […]

Marc Marquez: In the wake of Honda’s MotoGP problems, it’s easy to lower expectations

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Marc Marquez admits that it is indeed “easier and easier” to confess that his current level on the 2022 Honda MotoGP bike isn’t good enough to compete for the top. With the heatwaves seen this afternoon at the French Grand Prix, the six-time championship winner battled in qualifying and could only reach 10th place on […]

Full race results for the 2022 MotoGP French Grand Prix

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Enea Bastianini of Gresini Ducati won his third race of the 2022 MotoGP season in Le Mans, while Francesco Bagnaia wrecked out immediately after losing the lead. At the beginning of the race, Jack Miller took the holeshot from #2 on the grid, however quickly fell back polesitter Bagnaia on the sister factory Ducati and […]

Quartararo is “by no means the favourite”  for the MotoGP championship in 2022

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After a poor performance in Sunday’s French Grand Prix, defending title holder Fabio Quartararo admits he is “by no means the favourite” for the 2022 MotoGP championship. The Yamaha racer was anticipated to compete for the win at Le Mans on Sunday after setting the fastest average sppeed throughout the weekend’s practise sessions. However, he had […]

Bagnaia’s Ducati teammate Bastianini would be a “matter”

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Enea Bastianini, the champion of the French Grand Prix, believes Francesco Bagnaia would not choose him as his Ducati MotoGP teammate in 2023 since “it could be a trouble for him.” Bastianini clinched the French Grand Prix at Le Mans on Sunday after a short battle with Bagnaia, who made an error while dominating on […]

Without crashes, Marquez concedes that ninth place was the best possible outcome

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Marc Marquez says that he relied on racers in front of him to fall out from the MotoGP French Grand Prix so he could finish 6th on the problematic Honda. On the drastically altered 2022 Honda, the six-time championship winner appears to battle for form and qualified 10th on the grid. Marquez believed his speed was […]

Mir confesses his MotoGP incident in Le Mans was “mentally painful”

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Joan Mir of Suzuki feels his fall out of podium position in the MotoGP French Grand Prix this Sunday was “painful mentally.” At the halfway mark of the Le Mans race, the 2020 championship winner was closing in on Jack Miller’s Ducati for third place, having broken away somewhat from Aleix Espargaro’s Aprilia. However, on […]

Espargaro has no idea what is going on with the ’23 Aprilia negotiations

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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 […]

Espargaro seems to have no advantage on Honda MotoGP bike

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 After a difficult French Grand Prix, Pol Espargaro criticised the 2022 Honda MotoGP motorbike, claiming that he has “no good points” on the RC213V. The 2022 season has been exceedingly challenging for all Honda racers on the substantially upgraded RC213V, with Espargaro only making the top ten once since his podium on the first day […]