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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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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At the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix, Izan Guevara improved his chances of winning the Moto3 championship while Ai Ogura surprised home fans by winning the Moto2 race. Drama began in the opening laps of the 22-lap Moto2 race as polesitter Aron Canet fell out with a commanding lead. Ogura of Honda Team Asia was pushed […]
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At the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix, Ai Ogura won the Moto2 race, thrilling home fans, while Izan Guevara improved his chances of winning the Moto3 championship. On grand prix Sunday at Motegi, the 20-lap Moto3 race got things started. The torrential rain from Saturday gave way to bright, sunny skies. As the breakaway leading four, […]
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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. […]