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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After negotiating on a two-year contract with the Japanese manufacturer to compete for LCR, Alex Rins will enter Honda in MotoGP for the upcoming season. The stunning choice by Suzuki to leave MotoGP at the conclusion of the 2022 season placed the Spaniard onto the riding market. The three-time MotoGP champion had conversations with a number […]
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Alvaro Bautista, who is now leading the World Superbike title, confesses that he comprehends MotoGP “less and less” and believes that the racer is no longer what separates one championship from another. With the trio winning all 15 races so far and sharing the podium 10 times, the WSBK season has evolved into a clear […]
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Jul
The assumption that some courses are especially suitable for the Ducati MotoGP bike than others, according to Jack Miller, is now a thing of the past. Due to the Desmosedici’s understeer issues in the past, the Ducati often underperformed at locations where a bike with flexibility was required. And while Ducati keeps performing well on […]
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May
May
Fabio Quartararo, the defending MotoGP title holder, has slammed the idea of holding qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix when it did because the “conditions were extremely dangerous.” Qualifying took place on Saturday afternoon in the precipitation, with stewards waving rain flags as thunder rumbled over the Mugello circuit. Q1 started on wet tyres before […]
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May
May
Despite winning the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia thinks he needs to “be more like a machine” to clinch the 2022 MotoGP championship. Bagnaia earned two DNFs thus far in 2022, following wrecking out of the Qatar Grand Prix in March and scrapping for win with Gresini’s Enea Bastianini at the French […]
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Marc Marquez confesses he would not have raced in the MotoGP Italian Grand Prix if he had known about his 4th arm surgery sooner. The six-time MotoGP championship winner stated on Saturday at Mugello that he will retire from competition for the time being – probably until the end of 2022 – in order to […]
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May
After a collision in the Italian Grand Prix, Alex Rins described Takaaki Nakagami as “among the most dangerous” racers in MotoGP. In the beginning phases of Sunday’s race at Mugello, Rins and Nakagami were vying for 12th place after the Suzuki rider qualified 21st. Rins went out on lap seven of 23 while trying to […]
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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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Leopard Racing, which has won numerous Moto3 world championships, has said that it is “highly interested” in taking over for Suzuki when the Japanese manufacturer retires from MotoGP at the end of 2022. Suzuki announced its retirement from MotoGP at the end of the season on Monday, a choice it only informed the cycling team about […]