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 […]
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May
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 […]
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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 […]
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May
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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May
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 […]
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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
Because of the competitiveness of modern MotoGP, it’s “very hard to overtake anymore,” according to Ducati’s Jack Miller, who believes this has put greater stress on racers. All six manufacturers on the grid are now race winners, with all six recording podiums in the first five races of 2022. Four racers on 4 distinct bikes have claimed […]
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May
May
Fabio Quartararo, the defending MotoGP title holder, says he disagrees with the plan to cut the amount of testing period in the 2023 season. The FIM, the authority of MotoGP, said on Thursday that testing for the 2023 season would be limited to just 8 scheduled days throughout the year, before this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix […]