Joan Mir of Suzuki claims that if it hadn’t been for the rain, he would not have finished sixth instead of 17th at the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix last Sunday. After a dramatic tumble in Q1, the 2020 winner was left stranded in 18th place on the grid, while Marc Marquez’s retirement from the race moved […]
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Pol Espargaro thinks he can challenge for the MotoGP championship after finishing third in Qatar; ‘Finally we can achieve what I’m dreaming of, which is to be world champion. For sure, I’m going to fight for it with Honda.’ Pol Espargaro is confident that the new RC213V Repsol Honda bike would help him win the […]
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Pol Espargaro thinks that Honda’s redesigned RC213V is ‘not as difficult to ride’ as last year’s model, and that it will let him to compete for MotoGP podiums on a consistent basis, not just against Marc Marquez. Pol Espargaro believes his MotoGP triumph in Qatar is a sign of things to come thanks to Honda’s […]
MOTOGP, Sport
Maverick Vinales is ‘disappointed,’ adding that his feelings aren’t the same as in testing
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After completing 21 seconds behind teammate Aleix Espargaro, Maverick Vinales describes his P12 position at the Qatar MotoGP as “clearly a terrible result.” After Maverick Vinales stayed a long way behind his team-mate during the Qatar MotoGP, expecting Aleix Espargaro to lead the squad’s charge in 2022 if Aprilia has a race-winning package. Vinales, who […]
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During the first nine circuits of last Sunday’s Qatar Moto3 race, Ayumu Sasaki admits, “I was living the dream,” until reliability cost him the win. After missing out on his first Moto3 victory in Qatar, Ayumu Sasaki felt ‘cvery disappointed.’ During the early rounds, the Japanese rider raced clear of the duel for second and appeared […]
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During the initial Qatar race, the Crash.net MotoGP podcast group discusses Yamaha, Aprilia, and Suzuki’s different results. Former racer Keith Huewen, Crash.net MotoGP editor Peter McLaren, and podcast host Harry Benjamin analyse Aprilia, Yamaha, and Suzuki’s differing first race results in this excerpt from the newest Crash.net MotoGP podcast. Aprilia, the only manufacturer still making technological […]
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Marc Marquez spent most of the Qatar MotoGP near Brad Binder’s KTM, but admits ‘it’s the bike I understand the least.’ He predicts race winner Enea Bastianini and Repsol Honda rider Pol Espargaro will challenge for the 2022 championship. The Qatar MotoGP wasn’t really short on shocks, but Brad Binder’s second-place finish for KTM was […]
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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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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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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 […]