Month: September 2023

08 Sep 2023

Miller rubbishes wild MotoGP rumours KTM will move him aside for Acosta

KTM has currently found no solution to its rider logjam for the 2024 MotoGP season, with five riders contracted for four bikes. At the centre of this is Moto2 championship leader and potential generational talent Acosta, who will be coming to MotoGP next season after KTM activated his contract for 2024. Insight: Why the hype around […]

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08 Sep 2023

F1 owner admits Verstappen's current domination "a challenge"

In Monza last weekend, Verstappen set a new record with his 10th consecutive grand prix win, while between them, the Dutchman and his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez have won every race held so far in 2023.Maffei said that F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is trying to focus on the fact that Verstappen is making history […]

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07 Sep 2023

Quartararo “hurts” returning to scene of MotoGP title amid current woes

The Frenchman claimed his maiden world championship at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Misano two years ago after a crash from rival Francesco Bagnaia handed him the championship with two rounds remaining. But Yamaha has struggled since, and though Quartararo finished second in last year’s standings, he is currently 11th, 178 points behind Ducati […]

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07 Sep 2023

Lack of F1 guarantee at my age played part in McLaren IndyCar U-turn

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Palou, who won his second IndyCar title for the team at Portland last weekend, had been driving TPC (testing previous cars) machinery as reserve driver for McLaren’s F1 team ahead of his expected switch to Arrow McLaren’s IndyCar squad next year. This was understood to be part of an evaluation phase of […]

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07 Sep 2023

Marquez flirts with a possible Gresini Ducati MotoGP switch for 2024

The speculation, which in recent weeks was labelled as a rumour, has kicked up a gear on Thursday at the San Marino Grand Prix, with some media outlets even writing that Marquez has already decided to quit his Honda contract a year early. Speedweek, a Red Bull-owned publication, claimed that Marquez will join Gresini with […]

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07 Sep 2023

VR46 completes 2024 MotoGP line-up

Ahead of this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix – both Marini and the team’s home race – it was confirmed he would stay with his half brother Valentino Rossi’s team for another year. “Remaining in the Mooney VR46 Racing Team also in 2024 is for me a question of trust in a very close-knit working […]

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07 Sep 2023

Aston Martin needs to “give our drivers a better car”

The team struggled for performance with its low downforce package over the Italian GP weekend, with Fernando Alonso qualifying 10th and finishing ninth, and Lance Stroll out of the points in 16th from 20th on the grid. With Ferrari logging third and fourth the Maranello team moved ahead of Aston into third place in the […]

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