The Spaniard crashed at 115mph through the Farm Curve left-hander on Saturday afternoon in the FP4 session ahead of qualifying. Espargaro had to be stretchered off track before being taken to the medical centre for checks on his right foot. Despite suffering heavy bruising, Espargaro was able to take part in qualifying and heroically put […]
A closing salvo of fast laps saw Fabio Quartararo, Jack Miller and Johann Zarco in quick succession take over top spot, but it was the latter’s 1m57.767s – a new lap record at Silverstone – which stood for the Frenchman’s second pole of 2022. Drama struck Espargaro before qualifying got underway when he suffered a […]
Cooler conditions on Saturday morning meant lap time gains on the overall combined order were few and far between for the first half of the session. Espargaro would be the first major improver on the combined standings as the session neared its end and would remain fastest of all heading into qualifying with a 1m58.254s […]
Championship leader Quartararo must serve the penalty loop in Sunday’s Silverstone race as punishment for his collision with Aleix Espargaro at the last round at Assen – something he feels hard done by. Quartararo spent FP1 and FP2 on Friday at Silverstone regularly practicing the long lap loop, which is situated on the outside of […]
The Italian manufacturer has been MotoGP’s leading technical innovators for a number of years now, as it was the first to really develop aerodynamic wings on its bikes, as well as the ride height devices that have been at the centre of much debate over the past year. And on Friday at Silverstone in the […]
The Ducati rider came off at Turn 7, sliding across the gravel runoff area before making contact with the outside wall. Though the Australian came away uninjured, albeit feeling “pretty tender,” he believes the “pretty tight” corner needs to be looked at and airbags considered as an extra measure. Miller also said it could have […]
The Yamaha rider will take the penalty after crashing with Espargaro during the Dutch TT at Assen while trying to overtake his championship rival last time out. But the Aprilia rider, who sits second in the standings and just 21 points adrift, says riders lose “just eight tenths” taking the penalty at Silverstone compared with […]
Following May’s Spanish Grand Prix, Suzuki sensationally informed its race team that it was pulling the plug on its MotoGP project at the end of the 2022 season. This put Mir and team-mate Alex Rins onto an already busy rider market, with the latter announcing a two-year deal with Honda to join LCR ahead of […]
MotoGP’s return to Silverstone comes several weeks earlier than its traditional August bank holiday weekend slot, with sunny-but-windy conditions greeting the field. Pramac Ducati rider Johann Zarco set the early pace in the first MotoGP track action for five weeks following the summer break, the Frenchman going top with a 2m03.905s. Championship leader Fabio Quartararo […]
The Yamaha rider shares Monster Energy and Petronas sponsorship with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and joined the team for the French Grand Prix weekend at Paul Ricard in July. It was reported during that weekend that Quartararo would be completing a test with the team later this year, but he says it is “not […]