Mir led the 25-lap race early on, but was soon swallowed by eventual winner Fabio Quartararo and dropped to third late on as he battled with a lack of feeling on his medium front tyre. On lap 19 Miller lined up a pass on Mir into the first corner, but lost the front-end of […]
The Yamaha rider passed early leader Joan Mir on the fourth lap and romped to a crucial first win of a so far difficult season, having failed to win a race since Silverstone last year. Mir streaked away off the line from second on the grid to lead a race for the first time since […]
The first 15-minute segment of qualifying started off with the best laps coming on wets before a crossover point materialised where slicks were the best option. And throughout Q2 the fight for pole was dictated by track evolution, with Pramac Ducati’s Zarco setting the pole lap on his final lap with a 1m42.003s. Qualifying started […]
The drama started in Q1 when Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia crashed heavily while on slicks when the track was still too wet and needed to be taken to the medical centre for checks. He has been cleared on any fractures for now, but will go to hospital nearby for further examination. If he is cleared fit […]
The three-time MotoGP race winner made his debut with LCR back in 2015 when he was signed to a three-year contract by Honda to come directly from Moto3, where he finished runner-up in the championship in 2014. After a difficult debut aboard the underpowered RC213V-RS open class bike, Miller moved to Marc VDS for the […]
The 2020 title winner took his first ever front row qualifying result in last year’s Algarve GP at Portimao, and was in the fight for pole on Saturday for the 2022 Portuguese GP. Mir in the end lost out to Pramac’s Johann Zarco by 0.195 seconds, but still held onto a career-best second. Speaking after […]
Qualifying at Portimao on Saturday was hectic as Q2 was the first session of the weekend to be run in fully dry conditions. This meant lap times improved throughout the 15-minute session as the track evolved, with top spot changing hands constantly. Marquez was on a lap in the dying stages of Q2 that was […]
The heavy rain of the early morning on Saturday had given way to sunnier conditions for the start of the final 45-minute practice of the weekend at the Algarve International Circuit near Portimao. As a result, riders were able to find improvements in lap time on the combined standings crucial for deciding who goes directly […]
Ducati came into the new season as favourites to fight for the title after a strong end to 2021 and the initial tests on the 2022 bike proving hugely encouraging. But as the pre-season phase wore on, it became apparent that the 2022 Ducati wasn’t as competitive as the 2021-spec which Gresini Racing and […]
Rain has come and gone all day at the Algarve International Circuit near Portimao on Friday, with a heavier downpour arriving around 15 minutes into the 45-minute FP2. Conditions already proved tricky before that, as factory Ducati rider Bagnaia crashed suddenly at the Turn 3 right-hander just seconds after he’d gone fastest with a 1m51.789s. […]