Tag: MotoGP

08 Apr 2022

Miller “left in the dark” by Ducati over his MotoGP future

The three-time race winner has been a stable of Ducati’s line-up since he joined Pramac in 2018, with the Australian earning a step up to the factory squad last year. He finished fourth in the points having scored two wins in 2021, albeit 61 points adrift of runner-up team-mate Francesco Bagnaia. Miller’s future with Ducati […]

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07 Apr 2022

Yamaha must improve MotoGP grip uncertainty – Quartararo

Quartararo currently sits fifth in the championship after a mixed start to 2022, with a lack of grip in Qatar and Argentina – married to the M1’s lack of horsepower relative to its rivals – leaving him ninth and eighth. He had hoped that a strong run to second in the wet Indonesian GP after […]

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07 Apr 2022

Tank Slappers Podcast: MotoGP Americas GP preview

The Spaniard has been spearheading Aprilia’s project since 2017 and has endured years of hardship developing the RS-GP, to the point where he contemplated quitting prior to the pandemic. But significant progress with the RS-GP in recent years culminated in Espargaro storming to pole and the win in a tense race at Termas de Rio […]

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07 Apr 2022

How to watch and session times

MotoGP returns to the United States just one week after a dramatic Argentina GP weekend, which was won by Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro – marking his first grand prix win and the first for Aprilia in the modern era. It was a weekend plagued by delays, after freight problems forced Friday’s action to be cancelled. PLUS: […]

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06 Apr 2022

“Speed is there” despite “painful” Honda MotoGP points haul

Honda overhauled its MotoGP package for 2022 after several years of struggle, with its latest RC213V more rear biased to aid the traction it used to miss. This has helped Espargaro in particular to be more competitive on the bike, with the Spaniard fighting for victory in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix before finishing third. […]

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06 Apr 2022

Marquez back for Americas MotoGP after latest vision problems

The Honda rider crashed heavily during warm-up for the Indonesian GP last month and was ruled unfit to race after suffering a concussion. On the flight home from Indonesia, Marquez began to experience problems with his vision and was diagnosed with a new episode of diplopia – also known as double vision. This forced Marquez […]

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05 Apr 2022

Espargaro leads Aprilia 1-2 in FP2, Bagnaia drops into Q1

The rescheduled second practice session on Saturday was extended from 45 minutes to an hour to make up for Friday’s running being cancelled due to freight delays. With no FP3 taking place this weekend due to the revised schedule, the qualifying groups were decided on the combined order at the end of FP2. Most of […]

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