The series will return to Indonesia for the first time since 1997 on 20 March when the inaugural grand prix at the new Mandalika track – MotoGP’s first street circuit – is held. Ahead of the grand prix, the final three-day pre-season test of 2022 was held at the circuit situated on the island of […]
Split between the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia and the new Mandalika International Street Circuit in Indonesia, pre-season testing for MotoGP consisted of just five official days of running. Honda’s Pol Espargaro topped the Mandalika test outright on HRC’s radically revised 2022 bike, with the Japanese marque looking like it has come in from the […]
The nine-time MotoGP race winner embarks on his first full campaign with Aprilia in 2022, having joined the marque from last year’s Aragon Grand Prix after losing his place with Yamaha amidst a major fallout. PLUS: Why Aprilia is a good bet for Vinales in MotoGP – but won’t fix his big problem As the […]
The series was first announced last year, with camera crews spotted at the Qatar Grand Prix season-opener following the paddock around. Like Netflix’s Drive To Survive, MotoGP’s docuseries will offer fans unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the biggest names in the series and chart their 2021 seasons. Here is everything we know so far about the […]
The 2020 world champion was forced to test on Saturday with a depleted technical crew after two members of his team tested positive for COVID-19 in Indonesia. His running on Saturday was limited to 47 laps as a result of electronics problems and a crash. Mir was then forced to miss the final day of […]
The 2013 Moto2 world champion endured a tough first year on the Honda in 2021, scoring just one podium and finishing 42 points behind team-mate Marc Marquez – who missed four grands prix, but still won three races while recovering from the arm injury that forced him to sit out the entire 2020 campaign. Following […]
Quartararo has been vocal in his unhappiness at a lack of progress made by Yamaha with the engine for its 2022 bike and its continuing top speed deficit. During the Mandalika pre-season test, Quartararo said his future beyond this season remained “open” as his frustrations at Yamaha grow. Yamaha maintains Quartararo is its main priority […]
Having ended Friday’s session fastest on the new Honda, Espargaro shot to the top of the timesheets in the opening hour of Sunday’s final running in Indonesia with a 1m31.060s. As much of the grid focused on race running, Espargaro’s lap would stand for the remaining seven hours of the test and ensure Honda […]
Espargaro topped Friday’s first session at the new Mandalika International Street Circuit in Indonesia, and shot to the top of the order again on Sunday with a 1m31.060s. Set inside the first hour of running, Espargaro’s time went unchallenged through to the chequered flag. Read more from the Mandalika test: He headed reigning world champion […]
I was recently asked to list riders that could win races in the upcoming MotoGP season and soon found myself rhyming off more than half of the grid. Yes, Ducati appears to be in the best shape at the moment. But it doesn’t take a massive stretch of the imagination when making a case for […]