Reigning world champion Bagnaia has bled points since the Catalan Grand Prix, having started that race with a 66-point lead over Pramac’s Martin. But a crash on lap one of the Catalan GP, which compromised his physical condition for the San Marino GP, and then another Sunday crash in India, has allowed Martin to close […]
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Rins to make MotoGP comeback at Motegi after injury layoff
Rins sustained a broken right leg in a crash in the sprint race during the Italian Grand Prix weekend, and has subsequently missed the last seven grand prix weekends, including last weekend’s Indian round. However, LCR announced that Rins would be making the trip to Japan in hopes of being able to participate in Honda’s […]
Terminal heat issues cause for concern at Aprilia in MotoGP flyaways
The three-time grand prix winner was forced to retire from last Sunday’s race at the Buddh International Circuit when his RS-GP broke down. Espargaro was at a loss to explain what the actual problem was, but noted that this is a recurring issue for Aprilia at hot venues. “I don’t know, the bike stopped,” he […]
MotoGP reveals record 22-round calendar for 2024
The schedule had already been announced to begin on 10 March with the Qatar Grand Prix, which returns to the season-opening slot having been moved to November in 2023 due to track updates earlier this year. MotoGP will then head to Europe for the Portuguese GP – which opened the 2022 calendar – before the […]
Why Honda MotoGP team wouldn’t block Marc Marquez’s exit
Although the Spaniard has recently been speaking about his intention, or rather hope, to reveal where he will race in 2024 during this weekend’s grand prix at Motegi, there is no certainty that by the end of the race on Sunday he will have been able to resolve the dispute he created for himself by […]
MotoGP “needs to think about” better managing hotter races
The physical capabilities of MotoGP riders were tested on the series’ first visit to the Buddh International Circuit last weekend, with Jorge Martin requiring medical intervention after suffering from dehydration and several others reporting a burning-like sensation in the throat due to high temperatures and humidity in Delhi. The race had already been cut… Continue […]
10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Indian Grand Prix
Months of uncertainty marred the build-up to MotoGP’s inaugural Indian adventure at the Buddh International Circuit, as requested track works had only recently been completed. Homologation was made official only on the Thursday of the grand prix, while the riders had already decided to unite if they felt the safety standards of the venue were […]
Quartararo explains Martin India MotoGP overtake ‘frustration’
The 2021 world champion enjoyed one of his better weekends of an otherwise tough campaign at the Buddh International Circuit. Quartararo was sixth in the sprint on Saturday and scored his second grand prix podium of the year on Sunday after trailing a dehydrated Martin home. The Yamaha rider was able to close right in […]
Mistake-riddled Friday key to Bezzecchi’s Indian GP domination over Ducati MotoGP rivals
Bezzecchi was a class apart from the rest of the field at the Buddh International Circuit last weekend, recovering from a sluggish start to win the grand prix by over eight seconds – the biggest victory margin seen in MotoGP this year. The Italian lost positions to fellow Ducati riders Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia […]
What caused Honda’s “mystery” India MotoGP weekend?
For the first time in 2023, both factory Honda riders qualified inside the top six, with Mir fifth and Marc Marquez sixth. Marquez carried this form into Saturday’s sprint, scoring his second podium of the season in third, while in Sunday’s grand prix Mir ended his points drought with a ride to fifth as his […]