Tag: MotoGP

28 Sep 2023

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 […]

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27 Sep 2023

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 […]

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27 Sep 2023

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 […]

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26 Sep 2023

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 […]

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26 Sep 2023

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 […]

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25 Sep 2023

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 […]

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25 Sep 2023

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 […]

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25 Sep 2023

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 […]

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