Honda has endured a miserable 2023 season on its troubled bike, with a win from LCR’s Alex Rins in Austin and a sprint podium in Portugal for Marquez the only highlights. At Mugello, Joan Mir was forced to withdraw from the weekend after a crash in practice, while Rins has to have surgery on a […]
Bagnaia blasted clear from pole position but briefly lost the lead when spots of rain fell at the end of lap two, as Jorge Martin took the initiative with riders tentatively judging the conditions. But the rain spots relented and at the start of lap four Bagnaia charged back into the lead at the first […]
The LCR Honda rider went down on the fourth lap of the sprint in an incident not picked up by TV cameras. Rins was conscious throughout and after the crash he was transported to the circuit medical centre where it was confirmed he had suffered a broken right leg. Rins has been taken to the […]
The MotoGP world champion extended his lead in the riders’ standings to four points by winning the Mugello sprint race, but had to overcome a threat of rain which disrupted his rhythm at the front. At the end of lap two the rain flags were displayed and Bagnaia, as the leader, took caution through Arrabbiata […]
Bagnaia set a time of 1m44.855s with just under three minutes to go in Q2, edging out Marquez – who was following him on track – by just under a tenth of a second. Amid a threat of rain in the second part of qualifying, all riders headed out on track early to get a […]
The Aprilia rider was cycling at Mugello on Thursday when he had a “big, big crash”, injuring his back, arm and “destroying” his heel. He said he is now in “a lot of pain” and though nothing was broken in the crash, is unable to use his rear brake. Despite his injuries, Espargaro finished ninth […]
Although neither the rider nor Yamaha has commented on it, Autosport has learned that both parties have decided to end their agreement and Mahe is absent from Mugello this weekend. It is not yet known who will assume that role ahead of 2024, a key season in which the 2021 MotoGP world champion must decide […]
The Repsol Honda rider crashed at Turn 1 around the halfway mark of the hour-long session, ending his day. It marked the 2020 MotoGP world champion’s 12th crash so far this season, more than he had in the whole of 2022 while riding for Suzuki. Honda said Mir had suffered damage around the fifth finger […]
The reigning world champion set a 1m45.436s to top the timesheets in the final five minutes of the session, having entered FP2 in 16th overall. Having been running outside the top 10 early on, factory Ducati rider Bagnaia had a brief off at San Donato, heading into the gravel. He continued before improving to third […]
Marquez topped the 45-minute session with a time of 1m46.121s, which put him 0.087s ahead of Quartararo and 0.104s clear of KTM’s Brad Binder, as three different manufacturers finished inside the top three. It was Ducati wildcard Michele Pirro that headed the timesheets early on, lapping the circuit in 1m47.905s in the first five minutes […]