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Kickoff time, how to watch, and more for the 2022 Americas MotoGP

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The fourth round of the 2022 MotoGP season takes place this weekend at the Raceway of the Americas in Austin. Here’s how to watch Sunday’s Americas Grand Prix. In qualifying, Ducati claimed the first 5 slots, with Pramac rider Jorge Martin securing pole ahead of factory riders Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia. On his comeback […]

Marc Marquez is learning a ‘different’ Honda, and his eye is fine after falls

Marc Marquez

After day one of pre-season testing at Sepang, Marc Marquez discusses his MotoGP comeback, his eye injury, and an unfamiliar new Honda. Marc Marquez rode his first MotoGP laps on Saturday in Sepang since winning the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on October 24. After an enduro accident that resulted in a nightmare repeat of nerve […]

The fastest Sepang MotoGP laps were set by Espargaro and Bastianini

Espargaro and Bastianini

On the final day of the 2022 test, Aleix Espargaro and later Enea Bastianini broke Danilo Petrucci’s unofficial 2019 Sepang record. Aleix Espargaro shattered the all-time unofficial Sepang lap record at the start of Sunday’s final day of testing after leading an Aprilia one-two on Saturday. But it didn’t last long, as Enea Bastianini went […]

Viales was the fastest on Day 2 of the Sepang Shakedown Test

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Aprilia’s star returned to the RS-GP, HRC’s Bradl was back, and rookie Bezzecchi was the fastest of the rookies. Maverick Viales of Aprilia Racing was fastest on Day 2 of the MotoGPTM Shakedown Test at the Sepang International Circuit, setting a time of 1:59.883 on his first day on track in 2022. Because Aprilia is the […]

Marc Marquez’s blog: a difficult winter, but the Sepang Test is coming up

Marc Marquez

Following his recovery from diplopia, the eight-time Champion is looking forward to the difficulties Malaysia holds Marc Marquez of the Repsol Honda Team has had yet another injury-plagued off-season, with a training incident near the end of 2021 delaying his return to form. After working so hard to get back into fitness after a career-threatening […]

As the MotoGPTM adaption progresses, Binder “feeling the heat”

Darryn Binder

At the Sepang Shakedown, the South African improved on all three days, but he believes he still has a lot more to give. During the Sepang Shakedown, fans, paddling pools, and cold baths were paddock necessities as MotoGPTM returned to Southeast Asia for the first time in two years. Temperatures edging 35°C have made it […]

Espargaro and Crutchlow will compete on the final day of the Sepang MotoGP Shakedown

Sepang MotoGP

After making his 2022 debut on the final day of the Shakedown, Aleix Espargaro presently leads the Sepang timesheets. On Wednesday morning, Aprilia teammate Aleix Espargaro completed his first laps of the year, after Maverick Vinales took to the track (and was fastest) on day two. Due to Aprilia’s technical concessions, Espargaro and Vinales, the […]

Sepang MotoGP Test: Shakedown illness knocked Fabio di Giannantonio out

Fabio di Giannantonio

Due to illness, Fabio di Giannantonio will miss days 2 and 3 of the Sepang MotoGP Shakedown test; ‘Yesterday I was completely knocked out, while today I’m a little better.’ After being ruled out of days two and three of the Sepang Shakedown test due to a stomach illness, MotoGP rookie Fabio di Giannantonio was […]

Gardner is suffering with a wrist injury, while Fernandez is “very positive” and “happy”

Raul Fernandez and Remy Gardner

On day two of the Sepang Shakedown test, Tech3 KTM MotoGP rookies Raul Fernandez and Remy Gardner finished fourth and sixth, respectively. On day two of the Sepang MotoGP Shakedown test, Raul Fernandez equaled his day one lap time. However, improvements by others dropped the Tech3 KTM rider to fourth place on the timesheets, a […]

MotoGP rookie, Remy Gardner had surgery after a Motocross accident

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Two weeks before the Sepang Shakedown test, 2022 MotoGP rookie Remy Gardner has wrist surgery. Remy Gardner, a MotoGP rookie, had surgery on his right wrist barely two weeks before the start of pre-season testing in Sepang for the 2022 season. Doctor Mir placed two screws in his wrist, and the Moto2 world champion ‘will […]