Tag Archives: MOTOGP

Marcel Schrotter broke his hand, but is he ready to play in Qatar?

Marcel Schrotter

After breaking his hand at the Official Portimao Moto2 test, Marcel Schrotter is ‘positive’ that he will be able to compete in next month’s season opening in Qatar. Despite breaking his hand at the Official Portimao Moto2 test, Marcel Schrotter is optimistic that he will be ready for the 2022 season premiere in Qatar next […]

Jaume Masia focused on Qatar: ‘We hope to achieve a positive result’   

Jaume Masia

During the Official Portimao Moto3 Test, Jaume Masia takes one spot ahead of Tech 3’s Deniz Oncu.A Jaume Masia, as last season, will become the Red Bull KTM Ajo team’s major title candidate in the 2022 Moto3 world championship. The Spaniard, who was rapidly outshone by teammate and eventual champion Pedro Acosta during the 2021 […]

Tony Arbolino is ‘confident’ in his ability to compete in Qatar

tony arbolino

After completing official test in Portimao P11, second-year Moto2 racer Tony Arbolino is ‘confident’ about being competitive at next month’s season opening in Qatar. Tony Arbolino believes a strong performance at the 2022 Moto2 season opening in Qatar next weekend is a definite possibility. The Italian, who had completed his maiden official test for Elf Marc […]

Marquez hasn’t reached his maximum yet

Marquez

After ranking 17th on the first day of MotoGP testing at Mandalika, Marc Marquez admits he has yet to ‘really push.’ Marc Marquez, the eight-time world champion, ended day one of testing in 17th place on a day when the weather was unpredictably bad for MotoGP’s first ever visit to Mandalika. Despite wet weather and […]

Fabio Quartararo: I don’t need time to see Yamaha situation

Quartararo

After placing fifth on day one of the Mandalika MotoGP test, Fabio Quartararo claims he doesn’t need time to figure out where Yamaha’s performance level is. During the first day of MotoGP testing in Mandalika, world champion Fabio Quartararo makes late adjustments to finish fifth. The Yamaha racer, who has previously expressed disappointment with the […]

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

Viñales

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 […]