Ducati have again reiterated that Marco Bezzecchi deserves a factory bike for the 2024 MotoGP season but that he must move to Pramac for that to happen.
After making one of the best starts to a MotoGP race this season, Darryn Binder’s attempts at claiming a third points scoring finish were shattered after crashing out at turn nine.
Despite challenging Aleix Espargaro for seventh on the penultimate lap, Brad Binder spent the last five laps of the Austrian MotoGP riding around front tyre issues.
Jorge Martin claims his aggressive battle with Enea Bastianini at the Austrian MotoGP had nothing to do with the fact both riders are fighting for the second factory Ducati seat.
After watching Fabio Quartararo pull off an exceptional overtake on him at the new Red Bull Ring chicane during Sunday’s Austrian MotoGP, Jack Miller joked that his speed was like that of a ‘Granny’.
Despite receiving advice from ‘mentor’ Valentino Rossi not to use the soft front tyre during Sunday’s Austrian MotoGP, Francesco Bagnaia did so anyway as he held off Fabio Quartararo for his third consecutive win.
While thankful of the claims made by Aleix Espargaro that he’s the best rider on the MotoGP grid, Fabio Quartararo felt uneasy when discussing the subject after securing another brilliant podium at the Red Bull Ring.
‘There’s no need to go and talk about dive bombs and what not’ - Jack Miller refutes the idea that a discussion between Ducati riders to be sensible at the start of the Austrian MotoGP is needed.
Ducati continued their domination of the Red Bull Ring during qualifying for the Austrian MotoGP, and while that’s not a surprise, the name who came out on top was…
Johann Zarco continued his impressive Austrian MotoGP weekend after breaking the 1m 29s barrier in FP3, although the big news was of Aleix Espargaro missing out on the top ten and therefore needing to go through Q1 later today.
With an announcement from MotoGP introducing sprint races for the 2023 season expected this weekend in Austria, Johann Zarco and Jack Miller have already stated they’re in favour of the shake-up.
Although the new chicane titled 2a-2b at the Red Bull Ring caught out several MotoGP riders including championship contenders Fabio Quartararo and Aleix Espargaro over the course of Friday practice, Jack Miller is one of many in favour of the addition.
While Fabio Quartararo has previously stated that Yamaha are making a bigger effort to improve its M1 machine ahead of next season, the reigning MotoGP world champion still feels the Japanese manufacturer is playing ‘too far from the rules’.