Raul Fernandez and Aleix Espargaro fear downforce and dirty air prevents overtaking in MotoGP, leading to ‘boring’ races. Statistics show only one race win by a rider outside the top three after the opening lap.
Marc Marquez may have missed three complete weekends, and a further two Sunday races, but his 14 falls by the MotoGP summer break is more than any other rider in 2023.
Aleix Espargaro doesn’t want Aprilia to be sucked back into MotoGP technical Concessions but is also ‘not against’ the rumoured changes to help struggling manufacturers Honda and Yamaha.
Starting the Dutch MotoGP weekend with a fracture to his left toe from a jogging accident, Fabio Quartararo finished it with an additional injury to his elbow after a fast accident that also took out countryman Johann Zarco.
Jack Miller’s 200th grand prix ended after just one lap after a back-and-forth with Maverick Vinales saw the KTM rider ask too much of his front tyre in the Dutch MotoGP.
Stripped of a Sprint podium for exceeding track limits on the final lap, Brad Binder made an identical error on the last lap of Sunday’s Dutch MotoGP at Assen.
Marc Marquez has explained that a worsening of his rib injury was behind his decision to withdraw from today’s Dutch MotoGP at Assen and admitted he is now enduring the "most difficult moment" of his racing career.