It was hoped that the attendance of the FIM Stewards in the MotoGP riders Safety Commission meeting at Le Mans would calm the penalty controversy and provide clarity for the future.
Full Qualifying results and grid line-up for the Saturday Sprint and main Sunday race at the French MotoGP at Le Mans, round 5 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.
Marc Marquez made a typically action-packed return to MotoGP at Le Mans on Friday: Debuting on the Kalex chassis, falling twice and being the only Honda to secure direct access to Qualifying 2.
Danilo Petrucci may have spent most of his MotoGP career on Ducati machinery, but it was still something of a shock when he climbed back on a Desmosedici at Le Mans on Friday.
Fabio Quartararo offered a grim assessment of his factory Yamaha after again being left outside the top ten, during the opening day of his home French MotoGP at Le Mans.
Luca Marini, one of the tallest riders on the 2023 grid, thinks Danilo Petrucci’s size will be less of a disadvantage than normal on his MotoGP comeback at Le Mans this weekend.
Marc Marquez has warned that the revised penalty wording, introduced in the aftermath of the FIM Stewards' failed attempt to revise his Portimao MotoGP penalty, could create new risks and problems.