Marc Marquez will be back in action this weekend after being passed fit for the Dutch MotoGP, however, the eight-time world champion has confirmed he won’t be at his best.
Jorge Martin feels as though Francesco Bagnaia had the potential to beat him at Sachsenring, but that he executed his race strategy more efficiently than the MotoGP champion.
Francesco Bagnaia doesn’t want to see team orders implemented at any stage this season even if he remains locked in a MotoGP title fight with another Ducati rider.
After going from sixth to victory in both the MotoGP sprint and Grand Prix at Sachsenring, Jorge Martin has refuted claims that the German circuit was particularly challenging to make overtakes at.
Despite Honda’s current MotoGP woes, Marc Marquez says that committing his future to the Japanese manufacturer with a four-year deal was not a mistake.
With the futures of several MotoGP riders yet to be decided, factory Red Bull KTM rider Miguel Oliveira is one of those looking to secure a deal after receiving interest from both Ducati and Aprilia.
While Joan Mir claims ‘inside my heart I will always be a Suzuki rider’, the 2020 MotoGP champion has given the biggest indication yet that a move to Repsol Honda could happen.
‘Do I feel hard done by? No!’ - Jack Miller recovered from a long-lap penalty to secure a brilliant German MotoGP podium, his first at Sachsenring in the premier class.
Remy Gardner and Raul Fernandez have played down their heated exchange which took place after qualifying for the German MotoGP; ‘I spoke to him; he was angry at first but now we’re okay. I never want to disturb anyone on purpose’ - Gardner.
After dominating most of free practice at Sachsenring, Francesco Bagnaia proved too good for his rivals as he secured pole for the German MotoGP. But who are the five riders that surprised us?
With five Ducatis and main championship threat Aleix Espargaro all quicker than him in FP2, MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo admits more ‘performance’ needs to be found, especially with regards to his early pace on the hard tyre.
Pol Espargaro says he, not his RC213V was ‘the limit’ during Friday practice at the German MotoGP after suffering two heavy crashes in FP1, the second of which has left him in severe pain.
Fabio Quartararo details the switch that took him away from a lacklustre start to his MotoGP title defence, to being the most in-form rider as he leads the championship by 22 points.
Ducati have struck first after claiming six of the top seven positions during MotoGP FP2 in Sachsenring, including top spot as Francesco Bagnaia set a new lap record.
With a two-year deal at KTM secured, factory Ducati rider Jack Miller made a blistering start to the German MotoGP weekend by finishing fastest from team-mate Francesco Bagnaia in FP1.
Remy Gardner says KTM have failed to match its competition in 2022, while his future in MotoGP remains uncertain; ‘I would love to stay in this paddock but at the moment I honestly don’t know’.
The Sachsenring looks unlikely to keep its place as MotoGP's provisional season-opener on June 21, after the German government extended a ban on large public gatherings until August 31.