After a few weekends where he struggled to have the same feeling under braking as earlier in the season, Francesco Bagnaia believes he’s back to his best at the Japanese MotoGP.
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Jorge Martin topped FP1 and was competitive throughout the second practice on Friday at the Japanese MotoGP, however, the Pramac rider called day-one a ‘bit of a disaster’.
Marc Marquez and Fabio Quartararo believe the provisional 2024 MotoGP calendar, which included 22 rounds (44 races) ‘is too much’.
Fabio Quartararo admits Yamaha has to take more risk if they want to become a force in MotoGP again.
Back on the podium for the first time since the MotoGP season-opener in Qatar, Brad Binder has called his second place finish at Motegi something ‘we needed desperately’.
Second for most of the Japanese MotoGP and on course to make it a Ducati 1-2, Jorge Martin was left frustrated after being picked off right at the very end by KTM’s Brad Binder.
After his brilliant fourth place finish at Motegi, is a first MotoGP win since Misano 2021 a realistic possibility for eight-time world champion Marc Marquez before the end of the season?
Cal Crutchlow revealed his bizarre start to the Japanese MotoGP - “no devices on, no launch control, no nothing!”
Marc Marquez admitted that he needed ice and painkillers after a heroic effort at the Japanese MotoGP but his physicality will be tested even further by the looming back-to-back race schedule.
Crash.net journalist Robert Jones runs through the field’s rider ratings following a dramatic Japanese MotoGP at Motegi.
Francesco Bagnaia has taken full blame for his last-lap mistake at Motegi, calling his attempted overtake on MotoGP title rival Fabio Quartararo an ‘idiot manoeuvre’.
Marc Marquez’s last-lap overtake at the Japanese MotoGP was a reminder of his brilliance, says Santi Hernandez, but his complaints about the Honda bike are the same as his teammates’.
Francesco Bagnaia apologised for crashing out of the Japanese MotoGP and costing himself crucial points, says Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi.
Jack Miller has won the Japanese MotoGP in dominant fashion, however, Ducati’s day ended in disappointment as Francesco Bagnaia crashed out on the final lap.
Marc Marquez is vying for the 100th podium finish of his career in the premier class at the Japanese MotoGP.
On a day that saw Marc Marquez secure his first MotoGP pole position in three years at Motegi and championship contenders struggle, five riders shocked us with their performance, but who are they?
The Japanese MotoGP is expected to go ahead at its scheduled time on Sunday despite the delays on Saturday caused by thunderstorms.
Marc Marquez will not turn his incredible pole position into a victory at the Japanese MotoGP because his fitness will hold him back, says Neil Hodgson on BT Sport.
Despite finishing less than half a tenth off the fastest time set by Jack Miller in Friday practice at the Japanese MotoGP, Fabio Quartararo felt ‘on the limit from the first lap’, while stating Ducati has a larger margin for error.
Jack Miller tops the opening MotoGP practice at Motegi ahead of championship contenders, Francesco Bagnaia, Fabio Quartararo and Aleix Espargaro, all of whom were within +0.068s of the Australian.
Could the 2022 MotoGP championship battle become a four-way fight - Fabio Quartararo and Aleix Espargaro believe Enea Bastianini remains a real threat, although one who is ‘less of a contender’ with just five races to go.
Francesco Bagnaia has rejected the idea that he would like Ducati to apply team orders for the remainder of the 2022 MotoGP season.
Like Jack Miller who defended Marc Marquez after the eight-time world champion was the cause of two separate lap one accidents in Aragon, Takaaki Nakagami has also defended the Spaniard by calling their coming-together an ‘unlucky incident’.
A fire broke out in the Marc VDS garage on Thursday at the Japanese MotoGP - but luckily, thanks to some quick thinking, no person or equipment was damaged.