A poor qualifying, technical issues and misunderstandings with Aprilia left Maverick Vinales ‘disappointed’ after missing out on another potential MotoGP podium in Aragon.
Enea Bastianini finally got the better of Francesco Bagnaia to win the Aragon MotoGP, while Fabio Quartararo's comfortable championship lead went up in flames after a crash on lap one following contact with Marc Marquez.
On a day that saw Ducati produce even more dominance thanks to Francesco Bagnaia securing pole, plenty of shocks and surprises took place in what was an eventful qualifying at Aragon.
Jorge Martin has claimed top spot on day-one of the Aragon MotoGP which was again dominated by Ducati, while Aleix Espargaro was only 13th after suffering a second crash.
Despite throwing the kitchen sink at Francesco Bagnaia on the final lap of the Misano MotoGP, a lap that saw him also set the fastest lap of the race, Enea Bastianini ultimately had to play second best at his home race.
After securing his third MotoGP podium in four races, Maverick Vinales believes he’s ready to ‘take the next step’ with Aprilia after finally overcoming start, first lap and consistency issues that so often plagued his time at Yamaha.
After holding off extreme pressure from both Maverick Vinales and Enea Bastianini, Francesco Bagnaia claimed a fourth consecutive MotoGP win which has seen him move ahead of Aleix Espargaro in the championship.
Francesco Bagnaia becomes the first-ever Ducati rider to win four consecutive MotoGP races after getting the better of Enea Bastianini in an epic Misano Grand Prix.
While Ducati’s incredible dominance in qualifying continued at Misano as Jack Miller claimed an 11th pole in 14 races for the Italian manufacturer this season, the Australian’s top time in Q2 was just the second pole of his MotoGP career.
Maverick Vinales was in no mood to shy away from the fact he believes a victory at Misano is a real possibility following an impressive FP2 at the San Marino MotoGP. So why were the words ‘I will crash [eventually], this is clear’ used by the Aprilia rider?
New RNF signings Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez have revealed it was the form of Maverick Vinales, rather than MotoGP title contender Aleix Espargaro, that helped convince them to join Aprilia for 2023.
Aleix Espargaro believes the additions of Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez to the new 2023 RNF Aprilia team will help the Noale-based manufacturer ‘fight eight Ducatis’ going forward.
Maverick Vinales led the Riviera di Rimini team to a comprehensive 6-2 victory in the MotoGP football match against a San Marino squad captained by Enea Bastianini.
Although contact with Fabio Quartararo saw him drop from second to fifth in just one corner, Maverick Vinales claims it had no effect on his result after charging back through the field and narrowly missing out on a first MotoGP victory with Aprilia.
Crash.net journalist Robert Jones runs through the field’s rider ratings following an enthralling British MotoGP where Francesco Bagnaia held off a late charge from Maverick Vinales.