Francesco Bagnaia set a reminder that he is still the man to beat as he set a new lap record to finish Friday on to as MotoGP prepared for the Spanish Grand Prix, round four of the championship.
MotoGP’s first track action in sunny Spain saw Alex Marquez rise to the top, in front of his brother Marc in Jerez ahead of the Spanish MotoGP, round four of the championship.
Brad Binder’s new all-time MotoGP speed record of 366.1km/h (227.5mph) during last year’s Mugello Sprint race was not a concern for tyre supplier Michelin.
As discussions between the manufacturers intensify over the future MotoGP technical rules, there is now a ‘stable majority’ for reducing engine size from 1000cc to 850cc from 2027.
Luca Marini was in the action in the Thailand MotoGP sprint from the off and collected a top three finish, but could not catch eventual winner Jorge Martin
Jorge Martin picked up where he left off after an absence of a sprint race in Australia and is already looking ahead for what the result means for Sunday’s Thailand Grand Prix
Jorge Martin made it five in a row after a rapid recovery from his start evolved into a dominant sprint race win in Thailand, with Francesco Bagnaia down in seventh.
Fabio Quartararo says qualifying, just like the Indonesian MotoGP, will be crucial in setting him up for a strong performance at Phillip Island this weekend.
In a recent issue of the Crash.net MotoGP podcast, Scott Smart made the argument that the concept of tyre ‘performance’ needs to be redefined to help control MotoGP lap times.