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.
Johann Zarco’s accident with Marc Marquez’s sliding bike on pit exit at the Sachsenring prompted comparisons with the risk posed to those serving a MotoGP Long Lap penalty.
Back in the GASGAS Tech 3 KTM garage for the first time since his horror crash at the MotoGP season-opener in Portimao, Pol Espargaro is edging closer to a return.
Marc Marquez says the way he’s having to ride the Honda MotoGP bike is making him risk a lot, not only to achieve a good result, but also with potential injuries.
Luca Marini admits seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi was unable to provide a solution when it came to improving at the final corner in Mugello.
After replacing Enea Bastianini at the French MotoGP last month, Danilo Petrucci is believed to have been offered the chance to replace Alex Rins at LCR Honda for this weekend’s German Grand Prix, an opportunity he has since declined.
After facing criticism from some sections of the media for past mistakes, Francesco Bagnaia has spoken out following his dominant performance at the Italian MotoGP.
While Francesco Bagnaia repeated last year’s home Mugello MotoGP triumph with a race time 2.060s faster, his 2022 victory rival Fabio Quartararo was 15.165s slower in eleventh.
After last year’s dismal attendance, which caused some to question the financial viability of the event, the Mugello MotoGP crowd almost doubled for 2023.
Just 0.3s from Francesco Bagnaia and victory in the Saturday Sprint, then fastest in warm-up, MotoGP title contender Marco Bezzecchi slumped to a subdued eighth in his home grand prix.
Brad Binder has revealed that his KTM RC16 wasn’t maxed out when he set a new all-time MotoGP speed record of 366.1km/h (227.5mph) during the Mugello sprint.
Raul Fernandez made decent early progress to climb from 19th into the points during Sunday’s Italian MotoGP, but the remainder of the race proved a gruelling physical contest.