Johann Zarco says Marc Marquez needs to show a more ‘calm and controlled’ side after the six-time MotoGP champion has been impacted by crashes and injuries again in 2023.
Pol Espargaro contemplated retirement during some of the darkest moments following his Portimao MotoGP accident but is now focused on a comeback and believes “I still have some speed to show”.
Davide Tardozzi, Team Manager at Lenovo Ducati, has admitted the points gap likely facing Enea Bastianini after Mugello means team orders could be used later in the 2023 MotoGP season.
Aprilia Racing CEO, Massimo Rivola, expects problems to arise between star riders Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales, but how they deal with them throughout the 2023 MotoGP season will be key.
Stefan Bradl will replace the injured Marc Marquez at this weekend’s MotoGP of the Americas at COTA, while Joan Mir is looking to complete a full weekend after missing out on the Grand Prix in Argentina.
In a year where he started the season fully fit for the first time since 2020, Marc Marquez hopes of becoming a MotoGP title contender once again already appear to be in dire straits.
Pol Espargaro may have suffered extensive injuries during his Friday practice accident at the Portimao MotoGP, but brother Aleix believes he was ‘very lucky’ it wasn’t worse.
Despite scoring points on his Honda debut in Portimao, Alex Rins has been left frustrated after calling his inability to overtake other MotoGP riders a ‘disaster’.
After looking like a contender for victory due to his performances in pre-season testing, Luca Marini instead endured ‘a nightmare’ opening round to the 2023 MotoGP season as he crashed out of both races.
MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia says the Sprint nor the main race are the problem for recent crashes and injuries, but that it’s the ‘approach of the rider’ that is causing accidents.