Iker Lecuona claims all new parts tested by Honda in recent weeks will be going towards the 2023 package and that nothing new is expected on the bike for the final few WorldSBK rounds of this season.
Without a WorldSBK victory since round three of the season in Estoril, Jonathan Rea’s hopes of becoming a seven-time Superbike champion appear to be getting smaller with each race that goes by.
After leading for much of its race debut in Qatar on the way to third in the hands of Pol Espargaro, the new RCV hasn’t featured on the podium since, leaving Honda last in the MotoGP constructors’ standings.
From the outside, Joan Mir looked to be enjoying one of his strongest performances of the season at Portimao on Sunday, until being taken out by a falling Jack Miller.
Fabio Quartararo’s runaway Portimao win, the Jack Miller and Joan Mir clash, Moto2 rain chaos and WorldSBK drama at Assen are just some of the topics in the latest Crash.net MotoGP podcast featuring Keith Huewen.
Jack Miller’s hopes of a second MotoGP podium in a row ended in the gravel trap when an attempt to pass Joan Mir saw both riders crash out in Portimao.
New World Championship standings after the Portimao MotoGP at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal, round 5 of the 2022 world championship.
Sergio Garcia hit the front of the lead quintet at the right time to take his second win of the season after a breathtaking finish to the Moto3 Portuguese Grand Prix.
Factory Ducati’s reigning MotoGP title runner-up Francesco Bagnaia and Gresini’s world championship leader Enea Bastianini face a challenging Portimao race after suffering big Saturday accidents.