Marc Marquez secures direct access to Qualifying 2 at Misano after hitching a tow behind former team-mate Dani Pedrosa during Friday practice for the San Marino MotoGP.
Ducati test rider Michele Pirro leads opening practice for the 2023 San Marino MotoGP at Misano, as fellow wild-card Dani Pedrosa debuts a carbon fibre chassis at KTM.
Another day and another chance for Marc Marquez to extinguish the speculation over his MotoGP future passes without clarification, further fuelling rumours of a shock switch to Gresini Ducati.
While MotoGP title rival Fabio Quartararo revelled in the top speed gain from a prototype Yamaha engine, Francesco Bagnaia and Ducati are working on corner speed for 2023.
Fabio Quartararo must have been pinching himself when he saw he was joint second on the top speed charts during the final morning of the Misano MotoGP test.
Marc Marquez moved a step closer to a MotoGP race return at Aragon by increasing his laps and lowering his best time during the final day of the Misano test.
A Ducati photo finish at Misano, a three-way title fight and KTM dropping Remy Gardner after just a single season are all on the agenda for this week’s Crash.net MotoGP podcast featuring Keith Huewen.
World champion Fabio Quartararo was left to ponder a frustrating fifth in Sunday’s Misano MotoGP after ‘reaching the limit’ of his M1, while Francesco Bagnaia replaced Aleix Espargaro as his nearest title rival.