Lewis Hamilton has revealed he’s “in favour” of reverse grids being used in sprint races because of how enjoyable fighting through the field was in Brazil two years ago.
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.
Data from the cancelled Phillip Island qualifying in 2019 was behind the decision to move this weekend’s Australian MotoGP race forward to Saturday afternoon.
Franco Morbidelli says the ‘heavier’ 2023 MotoGP race weekend format, including a Sprint race, means that the main Sunday grand prix can almost be the ‘easy part’.
Ryan Vickers got his tyre gamble right as the heavens opened to take the shortened sprint race, as the Ducati’s got their tactics all wrong and finished out of the points at a wet Donington Park.
Jason O’Halloran rose to the top at a track where he holds a superb recent record, rookie Charlie Nesbitt collected his first podium and championship leader Tommy Bridewell could only manage fourteenth as day one drew to a close in Thruxton.
The sprint race at Snetterton saw Tommy Bridewell bounce back from a poor start to come out on top for just his second win this season despite leading the championship standings.