"The weirdest feeling" - Herve Poncharal’s record run of MotoGP attendance finally came to an end last season. This is how it felt for the Frenchman to stay at home for the first time in almost 40 years.
Although flattered by Repsol Honda’s interest, Pol Espargaro has explained why he intends to stick with his KTM/GASGAS test and wild-card deal for MotoGP 2024.
Pol Espargaro admitted it took a ‘long talk’ with KTM before being convinced to step back from full-time MotoGP racing to test and wild-card duties in 2024.
‘It was KTM's issue and KTM solved it’. That was Jack Miller’s assessment of the Austrian factory’s announcement that rookie Pedro Acosta will replace Pol Espargaro in MotoGP next season.
With the race distance reduced due to the extreme Indian heat, and even a fully fit Jorge Martin struggling with dehydration, spare a thought for Pol Espargaro, still far from peak physical condition following extensive injuries at the Portimao MotoGP season-opener.
Pol Espargaro thought he had finished as the second-best KTM after holding off Tech3 team-mate Augusto Fernandez and passing Jack Miller on the final lap of the Austrian MotoGP.
With Nicolas Goyon promoted to the new role of Tech3 MotoGP team manager, owner Herve Poncharal admits his record of attending every grand prix since 1985 might be at risk.
Pol Espargaro has fractured his jaw, fractured his dorsal vertebrae, and suffered a pulmonary contusion (a lung injury) after crashing in Friday practice at the Portuguese MotoGP.