RNF’s Raul Fernandez was eager to get his hands on the mysterious start 'system' used by the factory Aprilia MotoGP team of Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales, but it has now been 'banned'.
After Jorge Martin’s late race woes at Phillip Island, Alex Marquez raised eyebrows when he was the only rider not to choose the hard rear tyre for the Thai MotoGP at Buriram.
Marc Marquez recalled a notorious moment from Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP past as he again thanked Honda for allowing him to test for Gresini Ducati at Valencia next month.
Fermin Aldeguer took charge of the Moto2 Thailand Grand Prix, while behind Tony Arbolino did enough to prevent Pedro Acosta being crowned on his first title shot.
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
After warning he only had the pace for 10th-15th place on Friday, Marc Marquez instead battled his way to a surprise fourth by the final corner of the Thai MotoGP Sprint.
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.