As the 2022 British Superbike season draws to a close it was time for the riders to reflect on the ups and downs of the year after the final race at Brands Hatch.
Two costly mistakes ended with Fabio Quartararo crashing out of Sunday’s Australian MotoGP and handing the 2022 title lead to Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia.
Bradley Ray only needed on race at Brands Hatch to secure the 2022 British Superbike title as Glenn Irwin did all he could to try and keep the championship running to the final day with a race win.
British Superbikes had seen Tom Sykes back to his best but it was Bradley Ray who edged nearer to the 2022 title with the final win of round ten at Donington Park.
Fabio Quartararo’s 18-point title lead has been reduced to just two points after one of the worst results of his MotoGP career in the wet Thai Grand Prix. Was high tyre pressure to blame?
British Superbikes returned to Donington Park and threw up some surprises as Tom Sykes left it until round ten to get his first win of the season under his belt.
Following Aleix Espargaro’s eco-map nightmare at the Japanese MotoGP, a range of MotoGP riders have explained how they save fuel on their way to the grid.
Francesco Bagnaia delivered a stark admission after his crash at the Japanese MotoGP which could have major title ramifications, insisting he has soul-searching to do in order to prevent a repeat.
After impressing on his own MotoGP comeback at Aragon, Cal Crutchlow is tipping fellow test rider Tetsuta Nagashima to cause a surprise when he makes his MotoGP debut at Motegi this weekend.
Enea Bastianini finally got the better of Francesco Bagnaia to win the Aragon MotoGP, while Fabio Quartararo's comfortable championship lead went up in flames after a crash on lap one following contact with Marc Marquez.
MotoGP title leader Fabio Quartararo rode the wheels off his underpowered Yamaha during qualifying at Aragon but was left a sitting duck on the straights.
A very confident Maverick Vinales has already set out his ambitions for the weekend after stating ‘I think we will fight for the victory’ at the Aragon MotoGP.