The TV cameras may have focussed on the battle for race and world championship glory at the front of Sunday’s Malaysian MotoGP, but Cal Crutchlow revealed there was plenty of intense action further down the field.
Cal Crutchlow made the most of slick tyres on a drying track to put the home RNF Yamaha team a surprise fastest on Friday afternoon at the Malaysian MotoGP.
With a 14-point deficit to Francesco Bagnaia, Fabio Quartararo badly needs to beat the Ducati rider in this weekend’s penultimate round of the MotoGP season at Sepang.
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?