Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea have seen their WorldSBK title hopes suffer another damaging blow after suffering completely different, but equally costly crashes in race one at Magny-Cours.
Snetterton was tense as the final round before the Showdown begins, with Bradley Ray taking another sprint race win, while both Tarran Mackenzie and Kyle Ryde picked up valuable points on the podium.
As long as 120% is given, Michael Ruben Rinaldi does not ‘care’ where he finishes during the Magny-Cours WorldSBK races this weekend, as rumours regarding his future continue to circulate.
Fabio Quartararo must have been pinching himself when he saw he was joint second on the top speed charts during the final morning of the Misano MotoGP test.
While MotoGP title rival Fabio Quartararo revelled in the top speed gain from a prototype Yamaha engine, Francesco Bagnaia and Ducati are working on corner speed for 2023.
After securing his third MotoGP podium in four races, Maverick Vinales believes he’s ready to ‘take the next step’ with Aprilia after finally overcoming start, first lap and consistency issues that so often plagued his time at Yamaha.
World champion Fabio Quartararo was left to ponder a frustrating fifth in Sunday’s Misano MotoGP after ‘reaching the limit’ of his M1, while Francesco Bagnaia replaced Aleix Espargaro as his nearest title rival.
Francesco Bagnaia becomes the first-ever Ducati rider to win four consecutive MotoGP races after getting the better of Enea Bastianini in an epic Misano Grand Prix.
Having lost 47 points to Francesco Bagnaia over the last three rounds, Fabio Quartararo needs to take as much benefit as possible from the Italian’s Misano grid penalty.
Aleix Espargaro remains Fabio Quartararo’s nearest MotoGP title rival, but Francesco Bagnaia is fast closing in after victories in the last three races.
A 125cc world champion and three-time MotoGP runner-up to Marc Marquez, Andrea Dovizioso will bring a brilliant career to an end this weekend, as he retires from Grand Prix racing.