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Valencia MotoGP Test: Franco Morbidelli backs up Fabio Quartararo’s engine fears, Yamaha ‘will investigate’
After finding improved performance with Yamaha’s first specification of its 2023 engine at Misano, Fabio Quartararo was left shocked at seeing no performance gains in Tuesday’s Valencia MotoGP Test relative to the previous 2022 engine, something Franco Morbidelli has since backed him up on.
Valencia MotoGP Test: Miguel Oliveira 4th but first day with Aprilia ‘strange’, Raul Fernandez ‘couldn’t sleep’
Miguel Oliveira finished the post-season Valencia MotoGP Test highest of all the riders that changed teams, even though the former KTM rider described it as a ‘strange day’.
Valencia MotoGP Test: Jack Miller: ‘I adapted easier than expected’, misses out on ‘laps in anger’
‘I had fun, did a lot of laps, happy with the result’ - those were some of the words used by a content Jack Miller after the Australian made his KTM debut at the Valencia MotoGP test.
Valencia MotoGP Test: Enea Bastianini: Factory Ducati ‘amazing, more stable on the rear’
While it wasn’t change of manufacturer for Enea Bastianini, the former Gresini Ducati rider made his much-anticipated factory debut during Tuesday’s one-day MotoGP test, finishing tenth.
Valencia MotoGP Test: ‘Something wrong, weird’: Fabio Quartararo's 2023 engine ‘not faster’
Impressed by previous versions of the 2023 Yamaha engine, Fabio Quartararo got a nasty surprise during testing at Valencia on Tuesday.
Marc Marquez left bemoaning Honda at Valencia MotoGP test: “We need more to fight for championship”
Marc Marquez could not hide his disappointment after testing his 2023 Honda at the Valencia MotoGP test and warned: “I expected more but it isn’t there”.
Valentino Rossi opens up on the emotion of Francesco Bagnaia’s MotoGP glory
Valentino Rossi has explained the personal feeling of watching his protege Francesco Bagnaia claim the MotoGP championship.
Jack Miller to KTM, Enea Bastianini to Ducati Lenovo Team - first photos of riders on new bikes at MotoGP Valencia Test
Here are the first photos of the 2023 MotoGP rider line-up on their new bikes.
Valencia MotoGP: Aleix Espargaro’s ‘dream’ snatched away, Aprilia ‘angry and disappointed’
Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia’s historic MotoGP season came to a bitter end at Valencia where an early technical issue handed third in the world championship to Enea Bastianini.
Valencia MotoGP: Joan Mir: ‘Wow, what a shame. I don’t understand Suzuki’s decision’
2020 world champion Joan Mir remains mystified by Suzuki’s decision to quit MotoGP, after the team’s victorious farewell at Valencia on Sunday.
Valencia MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia: ‘Second position was not allowed’, VR46 academy ‘incredible’
New MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia has credited the VR46 academy for making a huge difference in his career, and that the level of its riders is ‘incredible.
FIM MotoGP Awards: All the winners from the 2022 season
The end-of-season FIM MotoGP Awards ceremony took place on Sunday evening after the Valencia finale.
Valencia MotoGP: Brad Binder: Pecco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo ‘were having a full ding-dong, pretty cool to watch’
A spectator to the fierce battle between Fabio Quartararo and Francesco Bagnaia at the Valencia MotoGP, Brad Binder called it ‘pretty cool to watch’, although it cost himself ‘a ton of time’.
Valencia MotoGP: Alex Rins: ‘A lot of emotions came to me, I was crying saying goodbye on the grid’
Alex Rins gave Suzuki the perfect leaving gift after winning the Japanese manufacturer’s final race in MotoGP at Valencia, a Grand Prix that brought ‘many emotions to my body’, said Rins.
Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini 2023 teammates - Ducati say: “We don’t need them to be friends”
Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini “might be a challenge” for Ducati to manage in 2023 because they don’t share the close relationship of previous duos, admits Paolo Ciabatti.
Valencia MotoGP: Marc Marquez to test 2023 Honda ‘concept’, ‘Pecco deserves title’
Marc Marquez’s hopes of finishing the 2022 MotoGP season with a podium, and possibly breaking Honda’s win drought, were in trouble from the start of Sunday’s Valencia race.
Valentino Rossi hits back at Marc Marquez over 2015 Malaysian MotoGP controversy - “he just looks bad…”
Valentino Rossi reopened his longstanding rivalry with Marc Marquez by insisting his foe “looks bad” when discussing their notorious 2015 incident.
Valencia MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia: ‘I recognised that I had a problem, rider with a lot of ups and downs’
A brutally honest Francesco Bagnaia has conceded that mistakes during the early stages of the 2022 MotoGP season made him understand that he had ‘a problem' and that he 'was a rider with good speed but not consistency’.
Valencia MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia: ‘I was feeling this weight to give title back to Ducati, to Italy’
Francesco Bagnaia has officially become Ducati’ second-ever MotoGP world champion and the first Italian to win the title since ‘mentor, leader’ Valentino Rossi.
Valencia MotoGP: Jorge Martin, Alex Rins and Brad Binder teased a party in the cool down room…
The season finale at the Valencia MotoGP might pave the way for a party for the riders with something to celebrate after Jorge Martin joked about drinking “water!”
Valencia MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo heartbroken watching Francesco Bagnaia celebration - “I had to turn off the TV”
Fabio Quartararo was emotional and teary-eyed as he admitted to switching off the TV to stop watching Francesco Bagnaia’s celebrations.
Francesco Bagnaia set remarkable all-time records as he became 2022 MotoGP champion
Francesco Bagnaia has set some eye-opening records as he triumphed by becoming 2022 MotoGP champion.
Valencia MotoGP: Alex Rins wins as Francesco Bagnaia is crowned MotoGP champion
Francesco Bagnaia has officially been crowned the new MotoGP world champion after finishing ninth at the Valencia Grand Prix.
RNF Yamaha unveils special Crutchlow, Binder livery for Valencia MotoGP
This is the special livery that the RNF team of Cal Crutchlow and Darryn Binder will use in today’s Valencia MotoGP season finale.