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Japanese MotoGP: Aleix: Crazy how much Aprilia has changed from 2019
The last time MotoGP raced at Motegi, current title contender Aleix Espargaro finished in just 15th place for Aprilia.
Japanese MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo ‘on the limit’, margin Ducati have ‘is amazing’
Despite finishing less than half a tenth off the fastest time set by Jack Miller in Friday practice at the Japanese MotoGP, Fabio Quartararo felt ‘on the limit from the first lap’, while stating Ducati has a larger margin for error.
Japanese MotoGP: Alex Rins cut a deal with Suzuki to get new ‘rabbit ear’ rear wings
Alex Rins had to make a deal with Suzuki to give the factory's new 'rabbit ear' rear wings a debut in Friday MotoGP practice at Motegi.
Japanese MotoGP: Marc Marquez avoided injury after his glove became caught on his moving bike
Marc Marquez endured a fraught moment at the Japanese MotoGP when, after climbing off his bike, his glove was caught in his onboard camera.
Japanese MotoGP: Jack Miller leads Ducati 1-2 from Francesco Bagnaia in FP1 as Enea Bastianini crashes
Jack Miller tops the opening MotoGP practice at Motegi ahead of championship contenders, Francesco Bagnaia, Fabio Quartararo and Aleix Espargaro, all of whom were within +0.068s of the Australian.
Japanese MotoGP: Moto2 team Marc VDS aided by Suzuki and Aprilia staff to control garage fire
A fire broke out in the Marc VDS garage on Thursday at the Japanese MotoGP - but luckily, thanks to some quick thinking, no person or equipment was damaged.
Japanese MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia against team orders from Ducati; ‘I don’t need help to be in front’
Francesco Bagnaia has rejected the idea that he would like Ducati to apply team orders for the remainder of the 2022 MotoGP season.
Japanese MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow: Tetsuta Nagashima ‘a rocket’ at the test, will surprise
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.
Japanese MotoGP: Binder: Why Aragon worked for KTM, but Motegi might be ‘challenging’
A stunning opening lap at Aragon laid the foundation for Brad Binder to claim KTM’s best dry result since the Qatar season opener. But the corner characteristics of this weekend’s Motegi round might make things trickier.
Japanese MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo: Enea Bastianini ‘super strong, but less of a contender’
Could the 2022 MotoGP championship battle become a four-way fight - Fabio Quartararo and Aleix Espargaro believe Enea Bastianini remains a real threat, although one who is ‘less of a contender’ with just five races to go.
Japanese MotoGP: Takaaki Nakagami: Marc Marquez ‘not at fault’ for Aragon crash, ‘impossible’ to avoid
Like Jack Miller who defended Marc Marquez after the eight-time world champion was the cause of two separate lap one accidents in Aragon, Takaaki Nakagami has also defended the Spaniard by calling their coming-together an ‘unlucky incident’.
Japanese MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo confident 'painful abrasions' won’t be a 'big issue on the bike'
Despite suffering from abrasions following his lap one incident with Marc Marquez at the Aragon Grand Prix, championship leader Fabio Quartararo expects to be at his best for this weekend’s Japanese MotoGP at Motegi.
Typhoon in Japan: Nanmadol causes destruction - will Japanese MotoGP be affected?
Japan has been hit by one of the worst storms in decades ahead of hosting the Japanese MotoGP.
India plans future MotoGP at Buddh International Circuit
India has joined Saudi Arabi in seeking a place on the MotoGP World Championship calendar ‘in the near future’.
Aragon MotoGP: Jack Miller: "Shit is going to happen when you ride up the ass of other people"
Jack Miller has had his say on the dramatic lap one incidents involving Marc Marquez at the Aragon MotoGP, both times defending the eight-time world champion.
Japanese MotoGP 2022: Full race weekend schedule
MotoGP heads back to Motegi for the first time in three years with the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend.
Aragon MotoGP: Brad Binder: I fought like hell! Really felt on the limit from lap one until the end
Despite narrowly missing out on a podium at the Aragon MotoGP, Brad Binder delivered one of the best individual rides of the 2022 season to claim fourth.
Aragon MotoGP: Keith Huewen: Hysteria over Marquez, Quartararo incident drives me insane!
The dramatic opening lap in Aragon headlines this week’s Crash.net MotoGP podcast with Keith Huewen.
Aragon MotoGP: ‘Bikes were going everywhere’: Cal Crutchlow dodges first lap chaos to be top Yamaha
After spending the past year testing in solitude, Cal Crutchlow found himself dodging bikes and riders in the opening lap chaos at Aragon.
Aragon MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia: ‘I’ll think about the championship’, 48 points ‘too much’ - Enea Bastianini
While it was a second consecutive 1-2 for Ducati riders Enea Bastianini and Francesco Bagnaia at Aragon - this time in a reversed order from Misano - the future teammates are feeling very differently about their 2022 MotoGP championship hopes.
Aragon MotoGP: Aleix Espargaro: I never lost faith, proud of the championship I’m doing
Although his MotoGP title aspirations seemed to be slipping away prior to Aragon, Aleix Espargaro never felt out of the championship fight ‘even on the most difficult weekends’.
Aragon MotoGP: Maverick Vinales: Technical problems, misunderstandings… something I don’t like
A poor qualifying, technical issues and misunderstandings with Aprilia left Maverick Vinales ‘disappointed’ after missing out on another potential MotoGP podium in Aragon.
Aragon MotoGP: ‘I just hit the back of Marc’ - Quartararo ‘sore’, then second accident on scooter
If hitting the back of Marc Marquez, being run over by his own bike and seeing his MotoGP title lead slashed wasn’t enough bad luck, Fabio Quartararo was involved in a second accident while being taken to the Aragon medical centre.
Aragon MotoGP: Marc Marquez: Quartararo collision ‘racing incident’, Nakagami impact ‘very unlucky’
Marc Marquez’s first MotoGP race since May proved short but dramatic, bolting from 13th to sixth in the opening corners before separate clashes with title leader Fabio Quartararo and Takaaki Nakagami left both on the ground.