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Bagnaia: Ducati working in opposite area to Yamaha
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.
Finger fracture ends Aleix Espargaro’s test, Vinales ‘big step’
Aleix Espargaro’s Misano MotoGP test came to a premature end when he suffered a small fracture at just after midday on Wednesday.
Marc Marquez: Very good test, wait and see for Aragon...
Marc Marquez moved a step closer to a MotoGP race return at Aragon by increasing his laps and lowering his best time during the final day of the Misano test.
Marc Marquez makes MotoGP return: Not bad, but these bikes are too fast!
After 100 days away from a Repsol Honda, Marc Marquez returned to MotoGP action on Tuesday at the Misano test.
Quartararo ‘happy’ with 2023 Yamaha engine, new chassis
MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo tested a prototype 2023 Yamaha engine and new chassis on the opening day of the Misano test.
Valentino Rossi praised for “mega job” - “he took a step forward”
Valentino Rossi was praised for taking “another step forward” despite making a mistake which resulted in going into the gravel in the GT World Challenge Europe.
Keith Huewen: What the hell happened between KTM and Remy Gardner?
A Ducati photo finish at Misano, a three-way title fight and KTM dropping Remy Gardner after just a single season are all on the agenda for this week’s Crash.net MotoGP podcast featuring Keith Huewen.
Suzuki hands Dominique Aegerter surprise MotoGP debut
Suzuki has announced that Dominique Aegerter will make his MotoGP debut with the team at tomorrow's Misano test.
Espargaro: I’m slow, we are slow and the bike is not working, it’s frustrating
An angry Pol Espargaro chose not to blame Brad Binder for his early retirement at the Misano MotoGP, instead taking aim at Honda’s current level of performance.
Dovizioso: Decision to stop here was right, support was crazy, emotional
Andrea Dovizioso has officially brought his MotoGP career to an end after claiming 12th place at his home round in Misano.
MotoGP announces plans for future race in Saudi Arabia
Dorna signs Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of bringing MotoGP to Saudi Arabia on a ‘newly constructed, multi-purpose FIM and FIA homologated circuit’.
Vinales ready to ‘take the next step’, clear of previous ‘up and down’ issues?
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.
Bastianini: ‘Feeling so strange’ in early laps, ‘impossible’ to beat Bagnaia
Despite throwing the kitchen sink at Francesco Bagnaia on the final lap of the Misano MotoGP, a lap that saw him also set the fastest lap of the race, Enea Bastianini ultimately had to play second best at his home race.
Ducati claim “we don’t like team orders” - but will they make demands?
Ducati will order their army of riders not to engage in “super-aggressive attacks” against each other in a ploy to help Francesco Bagnaia to the MotoGP 2022 championship, says Paolo Ciabatti.
Rossi “mistake” ends in the gravel - but team finishes fifth
Valentino Rossi recovered from being in the gravel and causing a Safety Car to help his team in finishing fifth in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
Bagnaia: ‘I learned my lesson from Le Mans’; Pecco ‘improved’ - Vinales
After holding off extreme pressure from both Maverick Vinales and Enea Bastianini, Francesco Bagnaia claimed a fourth consecutive MotoGP win which has seen him move ahead of Aleix Espargaro in the championship.
Miller saw Bagnaia, Bastianini lap times and ‘basically shit my pants!’
How much of a missed opportunity was Jack Miller’s crash from the lead on lap 2 of Sunday’s Misano MotoGP?
‘Frustrated' Quartararo: 'That was the limit, I could not fight’
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.
“Heartbreaking to watch Quartararo - Ducati have strength in numbers!”
Fabio Quartararo must face the “worrying prospect” of a season-defining stretch of races at Ducati-friendly venues, says Michael Laverty.
Bagnaia beats Bastianini in photo-finish to make Ducati MotoGP history
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.
Bastianini fastest in Warm-up as Espargaro and Bezzecchi come close to contact
Enea Bastianini leads a Ducati 1-2-3 during Misano MotoGP Warm-up, with Fabio Quartararo fourth fastest for Yamaha.
‘He soon put me to bed’ - Miller out to avoid Austria repeat after Misano pole
While Ducati’s incredible dominance in qualifying continued at Misano as Jack Miller claimed an 11th pole in 14 races for the Italian manufacturer this season, the Australian’s top time in Q2 was just the second pole of his MotoGP career.
Aleix Espargaro ‘angry and disappointed’, ‘needs podium’
Aleix Espargaro will start the Misano MotoGP just behind title leader Fabio Quartararo, but with the pair only eighth and ninth on the grid it was of no consolation.
Quartararo ‘starting to have much less fun’, 8th ‘maximum I could do’
MotoGP title leader Fabio Quartararo will start Sunday’s Misano round from just eighth on the grid.