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MotoGP: Keith Huewen: ‘Marc Marquez will pull something out the bag, but Ducati streets ahead’
Keith Huewen believes Honda’s problems are real but that six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will be ‘there or thereabouts’ when it matters most.
Portimao MotoGP Test: Jack Miller: Bagnaia ‘changed man, more confident’, Alex Marquez ‘impressive, happy for him’
Francesco Bagnaia’s former team-mate Jack Miller believes the reigning MotoGP champion is looking stronger and more confident than ever ahead of the 2023 season.
Honda asks Kalex to build MotoGP chassis for Marc Marquez?
If HRC commissioning Kalex to design and build swingarms for its struggling RC213V MotoGP project last season wasn’t enough of a surprise, it’s now rumoured Kalex has been asked to create an entire chassis.
MotoGP: Yamaha still undecided on aero package: ‘We have two different ideas’
Yamaha Team Manager, Massimo Maregalli, has confirmed a decision on which aero package to run for the 2023 MotoGP season has still not been taken.
Marc Marquez on rekindling Valentino Rossi respect: “Maybe in 20-30 years we’ll talk…”
Marc Marquez has shot down any hope of a truce with Valentino Rossi - and joked it might be three more decades until they speak again.
Portimao MotoGP Test: Yamaha’s warning to Franco Morbidelli: ‘Important to be fast’
Massimo Meregalli has stated that Franco Morbidelli needs to ‘prove’ he can be fast in what is expected to be a defining season in his MotoGP career.
Portimao MotoGP Test: Aleix Espargaro: ‘I don’t want to talk about rocks anymore, nobody listens to us’
Aleix Espargaro says discussions over reducing the size of gravel have gone on for four years, yet MotoGP officials still don’t ‘listen to us’.
Portimao MotoGP Test: ‘Who expected Enea Bastianini in the top three?’ - is Alex Marquez Ducati’s new surprise?
After replacing four-time MotoGP race winner Enea Bastianini at Gresini, Alex Marquez is hoping to achieve similar success after an impressive pre-season.
Portimao MotoGP Test: GASGAS: Pol Espargaro ‘is the captain, loves the DNA of KTM bike’
Pol Espargaro is 'incredibly motivated, invested and committed’ ahead of the 2023 MotoGP season, according to GASGAS Tech 3 KTM Team Owner, Herve Poncharal.
Andrea Iannone’s stunning return? Ducati boss: “Never say never…”
Ducati boss Paolo Ciabatti has explained how a comeback for Andrea Iannone will be “difficult” - but not impossible.
Francesco Bagnaia’s suspicious comment about Enea Bastianini at 2022 Malaysian MotoGP is a reminder of underlying tension
Francesco Bagnaia questioned Enea Bastianini’s loyalty in a moment of anger last season, new footage has revealed.
Portimao MotoGP Test: Jack Miller: ‘I thought, ‘couple of tenths off the lap record, not bad…’
Jack Miller comfortably beat his best Ducati lap time in last year’s Portuguese MotoGP as he wrapped up preparations for his debut KTM season at Portimao on Sunday.
Aleix Espargaro undergoes surgery ahead of Portimao MotoGP season opener
Aprilia race winner Aleix Espargaro has been forced to undergo surgery just ten days before practice begins at the Portimao MotoGP season-opener.
Portimao MotoGP Test: Marini: ‘Bad luck, hardest day’, Bezzecchi can ‘keep pace with the fastest’
Luca Marini’s hopes of completing a clean sweep of 2023 MotoGP winter testing came undone on the very final day, in Portimao.
Keith Huewen: 'Should Yamaha change to a V4 engine in MotoGP?'
Yamaha’s Portimao test performance and speculation over whether the factory should join its rivals with a V4 engine were among the topics on this week’s Crash.net MotoGP podcast featuring Keith Huewen.
Portimao MotoGP Test: Joan Mir still has ‘a lot to learn’ as Alberto Puig admits Honda ‘clearly’ not happy
After finishing ahead of Marc Marquez on both days of the Portimao MotoGP Test, Joan Mir admits progress is being made with Honda although some things are still not ‘second nature’.
Portimao MotoGP Test: Aleix Espargaro: ‘I will have more pressure, but more confident than ever’
Following a 2022 MotoGP season where Aleix Espargaro was the biggest surprise, expectations have now risen drastically for the Aprilia rider, who states ‘I am hungry for results’.
Portimao MotoGP Test: Raul Fernandez: ‘We have an amazing bike’, Miguel Oliveira ‘would like to be more in front’
Raul Fernandez and Miguel Oliveira’s dream start to life at Aprilia continued in Portimao as both riders ended the two-day MotoGP test ready to race.
Portimao MotoGP Test: Francesco Bagnaia ‘thrilled’ but ‘feet on the ground’
Reigning MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia smashed the Portimao lap record during a dream final day of 2023 pre-season testing.
Portimao MotoGP Test: Brad Binder ‘not at the level I want to be at’ after Sprint simulation
Although he cracked the top ten on day-two of the Portimao MotoGP Test, Brad Binder has been left wanting more ahead of the season-opener.
Portimao MotoGP Test: Yamaha’s rear wing: ‘My mechanics said, ‘sorry, but I hope it's not working!’’
Fabio Quartararo may have made a breakthrough after returning to old aero on the final day of 2023 MotoGP pre-season testing, but he also got his first taste of an Aprilia-style rear wing.
Portimao MotoGP Test: Alex Marquez ‘close to the limit’ of Ducati, has better ‘understanding after crash’
Alex Marquez feels more progress was made with his Gresini Ducati following another impressive showing at the Portimao MotoGP Test.
Portimao MotoGP Test: Alex Rins expected Honda to be ‘more physical, faster’ than Marc Marquez, Joan Mir?
Alex Rins says his LCR Honda is more ‘demanding’ than the Suzuki he claimed five MotoGP wins with, although not as ‘physical as expected’.
Portimao MotoGP Test: Johann Zarco: ‘Target is to reach level’ of Francesco Bagnaia, Jorge Martin says ‘pace is the same…’
Second fastest to round out MotoGP pre-season testing at Portimao, Johann Zarco was part of seven Ducati riders finishing inside the top eight positions, although two tenths remained between himself and world champion Francesco Bagnaia.