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Mir describes “scary” near-miss with rider-less bike: “Impossible to see…”
Joan Mir has recalled the fear he felt when - to his shock - he encountered a rider-less Ducati spinning on the track during practice for the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas.
“MotoGP sprint race like stepping into a boxing ring!” Let’s get ready to rumble
Marco Bezzecchi has likened the crazy nature of a MotoGP sprint race to a boxing match.
Jorge Martin goes fastest but reveals sickness: “I feel bad, really weak”
Jorge Martin impressed by going fastest in Friday practice at MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas - but that accomplishment is now even more admirable.
Miller: ‘Big step’ with 'longer' KTM - 'not on its nose, not on its arse'
After his Portimao heroics, then a tougher weekend in Argentina, Jack Miller broke back into the Friday practice top ten at the Americas MotoGP.
Nakagami seeking COTA ‘secrets’ from 3rd fastest Alex Rins
Takaaki Nakagami is planning to trawl through new LCR Honda team-mate Alex Rins’ data to try and replicate some of the Spaniard’s COTA MotoGP speed.
Quartararo ‘back in his element’ but ‘over-riding’ on time attack, turn 12 ‘disa
Fabio Quartararo secured direct access to Qualifying 2 for the Americas MotoGP in Austin, Texas but still felt far from comfortable with his Yamaha during time attacks.
Martin reigns supreme in P2 as Binder denies Bezzecchi
Jorge Martin takes top spot for Ducati in Practice 2 at the American MotoGP, while championship leader Marco Bezzecchi will need to advance through Q1 after losing out on a top ten spot to Brad Binder.
Aprilia anticipate ‘problems’ sooner rather than later between Aleix and Vinales
Aprilia Racing CEO, Massimo Rivola, expects problems to arise between star riders Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales, but how they deal with them throughout the 2023 MotoGP season will be key.
Marini fastest in FP1 at COTA as Bezzecchi suffers late fall
Luca Marini has claimed top spot in the opening MotoGP practice at COTA, although championship leader and teammate Marco Bezzecchi finished outside the top ten after suffering a late fall.
Jack Miller: ‘Strong points of KTM play into’ strengths of COTA
After seeing teammate Brad Binder take a shock Sprint race win in Argentina, could Jack Miller do something similar at a MotoGP circuit he calls ‘one of my favourites’.
Bagnaia: “We all recognize the talent of Bezzecchi, but maybe it’s too soon…”
Francesco Bagnaia says it’s too soon to consider Marco Bezzecchi, himself or any other MotoGP rider as a title contender with just two rounds completed.
MotoGP COTA injury list - who’s racing and who’s absent?
Following an injury-hit Argentina MotoGP round, three riders will again be missing while another two have travelled to the US as they inch closer to a return.
Marc Marquez breaks silence on COTA absence - and shows injury rehab
Marc Marquez has revealed images of how he is recovering from his latest injury which has ruled him out of the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas.
Easier without Marquez and Bastianini? “There’s more space on the podium”
The absence of Marc Marquez and Enea Bastianini from this weekend’s MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas due to injury may open the door for another new winner.
Yamaha boss reveals No1 hope for 2024 line-up - and it's not Toprak Razgatlioglu
Toprak Razgatlioglu is not Yamaha's No 1 choice for their line-up next season, says managing director Lin Jarvis, who would rather Franco Morbidelli continues to show the speed needed to stay alongside Fabio Quartararo.
Bradl: "We didn't test a Kalex chassis" - Mir heard about it in the media...
Stefan Bradl wasn’t able to say much about Honda’s private MotoGP testing activities at Jerez earlier this week, but he did pour cold water on one rumour.
Mir incident ‘similar to Lorenzo, Dovi, Pedrosa’ in 2018
After being ruled unfit due to ‘cranial and cervical trauma’ in Argentina, Joan Mir will be back on track for Repsol Honda in this weekend’s MotoGP at COTA.
Alex Marquez: ‘Our position is between four and seven, 85% chance of COTA win’?
Alex Marquez believes the chances of winning a MotoGP race around COTA have increased immensely after his brother, Marc Marquez, was ruled out.
Quartararo: Toprak? We’ll see who my team-mate will be
Toprak Razgatlioglu’s latest M1 test has reignited speculation over a potential MotoGP move with Yamaha in 2024.
Bezzecchi: ‘I prefer rivals who are not my friends’, VR46 battles ‘more spicy’
MotoGP series leader Marco Bezzecchi says battling against other VR46 academy riders is ‘strange’ and that he would prefer to have rivals ‘who are not my friends’.
Oliveira: Marc and I 'cleared everything', ‘case closed’
The application of Marc Marquez’s double long lap penalty may be rumbling on at the MotoGP Court of Appeal but it’s already ‘case closed’ for Miguel Oliveira.
Marc Marquez penalty: MotoGP Court of Appeal grants 'stay of execution’
The MotoGP Court of Appeal has granted a ‘stay of execution’ for Marc Marquez’s double long lap penalty, imposed for the collision with Miguel Oliveira in Portimao.
Fernandez ‘trying to understand why we were slower in the race’
Raul Fernandez says the Argentine MotoGP served as a wake up call for Aprilia and that a lot of work has gone in behind the scenes to understand ‘what was happening’.
Bastianini ‘did everything I could’ to make MotoGP return at COTA, eyes Jerez
Enea Bastianini has confirmed he’s eyeing up a return to MotoGP action at round four of the 2023 season in Jerez.