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'Two letters were different' - 'stressful' qualifying for Alex Rins
A mix-up saw Alex Rins attack MotoGP Qualifying at Silverstone with a hard front tyre, instead of a soft, fitted to his Suzuki.
Miller ‘can’t feel anything’ with new aero, grateful not to be ‘locked out’...
Despite leaving Ducati for KTM at the end of the current MotoGP season, Jack Miller is still getting his hands on Ducati’s very latest aero innovations even if ‘it’s definitely not the easiest thing on the eye’.
Fabio Quartararo: ‘I had nothing more’, Zarco favourite?
With a Long Lap penalty to serve in the British MotoGP at Silverstone, Saturday’s qualifying session took on even greater significance for title leader Fabio Quartararo.
Espargaro crash “violent” - “to do that lap you take maximum risk”
Aleix Espargaro’s gutsy and brilliant ride in qualifying for the British MotoGP was hailed as “stunning” and as proof of his title “threat” by Sylvain Guintoli.
Zarco takes Silverstone pole with new lap record, heroic Espargaro sixth
Johann Zarco will start the British MotoGP from pole after setting a new all-time lap record at Silverstone. Aleix Espargaro sixth after heroic effort.
Morbidelli: When I train, I’m still fast, Quartararo 'does something I don’t’
Andrea Dovizioso may have decided there is no chance of a breakthrough in adapting to the 2022 Yamaha during the second half of the season, but Franco Morbidelli has pledged to ‘keep grinding, keep working, keep searching’.
Espargaro closes in on Silverstone lap record as Aprilia and Ducati dominate FP3
Aleix Espargaro narrowly misses out on setting a new Silverstone MotoGP lap record after topping FP3 ahead of Jorge Martin.
Aleix: 0.8s Long Lap penalty ‘a joke’, ‘we have to be more professional’
The inconsistent nature of MotoGP penalties took on a new twist during Friday practice at Silverstone.
Jack Miller ‘got a little trigger happy, fired it at the wall’
Jack Miller finished day one of the British MotoGP in a sore ninth place after sliding into a tyre wall during Free Practice 2 at Silverstone.
Quartararo: Long Lap ‘in a dangerous place’, Ducati aero like ‘Fast and Furious’
Fabio Quartararo claims the Silverstone Long Lap loop is ‘quite dangerous’ and that he hopes not to be forced to take it on the opening lap of Sunday’s British MotoGP.
‘Everything is normal’ - Joan Mir adamant Suzuki hasn’t given up on final season
Despite Suzuki officially leaving MotoGP at the end of 2022, Joan Mir believes backing from the Japanese manufacturer remains the same as before.
Fabio Quartararo fights off Suzuki, Aprilia and Ducati challenge to top FP2
Fabio Quartararo gets the better of his main title rivals after setting the only sub 1m 59s lap of the day during FP2 for the British MotoGP at Silverstone.
Zarco and Bagnaia recover from early crashes to lead Ducati 1-2 in FP1
Johann Zarco bounced back from an early crash at turn seven to top the opening British MotoGP practice session ahead of Francesco Bagnaia, who also crashed at turn four.
Marquez flexes ‘injured’ arm muscle - is his comeback close?
Marc Marquez has flexed the biceps on his right arm which was surgically rotated by 30 degrees, in a major clue that his return to MotoGP is nearing.
Dovizioso: It’s the right moment, Misano will be a farewell party
Having already indicated he would not be racing in MotoGP next season, Andrea Dovizioso nonetheless sprang a surprise at Silverstone on Thursday by announcing he is to step down from the RNF Yamaha team after his home Misano round.
Espargaro, Bagnaia defend Quartararo after confusing Assen penalty
While Fabio Quartararo will need to overcome a Long Lap penalty in he’s to secure a second consecutive British MotoGP victory, Aleix Espargaro, Alex Rins and Francesco Bagnaia have come to the series leader’s defence, claiming his penalty from Assen is ‘difficult to understand’.
Drink driving incident won’t distract Bagnaia | Miller bites back at a question
Francesco Bagnaia insists his summer break drink-driving incident will not ‘compromise’ his focus for this weekend’s British MotoGP at Silverstone.
Quartararo on testing a Mercedes F1 car and hanging out with Hamilton
Fabio Quartararo has revealed that he is “working” towards testing a Mercedes F1 car, having spent a day socialising with Lewis Hamilton.
The Marquez brothers on rival teams: “We won’t speak about it…”
Alex Marquez insisted that he and his brother Marc Marquez won’t share insider secrets when they race for rival teams - and joked that they would build a wall in their motorhome.
Fogarty: I don’t know how good MotoGP riders are anymore
Four-time WorldSBK champion Carl Fogarty is unconvinced MotoGP has a ‘superstar rider’, after stating technology has made the bikes ‘all the bloody same’.
Dovizioso to retire from MotoGP after Misano, Crutchlow to replace the Italian
Andrea Dovizioso will officially retire from MotoGP after this year’s San Marino Grand Prix at Misano and will be replaced by Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow.
Quartararo ‘motivated’ by Long Lap penalty but Silverstone win ‘will be tricky’
MotoGP series leader Fabio Quartararo is aiming for a second consecutive Silverstone win despite needing to serve a Long Lap penalty in Sunday’s race which has only fuelled the Frenchman’s fire.
Dovizioso: Factory or Satellite? Now the difference is small
Factory Yamaha MotoGP machinery at a Satellite team may not be working out for Andrea Dovizioso this season, but he still believes the performance difference between Official and Independent status is now negligible.
Pol Espargaro: Rib injuries recovered, out to recapture 2021 Silverstone form
When Pol Espargaro stood on the podium, after leading for 17 of 22 laps in Qatar, it was easily his best-ever start to a MotoGP season.