Bagnaia «can be stronger» in Thailand and Malaysia after losing ground to Martin
Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia is optimistic of regaining the points lost to Jorge Martin in Australia as MotoGP heads to two of his favourite tracks for its next rounds.Bagnaia’s deficit to Pramac Ducati’s Martin doubled from 10 to 20 points over the weekend at…
WRC Central Europe: Tanak assumes lead after Ogier error, Pajari rolls
A rare mistake from Sebastien Ogier has handed the Central European Rally lead to Hyundai’s Ott Tanak while World Rally Championship Rally1 rookie Sami Pajari rolled on Sunday morning. Ogier started the final day of the rally with a 5.2s margin over Tanak but a lock…
Marquez: “Big insect” to blame for startline tear-off incident
Australian Grand Prix winner Marc Marquez has explained that a large insect on his visor was ultimately the cause of his slow, smoky getaway at the start of Sunday’s MotoGP race at Phillip Island.The Gresini Ducati rider was forced to fight his way up the…
Bezzecchi hit with Australian GP long lap penalty for Vinales crash
Marco Bezzecchi has been declared fit to race in the Australian Grand Prix, but also issued with a long lap penalty following his high-speed MotoGP crash with Maverick Vinales in Saturday’s sprint.The VR46 Ducati rider was taken to hospital for additional checks following the late-race…
Acosta out of MotoGP Australian GP with shoulder injury
Pedro Acosta will miss Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix thanks to left shoulder trauma resulting from his crash in Saturday’s MotoGP sprint race.The Tech3 KTM rookie dislocated his shoulder when he fell on lap 11 of 13 at Phillip Island. Although nothing was broken, the 20-year-old…
Tanak: WRC manufacturers’ title priority despite drivers’ points swing
Ott Tanak says helping Hyundai win the World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title remains his priority despite provisionally reducing team-mate Thierry Neuville’s drivers’ points lead at the Central European Rally.Tanak headed into the WRC’s penultimate round 29 points adrift of Neuville, knowing his team-mate could claim…
WRC Central Europe: Ogier responds to Tanak pace to extend advantage
Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier will take a slender lead over Hyundai’s Ott Tanak as 14s separated the top three heading into the final four stages of the Central European Rally.The eight-time world champion won two of the three afternoon asphalt stages to extend his advantage over…
Neuville explains costly WRC Central Europe off-road excursions
Thierry Neuville has explained his two off-track excursions that cost the World Rally Championship title favourite the lead at the Central European Rally. The Hyundai driver started Saturday with a 6.4s lead over Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier before two spins on stage 11 dropped him to fourth,…
Vinales explains Bezzecchi crash outburst after massive accident
Maverick Vinales did not shy away from the hand gesture he made at a motionless Marco Bezzecchi following the pair’s high-speed crash in the latter stages of Saturday’s sprint race at the Australian Grand Prix.The factory Aprilia rider had qualified third on the grid for…
WRC Central Europe: Neuville mistakes hand Ogier the lead
World Rally Championship title favourite Thierry Neuville went off the road in stage 11 twice to hand Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier the lead at the Central European Rally.The Hyundai driver’s lead came under pressure on Saturday morning from team-mate Ott Tanak before Neuville relieved the pressure.However,…
