Martin “relieved” Marquez suffered early setback in Australia sprint
Runaway Phillip Island sprint winner Jorge Martin has admitted it was “a relief” to discover that Marc Marquez had lost ground at the first corner and was thus unlikely to be a threat in the 13-lap race.The Gresini Ducati rider quickly recovered from running wide…
MotoGP Australian GP: Martin dominant in sprint, Bagnaia fourth
Jorge Martin converted a dominant pole position into a crushing victory in the Australian Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday.The world championship leader easily defeated Marc Marquez (Gresini Ducati) and Enea Bastianini (factory Ducati) after leading from lights to flag at Phillip Island.Martin’s lead over…
Fourmaux’s WRC Central Europe struggles down to mystery issue
Adrien Fourmaux believes his struggles for pace at the Central European Rally can be attributed to a mystery issue that his M-Sport World Rally Championship team will investigate.Fourmaux has been one the WRC’s form drivers this year but has strangely been off the pace on…
WRC Central Europe: Neuville extends lead over Ogier
Thierry Neuville extended his Central European Rally lead over Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier to edge another step closer to sealing a maiden World Rally Championship title.Neuville produced an impressive drive through six tricky asphalt stages held in the Czech Republic to increase his advantage over the…
Iannone set to replace di Giannantonio for MotoGP’s Malaysian GP
Andrea Iannone will make a surprise MotoGP comeback replacing the injured Fabio di Giannantonio at the VR46 Ducati team for the penultimate grand prix of the 2024 season in Malaysia early next month.As reported by GPOne, the one-time grand prix winner has received the nod…
Marquez says “these were my conditions” after topping Australia MotoGP practice
Marc Marquez has admitted that circumstances at Phillip Island played into his hands perfectly as he went fastest on a curtailed first day of the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix.Marquez led his brother and Gresini Ducati team-mate Alex in a 1-2 in second practice after the…
MotoGP Australian GP: Marquez streaks ahead in sole Friday practice session
Marc Marquez dominated a tense Friday Practice session for the Australian Grand Prix, leading his brother and Gresini Ducati team-mate Alex on the final timesheets.MotoGP championship rivals Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia both booked their passages into Saturday’s Q2, though Bagnaia only posted his lap…
MotoGP Australian GP: FP1 cancelled at sodden Phillip Island
Free Practice 1 at the Australian Grand Prix was cancelled on Friday as the expected heavy rain hit the Phillip Island circuit.Race direction gave the 45-minute session every chance to go ahead, delaying the opening of pit lane multiple times in the hope that the…
Stewards dismiss Rally Chile FIA petition, Rossel keeps WRC2 win
Rally Chile stewards have dismissed an FIA petition to re-examine an allocated time that helped Yohan Rossel to WRC2 victory following a hearing at the Central European Rally. Event stewards originally deemed that WRC2 championship leader Oliver Solberg had hindered Rossel during a fog-affected stage 11…
WRC Central Europe: Ogier leaps into early lead from Neuville
Sebastien Ogier opened up a slender early lead over World Rally Championship title favourite Thierry Neuville after the opening two stages of the Central European Rally. The eight-time world champion made an impressive start to the 18-stage three-country asphalt rally to lead Neuville by 0.9s….
