Marquez’s Assen MotoGP tyre pressure penalty highlights unfair rules flaw
Marc Marquez was only 0.01 bar outside of MotoGP’s minimum tyre pressure rule for one lap of the Dutch Grand Prix and feels contact with Enea Bastianini was to blame.The Gresini Ducati rider finished fourth in Sunday’s 26-lap grand prix at Assen, but was later…
Marquez penalised for tyre pressure infringement in Assen MotoGP race
Marc Marquez has been hit with a penalty for a tyre pressure rule infraction in the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix, dropping him to 10th.Under the current rules, riders must race for 30% of a sprint and 60% of a grand prix within the minimum tyre…
Martin ‘had no chance to be first’ throughout Assen MotoGP weekend
MotoGP standings leader Jorge Martin feels his Dutch Grand Prix grid penalty had no impact on his ability to fight for victory, noting he had ‘no chance to be first’.The Pramac Ducati rider struggled for feeling on his GP24 in Friday practice and admitted then…
WRC Poland: Rovanpera seals stunning win after last-minute call up
Kalle Rovanpera sealed one of the finest victories of his World Rally Championship career at Rally Poland after overcoming limited preparation as a last-minute stand-in for Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier.Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen won eight of the 19 gravel stages on the way to…
MotoGP Dutch GP: Bagnaia dominates for Assen double ahead of Martin
World champion Francesco Bagnaia swept to his second win of the 2024 MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix weekend after dominating Sunday’s main race ahead of Jorge Martin.Having eased to victory in the sprint on Saturday, Bagnaia stormed to a third-successive Dutch GP win of his career…
Neuville: Hyundai call to retire Tanak in Rally Poland was a “mistake”
World Rally Championship points leader Thierry Neuville believes it was a mistake for Hyundai to retire Ott Tanak’s car after stage 12 at Rally Poland.Hyundai elected to retire Tanak’s i20 N after Saturday morning’s loop to prepare to challenge for the 12 points on offer…
WRC Poland: Rovanpera extends lead as Mikkelsen suffers tyre issue
World rally champion Kalle Rovanpera extended his Rally Poland lead on Sunday morning, while drama for Hyundai’s Andreas Mikkelsen shook up the leaderboard.The last-minute replacement for injured Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier, Rovanpera opened up a comfortable 18.1s lead after Mikkelsen lost almost a minute when…
MotoGP set to replace Kazakhstan GP with second Qatar round
The MotoGP Kazakhstan Grand Prix will not take place and a second round will be held in Qatar instead, Motorsport.com understands. The race at the Sokol circuit has been in doubt from the moment it entered the calendar.Initially, the event was due to debut last year,…
Espargaro ruled out of Dutch MotoGP race after high-speed crash
Aleix Espargaro will sit out Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix following a high-speed crash on the final lap of the sprint race, his Aprilia MotoGP team has announced.Espargaro’s participation in the Assen contest had been in doubt since he fell off his bike at Turn 15…
‘Supersub’ Rovanpera’s WRC champions drive surpassed Toyota’s expectations
Kalle Rovanpera surpassed Toyota’s expectations by delivering a world rally champion’s performance to lead Rally Poland after limited event preparation as a last-minute substitute for Sebastien Ogier.Rovanpera was servicing his jet ski on Tuesday when he received the call to stand in for Ogier after…
