Marquez says Portugal MotoGP practice crash down to «instinct»
The Gresini rider ended Friday’s running at the Algarve International Circuit safely through to Q2 on Saturday after finishing third in second practice.But Marquez did register his first race weekend crash on the Ducati when he slid off his GP23 Ducati at Turn 5 while…
Paraguay in contention to join 2025 WRC calendar
The South American nation emerged as a candidate to host the WRC earlier this year as the championship aims to form a 14-round 2025 calendar, including two events in the South America region.The championship currently has a deal in place with Chile which expires at…
MotoGP Portuguese GP: Bastianini tops FP2, Marquez has first Ducati crash
The dusty conditions that affected the morning session had improved significantly for second practice, with lap times improving by over 1.5 seconds.Bastianini set the best pace on his factory team Ducati with a 1m38.057s, leading the way by 0.118s from KTM’s Jack Miller.Marquez completed the…
MotoGP Portuguese GP: Marquez tops opening practice in dusty conditions
Heavy overnight rain left the Portuguese circuit covered in sand and dust for the start of Friday’s track action, with the first Moto3 practiced red-flagged and then canned due to the conditions.Things improved enough for the first Moto2 session to run to schedule, followed by…
Bagnaia hails future Ducati MotoGP rider Aldeguer as “one of the fastest of new era”
Earlier this week ahead of the Portuguese Grand Prix, Ducati announced it had signed Moto2 star Aldeguer to a two-year factory contract.Aldeguer, who won five races on his way to third in the Moto2 standings last year, was linked to possible 2024 MotoGP steps with…
Marquez in “no rush” to sort MotoGP future despite dwindling factory Ducatis
The eight-time grand prix world champion only signed a one-year deal with Gresini for the 2024 season and is a key piece of the rider market for next year.While Ducati management has publicly never ruled out the possibility of Marquez being signed by the manufacturer…
Toyota selects Ogier for WRC’s visit to Croatia
Toyota has announced that the eight-time world champion will pilot one of its three factory GR Yaris Rally 1 cars at the asphalt event, which hosts the fourth round of the WRC season, from 18-21 April.Read Also: WRCNeuville clarifies WRC future amid anger over FIA…
Will private test provide Honda with much-needed Portugal MotoGP boost?
Despite radically overhauling its bike for over the winter, the start of Honda’s 2024 campaign showed that its gap to leaders hasn’t narrowed over the winter.In Qatar, LCR’s Johann Zarco was the top RC213V rider at the chequered flag in 12th, with Joan Mir 13th for…
Quartararo ‘not worried’ about MotoGP rider market standing amidst form dip
The 2021 world champion is one of the big figures on the rider market for 2025 as his current Yamaha deal expires at the end of the 2024 season.Quartararo has already admitted he has held talks with other manufacturers over his future as Yamaha continues…
Portimao track undergoes key safety changes ahead of MotoGP round
Over the last few years, riders have been calling for the gravel traps at the circuit near Portimao to be altered due to what they felt was a dangerous size of stone being used.This issue first came into the spotlight at the 2022 Portuguese GP…
