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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
