Vinales: Aprilia MotoGP win has a “different value” to Suzuki, Yamaha triumphs
Having looked rapid all weekend in Austin, polesitter Vinales was able to fight back from a first corner clash that dropped him to 11th to take an incredible victory in…
Why MotoGP’s COTA thriller was just what Liberty wanted to see
A staple of American sports is the ‘Make Some Noise Meter’ on Jumbotron TVs inside their stadiums – a clearly-faked decibel level monitor that encourages the excitable home fans to…
Martin: Bagnaia still MotoGP title favourite in 2024 but fight is wide open
Martin’s 100% podium-finish record in 2024 came to an end last Sunday at the Americas Grand Prix when he was overtaken for third by Ducati’s Enea Bastianini on the penultimate…
Marquez: Age a key factor in Quartararo’s new Yamaha MotoGP deal
Five days before the start of the Americas GP, Yamaha announced the extension of Quartararo’s contract until the end of 2026.Quartararo justified his decision in Texas with the internal restructuring…
Acosta: 2024 MotoGP title “not the priority” as expectations mount
Although there were high hopes for Acosta given his stellar record in junior categories, the Tech3 GasGas rider has defined even the loftiest of expectations by becoming the youngest rider…
Vinales clutch issue had Aprilia “worried” ahead of Americas MotoGP fightback
Vinales scored his first grand prix win since 2021 last Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas, having taken victory in the sprint and also qualified on pole.Previously leading from…
How Vinales finally banished his Yamaha MotoGP demons
Maverick Vinales’ MotoGP career has so far run for 163 rounds since he made his debut with Suzuki in 2015. In that time he has taken 10 grand prix wins,…
Bagnaia in ‘race of defence’ as Ducati chatter strikes again in MotoGP
After battling with Marc Marquez, Pedro Acosta and Jorge Martin early on for the race lead, factory Ducati rider Bagnaia slipped to fifth place at the chequered flag, finishing over…
‘Unexpected brake problem’ caused Marquez’s crash from COTA MotoGP lead
Qualifying third on the grid, Marquez was tipped by many coming into Sunday’s grand prix to add an eighth Americas GP win to his tally.A factor in that victory battle,…
MotoGP Americas GP: Vinales recovers from 11th to win, Marquez crashes from lead
Going without a grand prix win since the start of the 2021 season prior to his acrimonious split with Yamaha, Vinales won the sprints in Portugal and Austin.Despite being dropped…
Martin ‘wouldn’t be here’ if COTA MotoGP qualifying crash was a highside
Having smashed the lap record in Friday practice, Pramac’s Martin was expected to challenge for pole at the Circuit of the Americas on Saturday.But two crashes left him sixth on…
Bagnaia fumes over “impossible” COTA MotoGP sprint woes
The factory Ducati rider was amongst the list of favourites to challenge for victory in Saturday’s 10-lap sprint at the Circuit of the Americas after qualifying fourth.But from the off…
Quartararo: Yamaha made ‘more bike changes than all of 2023’ in COTA MotoGP round
The 2021 world champion scored one of his three grand prix podiums of the 2023 season at the Circuit of the Americas last year, but has been far off repeating…
Marquez COTA MotoGP sprint podium was “unexpected” as “feeling was terrible”
Marquez qualified his 2023-spec Ducati third on the grid and leaped up to second off the line behind eventual winner Maverick Vinales.Seeing off an early threat from Tech3 rookie Pedro…
Hamilton: MotoGP and F1 shared events would be “epic”
Liberty, which has owned F1’s commercial rights since 2017, announced at the start of April that it had acquired an 86% ownership stake of Dorna Sports and MotoGP in a…
Vinales ‘did something magic’ with Aprilia on COTA MotoGP Saturday
The Spaniard blitzed the existing lap record at the Circuit of the Americas to score his first pole of the year, which he then converted to a dominant sprint victory.Vinales…
MotoGP Americas GP: Vinales surges to victory from Marquez in Austin sprint
Going without a win for three years before the Portuguese GP sprint, Vinales made it back-to-back wins in the half-distance races as he streaked away from the field.Securing the holeshot…
MotoGP Americas GP: Vinales beats Acosta to pole as Martins crashes
In a dramatic Q2 session, Vinales dominated on his factory Aprilia with the first ever sub-2m01s lap of the Circuit of the Americas to score his first pole since Valencia…
Pedrosa gets Jerez MotoGP wildcard for KTM, Espargaro in at Mugello
Pedrosa, who retired from full-time competition at the end of the 2018 season, contested two wildcards in 2023 as part of his test rider role with KTM.The first was at…
Vinales details Aprilia MotoGP upgrade he must be “very careful” with
Vinales comes into this weekend’s third round of the season in strong form, having scored a breakthrough first win on the Aprilia in the sprint race in Portugal three weeks…