Vinales “looked like a cone” after Motegi sprint start woes
Maverick Vinales said he “looked like an idiot” after making a disappointing start to the MotoGP Japanese GP sprint race on Saturday.Hopes were high for Aprilia after Vinales qualified third on the grid, but these were dashed when he lost several places at the first corner of the sprint, afterContinue Reading
Aprilia: Disappointing sprint start at Motegi was Vinales’ fault
Maverick Vinales and his Aprilia offered contrasting explanations for the Spanish rider’s disappointing opening lap at Motegi on Saturday.Hopes were high for the Noale squad after Vinales qualified third on the grid for the Japanese Grand Prix. But these were dashed when he lost several places at the first cornerContinue Reading
Vinales “looked like an idiot” after Motegi sprint start woes
Maverick Vinales and his Aprilia offered contrasting explanations for the Spanish rider’s disappointing opening lap at Motegi on Saturday.Hopes were high for the Noale squad after Vinales qualified third on the grid for the Japanese Grand Prix. But these were dashed when he lost several places at the first cornerContinue Reading
Marquez says “we’re experts in complicating our own lives” after Motegi
Marc Marquez feels “we’re experts in complicating our own lives” but believes he can deliver more in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix after recovering from ninth on the grid to finish third in the sprint race.The podium result in the 12-lap Saturday encounter came in spite of an eventful weekend inContinue Reading
Martin to copy Marquez’s style after riding “worse than a rookie” in sprint
Jorge Martin claims he was riding “worse than a rookie” on his way to fourth place in MotoGP’s Motegi sprint race, but plans to emulate Marc Marquez’s approach to improve.World championship leader Martin has struggled in Japan this weekend and only qualified 11th after a crash in Q2.While the PramacContinue Reading
Acosta taking positives after “stupid mistake” costs Motegi sprint win
Pedro Acosta has admitted that crashing out of the Motegi MotoGP sprint race whilst leading was a “stupid mistake” but the Tech3 GasGas star intends to take the positives out of the experience.The 20-year-old Spanish rookie, who had qualified on pole for the first time on Saturday morning, had lostContinue Reading
WSBK – Round 10: MotorLand Aragón RELIVE
Relive all of the World Superbike action from round 10 from MotorLand Aragón! SourceContinue Reading
Why ‘mini-DRS’ will not be Formula 1’s last flexi-wing controversy
Formula 1’s off-track political battles can often be as interesting as the action on track. The fight to get technical innovations approved on your car, and taken away from rivals, has long been the name of the game in getting to the front of the field.One such battleground this year hasContinue Reading
MotoGP Japanese GP: Acosta gifts Bagnaia maximum points with sprint crash
Francesco Bagnaia took a six-point bite out of Jorge Martin’s MotoGP points advantage as he led a 1-2 for the factory Ducati team in the Japanese GP sprint race on Saturday.Polesitter Pedro Acosta was thwarted in his quest for a maiden MotoGP victory after the Tech3 rider crashed out ofContinue Reading
MotoGP Japanese GP: Acosta scores maiden pole, Martin 11th after crash
Rookie sensation Pedro Acosta scored pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix as he set a new lap record at Motegi in the dying stages of a dramatic qualifying session that saw world championship leader Jorge Martin (Pramac Ducati) suffer a major setback.While Acosta continued to look serene as heContinue Reading