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Aleix Espargaro will not ride the LCR Honda at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix following another cycling injury for the Spaniard ahead of the race at Balaton Park. Espargaro’s withdrawal is the latest development in a four-race saga around the #35 entry. It’s a story that has been running ever since the bike’s regular rider, Somkiat Chantra, injured himself in a training accident ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Dominant MotoGP points leader Marc Marquez says his factory Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia will overcome his widely-documented struggles. Bagnaia, who is a distant third in the championship behind Marc and has only won once this season, had yet another tough weekend last time out in Austria. After the race, he told reporters he was “running out of patience” with Ducati. While Marquez ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Factory Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo has said he would be happy to race its new V4 MotoGP bike this year provided its performance comes within half a second of the current in-line four. After the four Yamahas brought up the rear of the field at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, there have been calls for the Japanese manufacturer to race the new machine earlier than envisioned. As the ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Бывает так: собираешь вещи, заводишь мотоцикл и понимаешь — впереди не просто дорога, а настоящее приключение. В этот раз нас было четверо: я на Royal Enfield Classic 350 и мой друг на старой доброй Vespa VBB 1962 года, которая пережила уже не одно поколение дорог и хозяев. Мы выбрали Кавказ — место, где асфальт может закончиться внезапно, а за каждым поворотом открываются новые горизонты. Два разных класса техники, но одно общее желание — проверить себя и прожить дорогу так, чтобы вспоминать её ещё долгие годы. И кажется, у нас получилось! Читать дальшеПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Diogo Moreira is finalising the details of an agreement that will see him step up to MotoGP next season, riding a Honda for the LCR team, Motorsport.com has learned.The move, which will promote the 21-year-old Brazilian – currently battling for the Moto2 world championship with Italtrans – to the premier class, is expected to be completed in the coming days, most likely at this weekend’s ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

After clinching his second Moto2 victory of the season in the Austrian Grand Prix, Diogo Moreira is openly aiming to step up to MotoGP next year with the goal of joining a manufacturer squad. In his second season in Moto2, Moreira started off slower than expected for a rider who, on paper, had all the tools to fight for the intermediate-class title. But after overcoming a shaky start, the ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

MotoGP’s return from the summer break was an intriguing one. One factory brought a handy set of updates; another reached its nadir for the season. A double world champion continued to battle while a star rookie returned from the doldrums. The racing entertained, with at least three challengers squaring up to Marc Marquez across the weekend. But one thing that didn’t change was the name of the ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Struggling Ducati factory MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia has taken a harsher tone with Ducati for the first time this season following a poor run to eighth place in the Austrian Grand Prix. ‘Pecco’ started third and ran the first half of the race in that position until he began to fade dramatically. More than the speed deficit, however, he appeared incapable of defensive riding on a circuit ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Marc Marquez has admitted he was briefly concerned that a charging Fermin Aldeguer might snatch victory in the Austrian Grand Prix from him late in the race. Read Also: MotoGPMotoGP Austrian GP: Marc Marquez outduels Marco Bezzecchi for victory Gresini Ducati rider Aldeguer was running as low as ninth early in the race following a hairy moment at the Turn 2 chicane on ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Marc Marquez continued his march towards the world title with yet another MotoGP grand prix victory in the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. The win represented another ‘double’ following Saturday’s sprint success and thus completed the factory Ducati rider’s sixth consecutive perfect racing weekend – a run stretching back to the Aragon Grand Prix in June. Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

MotoGP tyre manufacturer Michelin has found no issue with the rear tyre used by Francesco Bagnaia during his troubled sprint race at the Red Bull Ring yesterday. Bagnaia complained of a mysterious issue at the rear of his Ducati during the race, which began with huge wheelspin when the lights turned green. He ultimately retired after dropping to last position. After the race, he told ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Austrian Grand Prix polesitter Marco Bezzecchi hopes he can “find something more” in Sunday’s feature race after missing the podium in the sprint. The factory Aprilia rider was unable to convert his pole in the sprint on Saturday, in which he finished a disappointing fourth behind the Marquez brothers and Pedro Acosta. But the Italian was fastest in Sunday morning’s warm-up session ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Despite one of his strongest race showings of the season, Raul Fernandez cut a surprisingly disappointed figure after the sprint at the Red Bull Ring on Saturday. The Trackhouse Aprilia rider believed he had the pace to challenge for a top-three position, but was forced to retire from sixth place when his ride-height device stuck in place. Read Also: MotoGPPecco Bagnaia just ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Tech3 KTM rider Maverick Vinales will prolong his absence from racing by at least another two races as he struggles to recover from the injuries sustained in his crash at last month’s German Grand Prix. Having already missed the Czech Grand Prix a week after the Sachsenring accident, Vinales returned to riding his MotoGP bike at this weekend’s Austrian GP. But despite practicing on Friday ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Francesco Bagnaia is mystified about the exact cause of the issue that caused him to retire his factory Ducati after a nightmare in the MotoGP sprint at the Austrian Grand Prix. After an encouraging start to the weekend and qualifying third, ahead of his nemesis and team-mate Marc Marquez, Bagnaia got nothing but wheelspin as he tried to get the power down at the start of the race. The lurid ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Marc Marquez kept up his phenomenal run of success in MotoGP with sprint victory at the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday. He headed his brother Alex (Gresini Ducati) home, with Pedro Acosta earning a third-place medal for the factory KTM team at its home track. Read Also: MotoGPMotoGP Austrian GP: Marco Bezzecchi grabs pole as Marc Marquez crashes Marquez has not ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi took pole position for MotoGP's Austrian Grand Prix after emerging from Q1 to top the timesheets in one of the most entertaining qualifying sessions of the season. Championship leader Marc Marquez will start from the second row after a low-speed crash late in the session cost him dear. More to follow... Austrian Grand Prix - Q2 results Photos from ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Мой отпуск внезапно случился в стране игры в кальмара, а я как мотоциклист периодически наблюдал за происходящим — короче, рассказываю, как живут корейские мотогоны. Живут довольно интересно и своеобразно, сразу все карты на стол выкладывать не буду, но буду постить фоточки с повествованием, а к концу поста вы и сами поймёте, почему оно так) Читать дальшеПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Factory KTM rider Pedro Acosta says the update KTM has brought to this weekend’s Austrian GP represents a “big step” and has finally addressed the bike’s turning difficulties. Acosta was second fastest in Practice at the Red Bull Ring, behind only championship leader Marc Marquez. “KTM’s work has paid off, you know,” said the Spaniard. “They were working a lot over the summer ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Yamaha managing director Paolo Pavesio has poured cold water on rumours that struggling MotoGP factory rider Alex Rins might be relieved of his duties for next season. The comments, which came during practice for the Austrian Grand Prix on Friday, appear to kill any hope that Yamaha can find space for both Jack Miller and Miguel Oliveira in 2026. The two current Pramac riders are sweating ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Two-time MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has come out strongly against the anti-highside aid being rolled out at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. The Australian’s sharp criticism, which followed Free Practice 1 at the Red Bull Ring on Friday, came in the wake of similar comments by frontrunners Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta a day earlier. Read Also: MotoGPMarc Marquez ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Francesco Bagnaia has revealed that he spent part of MotoGP’s summer break rewatching races from recent years to convince himself that the current Ducati doesn’t suit his riding style – and to reignite his hunger to find the speed he once had. Given his impressive track record and his status as a double world champion, this year has been Bagnaia’s toughest since his debut in the premier ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Покупатель должен был приехать завтра. Втайне я надеялся, что он передумает и решит не покупать. Отдавать старого друга не хотелось. Я сидел на балконе и курил. Какое-то нехорошее предчувствие проникло в моё сердце, что это всё, что всё закончено и я понял. Покупке быть. Пока сидел, вспоминал, сколько дорог мы исколесили по Турции, пустил скупую мужскую слезу. Kymco Xciting 500RI. Первый перегон из Антальи в Мерсин. Неудачное ТЗ в Адане. Офигенное турне до Карамана по серпантину и сельским Читать дальшеПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Top MotoGP riders Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta have both hit out at the stability control system being introduced at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. MotoGP announced earlier this week that the new software, which “reduces engine torque if/when the bike slides”, would be rolled out at the Red Bull Ring. While teams are not obliged to use the system, there will effectively be no ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи

Alex Marquez says patience will be key as he prepares to defend the second place he currently holds in the MotoGP world championship over the latter half of the season. The younger Marquez brother heads into this weekend’s Austrian GP 120 points behind his runaway sibling Marc. Having dismissed any realistic chance of catching the rampant factory Ducati rider, Alex must turn his attention to ...Keep readingПросмотреть полный текст статьи