
Takaaki Nakagami fastest in the opening practice of Italian MotoGP
Takaaki Nakagami dominated the first practice session of the Italian Grand Prix weekend at Mugello after putting in a strong late effort on used medium tyres.
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Takaaki Nakagami dominated the first practice session of the Italian Grand Prix weekend at Mugello after putting in a strong late effort on used medium tyres.
Pramac Ducati MotoGP team will race with a new livery for the rest of the 2022 season after signing a three-year deal with a new title sponsor.
Aprilia confirmed on Thursday at Mugello that Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales would continue representing the squad in MotoGP for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Andrea Dovizioso and Yamaha are clearly not a match, with the three-time MotoGP runner-up concluding he is not in a position to change anything.
Jack Miller believes it seems logical that Ducati would replace him with Gresini’s Enea Bastianini because he is Italian and has won three races this year.
Toprak Razgatlioglu will test a MotoGP bike for the first time in June as part of a private one-day test with Yamaha.
Suzuki has confirmed officially that it is in “discussions” with MotoGP organisers Dorna about exiting the championship at the end of this season, citing the “economic situation” as justification.
Jack Miller and the other hopefuls for the second factory seat will learn their MotoGP fates at Ducati next month.
Marc Marquez claims that his drive to regularly compete at the top of MotoGP is hampered by his inability to complete a race weekend “at 100 percent.”
While neither the lack of results in 2021 nor the lack of a satellite team are likely to have triggered this week’s shock news, it’s easy to imagine that if Brivio had stayed, things might have turned out differently if he had been able to exert his considerable influence over the head office in Japan.
Of course, it’ll always be one of MotoGP’s great what-if questions; one we’ll never know the answer to – but it’s a terrible shame that Brivio’s dream squad will now be broken apart in one way or another.
MotoGP promoter Dorna says it has reminded the Suzuki MotoGP team of its contractual duties following its unofficial decision to withdraw from the MotoGP grid at the end of the 2022 season.
Despite winning the riders’ championship in 2020 and having a great position in the current season, there are reports in Europe that Suzuki is set to exit MotoGP again.
Francesco Bagnaia won the Spanish Grand Prix, taking the lead over series leader Fabio Quartararo for the first time in 2022.
In qualifying for the 2022 Spanish MotoGP, Ducati MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia broke Fabio Quartararo’s pole streak in Jerez.
Francesco Bagnaia took the lead in FP3 ahead of Friday’s fastest man Fabio Quartararo, with Alex Rins missing the top 10.
Fabio Quartararo surged to the top of timesheets in the second practice of the Spanish MotoGP finishing fastest on Friday in Jerez, while Marc Marquez ranked 19th after two crashes.