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Portimao MotoGP: Jack Miller ‘hopping off the best bike’, regretting KTM switch already?
While the RC16 has ‘immense potential’, Jack Miller has confirmed that leaving Ducati has meant leaving behind the best MotoGP bike on the grid.
Portimao MotoGP: ‘Test was bad’ but Pol Espargaro feels ‘better with the GASGAS than Honda’
The 2023 MotoGP pre-season hasn’t been a bed of roses for any of the KTM riders, but Pol Espargaro insists he already feels more comfortable on the RC16 than his previous factory Honda.
Portimao MotoGP: Marc Marquez: ‘We win and we lose together’, still believes in Honda project
Marc Marquez admits his ambition to win is the same as when he arrived into MotoGP in 2013, and although Honda’s lack of competitiveness might hold him back in 2023, ‘we are a team, we win together and lose together’, said the eight-time world champion.
Portimao MotoGP: Alex Marquez: ‘One of my best opportunities’, but no early advantage
With his MotoGP fortunes seemingly transformed by a switch to Gresini Ducati, Alex Marquez can’t wait for this weekend’s Portimao season opener.
Portimao MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia: Enea Bastianini ‘never worked in the box…, free to do what we want’
Francesco Bagnaia says Enea Bastianini has ‘never worked in the box with a teammate’ to the extent that will be needed in order to push Ducati forward even further during the 2023 MotoGP season.
Portimao MotoGP: ‘More top speed, better flow’ - Franco Morbidelli homologates older Yamaha fairing
Franco Morbidelli will join Yamaha team-mate Fabio Quartararo in starting the 2023 MotoGP season using the older Yamaha fairing.
Portimao MotoGP: Jorge Martin surprised by factory Ducati aero choice, ‘one of the strongest’
Ever since the new MotoGP Sprint races were revealed, Jorge Martin’s name has been among those tipped to excel over the half-distance events.
Portimao MotoGP: Alex Rins: ‘From the footpeg to my arse is shorter!’
After six years as a Suzuki rider, Alex Rins makes his Honda MotoGP race debut at this weekend’s 2023 Portimao season opener.
Portimao MotoGP: Franco Morbidelli starting 2023 season with ‘clean slate, will give it best shot’
Franco Morbidelli says the beginning of the 2023 MotoGP season is a ‘clean slate’ as he looks to return to form following a dismal 2022 campaign
Casey Stoner’s tactical role in Ducati and Francesco Bagnaia’s 2022 MotoGP glory explained
Ducati turned to their last man to win a MotoGP championship in a bid to lend his wisdom to their riders last season - and it worked.
Predictions: MotoGP 2023 champion, biggest bust-up, key story, shock race winner
Key predictions as the MotoGP 2023 season gets set to begin from Crash.net's MotoGP editor Peter McLaren and journalist Robert Jones.
Honda boss Alberto Puig admits: “2023 results will determine Marc Marquez’s future”
Alberto Puig has dismissed Marc Marquez’s links to Ducati as “rumours” but concedes that Honda’s results this season will determine his star man’s future.
Marc Marquez: “I didn’t want to touch Valentino Rossi rivalry again - but you have to”
Marc Marquez has explained his decision to reopen the wounds of his relationship with Valentino Rossi in his recent documentary, even though he didn’t want to.
The title? Race wins? Or avoiding injury? What is a good MotoGP 2023 season for Marc Marquez?
One of the key storylines to follow throughout the early stages of the 2023 MotoGP season is whether Marc Marquez and Honda have what it takes to be title contenders.
Alex Rins could match a record set by Valentino Rossi in Portimao at the Portuguese MotoGP
A victory for Alex Rins in Portimao on Sunday would see him equal a MotoGP record set by Valentino Rossi.
Portimao MotoGP: Miguel Oliveira: Aprilia ‘more sensitive’ than KTM, Ducati ‘stops better, accelerates faster’
Miguel Oliveira says the transition from KTM to Aprilia remains an ongoing process ahead of the MotoGP season-opener.
Portimao MotoGP: Marc Marquez: ‘Racing and testing very different’, Joan Mir set for moment ‘I dreamed of’
Marc Marquez says results from pre-season testing could have little bearing on how the opening MotoGP round of 2023 shakes out.
Will MotoGP have a shock new champion in 2023? Who might cause an upset?
Four different champions in four years, but will the 2023 MotoGP season see a different rider add his name to that list to make it five?
Honda planned to pair “opposing characters” Casey Stoner and Marc Marquez, Livio Suppo explains
Casey Stoner might have prevented some of Marc Marquez’s heroics and accomplishments if he had remained as his teammate, Livio Suppo claimed.
MotoGP: Keith Huewen: ‘Does it make sense to get your backside kicked in two championships?’
Keith Huewen believes there is ‘zero’ chance of Kawasaki returning to MotoGP in place of the recently departed Suzuki in the coming years.
Portimao MotoGP: Miguel Oliveira: ‘First Sprint race will be eventful, top ten will fight harder’
Miguel Oliveira expects the battle between riders inside the top ten positions during MotoGP Sprint races to be ‘very eventful’.
Portimao MotoGP: Pol Espargaro expects to be ‘great asset’ to KTM, debut ‘special’ for Fernandez
Pol Espargaro believes a strong points finish at the 2023 MotoGP season-opener at Portimao could be on the cards, as Augusto Fernandez gets set for official debut.
Portimao MotoGP: Raul Fernandez signed with RNF to be ‘Aprilia rider’, no thoughts about Yamaha
Second-year MotoGP rider Raul Fernandez has made it clear that joining RNF Aprilia one year later than the team wanted does not change anything.
FIRST LOOK: RNF Aprilia unveil 2023 MotoGP bike for Raul Fernandez, Miguel Oliveira
RNF Aprilia have become the final MotoGP team to unveil their 2023 colours for riders Raul Fernandez and Miguel Oliveira.