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Paolo Simoncelli: 'I know someone who would have had fun in MotoGP Sprints'
Paolo Simoncelli, father of the late Marco Simoncelli and team owner of the SIC58 Moto3 squad, has given his first impressions of the new MotoGP weekend format and Sprint race.
Argentina MotoGP: Joan Mir: ‘Better riding alongside Marc Marquez’, important to have ‘him in the garage’
As he continues to adapt to the RC213V, 2020 MotoGP champion Joan Mir was hoping to do so with Marc Marquez alongside him.
Marc Marquez and Maria Pedraza: MotoGP star drops hint fuelling rumours about a new girlfriend
It hasn’t been a great week for Marc Marquez - but there might be some good news.
Keith Huewen: ‘Marc Marquez will do whatever it takes’ in MotoGP
Marc Marquez’s roller-coaster weekend at the Portimao season-opener is among the topics on this week’s Crash.net MotoGP podcast with Keith Huewen.
Portimao MotoGP: Repsol Honda appeal FIM 'modification' of Marc Marquez penalty for Oliveira clash
The aftermath of Marc Marquez’s collision with Miguel Oliveira in Sunday's Portimao MotoGP season opener has taken another twist.
Marc Marquez’s crash at Portuguese MotoGP “not red mist, it’s a rookie error - I’m slightly sympathetic to his plight,” says Michael Laverty
Marc Marquez’s crash at the Portuguese MotoGP was not anger-induced “red mist”, says BT Sport’s Michael Laverty, who has offered him sympathy.
Jack Miller: Great race, but ‘weird being on other side of Ducati power!’
After enjoying Ducati power for the previous five years, Jack Miller found the tables were turned during Sunday’s season-opening Portimao MotoGP race.
RNF Aprilia demand FIM Stewards impose harsher penalties after Marc Marquez-Miguel Oliveira clash
RNF Aprilia have demanded more severe penalties be imposed by FIM Stewards, in the wake of the Marc Marquez-Miguel Oliveira crash.
Pol Espargaro injury update from Aleix Espargaro - “a very long recovery process”
Pol Espargaro must undergo jaw surgery and has a “complicated” back injury which will keep him out of MotoGP for some time, Aleix Espargaro has said.
Enea Bastianini has avoided surgery after crash at Portimao and hopes to only miss one MotoGP weekend
Enea Bastianini hopes to return at the Grand Prix of the Americas because he will not need to undergo surgery.
Portimao MotoGP: “They have no idea, I don’t know what they’re doing” - Fabio Quartararo slams stewards
Fabio Quartararo has hit out at the MotoGP stewards after he feels inconsistent penalties were handed out at the season-opener in Portimao.
Marc Marquez must face a double long lap penalty when he returns, after the Argentina MotoGP, after FIM rule clarification
Marc Marquez will be hit by a double long lap penalty in the next race which he is fit to compete in, the FIM MotoGP Stewards Panel have clarified.
Portimao MotoGP: Luca Marini: Ducati’s first big problem? “Never happened to me before”
After looking like a contender for victory due to his performances in pre-season testing, Luca Marini instead endured ‘a nightmare’ opening round to the 2023 MotoGP season as he crashed out of both races.
Portimao MotoGP: Alex Rins: “I would appreciate it if Honda give me something new”
Despite scoring points on his Honda debut in Portimao, Alex Rins has been left frustrated after calling his inability to overtake other MotoGP riders a ‘disaster’.
Aleix Espargaro reveals Marco Bezzecchi confrontation: “It’s something that makes me angry”
Aleix Espargaro has detailed a face-to-face conversation he had with Marco Bezzecchi about the young Italian’s “cry like a baby” comments.
Honda boss Alberto Puig leaps to Marc Marquez defence: “Impossible to avoid” crash
Marc Marquez was not trying to overtake Miguel Oliveira, and could not have avoided their collision at the Portuguese MotoGP, claims Honda boss Alberto Puig.
Injured Miguel Oliveira ruled out of Argentina MotoGP after Marc Marquez collision
Miguel Oliveira will miss this weekend’s Argentina MotoGP due to injury caused in his clash with Marc Marquez.
Portimao MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo ‘fast but cannot fight, difficult to know what we can do’
Fabio Quartararo scored just 8 out of 37 points during MotoGP’s season-opener, at the same Portimao track where he won by over five-seconds in 2022.
Jorge Martin furious after Portuguese MotoGP: “Not the first time - Marc Marquez keeps doing things”
Jorge Martin hit out at Marc Marquez after their Portuguese MotoGP collision, saying “it’s not the first time he has destroyed my race” and demanding harsher penalties for his rival.
Aleix Espargaro worry over injuries after Portuguese MotoGP: “This is not a war, we can’t continue like this”
Aleix Espargaro insists “I don’t want to put anybody in hospital” and begged other riders to “relax” after a spate of injuries at the Portuguese MotoGP.
Marc Marquez to miss Argentina MotoGP after successful surgery
Marc Marquez will miss next weekend's Argentina MotoGP due to injury, after undergoing successful surgery on his hand.
Portimao MotoGP: Miguel Oliveira: ‘Sad, a shame, Marc Marquez braked too late’
After seeing a home podium slip away on the final lap of Saturday’s Sprint, Miguel Oliveira led the opening lap of Sunday’s main MotoGP race.
Portimao MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia: Race length not the problem, ‘depends on the rider approach’
MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia says the Sprint nor the main race are the problem for recent crashes and injuries, but that it’s the ‘approach of the rider’ that is causing accidents.
Francesco Bagnaia, Maverick Vinales and Marco Bezzecchi were shocked as they analysed Marc Marquez’s incident at the Portuguese MotoGP
Podium trio Francesco Bagnaia, Maverick Vinales and Marco Bezzecchi watched the highlight of Marc Marquez’s crash at the Portuguese MotoGP and expressed their shock…