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Jonas Folger to make MotoGP return in place of Pol Espargaro at GASGAS Tech3
Jonas Folger has been called-up to make a MotoGP return in place of the injured Pol Espargaro at the GASGAS Tech3 team.
MotoGP Argentina: Maverick Vinales has found ‘more flow’, new set-up ‘suiting my riding style’
Maverick Vinales is ‘curious’ to see whether he and Aprilia can continue their form from Portimao and remain in the hunt for victory at the Argentina MotoGP.
MotoGP Argentina: Aleix Espargaro: Pol ‘very lucky, a rider cannot hit the wall like this’
Pol Espargaro may have suffered extensive injuries during his Friday practice accident at the Portimao MotoGP, but brother Aleix believes he was ‘very lucky’ it wasn’t worse.
MotoGP Argentina: ‘Really tough to prepare overtake’ - Fabio Quartararo frustrated by same problems
2021 MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo says the same issues when it comes to overtaking as last season were the cause of his inability to finish where his race pace suggested he could, or perhaps should have in Portimao.
MotoGP Argentina: Alex Rins gets Marc Marquez's Honda chassis
The knock-on effect of Marc Marquez’s absence from this weekend’s Argentine MotoGP round is that Alex Rins will be able to use an updated Honda chassis.
MotoGP Argentina: Francesco Bagnaia on title rivals: ‘Marc Marquez, Enea Bastianini not in the battle after what happened’
Francesco Bagnaia believes Marc Marquez and Enea Bastianini are not his main MotoGP rivals at the moment after picking up injuries in Portimao.
MotoGP Argentina: ‘Because it’s Marc Marquez, everybody wants to put the knife in’
While the saga of when, or if, Marc Marquez will serve his double long lap penalty from Portimao rumbles on, MotoGP riders hope there will be more clarity and consistency in future.
MotoGP Argentina: Jack Miller: Everybody doubts me, awesome to prove people wrong
Jack Miller was delighted ‘to prove people wrong, again’ during a stunning KTM debut at the Portimao MotoGP season-opener.
Argentina MotoGP: Alex Marquez ‘still riding Ducati too much like a Honda, Marc Marquez is ‘not happy…’
Alex Marquez says he’s not the right person to provide a timeline for Marc Marquez’s return to MotoGP action.
FIM Appeal Stewards refer Marc Marquez penalty to MotoGP Court of Appeal
Repsol Honda’s protest against the ‘modification’ of Marc Marquez’s double long-lap penalty has been referred to the MotoGP Court of Appeal.
Argentina MotoGP: Yamaha: ‘We have work to do’, Franco Morbidelli ‘working hard to find something’
Franco Morbidelli says Yamaha are ‘working hard’ to find more performance after a dismal opening round of the 2023 MotoGP season.
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.