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Francesco Bagnaia believes complaints made by other riders about the Sprint MotoGP race being too aggressive shouldn’t be made and that you ‘have to be prepared’. Although he was not fighting in the middle of the pack where several ...

MotoGP Portimao: Enea Bastianini diagnosed with fractured collarbone following Luca Marini collision

Enea Bastianini has been ruled out of action. Enea Bastianini walks away from the scene of his Portimao crash Enea Bastianini will miss tomorrow’s Portuguese Grand Prix and the entre Argentina meeting next weekend after sustaining a fractured collarbone ...

Injured Pol Espargaro set for the sidelines but “he’ll come back to a normal life”

Pol Espargaro escaped serious injury and will return to live a “normal life”, Herve Poncharal has said. Espargaro suffered a fractured his jaw, fractured his dorsal vertebrae, and suffered a pulmonary contusion (a lung injury) during Friday practice at ...

Portimao MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo: There will be a big accident, 2 x 25 laps better

Fabio Quartararo’s first experience of a MotoGP Sprint race ended outside of the points in tenth place. Starting eleventh, the 2021 world champion lost ground due to a launch control issue then dropped to last on the opening lap ...

Portimao MotoGP: Marc Marquez laughs off double Grand Prix claim by Aleix Espargaro, ‘trying to survive’

Marc Marquez says replacing the Sprint MotoGP race with a second full-length Grand Prix is ‘impossible’, after Aleix Espargaro said it would be a safer option. The first-ever MotoGP Sprint race was a cracker in Portimao, although opinions were ...

MotoGP Portimao: Pecco Bagnaia wins first-ever Sprint Race

Pecco Bagnaia sprays the champagne after winning the Portimao Sprint Race Pecco Bagnaia leads Jorge Martin and Marc Marquez at Portimao Pecco Bagnaia claimed victory in the first-ever MotoGP Sprint Race at Portimao after getting the better of fellow ...

NASCAR: William Byron Bests Jordan Taylor, Kimi Raikkonen, Jenson Button at COTA - Full Qualifying Results

Full results from qualifying at Circuit of The Americas where William Byron earned pole position for the race. 2023 COTA Echopark Texas Grand Prix – Qualifying Results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Tyler ...

Vowles: Mercedes will be ‘mighty’ at certain tracks in 2023

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. 18.03.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Qualifying Day. Mercedes will be “mighty” at some tracks this season, according to its former chief strategist and ...

Bastianini diagnosed with fractured right shoulder after Portimao sprint race clash

Enea Bastianini has been diagnosed with a fractured right shoulder following his sprint race clash with VR46 rider Luca Marini, likely forcing him to miss Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix. The factory Ducati ace battled towards the front of the ...

Enea Bastianini suffers broken shoulder blade after crash in sprint race at Portuguese MotoGP

Enea Bastianini has a fracture to his right scapula (shoulder blade) after his crash in the first-ever sprint race at the Portuguese MotoGP. He was taken to hospital in Portimao for further examinations after the incident on Saturday, the ...

Portimao: Sprint Race - 2023 MotoGP World Championship standings

New World Championship standings after Saturday’s Portuguese MotoGP Sprint race at Portimao, round 1 of 21. Portimao: 2023 MotoGP World Championship standings Pos Rider Nat Team Points Diff. 1 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP23) 12 ...

Bagnaia scores first MotoGP sprint win after Martin error

Francesco Bagnaia snatched victory in the maiden MotoGP sprint race away from Jorge Martin on the final lap after the Pramac rider made an error and ran wide. Proceedings got underway underneath the beating Portuguese sun, a very different ...

Portimao MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia gets title defence off to perfect start with first Sprint win

Francesco Bagnaia has won the opening MotoGP race of the year after a costly mistake from Jorge Martin on the final lap. After clinching a sensational pole, Marc Marquez made a brilliant start as he led into turn one. ...

2023 Portuguese MotoGP, Portimao - Sprint Race Results

Sprint race results from the Portuguese MotoGP at Portimao, round 1 of 21 in the 2023 world championship. Reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia has won MotoGP’s first-ever Sprint race, held on a sunny Saturday afternoon at the Portimao season-opener. The ...

Ferrari drivers concerned about increased dirty air negatively impacting overtaking

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14 leads Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23 and Pierre Gasly (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523. 19.03.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Race Day. Charles Leclerc ...

Portimao Moto2: Salac finds form for first pole position

Filip Salac got his season off to a perfect start with his first ever Moto2 pole in qualifying for the Portuguese Grand Prix in Portimao. The intermediate class had some surprises up its sleeve with Filip Salac setting a ...

Toto Wolff explains Jerome D’Ambrosio’s new F1 role at Mercedes, and where it might lead him

Toto Wolff has explained the role ex-F1 driver Jerome D’Ambrosio will carry out at Mercedes. The Belgian, who raced for the Virgin team in 2011 and made a one-off appearance for Lotus at the 2012 Italian Grand Prix, was ...

2023 Portuguese Moto2 Grand Prix, Portimao - Qualifying Results

Practice and Qualifying results from the 2023 Portuguese Moto2 Grand Prix at Portimao. Qualifying 2023 Portuguese Moto2 Grand Prix, Portimao – Qualifying Results Pos Rider Nat Team Bike Time 1 Filip Salac CZE QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) 1m 42.323s ...

Portimao Moto3: Record pace sees Sasaki ease to pole position

The first pole of the season went to Ayumu Sasaki in qualifying for the Moto3 Portuguese Grand Prix in Portimao. Ayumu Sasaki claimed to top spot on the grid after a confident qualifying performance in Portugal , with Jose Antonio ...

Vandoorne on pole for São Paulo ePrix

Stoffel Vandoorne, DS Penske, DS E-Tense FE23 Stoffel Vandoorne beat Antonio Felix da Costa to pole for the inaugural Sao Paulo ePrix. The reigning champion delivered the first pole in ninety race drought for the Penske name in Formula ...

2023 Portuguese Moto3 Grand Prix, Portimao - Qualifying Results

Practice and qualifying results from the 2023 Portuguese Moto3 Grand Prix at Portimao. Qualifying 2023 Portuguese Moto3 Grand Prix, Portimao – Qualifying Results Pos Rider Nat Team Bike Time 1 Ayumu Sasaki JPN Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP (Husqvarna) ...

Marquez steals Portimao pole from Bagnaia with last-gasp effort

Marc Marquez scored to a shock pole position for the Portuguese Grand Prix sprint race to deny reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia at the death. The Spaniard managed to wrangle his way into Q2 with a record-breaking effort in ...

Porsche-power dominant in second practice of Sao Paulo ePrix

Antonio Felix da Costa, TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 Antonio Felix Da Costa topped the timesheets with a 1:11.496 with two other Porsche-powered cars in the top 10. Drivers used the sessions to push ...

2023 Portuguese MotoGP, Portimao - Full Qualifying Results

Full Qualifying results and grid line-up for the Saturday Sprint and main Sunday race at the Portuguese MotoGP at Portimao, round 1 of 21 in the 2023 world championship. Marc Marquez grabs a tow from Enea Bastianini and leaps ...

Jordan predicts Verstappen will surpass Hamilton’s seven F1 titles

Race winner Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing celebrates with second placed Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 in parc ferme. 31.07.2022. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 13, Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary, Race Day. Ex-Formula 1 team owner ...

Piquet fined $950k for racist abuse towards Hamilton

Three-time Formula 1 World Champion Nelson Piquet has been handed a fine of five million Brazilian reals for racially abusing seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton. The Brazilian used an offensive term in reference to Hamilton during an interview late in ...

2023 Portuguese MotoGP, Portimao - Practice Results

Practice results from the Portuguese MotoGP at Portimao, round 1 of 21 in the 2023 world championship. Marco Bezzecchi leads FP3 for the Portuguese MotoGP, while world champion Francesco Bagnaia and factory Ducati team-mate Enea Bastianini both fell in ...

Russell: No finger pointing mindset at Mercedes amid struggles

George Russell asserts that there is no finger pointing occurring at Mercedes amid its period of underwhelming performances in Formula 1. Mercedes started the 2022 season on the back foot, when new technical regulations were introduced. It spent much ...

Bates and McLoughlin claim first points of 2023

Photos: DMAC Photography The Bosch Motorsport Australia Rally Championship has officially kicked off for 2023 with Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia’ Lewis Bates and Anthony McLoughlin winning a wild opening heat of the season. A strong field of 31 crews ...

Tost hails Tsunoda’s ‘big step forward’ for 2023 F1 season

AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost says that Yuki Tsunoda has made a “big step forward” for the 2023 Formula 1 campaign. Following the departure of Pierre Gasly to Alpine, Tsunoda became the more experienced F1 driver at AlphaTauri when ...

Verdict on Sprint races at Portuguese MotoGP? "Some points, not enough! Maybe you risk?"

The first Sprint race of the 2023 season is on Saturday afternoon at the Portuguese MotoGP – these are the fears, concerns and beliefs from riders about the significant new change to the schedule. Rules of MotoGP Sprint races ...

How to watch Portuguese MotoGP 2023 sprint race today: Live stream for free

Francesco Bagnaia returns as MotoGP champion but will have a host of enemies trying to take his crown including Marc Marquez, Fabio Quartararo and his own teammate Enea Bastianini. This is how to watch the Portuguese MotoGP on March 24-26, including ...

Casey Stoner says that Francesco Bagnaia deserves the credit for MotoGP championship “rather than Ducati"

Casey Stoner says that “the way Ducati handles things isn’t always the best”, and gave full credit for last season’s MotoGP championship victory to Francesco Bagnaia. Bagnaia and Ducati return for the 2023 season-opening Portuguese MotoGP as the rider ...

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