Tag Archives: Racing

What stopped Marc Marquez from victory in Austria?

The Spaniard analyses why he is still unable to perform the mind-blowing saves for which he is famous. At the Bitci Austrian Grand Prix, Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) had his most encouraging weekend ever. Despite finishing 15th and collecting only one point, the Spaniard put together an outstanding performance. Starting from the second row, the […]

Pol Espargaro storms to shock Silverstone pole ahead of Bagnaia

Pol Espargaro snatched first place for Honda at Silverstone after a last effort to hold off Francesco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo. Despite struggling to make an impact in his first season with Honda, Espargaro looked to have found something around the curves of the British venue from the start of the weekend, going fourth fastest […]

Pol Espargaro was ‘happy’ with his MotoGP test in Jerez, ‘close to Taka’

Pol Espargaro enjoys a full day of MotoGP testing on Monday after a frustrating race in Jerez; “We have performed well, I was close to Taka who has been the strongest Honda this weekend, so I am happy.” Pol Espargaro struggled to hide his disappointment after finishing tenth in the Spanish MotoGP on Sunday, claiming […]

MotoGP Austria, Espargaro: ‘I don’t know what to do’

Pol Espargaro’s Repsol Honda woes continued on Sunday, with the Spanish finishing a frustrated 16th in the AustrianGP despite gaining pole and going for the win with KTM last season at Spielberg. Espargaro entered pitlane for the wet set-up RC213V on the final lap, from eighth, ruining any prospects of a points-scoring position – with […]

Pol Espargaro of the MotoGP says, “It’ll be memorable in Qatar with Honda”

The Spaniard talks about the new-look Turn 10 after completing a test day in Barcelona aboard an RC213V-S. Some of the leading riders, like Pol Espargaró, were out in Barcelona before taking to the track at Losail, Qatar, on March 6 for the first official pre-season test. While waiting to ride the HRC bike with […]

Espargaro: Honda doesn’t need a new bike to fix its MotoGP woes in 2021

Pol Espargaro believes Honda does not need to “build a completely new bike to improve the problems” it has had so far in a difficult 2021 MotoGP season. Honda’s factory team riders and works-supported runners have yet to finish on the podium at LCR in 2021, with Takaaki Nakagami getting the marque’s best performance so […]

At Silverstone, Pol Espargaro takes pole, with Quartararo third

Reuters, August 28 – After setting the best time in qualifying at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Saturday, Pol Espargaro secured his first pole position as a Repsol Honda rider. The Spaniard qualified first, ahead of Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati and Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha, who leads the world championship. In a dramatic […]

MotoGP 2021: In 2022, Jack Miller will continue with Ducati

Thriller Miller will continue to ride the Bologna missile in the 2022 MotoGP season after Ducati extended his contract for another year. In 2022, Ducati Factory Team will have two riders: Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia. Jack Miller, 26, has been confirmed as a member of Ducati’s factory MotoGP squad for the 2022 season. The […]

“2021 more “challenging” for Aston Martin after F1 rules changes” said Stroll

Lance Stroll admits that Formula One’s new aero restrictions have made this year’s season more difficult than expected for his Aston Martin team. Sebastian Vettel has two podium results for the Silverstone-based team this year, however his runner-up position in Hungary last week is up for appeal because his car did not have enough fuel […]

Lance Stroll will drive an Aston Martin F1 car at the FOS in 2021

This year’s Festival of Speed sponsored by Mastercard will see Aston Martin come out swinging, and the big news is that F1 star Lance Stroll will be on the Hill in both the 11,000rpm-plus revving V12 Valkyrie and his AMR21 2021 F1 car. This will be the first public appearance of the long-awaited Valkyrie hypercar, […]