Valentin Khorounzhiy

MotoGP

Why Rins has a Marquez-level margin over other MotoGP Hondas

In the absence of Marc Marquez, it has fallen to Alex Rins to thoroughly dominate the other Honda MotoGP riders at COTA

MotoGP

Riders’ theories about MotoGP’s first calm sprint race

MotoGP’s third-ever sprint race was substantially calmer than the first two. Why, and is that going to be the new normal or was Austin an anomaly? Here are what the riders reckon

MotoGP

Bagnaia dominates COTA MotoGP sprint, Quartararo crashes

Pecco Bagnaia won what was easily MotoGP’s calmest sprint race yet at COTA, fighting off an early Alex Rins challenge

MotoGP

Bagnaia denies Rins shock pole in offbeat COTA MotoGP qualifying

Pecco Bagnaia withstood some rival tactics irritation to claim MotoGP pole at COTA, as two riders crashed twice in the pole shoot-out

MotoGP

‘That was scary’ – Mir’s rotating Ducati near-miss and crash

Joan Mir was unnerved to encounter Johann Zarco’s spinning Ducati on the racing line in COTA MotoGP practice

MotoGP

Ducati 1-2-4-5 in COTA practice, Q1 for its MotoGP points leader

Jorge Martin ended Friday practice at COTA as the fastest rider, but MotoGP points leader Marco Bezzecchi finds himself in Q1

MotoGP

What went on in first COTA MotoGP practice

Luca Marini led Fabio Quartararo in MotoGP’s first 2023 practice session at the COTA venue in Austin, Texas

MotoGP

Absent Marquez’s COTA legend can still grow this weekend

Sidelined by injury, Marc Marquez won’t add another Austin MotoGP win this weekend. But his COTA reputation can grow further anyway

MotoGP

Marquez granted penalty ‘stay of execution’ in revealing verdict

The Honda MotoGP team has succeeded in pursuing a “stay of execution” on Marc Marquez’s amended double long lap penalty, with the validity of the appeal acknowledged by the MotoGP Court of Appeals

MotoGP

Bastianini to miss another MotoGP race as Ducati names stand-in

Ducati MotoGP factory rider Enea Bastianini will join Marc Marquez in sitting out a second straight MotoGP round in full, skipping this weekend’s race meeting at COTA

MotoGP

Marquez ruled out of MotoGP round at favoured track COTA

Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez will miss the MotoGP race at the Circuit of the Americas as he continues his recovery from injury.

MotoGP

Quiz: MotoGP wins from lowly grid positions

In honour of Brad Binder’s spectacular Argentina sprint win, can you name the MotoGP riders to have won from 10th or lower?

MotoGP

MotoGP 2024 ‘dreamer’ Razgatlioglu gets another Yamaha test

The Yamaha MotoGP team is giving a second test to World Superbike frontrunner Toprak Razgatlioglu, who has recently set a target of a 2024 MotoGP promotion

Formula 1

Red Bull reserve’s F1 2024 push off to ideal start in Japan

Red Bull Formula 1 reserve driver Liam Lawson emerged victorious on his debut in the Japanese single-seater series Super Formula

MotoGP

MotoGP may have undervalued its thrill-a-minute sprints

MotoGP sprints have been a clear success – riders treating them like they matter as much as any other race they’ve ever been in proves that. So even if we’re only two races in, it begs the question: is it worth reconsidering their place in the record books?

MotoGP

Honda’s miserable Marquez-less weekend felt way too familiar

Honda’s dire Marc Marquez-less weekend was an extremely unwelcome deja vu for the Japanese MotoGP manufacturer

MotoGP

More proof needed after Morbidelli ‘confidence injection’

Argentina saw the best MotoGP version of Franco Morbidelli in at least two years. But with joy came an understanding – it’s not enough yet

MotoGP

Bezzecchi’s reaction to Termas ‘plot twist’ elevates his win

It was hours before the start, but Marco Bezzecchi looked like he had the Argentina MotoGP race won. Then he had to prove it again

MotoGP

Bagnaia angered by ‘not normal’ crash – and its implications

Reigning MotoGP champion Pecco Bagnaia was left fuming after his crash in the Argentina Grand Prix at Termas de Rio Hondo – partly because it was a fall he didn’t understand

MotoGP

Quartararo slams Nakagami and MotoGP stewards after clash

Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo has lambasted both rival Takaaki Nakagami and the stewards over a non-penalised incident on the opening lap of the Argentina Grand Prix

MotoGP

Dominant Bezzecchi gives VR46 first MotoGP win, Bagnaia falls

Valentino Rossi’s VR46 team won its first MotoGP race via a commanding performance from Marco Bezzecchi in the wet Argentine Grand Prix, as champion Pecco Bagnaia crashed when second

Formula 1

‘Unsafe’ Haas central to scathing F1 track invasion report

The FIA stewards have published a ruling over the “unacceptable” Australian Grand Prix Formula 1 track invasion that posed “significant danger to the spectators, race officials and the drivers”

Formula 1

‘I don’t feel well to speak’ – Sainz’s penalty anguish

Ferrari Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz says the penalty that relegated him from fourth to 12th in the Australian Grand Prix is “the most unfair I’ve seen in my life”

MotoGP

Why Argentina MotoGP favourite was nowhere near a sprint win

Aprilia took a paltry three points from the Argentina MotoGP sprint after having begun the Termas de Rio Hondo weekend as a strong favourite

MotoGP

Binder’s path from 15th to 1st – and what should’ve stopped it

How exactly did Brad Binder come from 15th to first in MotoGP’s short Argentina sprint race? Valentin Khorounzhiy unpicks the KTM rider’s surreal charge, and explains why Binder still would’ve lost the race had Marco Bezzecchi had a clearer run

MotoGP

New injury fear for Honda as Mir airlifted for hospital check

Honda MotoGP rider Joan Mir has gone to hospital by helicopter after sustaining an apparent injury in an opening-lap crash in the Argentina sprint

MotoGP

Binder wins Argentina MotoGP sprint thriller from 15th on grid

KTM rider Brad Binder produced a spectacular performance in MotoGP’s Argentina sprint to win the half-length race from 15th on the grid

MotoGP

Crash, fire then shock first MotoGP pole for Alex Marquez

Gresini Honda’s Alex Marquez shrugged off a crash and subsequent bike fire in Argentine Grand Prix Q1 to take his first MotoGP pole with a gamble on slicks in the damp

MotoGP

Quartararo in ‘worst situation’ after Argentina MotoGP practice

Fabio Quartararo was left aghast and confused after showing “no speed” in Friday MotoGP practice in Argentina

MotoGP

Aprilia sweeps Argentina MotoGP Friday, Quartararo to Q1

Aprlilia’s stellar form in Argentina continued in the second Friday practice session as it yielded another 1-2, this time led by Aleix Espargaro

MotoGP

Aprilia heads depleted MotoGP field with 1-2 in first practice

Maverick Vinales comfortably led an Aprilia 1-2 in the first practice session of the Argentina MotoGP weekend

MotoGP

‘From mouth to ear’ – Rage over Espargaro’s ‘unacceptable’ injury

Aleix Espargaro says the circumstances of the crash that left brother Pol “very lucky” to escape with just major injuries are “unacceptable”

MotoGP

Miller: I’m MotoGP’s most doubted rider – and I don’t know why

KTM MotoGP newcomer Jack Miller says he is puzzled by what he perceives as the status of the rider “doubted more than anybody on this grid”

MotoGP

‘Everyone wants to put the knife in’ over Marquez crash

Marc Marquez’s MotoGP rival Jack Miller feels some of the rhetoric over the crash caused by Marquez at Portimao is overblown, and that “everyone wants to put the knife in” because of Marquez’s stature

Formula 1

F1 quiz: Every Australian GP podium finisher

Can you name every driver to score at least one Formula 1 podium in Australia, either in Adelaide or Melbourne?

MotoGP

Mir’s Honda MotoGP debut was clearly bad. It was also terrific

Joan Mir’s Honda debut was far from perfect – and ended with a low-key 11th place finish. But there were some tempting takeaways from his Portimao weekend with plenty of promise that he will deliver for Honda in 2023

MotoGP

Oliveira’s team demands harsher penalties after Marquez crash

The RNF Aprilia MotoGP team has formally called for “stricter” and “severe” penalties in the aftermath of Marc Marquez wiping out Miguel Oliveira at the Portimao season opener

MotoGP

Did MotoGP’s rowdy Portuguese GP disprove sprint criticism?

It seems logical that MotoGP’s new sprint races feature far more aggressive riding than the Sunday races – but was that the case at Portimao and will it be for the rest of the season?

MotoGP

It’s not just Ducati that Yamaha can’t race – it’s everyone

MotoGP’s 2021 champion Fabio Quartararo says it’s not just the pacesetting Ducatis that he can’t fight against with the 2023 Yamaha – it’s every other manufacturer. And that’s despite the power increase from Yamaha’s new engine

MotoGP

Podcast: MotoGP’s new reality and Marquez’s huge blunder

An injury-laden debut for MotoGP’s new weekend format, punctuated by a massive Marc Marquez error, is discussed on The Race MotoGP Podcast