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
MotoGP Injured rival calls Marquez a repeat offender who must improve Jorge Martin – one of the two MotoGP riders collected and injured by Marc Marquez in the Portuguese Grand Prix pile-up – has lambasted the six-time champion and says he just keeps making the same mistakes
MotoGP Marquez penalised for crash, ‘completely agrees’ with sanction Marc Marquez has received a double long-lap penalty for hitting Miguel Oliveira and Jorge Martin in MotoGP’s season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix, and feels his punishment is the right call
MotoGP Race ban calls over Marquez’s Portimao MotoGP crash Marc Marquez’s riding is under fire again after the multi-bike pile-up he triggered in MotoGP’s Portuguese Grand Prix season-opener, with one leading rival calling for him to get a race ban
MotoGP Marquez suffers hand injury in Portimao MotoGP collision Marc Marquez will have a potential hand fracture checked in hospital after ploughing into Miguel Oliveira during MotoGP’s Portuguese Grand Prix
MotoGP Bagnaia dominates MotoGP opener, Marquez triggers pile-up Pecco Bagnaia opened his MotoGP title defence by keeping Maverick Vinales at a safe distance in the Portuguese Grand Prix, while Marc Marquez caused a multi-bike accident in the lead pack
MotoGP Big crashes inevitable in MotoGP sprints, predicts Quartararo MotoGP’s intense first sprint race has left riders concerned about the format, with 2021 champion Fabio Quartararo predicting it will only encourage big accidents
MotoGP Bastianini to miss MotoGP races after sprint clash injury Ducati MotoGP rider Enea Bastianini will skip multiple races after a crash in the 2023 season-opening inaugural MotoGP sprint race at Portimao
MotoGP Bagnaia grabs last-lap win in first-ever MotoGP sprint Reigning champion Pecco Bagnaia out-duelled fellow Ducati rider Jorge Martin to win MotoGP’s first ever sprint race at the 2023 season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix
MotoGP Marquez takes shock pole in first MotoGP qualifying of 2023 Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez took a shock pole position in the opening qualifying session of the 2023 season at Portimao
MotoGP Team boss outlines initial Espargaro recovery plan Pol Espargaro will “come back as a full-time MotoGP rider” in due time, according to his Tech3 Gas Gas team boss – but may require surgery on his jaw
MotoGP Yamaha up against ‘8-12’ faster MotoGP rivals – Quartararo Fabio Quartararo is counting on his Yamaha MotoGP team to do a better job at in-season development to battle the “eight or 12” rival bikes that are faster right now
MotoGP Espargaro suffered ‘severe spinal trauma’ and lung injury MotoGP rider Pol Espargaro has been diagnosed with “severe spinal trauma” and “quite a significant lung contusion” in the aftermath of his crash at Portimao, but doctors are optimistic there is no permanent spinal damage
MotoGP MotoGP riders want action after Espargaro’s horrific crash MotoGP riders want to see action taken after the 2023 season opened with a crash-filled first day of practice at Portimao, punctuated by an incident that left Pol Espargaro with spinal, lung and jaw injuries
MotoGP Espargaro hospitalised with ‘back and chest trauma’ in FP2 crash Tech3 Gas Gas rider Pol Esparagro suffered “back and chest trauma” in a terrifying crash in the second MotoGP practice session of the season opener at Portimao
MotoGP Alex Marquez leads first 2023 MotoGP practice from Honda’s Mir Gresini Ducati rider Alex Marquez topped the opening practice session of the 2023 MotoGP season at Portimao, leading the way on a year-old bike
MotoGP Our 2023 MotoGP season predictions As MotoGP begins its biggest-ever season, we predict the 2023 champion, title contenders, one-off winners and biggest controversies
MotoGP Marquez’s least favourite bit of MotoGP’s new weekend format Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has an issue with the series’ new weekend format for 2023 – but not with the sprint itself
Formula 1 F1 podcast: Should you believe in McLaren’s big overhaul? James Key out, Ferrari’s David Sanchez in and a new structure – The Race F1 Podcast discusses McLaren’s tech management revamp
Formula 1 Our verdict on McLaren’s drastic action and Key’s exit Recent McLaren regression and an awful start to 2023 have led to major changes. Here’s what we make of James Key’s exit and the new structure
MotoGP How sprints are about to change MotoGP – and who will thrive MotoGP will take its first plunge into its sprint era this weekend at Portimao – but who will thrive with the new format and how it will change MotoGP?
MotoGP Top MotoGP prospect’s Moto2 debut on hold due to injury Top MotoGP prospect Izan Guevara will miss the start of his rookie Moto2 season due to “a triangular fibrocartilage injury in his right wrist,” his Gas Gas Aspar team has announced
MotoGP KTM’s muted MotoGP pre-season a concerning deja vu KTM got into the top 10 late into MotoGP pre-season testing – but remains in a familiar position, which may not be good enough for 2023
Formula 1 Alonso: Red Bull slip-ups ‘will happen’ and create win chance Aston Martin Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso has faith in his team’s chances of picking up a grand prix victory this season despite Red Bull’s imperious early-2023 form
MotoGP Quartararo’s testing progress a bad look for the other Yamaha No rider in MotoGP is under more immediate pressure than Franco Morbidelli – but the pre-season testing times make for grim reading for the Italian
Formula 1 Russell: More common sense needed for ‘too extreme’ F1 penalties Don’t expect George Russell to feel too aggrieved about losing the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix podium he got to enjoy for a couple of hours while Formula 1 rival Fernando Alonso’s post-race penalty was being hashed out
Formula 1 F1 podcast: Alonso’s non-penalty and tension at Red Bull Fernando Alonso’s rescinded penalty and signs of intra-team tension at Red Bull take centre stage in the post-Jeddah episode of The Race F1 Podcast
Formula 1 Hamilton: 2023 Red Bull most dominant F1 car I’ve ever seen Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton says the 2023 Red Bull is “the fastest car I’ve seen compared to the rest” in Formula 1, arguing it is more dominant than any of the Mercedes cars he drove to world titles
Formula 1 Perez bothered by ‘different info’ to Verstappen on fastest lap Saudi Arabian Grand Prix winner Sergio Perez feels he was given “different information” to Red Bull Formula 1 team-mate Max Verstappen and wants to review the circumstances behind him losing the fastest lap point
Formula 1 Alonso loses podium finish at F1’s Saudi GP after penalty Fernando Alonso has lost his 100th Formula 1 podium, having been handed a penalty by the FIA stewards after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at Jeddah
Formula 1 This F1 team-mate battle’s taking an unexpected twist There’s an eye-catching and against-expectations trend developing in one particular intra-team battle in the 2023 Formula 1 midfield
Formula 1 Verstappen’s take on his chance of winning Saudi GP from 15th Defending F1 champion Max Verstappen expects a Saudi Arabian Grand Prix victory bid will be a long shot after his driveshaft failure in qualifying, which he described as “something I don’t understand”
Formula 1 Perez on Saudi Arabian GP pole, Verstappen starts 15th A driveshaft failure for reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen left him 15th on the grid for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez on pole instead
Formula 1 Everything that happened in final Saudi Arabian GP F1 practice Defending Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen completed a clean sweep of practice sessions for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah
Formula 1 F1 podcast: Inside the new Villeneuve Pironi documentary The Race F1 Podcast talks to the director behind the new Villeneuve Pironi doc, and to the partners of a duo gone too soon, about its making
Formula 1 Mercedes duo’s Red Bull comments reflect major F1 2023 fear Hopes are on the Saudi Arabian GP’s Jeddah circuit being more conducive to a genuine lead battle in Formula 1, but there’s a concern Red Bull’s real advantage is too big for changes of track to make a noticeable difference
MotoGP Honda MotoGP chassis bombshell would be a seismic measure A report that Honda’s commissioned Kalex to build it a new MotoGP chassis suggests its crisis is so deep it’s willing to do the previously unthinkable
WEC/Le Mans Your guide to every manufacturer in WEC’s new era Ferrari’s Hypercar makes its WEC debut at Sebring this weekend as sportscar racing’s rebirth steps up another notch. Here’s your guide to every manufacturer involved in the top class of this new era
MotoGP Every long run of MotoGP’s final test – The takeaways Long runs during MotoGP’s final day of pre-season testing offered a glimpse at the potential pecking order we can expect in the early 2023 races. Valentin Khorounzhiy picks out the key takeaways from the long run data
MotoGP Nine things we learned from final 2023 MotoGP winter test MotoGP’s 2023 pre-season testing ended with a fairly clear title favourite, but signs that everything was closing up even more just behind – with a few unhappy outliers
