26 articles
Jorge Navarro set the fastest lap of the weekend so far in Moto3 in unpredictable conditions. Though the sun started to break through as the chequered flag dropped on FP3, the session was overcast with the barest hints of rain in the air. Although spots of rain were visible, the track remained dry as riders […]
Alex Rins continued his devastating form of FP1 by posting the quickest time of the day in Austin. His FP2 time of 2:09.564 is just three tenths off of Xavier Simeon’s outright best lap of the Circuit of the Americas set in qualifying last year. Simone Corsi made a late charge to challenge the Spaniard, […]
Marc Marquez decimated the competition in Austin, again, with his best time of 2:04.034 being a massive 0.706 faster than Andrea Iannone in second. If anyone were to be crowned king of COTA it would be Marquez as there have only been three sessions in total in which he hasn’t topped the timing sheets since […]
Fabio Quartararo set the pace in Moto3 at the Circuit of the Americas on day one in Austin. With an overall best time of 2:16.250, he is almost two seconds quicker than the time he set this morning. He had set several quick laps in FP1, however, he had numerous lap times cancelled due to […]
As MotoGP woke to rain in Argentina this morning, Race Direction took the decision to cancel the planned extra MotoGP free practice session. The extra session was planned with the express interests of teams adapting to the compulsory new dry tyre allocated in the wake of Scott Redding’s rear tyre failure in FP4 on Saturday. […]
After the dramatic failure of Scott Redding’s rear tyre in FP4 on Sunday, the decision has been taken to withdraw both the medium and hard compound Michelins made available to the riders for Sunday’s MotoGP race. Instead, they will be given a brand new tyre for the race. The reason for this is that both […]
Marc Marquez grabbed pole position in a delayed qualifying session after an incident-packed afternoon in Argentina. Laying down an early marker, the Spaniard set a blistering time of 1:39.411, the fastest of the weekend. No one else could get within a second of him on their first runs. On his final run to better his […]
Brad Binder will start in pole position for tomorrow’s Moto3 race, the first pole of his career. Though he hadn’t set the fastest time in any of the practice sessions, his pace was always strong, and he was the man the rest of the field had their eyes on in a fraught qualifying session. Romano […]
Jonas Folger tops the timing sheets in a thrilling third and final Moto2 practice session. Setting a time of 1:43.594, he is 0.153 seconds ahead of Alex Rins in second place. Rins, who had struggled to find his form in previous sessions, edges out Sandro Cortese who finishes the session in third. Johan Zarco who […]
Marc Marquez continues his form of yesterday, setting a fastest lap of 1:40.368. Even though the Spaniard showed his typical ragged style and suffered a couple of run offs and a crash, he remained unbeaten all session. Biggest improver was Jorge Lorenzo, with a time of 1:40.392. Though he looked to threaten Marquez on a […]
Romano Fenati snatched the quickest time in of FP3 in the final frantic moments of the session. He was the only rider to dip below the 1:50 barrier, setting a best time or 1:49.994. Brad Binder finished the session in second with a time of 1:50.263. Ominously for his competitors though was the consistency of […]
Johann Zarco continued to lead the Moto2 field in Argentina by setting a fastest time of 1:44.533. Putting in a late charge was Taka Nakagami, who set the second best time right at the end of the session and just 0.190 slower than the Frenchman. Sam Lowes was just pipped by the Japanese in the […]