Valentino Rossi has chalked his Qatar podium up to a breakthrough made with the set-up of his Yamaha during Friday’s practice sessions. The Italian has struggled all pre-season with Michelin’s softer construction front tyres, which have robbed him of confidence under braking and disallowed him from carrying as much corner speed as he would like. […]
Maverick Vinales described his maiden Yamaha win in last night’s Qatar Grand Prix as ‘incredible’, not least because he came into the event with more pressure than he had been used to in MotoGP. The Spanish rider spent the entire winter dominating proceedings, topping all four official pre-season tests as he prepared for his Yamaha […]
Reigning World Supersport champion Kenan Sofuoglu will finally line up on the gird in 2017 in this weekend’s third round of the season in Aragon, following a month out with injury. The Puccetti Kawasaki rider broke his wrist during a winter training accident, and had to have metalwork inserted to correct the injury. This forced him […]
Honda’s Marc Marquez has admitted he went the wrong way with front tyre choice in last night’s 20-lap Qatar Grand Prix, in which he finished seven seconds off the lead in fourth. A light rain shower just moments before the race was due to get underway saw proceedings delayed by 45 minutes, and this meant […]
Maverick Vinales held Andrea Dovizioso at bay in a thrilling Qatar Grand Prix to take victory on his maiden Yamaha outing. A sprinkling of rain moments before the race was due to get underway caused a lengthy delay whilst the situation was assessed. The race, shortened from 22 to 20 laps, got underway 45 minutes later […]
FIM safety officer and ex-grand prix rider Loris Capirossi has admitted the main reason for the cancellation of qualifying was due to the Losail Circuit’s lack of drainage. A biblical downpour hours before qualifying day in Qatar was due to get underway saw the opening Asia Talent Cup race cancelled and the rest of the […]
Qatar Grand Prix organisers have had no choice but to cancel Saturday’s action from the Losail International Circuit due to a high level of standing water on the track. Rain has been threatening to derail proceedings all weekend, and indeed today’s running was delayed due to a heavy downpour on the run up to the opening […]
*Updated: Extra 20 minutes of practice has been cancelled. All other sessions delayed until further notice. MotoGP riders will get an extra 20 minutes of track time to assess track conditions at a wet Losail International Circuit in a change to the qualifying schedule. No rider has ever ridden at the Losail Circuit under floodlights […]
MotoGP organisers Dorna Sports could alter the schedule for Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix should poor weather intervene, with an earlier race time and postponement being considered. Qatar has been hit by heavy rain these past seven days, with much of last weekend’s Moto2 and Moto3 test from the Losail International Circuit called off as a […]
Valentino Rossi made small steps forward with his Yamaha on Friday in Qatar, but says he is still suffering on the way into corners. The nine-times world champion has struggled for much of the winter with front-end issues, and they reared their head again in last night’s opening practice session, where he was ninth fastest […]
Honda’s Marc Marquez has admitted that he and his team still have work to do to be fully competitive for Sunday’s 22-lap Qatar Grand Prix, after several set-up changes failed to deliver their desired results. The reigning world champion began the weekend well enough, ending the opening evening second fastest with a 1m54.912s and pleased […]
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Johann Zarco progresses straight through to the second part of qualifying in Qatar, after he set the fourth quickest time of the weekend in FP3. The French rider has been impressive all winter on his 2016-spec YZR-M1, and was quick from the off in Thursday’s opening free practice session. Zarco was […]