MotoGP

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Oliveira’s Indonesia MotoGP win charge an “emotional rollercoaster” (unknown)

KTM rider Miguel Oliveira says his charge to victory in Sunday's weather-affected MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix was “emotionally a rollercoaster”.

So, we are focusing on being fast first of all and then being consistent in the races and scoring points.” Oliveira’s win follows on from team-mate Brad Binder fighting for victory in the dry and finishing second in the opening round in Qatar, while the South African claimed his best MotoGP qualifying result of fourth on Saturday at Mandalika. The Portuguese rider came from seventh on the grid to take the lead on lap five of the rain-hit maiden MotoGP race at the Mandalika International Street Circuit.

Oliveira dances to a magical wet weather win in Mandalika (unknown)

The Portuguese rider didn't put a foot wrong in Indonesia as Yamaha and Ducati pick up podiums.

Honda without answers after Marquez’s “brutal” Indonesia MotoGP crash (unknown)

Honda team boss Alberto Puig says Honda has “to try to understand why” Marc Marquez suffered the “brutal” crash which ruled him out of Sunday's MotoGP ...

“Honestly speaking we need to analyse. “We were not able to finish the race because the consumption on the front tyre was too high, and the rear was locking on the corners to all the riders all the weekend. “When we were complaining about Michelin, during all the weekend it’s not because we like to complain about Michelin.

"I'm resilient, I have to figure out how to make the Yamaha fast" (unknown)

A 7th place that represents a boost of confidence. Franco Morbidelli and the Yamaha move forward in small steps, and this performance lifted the morale to ...

In the end, it went well anyway." I still lack experience on this M1 to be as fast as I'd like, even if I'm on the right track." “Today's race was a positive one, and I’m happy.

"it was my hardest crash, it's a pity but it was right not to race" (unknown)

The Mandalika Grand Prix for Marc Marquez started badly and ended even worse. The Honda rider never managed to be competitive on the Indonesian circuit and ...

Of course it's a pity, but also the best decision,” he concluded. The Mandalika Grand Prix for Marc Marquez started badly and ended even worse. Twice in the 15 minutes of qualifying yesterday, then this morning, in the warm-up, when he suffered a violent high side.

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MotoGP legend Marc Marquez 'OK' after 'really big crash' (Independent Online)

Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez says he is fine after being involved in a large crash at Sunday's rain-hit Indonesian Grand Prix that left him ...

It's of course a shame, but the best decision." It has not been our weekend, we have struggled and had problems from the start. - WATCH: Marc Marquez in hospital after 180km per hour horror crash at Indonesian MotoGP

Marquez ruled out of Indonesia MotoGP race after massive crash (autosport.com)

Honda's Marc Marquez has been ruled out of Sunday's MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix after suffering a concussion in a violent crash in morning warm-up.

Ahead of the Moto2 race on Sunday, MotoGP announced that the Indonesian GP would be shortened from 27 to 20 laps over safety concerns about the Mandalika track surface in the extreme heat. Marquez has endured a tough Indonesian GP weekend, as a change in rear tyre carcass by Michelin back to a design used last used in 2018 to combat the extreme heat at the Mandalika track has hampered Honda significantly. The six-time MotoGP world champion landed heavily on his right side and took a whack to his head, with the Spaniard visibly dazed as he staggered to his feet in the gravel trap next to his demolished RC213V.

Indonesia MotoGP race delayed by heavy rain, shortened - The Race (The Race)

The inaugural MotoGP race at Indonesia's new Mandalika Bay has been shortened by a quarter of its originally-scheduled distance.

That work saw a third of the track, some 1.6km (one mile), resurfaced. The race was subsequently pushed indefinitely – ultimately by over an hour – due to torrential rain arriving at the circuit around 40 minutes before the scheduled start and completely soaking the track. A combination of high temperatures and lack of data regarding tyre life saw the race initially cut from 27 laps to 20.

KTM capitalises at wet Mandalika MotoGP race as Binder brothers ... (News24)

MotoGP returned to the Indonesian Mandalika circuit after an absence of 25 years this weekend.

Brad Binder fought back fiercely and was able to cross the line safely in eighth position. Oliveira took the lead on lap five and built up a gap of more than three seconds by lap ten. Brad Binder had recorded his best ever qualifying position on Saturday, with the fourth-fastest time. Darryn Binder survived his first wet race in MotoGP with exceptional performance in the last three laps, battling it out with midfield contenders and even brother Brad Binder to finish in an excellent tenth position. Following his second place in the first race and the points scored this weekend, Brad Binder retains his second place in the MotoGP World Championship standings, just two points behind current championship leader Enea Bastianini. With no prior opportunity to ride in the wet over the weekend, riders were forced to start the race on wet weather tyres and an unproven bike setup.

Marc Marquez declared unfit for Indonesian GP (motogp.com)

The eight-time World Champion is ruled out of Sunday's race due to a concussion suffered after his huge Warm Up crash.

1 week ago He had a high energy crash in the Warm Up, which resulted in a head injury. The eight-time World Champion visited a local hospital for further checks after a nasty highside towards the end of the 20-minute Warm Up session on Sunday morning.

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