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Maverick Viñales has set the fastest lap in the MotoGP™ Warm Up session for the Monster Energy British Grand Prix, but Aleix Espargaro might have given ...

The answers to these questions will come this Sunday afternoon from 13:00 (GMT +1)! Will Viñales get his first for Aprilia? And how will Aleix Espargaro fare? Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) and World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) rounded out the top five, and the latter was again practicing the Long Lap Penalty which he has to take this afternoon. Viñales also had an interesting session, which he finished by trying to ride his bike through a paddock gate after pulling off the race track at the end of the Maggotts/Becketts complex due to an apparent technical problem. ???? #BritishGP???????? pic.twitter.com/LbByEA4x9l August 7, 2022 Espargaro gritted his teeth and saddled up on his RS-GP less than 24 hours after an FP4 highside which left him battered and – despite qualifying sixth – in doubt for today’s race.

Silverstone was a prime MotoGP victory opportunity for Johann Zarco - and he's clearly trying his best not to dwell on missing out.

“The warm temperature pushed me to take this medium front – that was a good tyre anyway because Pecco won on it, but it seemed for me it was the reason of the crash, because there’s always a bit less grip with this tyre. There is, therefore, every reason to think Zarco was in a choice position to finally get that first win under his best. I cannot stay on it, that’s why I look forward to be in Austria.”

MotoGP: The Soft front will be a good solution for the less aggressive riders who need good feedback and high grip levels at maximum lean angle.

The Hard rear needs a full lap of warm up, but then the performance is good and consistent. - The Hard rear needs a full lap of warm up, but then the performance is good and consistent. However, the subsequent loss of potential is quite significant, with a lot of movement.

Jack Miller says he “appreciates” Ducati's “unusual” decision to continue giving him development parts despite his impending move to KTM in MotoGP next ...

“In my honest opinion I can’t feel anything, except I just got to watch my leg when I put my leg on the bike,” he noted. “I mean, at the end of the day they were straight up with me,” he said when asked by Motorsport.com how valued Ducati’s decision to continue giving him updates despite his impeding exit made him feel. This is despite Miller leaving for rival marque KTM at the end of the year, though the Australian says Ducati has been “100% honest” with him in what its plans are since he made the decision on his future.

Pramac's Joahnn Zarco decision to change to a medium front tyre before the start of the MotoGP British Grand Prix led to his “hero or zero” crash from the ...

“So even this has been a surprise to stay first at the first corner. “But I could feel well the things and find my pace. That’s kind of hard.”

Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia won the British MotoGP on Sunday with championship leader Fabio Quartararo finishing eighth.

Silverstone was a prime MotoGP victory opportunity for Johann Zarco - and he's clearly trying his best not to dwell on missing out.

“The warm temperature pushed me to take this medium front – that was a good tyre anyway because Pecco won on it, but it seemed for me it was the reason of the crash, because there’s always a bit less grip with this tyre. There is, therefore, every reason to think Zarco was in a choice position to finally get that first win under his best. I cannot stay on it, that’s why I look forward to be in Austria.”

The Ducati rider boosts his title hopes by fending off late pressure from Viñales in a Silverstone classic.

Martin therefore finished fifth and Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) came from Row 5 on the grid to claim sixth at the chequered flag, while Rins faded to seventh in the end. It would be Bastianini who finished fourth when he prised the position from ‘The Martinator’ – his rival for the factory team seat in 2023 – on the final lap at Brooklands. Still, just 0.3 seconds separated first and second at the start of the 20th and final lap, but when Viñales was wide through Stowe and Vale also, Bagnaia had the breathing space he needed to clinch a 0.426-second victory. In the Championship standings, Quartararo is now 22 points up on Aleix Espargaro, but Bagnaia has closed to 49 points off top spot. Meanwhile, Viñales and Martin had been chopping and changing in the battle for fourth position until the former completed a decisive move on Lap 16 at Village. He wasted no time dealing with Rins, however, overtaking the Suzuki for third place exactly a lap later. The Spaniard went down the inside of Miller at Copse at the start of Lap 8 but ran wide on exit and had to get back into file behind the Ducati Lenovo Team entry. Village was proving a popular location for ‘Top Gun’, who passed Miller for second there on Lap 18, at which point he faced a 0.6-second deficit to Bagnaia. On Lap 19, he made yet another attempt at an overtake at Village, but this time could not make the move stick. Zarco had a great shot at finally clinching a maiden MotoGP™ race win, but disaster struck when he folded the front and crashed at Vale on Lap 5. Zarco had grabbed the holeshot from pole position and Quartararo made it a French one-two when he jumped well from Row 2, as the factory Ducati duo of Miller and Bagnaia took up third and fourth respectively. Bagnaia became the new race leader on Lap 12 at Stowe and Miller made it a factory Ducati top two when he got underneath Rins at Village on Lap 14. Viñales, though, was into the top five when he overtook Quartararo on the Hangar Straight on Lap 9. Pole-sitter Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing), however, was one of two retirements after he crashed while leading.

Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia won the British MotoGP on Sunday with championship leader Fabio Quartararo finishing eighth.

Maverick Vinales (ESP/Aprilia) 82, 10. Aleix Espargaro (ESP/Aprilia) 158, 3. Aleix Espargaro (ESP/Aprilia) 3.958, 10. Alex Rins (ESP/Suzuki) 84, 9. Maverick Vinales (ESP/Aprilia) at 0.426sec, 3. Alex Rins (ESP/Suzuki) 3.021, 8.

Fabio Quartararo says he is disappointed with his race because he thought he'd “lose more” with his MotoGP British Grand Prix penalty than he did, ...

“We made a mistake but that’s the problem. “But just when we are behind some riders, my rear tyre got super-hot and we don’t understand why… “It’s just a nightmare.

The Italian is back in the title hunt as Quartararo & A. Espargaro finish P8 and P9 at Silverstone – see how the world is reacting here.

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MotoGP: Despite the pain, the warm-up resolved the Aprilia rider's last doubts, so he'll be on the grid this afternoon.

Aleix already showed everyone yesterday in qualifying that he knows how bear the suffering and will certainly not be doing everything possible to reach the finish line in the best position possible. In yesterday's fall, the Spanish rider hit his feet violently on the ground, but without sustaining fractures. The pain had increased after qualifying but, all in all, he had a good night.

Pramac's Johann Zarco's decision to change to a medium front tyre before the start of the MotoGP British Grand Prix led to his “hero or zero” crash from the ...

“So even this has been a surprise to stay first at the first corner. “But I could feel well the things and find my pace. That’s kind of hard.”

Off the line, polesitter Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) got the holeshot as he headed Quartararo early on, with the factory Ducati duo of Miller and Bagnaia ...

With nine to go, Lopez’s lead was up to 0.8s. That was up to a second by the end of the lap as Fernandez moved up to P2 ahead of Canet, as Arenas then crashed at Turn 4. I never won at this track, last year I was third and on the last lap I gave my best, like Jorge Lorenzo por fuera! After a dramatic few laps of Silverstone there has been a serious shift in the lightweight class standings, with Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) emerging victorious from the drama as both Championship leader Sergio Garcia (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) and closest challenger and teammate Izan Guevara crashed, separately, through no fault of their own. The conditions changed a little bit with these temperatures, and we had to read the race lap-by-lap, and also the pace. With seven to go, both Canet and Ogura had a scare heading into Turn 13 and half a lap later, Dixon was past the pair of them. Canet and Dixon exchanged P3, Ogura made slight contact with Canet’s rear wheel and it was as close as it gets between Lopez and Fernandez at the front, too. Fernandez set the fastest lap of the race on Lap 13 and was hunting down Lopez. With four to go, the gap was nothing as Dixon, Ogura and Canet battled away for the final podium spot behind them. The Spaniard went down the inside of Miller at Copse at the start of Lap 8 but ran wide on exit and had to get back into file behind the Ducati Lenovo Team rider. World Championship leader Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) didn’t get the start he would have wanted from the second row and was outside the top six. I tried the hard rear and I found a better feeling, but I was still missing something that we found for the race. Meanwhile, Viñales and Martin had been chopping and changing in the battle for fourth position until the former completed a decisive move on Lap 16 at Village. He wasted no time dealing with Rins, however, overtaking the Suzuki for third place exactly a lap later. Off the line, polesitter Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) got the holeshot as he headed Quartararo early on, with the factory Ducati duo of Miller and Bagnaia taking up third and fourth respectively.

MotoGP: "It was our mistake, we used the medium because we didn't try the hard. The Yamaha is missing top speed, acceleration and rear grip "

He has a lot of experience, moreover Ducati has more bikes on the track than us and this involves a greater comparison of data. The chicane of the long lap penalty? Then we will have Japan and Thailand, where we did not race last year, but the situation will be the same there too ”. We didn’t try the hard rear tyre, so we made the mistake of not trying the hard rear tyre. We didn’t try the hard tyre and this condition was super important to use this tyre. However, I don't know the method of our opponents ”.

MotoGP: The Australian rider managed the race intelligently by facing several rivals, a third place, and a Ducati duo on the British circuit.

I believe we’ve taken an important step forward from the Barcelona tests, so I’m certainly looking forward to seeing what other results we’ll be able to achieve by the end of the season." I personally tend to improve my performance in the second half of the championship and, this year, I already achieved excellent results in recent races. A picture perfect day for Ducati that was able to place both riders of the factory team on the Silverstone podium.

MotoGP: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CREW CHIEF: "Like Stoner he rides with the rear. He's timid and doesn't ask for modifications because he adapts a lot, ...

But I saw that other riders came in stronger and I told him to try because we couldn't do more, he had to be the one to make the difference. At the second race, in Australia, there was a problem that had affected that race weekend and a bit throughout the whole season: before Superpole the gear lever had broken, so he started 16th. He knows that if he puts in a harder spring he brakes harder but the wheel in front of him locks up, it's a matter of feeling, he stays focused on certain aspects and reports other information, so I always try to avoid that ”. He was not the rider they had told me about, the one who threw a moped against the hospitality, he was another person. He entered the track, he crashed in that corner and when he returned to the pits he told me: 'I told you I was at the limit'. This episode demonstrates that he is a rider who always tries to put in his own. “I never tell him what I have done on the bike, I just tell him I made a change in front or behind. To try to find grip or improve the feeling in front. The search for the set-up automatically moves to the rear ". “At Ducati we call him the traction king, he knows how to use the rear tire very well, he always finds a lot of grip. Seeing what he is like in life, instead of taking a longer step, he takes a shorter one. Today Johann, third in the world championship and best Ducati rider, will start from pole and has promised a backflip "even if I am no longer trained to do so". Then there was the unfortunate move to KTM - Honda wanted him, his manager almost forced him to Mattighofen - the brief experience with Cecchinello's RC213V and finally the move to Ducati in 2020 thanks to the direct involvement of Gigi Dall'Igna.

Silverstone race winner Francesco Bagnaia says he asked MotoGP legends Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner for advice after struggling in practice for the ...

I’m always fighting to gain points but I would like to think race by race, that is better.” “My objective is always to be competitive and to win races. I tried to wait more on opening gas, it was a bit better. We have time to think of that. He said: “This weekend I spoke a lot with Valentino, more. “Today was very important to take an advantage from the long-lap penalty of Fabio and that was the key, Fabio with this long-lap lost time because he started on the medium rear tyre and if he was in the front, in first position, I think he was opening a gap, because today was very competitive.

The three-time MotoGP race winner will join KTM next year at its factory squad after signing a two-year deal to join the Austrian manufacturer, ...

“In my honest opinion I can’t feel anything, except I just got to watch my leg when I put my leg on the bike,” he noted. “I mean, at the end of the day they were straight up with me,” he said when asked by Autosport how valued Ducati’s decision to continue giving him updates despite his impeding exit made him feel. This is despite Miller leaving for rival marque KTM at the end of the year, though the Australian says Ducati has been “100% honest” with him in what its plans are since he made the decision on his future.

MotoGP has announced that next year's British Grand Prix will take place on 4-6 August and will use the Formula 1 Silverstone track layout and paddock ...

“Now is the time to take that innovation and let it inspire us in all our actions, on and off track, and we look forward to returning to the Wing as the perfect symbol of what is possible when we combine innovation, drive and our shared passion to create positive change.” “Racing together, MotoGP is committed to increasing our positive impact and Silverstone is a valuable partner in our push to create a more sustainable future. When MotoGP returned to Silverstone it used the International Pit Straight – now known as the Hamilton Straight – and the Wing paddock complex.

As the 2022 Monster Energy British Grand Prix gets in gear for race day, more details on the 2023 event can now be revealed.

“As already announced, MotoGP will be powered by 100% sustainable fuel by 2027, and that is just one part of our global strategy as sustainability takes centre stage for the sport. MotoGP™’s return to the International Paddock from 2023 will coincide with this important shift. Silverstone is a perfect partner in the sport’s push to create positive change as the first motor racing venue to join the UNFCCC Sports for Climate Action programme.

MotoGP has announced the provisional dates for 2023 pre-season testing, with three days in Malaysia in February followed by two in Portugal in mid-March.

“The Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, as the venue for the season opener, will host the final, two-day test for the MotoGP class on the 11th and 12th of March.” “Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia will first host the Shakedown Test, which is for MotoGP factory test riders and class rookies only, from the 5th to the 7th of February. MotoGP’s first three-day test of 2023 will take place on 10-12 February in Malaysia at the Sepang International Circuit, which will be preceded by a three-day shakedown on 5-7 February for test and rookie riders.

It's been confirmed that the 2023 MotoGP pre-season will get underway in early February at Malsysia's Sepang International Circuit as is tradition – but ...

The season proper will then get underway a few days later, kicking off on the 24th March, with Losail set to be rescheduled for some time in the later stages of the year. Testing will commence for the premier class at Portimao on March 11th, with the MotoGP riders completing two days in what are likely to be cool conditions on the Atlantic coast, before Moto2 and Moto3 then get three days of testing on 17th-19th March. After that, however, instead of heading to Mandalika Bay, Phillip Island or (more usually) Losail as has become normal in recent years, the series will instead take almost a month off and use that time to return to Europe – where it will kick off for the first time in a regular non-COVID-affected championship since 2006.

Maverick Vinales says he “never” doubted his move to Aprilia from Yamaha would pay off after he scored his second-successive podium of 2022 in the MotoGP ...

“And our focus is in ourselves. Asked at Silverstone if he ever doubted his Aprilia move prior to his latest purple patch, Vinales replied: “Never. I believed a lot in this project. I believe a lot and I believe a lot in myself.

Although Jack Miller conceded he was 'panicking' with three laps to go of the British MotoGP, the factory Ducati rider remained in with a shout of.

I found a bit more speed on the last lap so I was annoyed. Then I started losing the rear everywhere. Then I used the rear to finish the corner off.

Lewis Duncan is Autosport's International Editor and primary motorcycle racing reporter. A motorsport fan from a young age, Lewis became interested in ...

Securing his and the VR46 team’s first MotoGP podium, Marco Bezzecchi has all the characteristics that made his mentor special Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose. With Suzuki quitting, Honda struggling to get near the podium and Yamaha only enjoying success courtesy of Fabio Quartararo, Japanese manufacturers have been left in the dust by their European counterparts.

Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro says the pain he felt from his 115mph crash in MotoGP practice for the British Grand Prix is “not an excuse” for his difficult ...

“They did an extraordinary job today, I don’t understand where they found the pace. “Today’s race I could not understand at all. “The pain was not an excuse.

Celestino Vietti, Aron Canet and Joe Roberts soaked up all of the famous British brand's 120-year history.

3 days ago So nice to hear the story about Triumph. I’ve only ever known Triumph in Moto2 but I think their engines suit me a lot." Canet clinched a top five finish, with Vietti and Roberts closing following the Spaniard home in sixth and seventh.

After winning the Monster Energy British Grand Prix, making it two wins from two, is Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) now Fabio Quartararo's (Monster ...

So he’s the one we really need to focus on and it’s not going to be an easy job, because no we’re arriving to race where, I wouldn’t say we’re struggling, but Austria with a lot of straights, Misano is a track where Pecco is always really fast, Aragon… so tough races coming ahead.” But Quartararo’s lead over Pecco was slashed from 66 to 49 points. The Italian played down his victory hopes on Friday and Saturday but produced what he described as the best race of his life to take a crucial 25-point haul away from Northamptonshire. Pecco now boasts more race wins than anyone in 2022 (four) but since his victory in Jerez, he’s either won the race or crashed.

MotoGP: The injury does not involve surgical treatment, Aleix has been prescribed 7 days of absolute rest during which he will have to use crutches to avoid ...