MotoGP Podcast: Is MotoGP 2022’s title picture finally clear? Will the Spanish GP set the tone for the rest of the 2022 MotoGP season? The Race MotoGP Podcast discusses the Jerez duel
MotoGP Quartararo: Bad form like start of 2022 will return Fabio Quartararo has finally broken clear at the top of the MotoGP standings – but he’s sure his early-2022 struggles will return
MotoGP Marquez not in title race as rival duo ‘much faster than everyone’ Fabio Quartararo and Francesco Bagnaia have the speed to monopolise the 2022 MotoGP title battle, Marc Marquez believes
MotoGP ‘This train passes once’ – Espargaro sets MotoGP title goal Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro believes 2022 may be his one and only chance to fight for a MotoGP title, and thinks he has the bike to do it
MotoGP Bagnaia fights off Quartararo to win Spanish GP at Jerez Ducati MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia defeated Fabio Quartararo in a sizzling duel at Jerez to end his poor start to the 2022 MotoGP season
MotoGP Dovizioso’s Yamaha MotoGP struggle is starting to hurt more Andrea Dovizioso’s lack of progress on the Yamaha bike so far has been painful for the MotoGP veteran – and it’s clear he won’t want to continue into 2023 without a clear step forward
MotoGP Marquez having to ride slowly or ‘crash many times’ Marc Marquez says he has had to settle for a “slow” pace at Jerez rather than “crashing many times” with his new Honda MotoGP bike that he’s yet to really get to grips with
MotoGP Bagnaia’s monster lap halts Quartararo’s Jerez MotoGP pole run Ducati MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia snapped Fabio Quartararo’s Jerez pole streak in qualifying for the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Formula 1 Chelsea ownership bid that Hamilton joined is set to miss out The Chelsea Football Club bid joined by seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton will not be selected as the preferred bid, reports say
MotoGP Quartararo injured groin after – not during – Jerez crash Fabio Quartararo says he hurt his groin during Jerez MotoGP practice in a “stupid” way after his crash, rather than during the crash itself
MotoGP Quartararo tops Jerez FP2, Marquez down twice within a minute Reigning MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo ended Friday practice for the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez on top, while Marc Marquez crashed twice within the span of a minute
MotoGP What went down in first MotoGP practice at Jerez Joan Mir led a Suzuki 1-2 in the opening MotoGP practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, as Fabio Quartararo crashed
MotoGP Morbidelli admits 2023 Yamaha MotoGP deal is shielding him Franco Morbidelli says he would be under contract pressure right now had he not agreed a two-year deal until the end of 2023 when joining the works Yamaha MotoGP team
MotoGP MotoGP’s walking contradiction opens up amid career doubts Alex Marquez backed up his pre-Algarve claim that he thrived under pressure with a stellar run to seventh in Portimao. He tells The Race about the last time he faced a rough patch of form – and why his attitude is different this time
MotoGP Why Quartararo is ‘Kimi mode’ about his future despite win If you think that Fabio Quartararo’s dominant Portimao MotoGP win should make his 2023 decision simpler, think again
Formula 1 Leclerc on Imola crash: I was too greedy, it can’t happen again Formula 1 championship leader Charles Leclerc has admonished himself for being “too greedy” in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, in which a late crash cost him a podium
MotoGP Quartararo takes MotoGP championship lead with first 2022 win Fabio Quartararo dominated at Portimao to take the first win of his MotoGP title defence and move into the championship lead
MotoGP ‘Bruises and pain’ but Bagnaia will try to race in Portuguese GP Ducati MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia is aiming to compete in Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix despite being left with “bruises and pain” after his huge qualifying crash
Formula 1 Brawn doubts validity of Russell’s F1 sprint race criticism Mercedes driver George Russell sees shortcomings in Formula 1’s sprint format after an Imola sprint that “felt processional” – but F1 sporting director Ross Brawn believes Russell’s comments should be taken with a pinch of salt due to his team’s struggles
Formula 1 Verstappen overtakes Leclerc to win F1 sprint race at Imola Max Verstappen overtook Formula 1 championship leader Charles Leclerc on the penultimate lap to win the first sprint race of the 2022 season, securing first place on the grid for Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola
MotoGP Zarco tops frantic qualifying, Bagnaia heads to hospital Pramac Ducati rider Johann Zarco claimed the seventh pole of his MotoGP career in a dramatic conclusion to Portuguese Grand Prix qualifying at a drying Portimao
MotoGP Oliveira tops third Portimao practice, highside crash for Marquez Miguel Oliveira led the way in the third MotoGP practice at a still-wet Portimao, with Marc Marquez among those to be thrown off their bikes
MotoGP All you need to know about second MotoGP Portimao practice Pol Espargaro completed a Honda clean sweep of Friday MotoGP practice at Portimao in what was a second wet session
MotoGP What went on in wet first MotoGP practice at Portimao Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez set the pace in an wet opening practice session at Portugal’s Portimao venue
Formula 1 Hamilton involved in bid to buy Chelsea football club Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has reportedly joined one of the bidders for top English football team Chelsea
MotoGP Who’s actually fighting for the 2022 MotoGP title? The riders who were tipped to fight for the 2022 MotoGP world championship are struggling and a host of underdogs lead the standings. But who’s actually going to stay the course in the title fight? We assess the contenders
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MotoGP The ‘big slap in the face’ felt by two fancied MotoGP rookies KTM’s highly rated 2022 MotoGP rookies Remy Gardner and Raul Fernandez have amassed just one point between them in their opening three races. So were expectations set too high or should they be doing better?
MotoGP Rins’ idea to stop the qualifying tactic causing MotoGP rage Grand Prix motorcycle racers following each other in practice and qualifying sessions to both steal tows and use a faster bike as a reference point is a long-established tactic. But Suzuki’s Alex Rins believes he has a solution to remedy it
MotoGP Why MotoGP’s most recent winners were so bad at Austin For the teams that won in Indonesia and Argentina over the preceding weeks, MotoGP’s 2022 US visit was simply terrible. Here’s why
MotoGP Three fresh 2023 MotoGP rider market curveballs Fabio Quartararo talking to other teams was the big silly season story at COTA, but there were three under-the-radar rider future stories emerging from MotoGP’s long-haul start
Formula 1 ‘Immune to feedback’ and a ‘liability’ for F1 – Wolff on Masi Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has excoriated former race director Michael Masi two months on from the removal of the Australian from his role overseeing F1 grands prix
MotoGP Bastianini wins on old MotoGP Ducati again, Marquez stars Gresini Ducati rider Enea Bastianini retakes the MotoGP championship lead by winning at Austin, while Marc Marquez surges from last to sixth
MotoGP ‘Embarrassing’ – COTA sparks newest MotoGP qualifying tactics row Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro says he’s found it “ridiculous” and “embarrassing” to see experienced MotoGP riders slowing down and seeking out others to use as a reference point
MotoGP Martin leads Ducati 1-2-3-4-5 in COTA MotoGP qualifying Jorge Martin beat Jack Miller to pole for MotoGP’s Grand Prix of the Americas by 0.003s as Ducati secured the top five spots on the grid
MotoGP Everything that happened in Austin MotoGP practice three Reigning MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo set the pace in the third practice session at Circuit of the Americas, as a number of potential event favourites were consigned to contesting the first qualifying segment
MotoGP Ducati has already unearthed its next MotoGP gem Ducati already has a wealth of options among its MotoGP roster, but one 2022 premier-class debutant is so far ahead of his fellow rookies that he could give the manufacturer more rider line-up headaches in the future.
MotoGP All you need to know from MotoGP’s second COTA practice Pramac Ducati’s Johann Zarco was quickest in the second MotoGP Friday practice at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas
MotoGP What went down in first MotoGP practice at COTA Suzuki MotoGP rider Alex Rins led the opening practice session for the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas, as the returning Marc Marquez placed fifth
MotoGP Fear of ‘career-ender’ moves impacting MotoGP silly season The MotoGP silly season to determine the 2023 grid is “smoother” than for previous years because of how specialised riders and bikes are