If Maverick Vinales has one trait he’d desperately wish to get rid of, it’s a knack for poor starts to MotoGP races. But he had no such problems at Barcelona last weekend – so why were the Aprilia’s launches competitive all of a sudden?
Aprilia was the bike to have during MotoGP’s Barcelona round – but which riders made the biggest impression?
Enea Bastianini’s MotoGP rivals found plenty of mitigating circumstances in the Barcelona pile-up – but didn’t absolve him of the blame
MotoGP points leader Pecco Bagnaia looks to have escaped his horrific Barcelona crash with nothing more than “contusions” – but Ducati has confirmed arm and leg fractures for team-mate Enea Bastianini
Catalan GP runner-up Maverick Vinales has become the first rider to breach MotoGP’s tyre pressure rule – using up his only available ‘warning’
Brad Binder recounts hitting MotoGP championship leader Pecco Bagnaia’s legs amid a terrifying Catalan Grand Prix crash, and his relief at talking to a seemingly relatively OK Bagnaia in the medical centre afterwards
Aleix Espargaro overcame team-mate Maverick Vinales to lead Aprilia’s first MotoGP 1-2 in the Catalan Grand Prix, but the race was overshadowed by a horrible first-lap crash that’s led to championship leader Pecco Bagnaia being taken to hospital
MotoGP’s runaway championship leader Pecco Bagnaia has been caught up in a terrifying opening-lap incident in the Catalan Grand Prix, which was red-flagged
Honda’s and Yamaha’s current dire situations in MotoGP aren’t necessarily down to a lack of innovative thinking
Aleix Espargaro admits his riding style is far from the flashiest – but it is key part of his imperious Barcelona MotoGP form
