A spectator to the fierce battle between Fabio Quartararo and Francesco Bagnaia at the Valencia MotoGP, Brad Binder called it ‘pretty cool to watch’, although it cost himself ‘a ton of time’.
Alex Rins gave Suzuki the perfect leaving gift after winning the Japanese manufacturer’s final race in MotoGP at Valencia, a Grand Prix that brought ‘many emotions to my body’, said Rins.
Marc Marquez’s hopes of finishing the 2022 MotoGP season with a podium, and possibly breaking Honda’s win drought, were in trouble from the start of Sunday’s Valencia race.
A brutally honest Francesco Bagnaia has conceded that mistakes during the early stages of the 2022 MotoGP season made him understand that he had ‘a problem' and that he 'was a rider with good speed but not consistency’.
Francesco Bagnaia has officially become Ducati’ second-ever MotoGP world champion and the first Italian to win the title since ‘mentor, leader’ Valentino Rossi.
Pedro Acosta led a controlled race once he took over for Moto2 Valencia victory, but the day belonged to new champion Augusto Fernandez in second over the line after Ogura’s early exit.
Luca Marini believes it is ‘impossible’ for Fabio Quartararo to get the victory he needs to have any chance of snatching the MotoGP title on the Valencia finale.
Whether it would have been enough for pole position at the Valencia MotoGP, Jack Miller felt there was more potential to be shown in qualifying before suffering a turn two crash.
Marc Marquez says he fully understands the situation Fabio Quartararo faces in his battle for the MotoGP title and that any mistake that could lead to contact or worse won't be viewed too harshly from his end.