The MotoGP field requested that the Grand Prix of the Americas be shortened for safety purposes, but organisers “didn’t take us seriously” in the safety commission, according to Danilo Petrucci of Tech 3. The Circuit of the Americas’ bumpy track surface has drawn a lot of criticism this weekend, with many riders calling it dangerous.… Continue reading
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Miller’s COTA MotoGP clash penalty is ‘unacceptable’ to Mir
Joan Mir of Suzuki says he ‘doesn’t respect’ the penalty he received in Sunday’s MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas following a last-lap collision with Ducati’s Jack Miller. Mir and Miller were battling for sixth place on the final tour when the Suzuki rider collided with Miller at the Turn 15 left-hander, throwing both riders… Continue reading
COTA was Marquez’s last chance to win the MotoGP in 2021
Marc Marquez thinks his commanding victory in the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas was “perfect,” but he admits he worried before into the weekend that it would be his only chance to win before 2021. On Sunday, the Repsol Honda rider won his sixth career race at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas, winning by… Continue reading
Physically, Rossi’s COTA MotoGP race was a “disaster”
Valentino Rossi describes his MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas as a “disaster” in term of his physical state after finishing 15th in his final race in the United States. After a crash in qualifying, the Petronas SRT rider was forced to work his way up from 20th on the grid and scored points in… Continue reading
Bagnaia will not make rash decisions in order to keep his MotoGP title ambitions alive
Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati has stated that in the next three races, he will not make any desperate and aggressive moves on Fabio Quartararo in order to keep his slim MotoGP title hopes alive. Bagnaia has been on a run of late, winning back-to-back races at Aragon and Misano and finishing third in the Grand… Continue reading