Filtering by Practice
The Repsol Honda Team pairing made steps forward on Friday, but Mir and Marini were left wanting more with Saturday gains the target. Both Joan Mir and Luca Marini were eager to get to work and sample the new resurfaced COTA track as practice began on Friday morning. A session… read more.
Two busy sessions opened the Portuguese Grand Prix weekend for Joan Mir and Luca Marini as they worked to adapt the Honda RC213V to the Algarve circuit. Overnight showers left gloomy conditions and a dirty circuit as the MotoGP World Championship prepared for Friday action at the Autodromo Internacional do… read more.
Surprises were immediate as MotoGP made its long-awaited return, evening rain causing changes to the structure of Friday and Saturday. Positive first impressions remained for the Repsol Honda Team as Joan Mir took 16th and Luca Marini earned 17th overall. As the sun was still sitting high in the sky,… read more.
With perhaps his strongest Friday of the season, Marc Marquez secured his spot in Q2 without issue as he consistently lapped inside the top ten. Joan Mir was the victim of an unlucky crash but avoided serious injury. A day of contrasting fortunes marked the final Friday of the 2023… read more.
The opening night in Qatar saw Marc Marquez time his flying laps perfectly to end in tenth despite yellow flags, Joan Mir finding good data to improve on Saturday. Floodlights were all switched back on as the MotoGP World Championship returned to Lusail, starting the penultimate weekend of the year.… read more.
Lap times tumbled throughout a completely dry day at the Sepang International Circuit, both Marc Marquez and Joan Mir missing out on spots in the combined top ten as they finished 15th and 16th respectively. Hot and hard work began from the moment pit lane opened in the morning for… read more.
In typical MotoGP fashion, tenths of a second would be the defining factor in the story of Friday action in Thailand as Marc Marquez took 11th ahead of his teammate Joan Mir in 16th. Red-hot action in Free Practice 1 matched the red-hot weather conditions as the sun unapologetically beat… read more.
