Marc Marquez admits that this weekend’s MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix was “a boring but tactical race” despite earning his eighth podium of the 2024 season.

Marquez qualified down the order on Saturday due to a track limits violation in qualifying, but he was able to rescue another third place from a low grid position.

The Gresini rider conceded the race was mundane after he was forced to give up on catching leaders Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin to hold off Enea Bastianini.

“It was a boring but tactical race. Especially because when I was in that third place, Martin and Bagnaia already opened a gap,” Marquez told MotoGP.com.

“I was trying to find a way to reduce that gap but by then when I tried to attack a bit more I made a mistake in Turn 1 and then I gave up. 

“It was just time to control Bastianini because he was riding in a very good way. 

“I was a bit scared for those last laps of Bastianini that we are used to seeing but we controlled it in a good way. 

 “I was pushing a lot with the front tyre because the rear was finished and then I started to take a risk with the front.

“Then I said ‘ok I will try’ and even like this I saw even he was reducing the gap. 

“As I said I was a bit scared. The situation was not under control but I felt super good.” 

Marquez reveals ‘crucial’ improvement

Marquez’s weekend looked as if it could have been stronger than his pair of third places from the Sprint and main race.

The Gresini rider set a new lap record at the Motegi circuit, before it was deleted in controversial circumstances, and was forced to start both races from ninth on the grid.

The Spaniard acknowledges that it’s necessary to improve the practice and qualifying sessions over the weekend as it is costing the team better results. 

“Of course when you start at the front everything is different,” said Marquez.

“But when you start in ninth place, on the first lap we did well but not perfect because at Turn 10 Jorge went through on me. 

“Then I missed a bit of acceleration and Miller overtook us on Turn 11 and then I lost some time there. 

“But it’s ok, it’s like this. Our crucial point will be to improve the qualifying and practice as I said the last few races. 

“It looked like we could do it this race but unfortunately we were unlucky but it’s ok, there’s next race.” 

Marquez praises training mate Alonso after Moto3 title

Motegi also proved to be a celebratory weekend for Marquez, as his part-time training mate David Alonso took the Moto3 title at Motegi.

Marquez was one of the first to congratulate the Colombian superstar in the pitlane and has high hopes that he has seen a future MotoGP champion in the making.

“I love it. I’m in love with David, I like him especially because he has charisma and he has his feet on the ground. 

“He’s just working, he’s asking all the time what he can do better, he’s coming to me and I just try to give him some advice. 

“So he deserves it and now he needs to enjoy it, he’s a World Champion, a Moto3 World Champion, don’t put too much pressure on the kid. 

“Next year he will move to Moto2, still make mistakes because it’s normal but he needs time and let’s see. 

“I hope that he can be a great champion in the future.”

The post Marc Marquez bemoans ‘boring’ MotoGP Japanese GP race appeared first on Motorsport Week.

Jorge Martin revealed he felt as though Ducati “didn’t care what I proved” on track before its decision to perform a U-turn on its 2025 factory ride decision in favour of Marc Marquez.

Martin finished runner-up to Francesco Bagnaia in the 2023 MotoGP Championship, taking the fight to the Italian all the way to the finale in Valencia and in this year’s edition he currently holds a seven-point lead in the championship.

Martin’s accolades in 2024 have seen the Spaniard win two Grand Prixs at Portimao and Le Mans, in addition to picking up five Sprint race victories.

At one point Martin established a 38-point lead over Bagnaia, and Ducati had informed him that he was going to join the factory team in the lead-up to the Mugello race.

Ducati changed its mind when Marquez publicly said his only option with Ducati would be the factory outlet, with him completely ruling out a factory spec bike with any Ducati satellite team.

Martin then chose his next best option on the table which was to switch to the Aprilia factory squad.

In an interview with DAZN, Martin expressed how he felt: “It was more frustration that I wasn’t going, not that they took Marquez, [might have] renewed Enea [Bastianini].

“It was more frustration, that after fighting it so hard, trying to prove myself to someone and they didn’t care what I proved, that I felt more frustrated, like, ‘I am a fool,’ like being behind that so much and it didn’t really matter.

“In the end it was just that, I was the one who handled it the best out of my environment, it wasn’t as hard as it seemed.

“It was happy at the same time that moment because I felt like I could go somewhere else that they loved me a lot.”

Once it was confirmed that Ducati opted for Marquez, Martin said that his move to Aprilia was done swiftly.

“Nothing, it was so fast that it was so easy, that same afternoon I was already in a different mindset, so it was fast,” he added.

Ducati’s move has seen its current rider Enea Bastianini opt for a satellite Tech3 KTM in 2025, with VR46 rider Marco Bezzecchi accompanying Martin on the Aprilia next year.

The post Martin: Ducati ‘didn’t care what I proved’ before signing Marquez appeared first on Motorsport Week.

Gresini Ducati rider Marc Marquez made it consecutive MotoGP wins at Aragon and Misano aboard his GP23 Ducati, but his latest triumph came “totally unexpected”.

The eight-time champion believes his success in Misano was due to the mid-race shower, which saw him rise up to the podium places.

Championship leader Jorge Martin then made the call to pit onto the wet weather tyres, a gamble that didn’t work in his favour as the track remained slick conditions.

Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia opted to stay out, with the Spaniard winning the race from ninth on the grid by a distant 3.1s.

Marquez told Autosport: “This one was totally unexpected, especially because starting in ninth place, without those drops it was impossible to fight with the top guys.

“We knew that our second part of the race was super strong and for me, the most important thing.

“One point is to lead the race, but the other point is to open a gap to the world champion and to Pecco who is super-fast here.

“I was able to ride in a very good way, very fast and defend in the first part of that second part of that race. And then attack in the last laps.”

Martin’s risky move to pit on the wet tyres ended his race as the weather eased up in the following laps, but Marquez didn’t think a bike swap was necessary.

“Of course, at one point if there was one more lap raining like this then maybe it’s time to go in.

“But especially when I saw that nobody went in and only one rider [did] you need to stay out and this is what I did.

“I controlled in a good way, but then on the next lap is when I attacked. I gave everything. I saw some riders crashed because it was super wet in turns one and two but we managed it well.”

Marquez’s success now puts him as an outsider into championship contention, with 53 points between himself and Martin, who has a seven-point advantage over Bagnaia.

The post Marquez admits his Misano MotoGP win was ‘totally unexpected’ appeared first on Motorsport Week.

Gresini’s Marc Marquez took an impressive MotoGP victory ahead of Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia in changeable conditions at Misano. 

Marquez recorded back-to-back victories for the first time since 2021 as Bagnaia slashed Jorge Martin’s championship lead down to seven points after the Pramac rider’s lapse in judgement saw him cross the line a lap down in 15th. 

Bagnaia started well from pole to keep his lead ahead of Pramac’s Franco Morbidelli in second, who was able to stay in front of teammate Martin going into Turn 1.

Martin responded quickly and was able to pass Morbidelli to get himself up into second and was preparing to chase after Bagnaia out front. 

The Pramac rider looked to be the faster of the two and made a move on Bagnaia at Turn 1 but contact forced Martin to sit up, which allowed Morbidelli and the GasGas of Pedro Acosta to close in. 

Acosta made an attempt to pass Morbidelli at Turn 5 for third, but contact with the Italian’s bike cost the Spaniard his wing – and shortly after he crashed out of fifth, but rejoined the race. 

Morbidelli was running as the fastest rider on track, but crashed out of third as he was closing in on teammate Martin.

As light rain started to come down, Martin was cutting the gap to Bagnaia in front, but ran wide to cost himself the chance of an overtake.

GasGas’ Augusto Fernandez crashed as the rain continued to fall, as the teams started to question whether it would be worth gambling on a change to wet tyres.

Martin made the decision to come in to change bikes – and was joined in the pitlane by the Aprilia duo of Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales, Trackhouse’s Raul Fernandez, Yamaha’s Alex Rins and the rejoining Acosta.

Out front, the gap between the top eight riders closed dramatically, as Marc Marquez took over from Bagnaia to lead the race. 

It quickly became evident that it was the wrong call from Martin and the other changers as they returned to the pits on Lap 10 to go back to the dry bikes –  effectively ending any chances of a victory after being lapped by the leaders. 

Bagnaia looked comfortable in following Marquez around in second, knowing that his championship rival was further down the order, holding a comfortable margin over teammate Enea Bastianini in third.  

Marquez was able to cruise to his second successive victory ahead of the Ducati duo of Bagnaia and Bastianini.

Red Bull KTM’s Brad Binder came home in fourth ahead of VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi in fifth, as the Gresini of Alex Marquez was able to outdrag the Yamaha of Fabio Quartararo to the line for sixth. 

Jack Miller was eighth on the KTM, leading home VR46’s Fabio Di Giannantonio in ninth and Red Bull KTM wildcard Pol Espargaro, who rounded out the top 10. 

Trackhouse’s Miguel Oliveira finished the race as the top Aprilia rider in 11th, ahead of the Honda trio of Johann Zarco, Takaaki Nakagami and Stefan Bradl. 

Martin was able to salvage a point from a nightmare race in 15th, narrowly ahead of the Aprilia of Viñales in 16th. 

Acosta finished 17th after crashing on the fourth lap, as Raul Fernandez on the Trackhouse and Alex Rins on the Yamaha closed out the classified finishers in 18th and 19th.

Aleix Espargaro retired following a double bike swap, while Repsol Honda saw neither rider take the start, with Luca Marini electing to sit out of the race after becoming ill overnight after Joan Mir’s withdrawal due to gastroenteritis earlier in the weekend.

The post Marquez records impressive MotoGP victory over Bagnaia at Misano  appeared first on Motorsport Week.

Francesco Bagnaia has apologised for “being a bit too strong in his words” about Alex Marquez in the aftermath of their clash at the Grand Prix of Aragon last weekend. 

Bagnaia had been chasing down Marquez for third before the Gresini rider lost the front of his GP23 at Turn 12, rejoining the track without looking and made contact with Bagnaia, taking both riders out of the race. 

Ducati’s Bagnaia was quick to criticise Marquez post-race, saying that he was riding “dangerous” and suggested that the Spaniard had crashed them out on purpose.

However, when facing the media ahead of this weekend’s race in Misano, the two-time world champion apologised to Marquez for his comments. 

“First of all, I want to say sorry to Alex for the strong words I said to him,” the Italian said (via Motorsport.com).

“I said in the interviews after the race, I was very angry for what happened, and looking at the telemetry was even worse for my point of view.

“In any case, I was a bit too strong in my words. I didn’t want to say that he made me crash on purpose.

“The thing was that his defence was a bit aggressive, like it’s normal when you’re fighting for podium positions and I’m still thinking the same about the incident but the words I said were a bit too much and I say sorry to Alex.

“Sometimes the angriness makes you say something that you don’t think. From my point of view, he came to our office to say sorry for what happened. 

“Enough said. We are two riders, we have two different points of view and respect.”

Marquez accepted the apology from Bagnaia, considering the matter closed, though claimed that the damage to his reputation had already been done.

The Gresini rider published a statement to his social media channels earlier in the week stating that he would “never deliberately crash with another rider” following the backlash from the incident. 

“The fact that he apologised, I like it and it’s something I’m very thankful to him for his words,” Marquez said. 

“But also it’s true that the damage to my person, my team and also to my riding image has already been done.

“[Having] said that, I want to close this chapter. I don’t want to speak anymore about that, I’m looking forward. 

“We are coming from a real positive weekend in Aragon, so we look forward [to Misano].”

The post Bagnaia apologises for ‘strong words’ about Alex Marquez after Aragon incident appeared first on Motorsport Week.

Alex Marquez has hit back at Francesco Bagnaia’s accusation that he crashed into him on purpose during their race-ending incident in the MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix.

Marquez running wide at Turn 12 with six laps remaining in last weekend’s race main, gave Bagnaia the impetus to swoop around the outside in the contest over third.

However, Marquez aboard the Gresini Ducati GP22 collided with Bagnaia’s works machine, resulting in his bike trapping his rival as the pair ended up in the gravel trap.

When asked about the clash post-race, Marquez disagreed with Bagnaia’s words, stating he couldn’t see the Italian when he attempted to make a move to the outside.

“Nothing is going to change what happened,” said Marquez. “If anyone could avoid contact it was him, who knew I was there.

“I had no knowledge that [Bagnaia] was on the outside.

“The only thing I told the Race Direction members is that, if he had left a little more space between us and had not traced to the inside, nothing would have happened.”

Marquez later posted a statement on his social media, stating: “I would never deliberately crash with another rider, and I will never accept being accused of doing so.

“This is something that is not part of my DNA and not part of the DNA of our sport.

“The most important thing is the clarification I had yesterday with Pecco and from my side the problem is solved. Now it’s time to get back in shape and arrive at 100 per cent in Misano.”

The post Alex Marquez denies Bagnaia’s accusations over Aragon incident appeared first on Motorsport Week.

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia has slammed Alex Marquez’s behaviour as “dangerous” amid the crash that wrecked both riders’ chances in MotoGP’s Aragon Grand Prix.

The incident witnessed the two clatter into each other with six laps remaining in the main race as the Ducati riders fought over the last remaining spot on the podium.

Marquez running wide at Turn 12 enabled Bagnaia to make a move to the Gresini rider’s outside, but the duo collided at the next corner as both ended up in the gravel.

Bagnaia, who sustained a sore neck, vented: “It’s not that I have to explain a lot of things. The dynamic is what it is.

“It’s worrying that there are riders who do certain things. When I was on the inside I felt a hit of gas, and he didn’t stop accelerating until he threw me off.

“The worst of all, what makes me most angry is the data.

“The telemetry reveals that, after the contact, [Marquez] went from accelerating 40% to 60%. It’s dangerous to race with someone who does these things.

“Normally, one tries to avoid contact, although the data shows that there are people who do not see it that way.”

Both riders were summoned to the Race Direction office to share their perspective on the crash, with the conclusion resulting in both riders avoiding being penalised.

Marco Bezzecchi shared his opinion when asked about the clash post-race, with the Italian rider seeming to echo the thoughts of his fellow VR46 Academy graduate.

“I think it’s clear that anyone who has ever ridden a motorcycle knows that if you make a mistake and almost leave the track, you have to check that no one is coming.

“We do it often, we sometimes have the opportunity to feel, and even turn around to see if someone is coming up to us or getting dangerously close.”

“Once Pecco passed him, it was clear he was heading to the right. It’s impossible that Alex doesn’t see it. Either he’s blind. Or he did it on purpose not to see it.

“Of course, you have to be involved in these kinds of accidents to understand. But I definitely can’t sympathize with both of them.”

Bagnaia’s disastrous weekend at Aragon leaves him 23 points behind Jorge Martin in the standings, with his championship rival picking up second-placed finishes.

The post Bagnaia slams ‘dangerous’ Alex Marquez actions in Aragon MotoGP crash appeared first on Motorsport Week.

Marc Marquez rounds off the perfect weekend with a cruise control win on his way to Aragon MotoGP victory.

Championship contenders Jorge Martin and Pedro Acosta rounded off the podium, with the GP24 and rookie no match to the Spaniard all weekend.

A Marquez masterclass occurred in Saturday’s Sprint, with the Gresini rider dominating to earn his first win for Ducati, leaving the eight-time champion wanting more by looking to end a 1043-day winless streak to earn his first Grand Prix victory with the Italian marque.

Once again, similarly to Saturday’s Sprint, Marquez dominated the proceedings in the opening lap and formulated an advantage at the front, with rookie Acosta close behind on his GasGas KTM.

Bagnaia, like the Sprint, had a difficult start and dropped to seventh, heading into the first corner.

Miguel Oliveria’s strong qualifying for Trackhouse meant nothing due to an early crash on the opening lap, with a fast-paced crash in the final sector.

Martin divebombed Acosta on Lap 2 in the corkscrew part of the circuit, into Turn 8, which caused both riders to run wide, allowing Marquez to stretch an additional second lead after the second lap.

Pramac’s Martin finally made the move stick at the end of Lap 2 down the back straight, causing Acosta to fall back down to third spot.

Gresini continued to look strong in the earlier phases of the race, with Alex Marquez closing down a podium with the GP24 duo of Bagnaia and Franco Morbidelli behind.

Marquez made the plunge on Lap 4, with Morbidelli and Bagnaia wanting to formulate and move on the struggling Acosta.

Out front, older brother Marc Marquez sustained a 2.5s lead over Martin by Lap 5, with the Gresini rider establishing a solid rhythm.

Elsewhere, on Lap 6, Fabio Quartararo crashed out of proceedings aboard his Yamaha factory bike.

The quiet period of the race endured with Brad Binder all over the back of championship protagonist Bagnaia between Laps 6-9, with the ever-opportunistic South African looking to pounce.

Both riders gained a place when Morbidelli ran wide, with Bagnaia appearing to conserve his tyres in these laps.

The Italian rider caught up to Acosta and overtook the rookie down the back straight, eyeing up a late podium shout with Gresini rider Marquez in third.

The double-reigning champion caught up right to the back of the younger Marquez brother. Marquez ran wide at Turn 12, giving Bagnaia momentum to go round the outside at the following Turn.

Gresini’s Marquez didn’t notice his Italian manufacturer rival around the outside, which saw the duo crash out together in a very bizarre incident. Bagnaia was caught between both bikes and looked sandwiched. With no space and nowhere to go, both riders ended up in the gravel trap.

This promoted GasGas rider Acosta to the final podium spot, with the factory KTM 2025 pairing stepping up for KTM.

Marquez’s dominant weekend gives Gresini another win to its name, with now championship leader Jorge Martin settling for an all-important second place.

GasGas’ Acosta seals a third podium place in Sunday’s races, with the rookie sensation continuing to impress in his first year in the premier class. Binder delivered an important fourth spot.

Enea Bastianini recovered from 14th on the grid to finish fifth, with Pramac’s Morbidelli finishing behind in sixth.

The VR46 Ducati duo of Fabio Di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi delivered a strong seventh and eighth position for the satellite team, with Alex Rins finishing ninth in a last lap battle with Jack Miller.

Aleix Espargaro finished as the lead Aprilia driver, taking 11th after a torrid weekend for the factory team, which saw his team-mate Maverick Vinales retire early on.

Honda’s Takakki Nakagami delivered an impressive 12th, given Honda’s woes in the 2024 season thus far.

Augusto Fernandez earned 13th to get some much-needed points on the board, with two further Honda riders, Johann Zarco and Joan Mir, closing out the final two points-scoring positions.

Raul Fernandez finished in 16th, with Luca Marini nearly a whole minute adrift as the final classified rider.

The post Marquez cruises to dominant Aragon MotoGP victory appeared first on Motorsport Week.

Gresini Racing’s Marc Marquez converted pole position into Sprint victory at Aragon, taking his first win of any kind in MotoGP in three years.

The Spaniard’s Sprint success saw him head the field for the first time since the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, winning by over three seconds over Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin with Tech3’s Pedor Acosta rounding out the podium.

Marquez was the form man heading into the short format Sprint race, having topped all three practice sessions and dominated qualifying, enjoying a pole-winning margin of 0.840s.

Poised to challenge him from the front row of the grid were Acosta and Bagnaia, with Martin leading the second row.

Marquez snatched the holeshot at the start of the 11-lap frenzy, followed by Martin and Acosta as Bagnaia suffered a nightmare off of the line, slipping to sixth.

Things went worse for Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro, who crashed out at the opening corner after out braking himself and tagging the back of Fabio Di Giannantonio’s VR46 Ducato.

There was also a Lap 1 crash for LCR Honda’s Johann Zarco, a missed opportunity after the Frenchman qualified in 10th.

Bagnaia made his way back to fifth in the opening corners of Lap 1 and fourth in the opening sector of Lap 2, passing Alex Marquez.

That left the Italian with a 1.5s deficit to the top three of Marquez, Martin and Acosta to cover.

Pramac’s Franco Morbidelli added his name to the list of fallers on the second tour of the Italian circuit.

Bagnaia may have had designs on chasing the top three, but A. Marquez was sticking to his tail and the battle for fourth also included Trackhouse Racing’s Miguel Oliveira in the early laps.

However, an error by the Italian saw him slip to sixth in that exchange on Lap 4, leaving him in the clutches of KTM’s Brad Binder after outbraking himself into Turn 5.

Marquez meanwhile, set about controlling things at the front, opening his margin to Martin to 0.9s.

By Lap 6, with over half the Sprint completed, Marquez’s leading margin was up to 1.5s with a victory seemingly assured.

Bagnaia’s Saturday afternoon was going from bad to worse at this point, with Binder pipping him to take sixth coming onto the back straight.

That left the #1 Ducati rider ahead a train of chasing bikes including Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo, Trackhouse’s Raul Fernandez and Enea Bastianini.

Out in front, Marquez led by 2.5s with five laps remaining.

On Lap 8, the factory Ducati duo found themselves swapping positions, with Bastianini climbing into seventh at the expense of his team-mates.

A lap later, Marquez was busy making a statement, extending his lead over Martin to 3.8s.

The Spaniard cruised home to take victory by over three seconds, standing up across the finish line and pounding his chest in celebration.

Martin’s runner-up spot saw him reclaim the championship lead by three points over Bagnaia, with Acosta riding well to complete the rostrum.

A. Marquez rode well to finish fourth, proving Aragon is a popular hunting ground for the Gresini brothers as Oliveira rounded out the top five.

Binder and Bastianini finished sixth and seventh respectively with Quartararo displacing Bagnaia to take eighth.

Behind Bagania, VR46 Ducati rider Marco Bezzecchi took 10th, losing out in a last-lap battle with his Italian compatriot.

11th went to Trackhouse’s Fernandez, ahead of Tech3’s Augusto Fernandez and KTM’s Jack Miller.

Next up in 14th was LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami with Di Giannantonio and Repsol Honda’s Luca Marini in 15th and 16th respectively.

Rounding out the classified riders was Yamaha’s Alex Rins, Repsol Honda’s Joan Mir and Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales.

The post Marquez untouchable in MotoGP Aragon Sprint victory appeared first on Motorsport Week.

Gresini Ducati rider Marc Marquez took his second pole position of the 2024 MotoGP campaign, smashing the competition at Aragon by 0.840s.

The Spaniard looked in the best form of his short Ducati career as he topped all three practice sessions and converted that pace into qualifying.

Tech3’s Pedro Acosta, who progressed from Q1 and Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia, will join him on the front row.

In Q1, future factory KTM teammates Brad Binder and Acosta took the top two spots with their final laps of the session, earning them the chance to fight for positions further up the grid in Q2.

That demoted Bagnaia’s factory Ducati team-mate Enea Bastianini and meant that VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi just missed out after his final run, meaning he will line up 13th on the grid for the Sprint and GP.

As ever, progression out of Q1 was a close-run thing with Binder, Acosta and Bezzecchi covered by just 0.128s.

Joining Bezzecchi in elimination and thus occupying positions 14th through 22nd on the grid for the Sprint and Grand Prix were Bastianini, KTM’s Jack Miller, VR46’s Fabio Di Giannantonio, Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo, outgoing LCR Honda rider Takaaki Nakagami, Tech3’s Augusto Fernandez, Honda’s Luca Marini, Alex Rins and Joan Mir.

Moving into Q2, all eyes were on Gresini’s M. Marquez, to see if the Spaniard could capitalise on the form that saw him top all three practice sessions aboard his GP23 Ducati machine.

Pushing to match him was Pramac’s Jorge Martin, who fell off during his first running in Q2 and a disrupted session meant he was out of contention.

Marquez had no equal however given his best effort of 1:46.766s being over eight-tenths clear of Acosta with Bagnaia just two-thousandths of a second off of the enigmatic rookie.

Martin was resigned to fourth with the second Marquez brother Alex rounding out the top five on his Gresini Ducati machine.

Franco Morbidelli had one of his better qualifying sessions, placing his Pramac Ducati GP24 in sixth, with Acosta’s fellow Q1 promote Binder in seventh.

The top-10 was rounded out by the Trackhouse Racing Aprilia duo of Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez, along with an impressive Johann Zarco, who ensured through Friday’s practice that his LCR Honda was an automatic Q2 runner.

Trackhouse will be buoyed by the fact their riders bettered the factory duo of Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales, who rounded out the Q2 order in 11th and 12th respectively.

The post Marquez takes dominant pole in Aragon MotoGP qualifying appeared first on Motorsport Week.