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New Straits Times
6 hours ago
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- New Straits Times
Marquez crashes twice in bruising day of practice at Dutch Grand Prix
DUCATI's MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez crashed twice on a painful day of practice at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen on Friday, with the Spaniard saying he was lucky to walk away with no major injuries ahead of the weekend's action. Marquez, who has not won at Assen in seven years, arrives at the Cathedral of Speed with a 40-point lead but as he put the Ducati through its paces, he struggled on the sweeping turns when the medium compound tyre failed to grip in cool conditions. The first crash saw Marquez go down in a highside crash and as he ended up in the gravel, he quickly took off his left glove in apparent pain. "I was a bit scared. I hit my nerve (in the elbow) and my hand was sleeping," Marquez told reporters. "For that reason I took off my glove super quick, to understand what's going on... I was able to move but the feeling was zero." On the second crash, Marquez lost his balance on a turn and slid into the gravel again, this time stomach down as the bike tumbled away from him. The 32-year-old initially stood up but appeared winded and quickly sat on his haunches holding his groin before he was helped off the track by marshals. "It's not an easy day for my body but apart from that I'm lucky because nothing important – some things, yes – but it's not something that will be a problem for the next two days. Tomorrow I will check when I get up," Marquez said with a smile. "The first one (crash) was a bit strange because I was not really pushing but it felt super slippery. The second one was a consequence, it was a time attack but I did the time attack with the front tyre that I crashed this morning." GRAVEL SIZE Marquez also sported a small cut on his chin after his slide across the gravel and the Ducati rider said the size of the stones did not help as he also hurt his stomach. "The rocks are super big and then when you arrive there with that high speed, it hits your body," he added. "I had a problem and then I (could not) breathe there on the gravel because I was sliding on the gravel face down." Marquez was taken to the medical centre for a check-up after the second crash and was declared fit to race this weekend. He eventually advanced to the Q2 qualifying session but he was not the only rider to crash on Friday, with his brother Alex of Gresini Racing – second in the championship – also going down. There were as many as nine crashes and two red flags coming out when Trackhouse Racing's Ai Ogura suffered a crash as his bike landed in a fiery heap while Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori also went down due to a nasty highside. "I'd say that was the most expensive MotoGP session ever," said Gresini crew chief Frankie Carchedi. Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo topped the practice session timesheet ahead of Alex Marquez, KTM's Pedro Acosta and Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi as four different manufacturers made the top five rounded out by Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia. — REUTERS
The Advertiser
11 hours ago
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
Leader Marquez crashes twice in Dutch GP practice
Ducati's MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez has crashed twice on a painful day of practice at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen. The Spaniard said he was lucky to walk away with no major injuries ahead of the weekend's action. Marquez, who has not won at Assen in seven years, arrived at the Cathedral of Speed with a 40-point lead but as he put the Ducati through its paces, he struggled on the sweeping turns when the medium compound tyre failed to grip in cool conditions. The first crash saw Marquez go down in a highside crash and as he ended up in the gravel, he quickly took off his left glove in apparent pain. He said: "I was a bit scared. I hit my nerve (in the elbow) and my hand was sleeping. For that reason I took off my glove super quick, to understand what's going on ... I was able to move but the feeling was zero." On the second crash, Marquez lost his balance on a turn and slid into the gravel again, this time stomach down as the bike tumbled away from him. The 32-year-old initially stood up but appeared winded and quickly sat on his haunches holding his groin before he was helped off the track by marshals. "It's not an easy day for my body but apart from that I'm lucky because nothing important - some things, yes - but it's not something that will be a problem for the next two days. Tomorrow I will check when I get up," Marquez said with a smile. Marquez also sported a small cut on his chin after his slide across the gravel and the Ducati rider said the size of the stones did not help as he also hurt his stomach. "The rocks are super big and then when you arrive there with that high speed, it hits your body," he added. "I had a problem and then I (could not) breathe there on the gravel because I was sliding on the gravel face down." Marquez was taken to the medical centre for a check-up after the second crash and was declared fit to race this weekend. He eventually advanced to the Q2 qualifying session but he was not the only rider to crash on Friday, with his brother Alex of Gresini Racing, who is second in the championship, also going down. There were as many as nine crashes and two red flags coming out when Trackhouse Racing's Ai Ogura suffered a crash as his bike landed in a fiery heap while Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori also went down due to a nasty highside. Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo topped the practice session timesheet ahead of Alex Marquez, KTM's Pedro Acosta and Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi as four different manufacturers made the top five rounded out by Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia. Australia's Jack Miller was down the list in 16th on his Pramac Yamaha, 0.836 seconds behind the leader. Ducati's MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez has crashed twice on a painful day of practice at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen. The Spaniard said he was lucky to walk away with no major injuries ahead of the weekend's action. Marquez, who has not won at Assen in seven years, arrived at the Cathedral of Speed with a 40-point lead but as he put the Ducati through its paces, he struggled on the sweeping turns when the medium compound tyre failed to grip in cool conditions. The first crash saw Marquez go down in a highside crash and as he ended up in the gravel, he quickly took off his left glove in apparent pain. He said: "I was a bit scared. I hit my nerve (in the elbow) and my hand was sleeping. For that reason I took off my glove super quick, to understand what's going on ... I was able to move but the feeling was zero." On the second crash, Marquez lost his balance on a turn and slid into the gravel again, this time stomach down as the bike tumbled away from him. The 32-year-old initially stood up but appeared winded and quickly sat on his haunches holding his groin before he was helped off the track by marshals. "It's not an easy day for my body but apart from that I'm lucky because nothing important - some things, yes - but it's not something that will be a problem for the next two days. Tomorrow I will check when I get up," Marquez said with a smile. Marquez also sported a small cut on his chin after his slide across the gravel and the Ducati rider said the size of the stones did not help as he also hurt his stomach. "The rocks are super big and then when you arrive there with that high speed, it hits your body," he added. "I had a problem and then I (could not) breathe there on the gravel because I was sliding on the gravel face down." Marquez was taken to the medical centre for a check-up after the second crash and was declared fit to race this weekend. He eventually advanced to the Q2 qualifying session but he was not the only rider to crash on Friday, with his brother Alex of Gresini Racing, who is second in the championship, also going down. There were as many as nine crashes and two red flags coming out when Trackhouse Racing's Ai Ogura suffered a crash as his bike landed in a fiery heap while Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori also went down due to a nasty highside. Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo topped the practice session timesheet ahead of Alex Marquez, KTM's Pedro Acosta and Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi as four different manufacturers made the top five rounded out by Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia. Australia's Jack Miller was down the list in 16th on his Pramac Yamaha, 0.836 seconds behind the leader. Ducati's MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez has crashed twice on a painful day of practice at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen. The Spaniard said he was lucky to walk away with no major injuries ahead of the weekend's action. Marquez, who has not won at Assen in seven years, arrived at the Cathedral of Speed with a 40-point lead but as he put the Ducati through its paces, he struggled on the sweeping turns when the medium compound tyre failed to grip in cool conditions. The first crash saw Marquez go down in a highside crash and as he ended up in the gravel, he quickly took off his left glove in apparent pain. He said: "I was a bit scared. I hit my nerve (in the elbow) and my hand was sleeping. For that reason I took off my glove super quick, to understand what's going on ... I was able to move but the feeling was zero." On the second crash, Marquez lost his balance on a turn and slid into the gravel again, this time stomach down as the bike tumbled away from him. The 32-year-old initially stood up but appeared winded and quickly sat on his haunches holding his groin before he was helped off the track by marshals. "It's not an easy day for my body but apart from that I'm lucky because nothing important - some things, yes - but it's not something that will be a problem for the next two days. Tomorrow I will check when I get up," Marquez said with a smile. Marquez also sported a small cut on his chin after his slide across the gravel and the Ducati rider said the size of the stones did not help as he also hurt his stomach. "The rocks are super big and then when you arrive there with that high speed, it hits your body," he added. "I had a problem and then I (could not) breathe there on the gravel because I was sliding on the gravel face down." Marquez was taken to the medical centre for a check-up after the second crash and was declared fit to race this weekend. He eventually advanced to the Q2 qualifying session but he was not the only rider to crash on Friday, with his brother Alex of Gresini Racing, who is second in the championship, also going down. There were as many as nine crashes and two red flags coming out when Trackhouse Racing's Ai Ogura suffered a crash as his bike landed in a fiery heap while Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori also went down due to a nasty highside. Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo topped the practice session timesheet ahead of Alex Marquez, KTM's Pedro Acosta and Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi as four different manufacturers made the top five rounded out by Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia. Australia's Jack Miller was down the list in 16th on his Pramac Yamaha, 0.836 seconds behind the leader. Ducati's MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez has crashed twice on a painful day of practice at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen. The Spaniard said he was lucky to walk away with no major injuries ahead of the weekend's action. Marquez, who has not won at Assen in seven years, arrived at the Cathedral of Speed with a 40-point lead but as he put the Ducati through its paces, he struggled on the sweeping turns when the medium compound tyre failed to grip in cool conditions. The first crash saw Marquez go down in a highside crash and as he ended up in the gravel, he quickly took off his left glove in apparent pain. He said: "I was a bit scared. I hit my nerve (in the elbow) and my hand was sleeping. For that reason I took off my glove super quick, to understand what's going on ... I was able to move but the feeling was zero." On the second crash, Marquez lost his balance on a turn and slid into the gravel again, this time stomach down as the bike tumbled away from him. The 32-year-old initially stood up but appeared winded and quickly sat on his haunches holding his groin before he was helped off the track by marshals. "It's not an easy day for my body but apart from that I'm lucky because nothing important - some things, yes - but it's not something that will be a problem for the next two days. Tomorrow I will check when I get up," Marquez said with a smile. Marquez also sported a small cut on his chin after his slide across the gravel and the Ducati rider said the size of the stones did not help as he also hurt his stomach. "The rocks are super big and then when you arrive there with that high speed, it hits your body," he added. "I had a problem and then I (could not) breathe there on the gravel because I was sliding on the gravel face down." Marquez was taken to the medical centre for a check-up after the second crash and was declared fit to race this weekend. He eventually advanced to the Q2 qualifying session but he was not the only rider to crash on Friday, with his brother Alex of Gresini Racing, who is second in the championship, also going down. There were as many as nine crashes and two red flags coming out when Trackhouse Racing's Ai Ogura suffered a crash as his bike landed in a fiery heap while Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori also went down due to a nasty highside. Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo topped the practice session timesheet ahead of Alex Marquez, KTM's Pedro Acosta and Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi as four different manufacturers made the top five rounded out by Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia. Australia's Jack Miller was down the list in 16th on his Pramac Yamaha, 0.836 seconds behind the leader.
Straits Times
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Marquez crashes twice in bruising day of practice at Dutch Grand Prix
Ducati's MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez crashed twice on a painful day of practice at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen on Friday, with the Spaniard saying he was lucky to walk away with no major injuries ahead of the weekend's action. Marquez, who has not won at Assen in seven years, arrives at the Cathedral of Speed with a 40-point lead but as he put the Ducati through its paces, he struggled on the sweeping turns when the medium compound tyre failed to grip in cool conditions. The first crash saw Marquez go down in a highside crash and as he ended up in the gravel, he quickly took off his left glove in apparent pain. "I was a bit scared. I hit my nerve (in the elbow) and my hand was sleeping," Marquez told reporters. "For that reason I took off my glove super quick, to understand what's going on... I was able to move but the feeling was zero." On the second crash, Marquez lost his balance on a turn and slid into the gravel again, this time stomach down as the bike tumbled away from him. The 32-year-old initially stood up but appeared winded and quickly sat on his haunches holding his groin before he was helped off the track by marshals. "It's not an easy day for my body but apart from that I'm lucky because nothing important -- some things, yes -- but it's not something that will be a problem for the next two days. Tomorrow I will check when I get up," Marquez said with a smile. "The first one (crash) was a bit strange because I was not really pushing but it felt super slippery. The second one was a consequence, it was a time attack but I did the time attack with the front tyre that I crashed this morning." GRAVEL SIZE Marquez also sported a small cut on his chin after his slide across the gravel and the Ducati rider said the size of the stones did not help as he also hurt his stomach. "The rocks are super big and then when you arrive there with that high speed, it hits your body," he added. "I had a problem and then I (could not) breathe there on the gravel because I was sliding on the gravel face down." Marquez was taken to the medical centre for a check-up after the second crash and was declared fit to race this weekend. He eventually advanced to the Q2 qualifying session but he was not the only rider to crash on Friday, with his brother Alex of Gresini Racing -- second in the championship -- also going down. There were as many as nine crashes and two red flags coming out when Trackhouse Racing's Ai Ogura suffered a crash as his bike landed in a fiery heap while Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori also went down due to a nasty highside. "I'd say that was the most expensive MotoGP session ever," said Gresini crew chief Frankie Carchedi. Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo topped the practice session timesheet ahead of Alex Marquez, KTM's Pedro Acosta and Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi as four different manufacturers made the top five rounded out by Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
14 hours ago
- Sport
- The Star
Motorcycling-Marquez crashes twice in bruising day of practice at Dutch Grand Prix
FILE PHOTO: MotoGP - Italian Grand Prix - Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero, Italy - June 22, 2025, Ducati Lenovo Team's Marc Marquez celebrates after winning the Italian Grand Prix REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini/File Photo (Reuters) -Ducati's MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez crashed twice on a painful day of practice at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen on Friday, with the Spaniard saying he was lucky to walk away with no major injuries ahead of the weekend's action. Marquez, who has not won at Assen in seven years, arrives at the Cathedral of Speed with a 40-point lead but as he put the Ducati through its paces, he struggled on the sweeping turns when the medium front tyre failed to grip in cool conditions. The first crash saw Marquez go down in a highside crash and as he ended up in the gravel, he quickly took off his left glove in apparent pain. On the second crash, Marquez lost his balance on a turn and slid into the gravel again, this time stomach down as the bike tumbled away from him. The 32-year-old initially stood up but appeared winded and quickly sat on his haunches holding his groin before he was helped off the track by marshalls. "It's not an easy day for my body but apart from that I'm lucky because nothing important -- some things, yes -- but it's not something that will be a problem for the next two days. Tomorrow I will check when I get up," Marquez said with a smile. "The first one (crash) was a bit strange because I was not really pushing but it felt super slippery. The second one was a consequence, it was a time attack but I did the time attack with the front tyre that I crashed this morning." Marquez also sported a small cut on his chin after his slide across the gravel and the Ducati rider said the size of the stones did not help as he also hurt his stomach. "The rocks are super big and then when you arrive there with that high speed, it hits your body," he added. "I had a problem and then I was breathing (hard) there on the gravel because I was sliding on the gravel face down." Marquez eventually advanced to the Q2 qualifying session but he was not the only rider to crash on Friday, with his brother Alex of Gresini Racing -- second in the championship -- also going down. There were as many as nine crashes and two red flags coming out when Trackhouse Racing's Ai Ogura suffered a crash as his bike landed in a fiery heap while Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori also went down due to a nasty highside. Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo topped the practice session timesheet ahead of Alex Marquez, KTM's Pedro Acosta and Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi as four different manufacturers made the top five rounded out by Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia. (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Davis)
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Manu González to make MotoGP debut with Aprilia during Monday's Aragón test
According to information obtained by Aprilia will give Manuel Gonzalez his MotoGP debut during the collective test taking place this Monday at Aragón. The Madrid-born rider, current leader of the Moto2 World Championship with the Intact GP team, will step in for Ai Ogura at Trackhouse, Aprilia's satellite squad. This weekend, the American outfit will field only Raúl Fernández at Motorland while waiting for the recently operated Ogura — recovering from surgery on his left leg — to return, potentially in time for the Mugello round in two weeks. Manuel Gonzalez, Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Manuel Gonzalez, Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Gold and Goose Gold and Goose Advertisement González, 22, has emerged as the rider to beat in the early stages of the intermediate class season, racking up three victories and five podiums in the first seven rounds of the calendar. As a result of his strong performances, Aprilia and Trackhouse have decided to offer him the chance to ride a MotoGP prototype in Monday's test session. Manuel Gonzalez, Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Manuel Gonzalez, Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images It's understood that this test should not be interpreted as a confirmation of González stepping up to the premier class next season. However, the day will undoubtedly serve as a prime opportunity to assess how he might handle such a promotion. Advertisement Alongside the Spaniard, Aprilia will also test with Marco Bezzecchi, currently the brand's top performer given Jorge Martin's injury, which has limited the reigning world champion to just one race in the first seven rounds. Raúl Fernández — Ogura's teammate at Trackhouse — is also expected to take part, as is Lorenzo Savadori, who has had to step up his testing duties to fill in for the sidelined #1 rider. González made his Grand Prix debut directly in Moto2 in 2021, following a stint in the junior ranks of WorldSBK. In 2022, during his first full World Championship season, he raced for the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp team, securing three top-five finishes. His first career win came last year in Japan, racing with Gresini in a weather-affected Grand Prix. To read more articles visit our website.
