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If Ducati Lenovo’s Pecco Bagnaia needed a wake up call on the first day of his 2023 MotoGP World Championship title defence, then he certainly received it en route to the third fastest time in P2 at Portimao.
Jack Miller was fastest in practice for the MotoGP Portugal Grand Prix as several riders suffered crashes in FP2 in Portimao. Track conditions improved throughout the day and a stunning final sector from Miller saw him go a tenth-and-a-half quicker than Maverick Vinales. Ad Two red flags meant the session lasted for nearly two hours.
Erik Valnes and Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway pipped Italy to the final men's team sprint of the season in Lahti on Friday. The two-man team sprint contest went right to the wire, with the Norwegian duo leading from the front, but barely ahead of chasers Francesco De Fabiani and Federico Pellegrino.
Red Bull KTM’s Jack Miller emerged from the opening day of practice for the 2023 MotoGP World Championship opener at Portimao as the surprise pacesetter after powering to the top of the timesheets in the final moments of P2, maintaining a perfect Friday run for the Austrian manufacturer across all three classes.
Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) got his rewards for suffering up and down the cobbles as he defended his title at E3 Saxo Classic after an absorbing scrap with Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin–Deceuninck) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates). Despite being distanced on the climbs under pressure from his two superstar rivals, the elastic never fully snapped, allowing the Belgian to latch back on before winning a three-up sprint in the dress rehearsal for the Tour of Flanders on April 2. Ad “I really wanted to focus on the sprint and try to stick to one plan,” said Van Aert.
Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez does not think Honda have turned the corner just yet and admits that the team “are not contenders today” ahead of the opening weekend of the 2023 season in Portimao. Marquez’s last title came in the 2019 season, and in the past few seasons, both the Spaniard and the team have really struggled. Ad Marquez missed the vast majority of the 2020 season after suffering a serious injury, whilst in the past two seasons, the bike really struggled, finishing 13th in the standings last season.
Erling Haaland went to Manchester City's partner hospital in Barcelona for tests on the groin injury that saw him withdraw from international duty this week.
Godolphin are conspicuous by their absence in the Dubai World Cup race but have strong representations in several other races at Saturday's meeting at Meydan.