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MotoGP’s return from its summer break did not disappoint, as a dramatic weekend concluded with a thrilling British Grand Prix. The rider market saga kicked off proceedings at Silverstone, with news of Alex Rins replacing Franco Morbidelli at Yamaha in 2024 opening up more rumours about bike swaps. On track, Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro put in a stunning charge from 12th on the grid to steal victory in the grand prix from Francesco Bagnaia with a daring last-lap overtake. But woes for rivals allowed Bagnaia to move 41 points clear in the standings, strengthening his position as the rider to beat as the championship enters its second phase. The Japanese manufacturers continued to struggle, but there appeared to be some light at the end of the tunnel for Marc Marquez at least. Pol Espargaro made his race comeback for Tech3 after four months on the sidelines recovering from serious injury, putting in a heroic effort to just get through the weekend and come a...

Pramac Ducati’s Martin ran wide at Turn 2 on the opening lap and tried to recover ground into Turn 3 when he lost the front-end and wiped out Marquez. Marquez was taken to the medical centre for checks on his knee after he got stuck between both stricken Ducatis and hit the wall, but was cleared of any serious injury. Though conceding he is “angry” at the missed opportunity brought about by the crash, he accept ed Martin’s apology and feels the tangle was no thing more than a racing incident. “[I hurt my] knee, because my leg was between both bikes and it was difficult,” said Marquez, who also crashed out of the sprint race in America because he vomited in his helmet. “I stayed until the wall, and I touched the wall also. It was not an easy crash, but I’m angry because we lost many points. “It was a good opportunity, but it’s a little bit strange to have the best performance of the season here and get zero points, and in Portimao and Argentina we were not really good and go...