        Honda felt Marc Marquez&rsquo;s absence at the Sachsenring to a much greater extent than it had probably imagined. Over the last eight years, the Spaniard had always dominated and win the German race aboard the RC213V, but the same bike failed to reach the points zone in yesterday&rsquo;s race. A situation that only highlights the difficult moment the Tokyo manufacturer is experiencing. A resounding defeat in Germany  A Honda had won the last eleven editions of the Sachsenring race, with Marc Marquez from 2013 to 2021 and, before that, with Dani Pedrosa from 2010 to 2012. But this year, not one of the four bikes scored points. Alex Marquez was the first to be ruled out, with a technical problem, after which his LCR team-mate Takaaki Nakagami crashed, and Pol Espargar&oacute; was forced to retire. The only Honda to reach the finish line was that of test rider Stefan Bradl, Marc Marquez&rsquo;s replacement, who finished sixteenth. A complete failure. Like 40 years ago, but for very different reasons  The last time Honda failed to reach the points zone was back in 1982, when all of the Tokyo manufacturer&rsquo;s riders, or rather Freddie Spencer, Marco Lucchinelli, and Takazumi Katayama, decided not to race due to treacherous conditions at the Nogaro track. There is no denying that the situation Honda is currently facing in MotoGP is fairly serious, and it&rsquo;s becoming clear that it cannot be Marc Marquez alone who resolves the issue. Translated by Heather Watson Road Races, fatal accident at Kells: Jack Oliver dies       

The Tokyo manufacturer was used to winning at the German track with Marc Marquez, but this year it suffered its worst performance to date

German GP, disaster for Honda at the Sachsenring: from riches to rags

        Jack Miller looks happy as he meets with the press, after a more than positive day on track at the Sachsenring. The Australian shone in both FP1, finishing first, and FP2, proving to one of the quickest riders in the group. The improvements to the Miller &ndash; Ducati package are clear then, and are highlighted by &ldquo;Thriller&rdquo; himself. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always loved racing in Germany - comments Jack - and it&rsquo;s great that the Ducati now lets me right in the right way at this track. In the first sector, the bike turns well, and in general I&rsquo;m able to push as I want. We&rsquo;re starting to see the improvements made to the GP22, between here and Assen, or rather two different tracks to those we&rsquo;ve raced at until now&rdquo;. Miller: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve regained confidence by going back to previous settings&rdquo;  Why do you think you&rsquo;re only seeing the improvements now? &ldquo;In the last races, I&rsquo;ve struggled to brake, which is usually my strong point. In general, this problem has often arisen when the track offered little grip. During the Barcelona test, the team and I were able to modify my riding position, going back to previous settings and that helped me to regain confidence, braking and turning the bike well.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s now confirmed that you&rsquo;ll leave Ducati. What advice would you give your successor on the factory team? &ldquo;I&rsquo;d advise him to stay longer than me and Danilo (Petrucci). I hope the next rider stays longer than two years.&rdquo; Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP, Ducati bids farewell to Miller: &ldquo;A honest, loyal and sincere person&rdquo;       

Jack 3rd at the end of day one: "I hope he stays longer than me and Petrucci. I&rsquo;ve changed my riding position, now I can brake as I want" &nbsp;

MotoGP, Miller: “I hope my successor stays at Ducati for more than 2 years”

A weekend to forget for Danilo Petrucci at the Sachsenring. After a misunderstanding with Enea Bastianini during qualifying, the KTM Tech3 rider saw his race come to a premature end following a crash that also involved Alex Marquez.  &quot;I was unlucky to fall, but I&rsquo;m lucky to still have my arm&rdquo;, explains the number 9 rider in an Instagram story.  Tense atmosphere between Petrux and Lecuona     Petrucci is not only angry about the crash, but also the behaviour of team-mate Iker Lecuona during the race, the Italian deeming it too aggressive at times. &quot;Lecuona runs all his races like this. I&rsquo;m not saying that he could learn from me, because I&rsquo;m nobody, but there are another 21 riders around him with three times the experience. Trying to attack and make stupid passes in the first five laps on only to finish 17th&hellip;. With a calmer approach, we could have finished top ten or at least score points, and be happier&rdquo;, commented Danilo after the German MotoGP round.  Not exactly an easy time for Petrucci, who is still seeking a (tricky) 2022 contract renewal. Assen is just around the corner and will provide a first opportunity for the Italian to bounce back.  Translated by Heather Watson  MotoGP, KTM bounces back with Oliveira: too late for the title fight? 

The Italian has commented on social media about the incident he and Alex Marquez were caught up in at the German GP

MotoGP, Danilo Petrucci: &ldquo;Lucky to still have my arm....&rdquo;

Here are the images of the crash caused by Alex Marquez, which angered the KTM rider

German GP: Alex Marquez and Danilo Petrucci crash

Jack Miller&rsquo;s win at Jerez, one of the toughest tracks for the Desmosedici GP, says a lot about the potential of the &lsquo;red bike&rsquo; this year. And if Ducati has done it once, it can clearly do it again. This could well be the case at the Sachsenring, the German track that is hosting this weekend&rsquo;s GP and one at which the Borgo Panigale manufacturer hasn&rsquo;t had much luck in recent years.  Less than inspiring results   From 2014 until now, Ducati has never won at the Sachsenring. Its best result came at the hands of Andrea Dovizioso, or rather a third place back in 2016. In 2018 and 2019, Danilo Petrucci did better than his team-mate, finishing fourth, the Italian now out for a podium place this time around.  This year the Borgo Panigale manufacturer heads into round eight with three riders fighting for the title, factory riders Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia and team Pramac&rsquo;s Johann Zarco, second and just 14 points behind fellow countryman Fabio Quartararo. The trio has shown to be strong and so expectations are high.  The precedent   Miller and Zarco have previously won at the Sachsenring, the Australian in Moto3 in 2014 and the Frenchman in 2016, the latter also finishing second the year before with a pole position to boot. Pecco reached the third step of the podium in 2017, in the intermediate class, but now he&#39;s in the reigning class and also needs to consider the championship standings. Will Ducati once again step up and surprise everyone, battling for the win at this track too? Considering what they&rsquo;ve done so far, there is every chance they&rsquo;ll have something to celebrate come Sunday.  Translated by Heather Watson  MotoGP, Marc Marquez: finding himself at the Sachsenring 

The eighth round will take place at a track the Desmosedici GP does not love, but this year in particular it&rsquo;s best not to underestimate the power of serendipity

MotoGP, Ducati at the Sachsenring to confront another taboo

As for Marc Marquez&rsquo;s career, it&rsquo;s inevitable that it is now discussed in terms of the &lsquo;before&rsquo; and the &lsquo;after&rsquo; the decisive moment being his right arm injury, sustained at Jerez in July 2020. His broken humerus and the subsequent medical consequences saw him miss the entire 2020 season, the Spaniard only returning in time for the third round of the 2021 season. He continues to struggle, but the German GP might just provide him with an opportunity to show his stuff.  Almost a home round   His best result so far has been a seventh-place finish (at Portimao), while he&rsquo;s suffered three consecutive DNFs in the latest races. It&rsquo;s clear that we&rsquo;re not seeing the Marc Marquez we know, the man who won, pretty much hands down, six MotoGP titles in seven years.  But this weekend brings one of his favourite rounds, at a track that is special to him. We&rsquo;re talking about the Sachsenring, where the Honda rider is unbeatable in MotoGP to date, having won all of the six reigning class races in which he&#39;s competed. And that&rsquo;s not all, because he also has two Moto2 and one 125 victory to his name.  Good news for Marquez   The Sachsenring holds no secrets for him and features more left-hand turns (ten compared to just three right-handers), and this is key for Marquez, in his current physical condition. The 28-year old also heads to the track following a very productive day of testing at Barcelona, which followed on from the race, during which he was able to complete significant work aboard the Honda RC213V.  The combination of all these factors could mean we see the Spaniard back up front. Having said that he felt like the &lsquo;old Marc&rsquo; for a few laps of the Catalunya GP, perhaps he&rsquo;ll be able to consolidate this in Germany &nbsp;and score the kind of result that reflects his immense talent.  Translated by Heather Watson  MotoGP Germany, Petrucci: &ldquo;The Sachsenring suits me, I&#39;m confident&rdquo; 

After injuring his right arm, the eight-time champion is not yet back to being the phenomenon we know, but the German track is a special one for him

MotoGP, Marc Marquez: finding himself at the Sachsenring

In his last two visits to the Sachsenring, in 2018 and 2019, Danilo Petrucci just missed out on the podium with a strong fourth-place finish. This weekend he&rsquo;ll be back at the German track, with a different bike, or rather the KTM RC16, and he&rsquo;s confident he can perform well during this eighth championship round.  An important opportunity   Danilo himself admits: &ldquo;I am very positive about Germany, because the Sachsenring is a track that I always liked and which suits me well, mainly because there are not many slow corners&rdquo;. It might also suit his new steed and he adds: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a small track, so we have no long straight, which makes it a bit easier for us&rdquo;.  After recent test sessions at Barcelona, during which he also tested the new frame, &ldquo;Petrux&rdquo; aims to improve on the fifth-place finish he scored in France, his best result so far this season: &ldquo;I think, we can be really fast there and it&rsquo;s a good opportunity to show our progress this weekend&rdquo;.  Translated by Heather Watson  MotoGP, Chicho Lorenzo: &ldquo;Not a nice gesture to protest against Quartararo&rdquo; 

The Italian is optimistic ahead of the upcoming German GP, at a track he likes and that should also be good for the KTM

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