Hungarian Grand Prix

craigkruger730114d ago

Kayalami South Africa.

aaditya.krishnamurthy116d ago

The track just isn’t very good, so I get why not, but I do wish they’d at least keep the variety. But a race in Turkey would be pretty good

tyler.rowlinson117d ago

I would like Hungary to stay on the calendar, so the Hungaroring is the best option. If not, a race in Turkey would be class

esoterique777117d ago

A still recovering MM can do amazingly well at tracks that suit him but on the the ones that are fast flowing and turn the other way I think still his recovery will coincide with those enough to put him on the cusp of the title will be so close in the end.

partridge.rob1976118d ago

I think Pedro is a great rider and he will be the #2 Ducati rider so long as Marc is healthy. Ducati has Marc to make up for any and all issues when he is healthy. Alex has his moments but beyond those 2, Ducati isn't the easiest bike to go fast on. Hoping Pedro adapts to push Marc and himself to even higher levels as this sport is boring without them.

hansmartin1962118d ago

i think the marc vs pedro battle was at least 9 out of 10 as it took place at a track - balaton park - where something like that is nearly impossible. it needs two brilliant riders like marc & pedro to make it happen! the track itself is 1 or 2 out of 10, absolute nonsense to organize motogp races there!

beech.karl80118d ago

He has a very strong chance if aprilia riders keep making silly mistakes.

aaditya.krishnamurthy119d ago

It’s showing signs of life, but Marquez needs a lot to go in his favour to be in the title mix

pixantz6119d ago

Alive and kicking. Totally game on. As Marcs mom said, the rivals were on advantage because Marc missed races. That doesn't mean they won't ever fall or have bad situations. Everyone will fall more than once Marc still missed more races. Just one blip in one race for them and Marc is strongly onto the game even more. Wait and watch.

jdenoronha114d ago

Great ride from Marc

hansmartin1962118d ago

of course marc

aaditya.krishnamurthy119d ago

Loved seeing Miller turn back the clock in Hungary, he gets my vote

henderson.rohan1118d ago

5/6, if he stays healthy. Balaton was a bit of an outlier, and he’ll probably have to settle for points in the next two races, but from Sachsenring it’s game-on!

aaditya.krishnamurthy119d ago

Man just when I thought he was out, Marquez 6-7s his way back in to the title race

david.comerford119d ago

We've got, what, 14 to go? If it goes smoothly from a physical standpoint, I could see him picking up at least six more wins

marcus.chan120d ago

What a performance! He might just do it again tomorrow!

beech.karl80120d ago

Amazing Marquez 👏

beech.karl80120d ago

Marquez TOTAL MACHINE...

cmcgathan112d ago

Maybe you should take into account what bike Iker was riding !!!

kyle.archer122d ago

5/10 - Toprak Razgatlioglu looked solid enough during FP1, but he will need to find a bit more pace to secure a top 10 finish in Sunday's Grand Prix

ahambly23122d ago

Maybe like a six, it's clear he is strong at Balaton Park, but it depends on whether he can make much of a difference atop the sub-par Yamaha M1.

marcus.chan121d ago

What a start for Marc! He can definitely win the Sprint tomorrow!

kyle.archer122d ago

Marc Marquez has certainly started as he means to go on, but it still remains to be seen how his shoulder will cope in Sunday's Grand Prix

ahambly23122d ago

A Sprint race win is definitely on the cards, but I still feel like he may run into problems in the longer Grand prix.

ahambly23122d ago

Despite being much more comfortable on his Superbike, I still think the Yamaha's sub-par prototype machinery would be faster. Saying that, I think it would be a very close comparison.

kyle.archer122d ago

Even though Yamaha's new-for-2026 V4 M1 is very far from being the best bike in MotoGP, Toprak Razgatlioglu should still be much faster on it at Balaton Park than he was with BMW in World Superbikes last year (when he scored Superpole with a 1:38.357 - which would have been last on the MotoGP grid).

tyler.rowlinson122d ago

It's better than Balaton Park, that's a start. Safety might be an issue though, the run-off areas will need to be improved, as well as the barriers

ahambly23122d ago

I think the layout would really suit two wheels, but there amount of run off area at the circuit will definitely need actioning.

kyle.archer122d ago

The Hungaroring will need to make a lot of changes to host a MotoGP race in 2027, but the bar to be a better venue than Balaton Park is very low.

tyler.rowlinson124d ago

It's a car park, everyone thinks it's a car park. It's such a bizarre and unsafe layout, can't see it being on the calendar beyond 2026. Even the riders hate it

david.comerford124d ago

I sort of don't get the point of it. We're used to questionable layouts in commercially valuable venues, but this isn't a major market for MotoGP?

tyler.rowlinson125d ago

I'm not discrediting Lecuona's talent, but surely Bulega would be the best option here? He's available, has won every race in WSBK and is linked with MotoGP in '27. Surely this is the best opportunity for Ducati to trial him?

kyle.archer125d ago

Alex Marquez's absence could have created a nice chance for Nicolo Bulega to make another MotoGP cameo, but his bigger priority is the 2027 regulations - and Ducati might not want the Italian to make another cameo with their World Superbike star potentially looking elsewhere for a move to MotoGP next year.