Barcelona MotoGP Saturday Subscriber Notes: Winning As Slowly As Possible

Barcelona MotoGP Saturday Subscriber Notes: Winning As Slowly As Possible Barcelona is a strange track, full of contrasts. On paper, the layout is fast and flowing, yet it was a bike notorious for being good at stop-and-go tracks which took pole, Pedro Acosta almost converting that KTM pole position into a win. It should favor the bike that turns best on the grid, yet with the exception of Raul Fernandez, the Aprilias were anonymous, appearing on screen mainly while barreling through the gravel trap. And at a track where rear grip is at a premium, the Honda, which has none, started from the second row and finished fifth. It is also a track with one of the most glorious layouts, a track which challenges most aspects of a MotoGP bike and where you can really give it free rein. Yet the grip of the surface is terrible, not really worthy of MotoGP and in desperate need of new asphalt. And making that worse this year is the fact that it is unseasonably cold, air temperature barely reaching 20°C, where pushing 30°C is normal. David Emmett Sat, 16/May/2026 - 22:35 * Read more about Barcelona MotoGP Saturday Subscriber Notes: Winning As Slowly As Possible * Log in or register to post comments