The 2023 MotoGP season is ready for lights out ahead of what is set to be a spectacular year following a crucial new addition to the schedule: sprint races.
The Portuguese Grand Prix is the first event of the 21-race season - which features debuts in Kazakhstan and India - but the sprint races are the headline new addition. The events are 12-lap shootouts, similar to those added to Formula 1, to take place on Saturdays with half the amount of points available ahead of the epic Sunday Grand Prix.
British former motorcycle racer Neil Hodgson is ready for engines to rev ahead of what is set to be an exciting and innovative season. Speaking exclusively to Mirror Sport, Hodgson said: “We are in for such a cracking year. Now, I say every year and the last four or five seasons have been fantastic - but this year, especially because of the sprint races on Saturday being added, it’s a new level of excitement.
