Honda defends decision to not bring 2025 MotoGP prototype to Barcelona test
Honda has provided an explanation for not bringing any substantial updates to its MotoGP bike in Tuesday’s official test in Barcelona. While rival manufacturers took big steps in their preparations for the forthcoming season during the seven hours of running at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Honda did not have its 2025 bike on hand to test, […]
New Ducati GP25 a “huge” step forward from 2024 MotoGP bike
Francesco Bagnaia has said he can already notice a “huge” difference between Ducati’s new MotoGP prototype and the outgoing GP24 bike with which he took 11 grand prix wins this year. The two-time MotoGP champion got his first opportunity to sample an early version of the GP25 that he will be racing in 2025 when he […]
Yamaha exceeded own expectations with updated M1 in Barcelona MotoGP test
Yamaha says it outperformed its own expectations in Tuesday’s official MotoGP test in Barcelona, with Fabio Quartararo clocking the second-fastest time of the day. The Japanese manufacturer brought a revised version of the M1 to Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, having managed to upgrade the chassis, aerodynamics and engine. Factory rider Quartararo ended up just 0.4s behind […]
Martin ‘feared’ he would never win a MotoGP title as he opens up on mental health
Pramac rider Jorge Martin has revealed he ‘feared’ he would never be able to win a championship in MotoGP at the start of the year as he struggled with his mental health. The Spaniard said he became scared of losing while heading into his fourth season in the premier class, despite having accepted his championship […]
Marquez felt «comfortable from the beginning» on first day with factory Ducati
Marc Marquez says he felt «very comfortable and very calm» on his first day with the works Ducati team, describing it as the best outfit in present-day MotoGP. Having signed a two-year contract with the Italian factory, Marquez got his first taste of the Ducati GP25 in the official test at Barcelona on Tuesday. Completing […]
Mir on Honda's lack of new parts in Barcelona MotoGP test: "How can I not be angry?"
Joan Mir admitted that he was «angry» with Honda after Tuesday’s MotoGP test in Barcelona, as the Japanese manufacturer failed to bring any new upgrades to the beleaguered RC213V.With Honda ending the season at the bottom of the manufacturers’ championship and 49 points behind its nearest rival Yamaha, expectations were high from HRC during the […]
Alex Marquez tops Barcelona MotoGP test as Marc makes factory Ducati debut
Gresini rider Alex Marquez set the pace in the post-season MotoGP test in Barcelona on Tuesday, as his elder brother Marc Marquez completed his first outing with the factory Ducati team. The younger Marquez led the times for the majority of the seven-hour session at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after jumping to the top of the […]
Ducati trials two-way radio communication in Barcelona MotoGP test
Ducati test rider Michele Pirro was able to exchange spoken messages with team manager Davide Tardozzi over radio during Tuesday’s MotoGP test in Barcelona. In the first minutes of the official test at the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona, an intercom that Dorna had been developing was installed in Pirro’s helmet before he went out on track. […]
The eight DNFs that denied Bagnaia the 2024 MotoGP title
Francesco Bagnaia joined an elusive club of just five riders to have won 11 or more grands prix in a single season in the premier class when he triumphed in last weekend’s MotoGP finale in Barcelona.Yet when he returned to the Ducati garage after taking the chequered flag, he was forced to take off the […]