The Ducati tweaks that led to Francesco Bagnaia’s shock Motegi sprint win
Francesco Bagnaia’s dominant performance in the Japanese Grand Prix sprint is at least partly down to the changes Ducati made to his MotoGP bike in the Misano test. Bagnaia had been lacking something on the GP25 since the very start of the 2025 MotoGP season, but his form plummeted further after the summer break, prompting […]
Jorge Martin to undergo surgery after breaking collarbone in Japanese GP sprint
Aprilia MotoGP rider Jorge Martin will undergo a surgery on the collarbone he broke during a nasty opening-lap crash in the Japanese Grand Prix sprint. Starting from 17th on the grid, Martin got his braking wrong into Turn 1, after being squeezed out by his rivals and making contact with the Gresini Ducati of Fermin […]
Resurgent Francesco Bagnaia takes pole, Marc Marquez third
Francesco Bagnaia bounced back from a tough run of results to claim pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, while Marc Marquez moved a step closer to clinching the 2025 MotoGP title after qualifying on the front row. Bagnaia set a new lap record at the rebranded Motegi Mobility Resort with a time of 1m42.911s […]
Is Francesco Bagnaia back after stellar showing in Motegi MotoGP practice?
Francesco Bagnaia kicked off the Asian leg of the MotoGP season in the best way possible, putting his disastrous showing in the San Marino Grand Prix a fortnight ago behind him. The factory Ducati rider was the fastest in the opening free practice session at Motegi on Friday, leading the way by around a tenth from […]
Alex Marquez down in Q1 for first time in MotoGP 2025, boosting Marc’s title hopes
Alex Marquez failed to earn a direct passage into Q2 for the first time in the 2025 MotoGP season, boosting his brother Marc Marquez’s chances of sealing the title in this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. The Marquez brothers had been the only riders this season to safely reach the second leg of qualifying at each […]
Marco Bezzecchi explains how he went from crashing twice to topping Motegi practice
Aprilia MotoGP star Marco Bezzecchi says he was feeling confident from his very first lap at Motegi, as he bounced back from two early crashes to top Friday practice for the Japanese Grand Prix. Bezzecchi went down at Turn 11 just minutes into the start of FP1 at Motegi, severely damaging his primary Aprilia RS-GP. […]
Francesco Bagnaia “threw away” 2025 MotoGP season as Marc Marquez closes in on title
Francesco Bagnaia feels he has “thrown away” the 2025 MotoGP season, conceding that lacking solutions for his troubles on the Ducati GP25 left him powerless to challenge Marc Marquez for the title. While Marquez has been in dominant form ever since he jumped on the factory Ducati this year, Bagnaia has had a much more […]
Marc Marquez targets ‘closing the circle’ with comeback MotoGP title
Marc Marquez believes winning the 2025 MotoGP title would ‘close the circle’ for him after years of despair due to injuries and uncompetitive machinery. A crash at the start of the COVID-delayed 2020 season in Jerez forced Marquez to undergo four surgeries over the subsequent years and contemplate an early retirement from MotoGP. But the […]
First factory Ducati a long-overdue reward for underrated Gresini
Alex Marquez believes getting a factory-spec Ducati MotoGP bike is more of a reward for Gresini than him, saying the team doesn’t get the respect it deserves for its achievements in the paddock. Last week, it was announced that Ducati will expand its allocation of factory bikes from three to four for the 2026 season, […]