VR46 Ducati retains Franco Morbidelli for 2026 MotoGP season
Franco Morbidelli will remain at VR46 Ducati for a second consecutive season in MotoGP after signing a contract extension for 2026. Morbidelli’s journey with the squad owned by his mentor and seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi began at the start of this year after Pramac left Ducati’s camp to become a satellite squad. While his […]
How far has Francesco Bagnaia fallen behind compared to last year in MotoGP?
Two-time MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia made a striking admission last month when he revealed his race time in the Austrian Grand Prix was 12 seconds slower than in 2024. Remarkably, this year’s winner Marc Marquez completed the distance in exactly the same time Bagnaia had managed on his way to victory last season. “The winner […]
Marc Marquez’s crash tally halves in 2025 as Ducati steadies MotoGP star
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has never been shy about admitting that his DNA pushes him to seek the limit of the bike almost every time he takes to the track. That tendency usually makes him prone to more crashes, and he has ended most seasons in MotoGP among the riders with the highest crash […]
‘You get scared at Balaton; changes should be made for safety’
Enea Bastianini has urged MotoGP to make modifications to the new Balaton Park Circuit to prevent a potential tragedy, after suffering one of the most frightening crashes of his MotoGP career at the Hungarian venue. The Tech 3 rider was fortunate to escape unscathed in an opening lap shunt at the returning Hungarian Grand Prix […]
Luca Marini and Johann Zarco ink new MotoGP contracts with Honda
Luca Marini will remain with Honda until the end of the current MotoGP rule cycle after signing a new one-year contract extension As reported by Motorsport.com in July, the factory Honda team will carry an unchanged line-up into 2026, with both Marini and Joan Mir being retained by the squad. Mir already had a two-year […]
Why Jorge Martin burst into tears at MotoGP Hungarian GP
MotoGP champion Jorge Martin is making inroads on his road to recovery, following his early-season injuries. The Aprilia rider returned to racing at Brno, just before the summer break, then took part in the Austria-Hungary double-header with a high of fourth at Balaton Park – just over three seconds behind team-mate Marco Bezzecchi. «I once […]
‘I know my exceptional 2025 MotoGP season isn’t normal’
MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez has revealed he is “not getting used” to the dominance which has put him on the cusp of a seventh world title. The factory Ducati rider leads the standings by 175 points with eight rounds remaining, after winning 10 of the 14 grands prix thus far including the last seven. […]
Why Yamaha was disappointing on 2026 MotoGP rider market
After stringing along Miguel Oliveira, Jack Miller and half the Moto2 grid for months, Yamaha is set to announce that Miller will retain his ride alongside Toprak Razgatlioglu in Pramac’s MotoGP line-up. As with any decision of this nature, opinions will be divided, and only time will tell whether it was the right call. For some, […]
Maverick Vinales and Somkiat Chantra back on MotoGP entry list for Catalan GP
No fewer than 24 riders feature on the entry list for next week’s Catalan Grand Prix, with Maverick Vinales the highest-profile name after an earlier attempted return to MotoGP racing was cut short. The Red Bull Tech3 KTM rider injured his left shoulder at the German GP, which led him to undergo surgery, missing the […]