Injury still weighing down Marquez but he can win another MotoGP title
Former MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo thinks Marc Marquez is still ‘weighed down’ by his old arm injury in 2024, but remains confident that he can add a seventh premier class title to his tally. Now a TV pundit for Spanish broadcaster DAZN, three-time MotoGP champion Lorenzo says he has noticed how Marquez continues to be […]
Bagnaia, Martin confident fierce MotoGP rivalry won’t change their relationship
MotoGP stars Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin say they won’t let the 2024 championship battle come in the way of their harmonious relationship. Locked in a tense fight for the riders’ title since the beginning of the season, Bagnaia and Martin are separated by just five points at the top of the standings following the […]
Ducati’s MotoGP advantage will begin to disappear from 2025, reckons Espargaro
KTM test rider Pol Espargaro believes Ducati will slowly lose its stranglehold on MotoGP from next year, as the changes it has made to its MotoGP programme start to bite. Espargaro, who took part in last week’s Austrian Grand Prix as a wildcard, reckons that Ducati will immediately feel the loss of Jorge Martin, Enea […]
Thailand to host the MotoGP season opener in 2025 and 2026
MotoGP has announced that Thailand will take over Qatar’s spot as the opening round of the 2025 season on 2 March. Usually scheduled at the latter end of the campaign in October along with the bulk of flyaway races in Asia and Oceania, Buriram has now been granted a new date at the start of […]
Fixing braking performance key to Aprilia returning to the front
Maverick Vinales believes improving the braking performance will be «key» in catapulting Aprilia near the front of the MotoGP grid. Americas GP winner Vinales made that comment after the start/stop nature of the Red Bull Ring exposed a major weakness of the RS-GP, with both him and team-mate Aleix Espargaro struggling to slow down the […]
The records that Bagnaia and Ducati broke with Austria MotoGP win
Francesco Bagnaia is on a roll in the 2024 MotoGP season. Despite making some mistakes in the sprint races this year, the two-time champion has been a class apart on Sundays, where most of the points are awarded. His victory in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix was his seventh of 2024, putting him well clear of […]
Yamaha MotoGP fortunes getting «worse and worse»
Fabio Quartararo feels things are getting “worse and worse” for Yamaha despite its best efforts to dig itself out of its current slump in MotoGP. The 2021 champion struggled to 18th in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix, finishing almost 44 seconds behind race winner Francesco Bagnaia on the factory Ducati. His final position was compromised by […]
Could Marquez have spiced up dull Austria MotoGP battle without start drama?
The memories of Brad Binder taking a shock home win for KTM at the Red Bull Ring in 2021 are still fresh in the minds of MotoGP fans. It’s not often you see a rider nursing slick tyres in a flag-to-flag race with rain lashing down and still coming away with victory. The 2019 edition […]
Dovizioso to test Yamaha MotoGP bike in Misano this week
Fifteen-time MotoGP race winner Andrea Dovizioso will ride the Yamaha M1 in this week’s private test at Misano, replacing the injured Cal Crutchlow. Dovizioso, absent from the limelight since retiring from racing at the end of 2022, will help Yamaha develop its beleaguered MotoGP bike in a two-day test at the Italian circuit on Tuesday […]