Silverstone MotoGP disaster “woke up people” at Aprilia
Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales says a disastrous run for him and team-mate Aleix Espargaro in MotoGP’s British Grand Prix “woke up people” at the Italian marque. The Silverstone weekend highlighted Aprilia’s struggles in race trim as Vinales dropped from eighth to 13th at the finish with heavy tyre degradation and Espargaro likewise slumped to sixth behind […]
Quartararo now wants experienced Pramac MotoGP line-up after advocating youngsters
Fabio Quartararo believes it would be better for Yamaha to sign two experienced riders for its Pramac satellite team next year as the marque “doesn’t have time” to turn around its fortunes in MotoGP. Quartararo’s comments mark a stark change in his approach after he had publicly backed Moto2 frontrunner Tony Arbolino last month for […]
Trackhouse announces Moto2 title contender Ogura for 2025 MotoGP season
Trackhouse has signed Japanese youngster Ai Ogura to partner Raul Fernandez at its MotoGP team next year. As revealed by Motorsport.com, Ogura will step up to MotoGP in 2025 as part of a two-year deal and replace Trackhouse incumbent Miguel Oliveira. The 23-year-old is currently second in the Moto2 standings this year, 22 points behind […]
Marquez leads the list of riders with most crashes in MotoGP this year
One statistic that is often representative when analysing a rider’s MotoGP campaign is the number of crashes they suffered during the given season. Too many crashes usually indicate that something is not quite right, although there are some cases where even higher-placed riders in the standings end up in the gravel too often. Gresini’s Marc […]
Former KTM technical director Sterlacchini in advanced talks with Honda
Former KTM technical director Fabiano Sterlacchini is in negotiations with Honda to join its MotoGP ranks, Motorsport.com understands. Sterlacchini spent 17 years at Ducati, rising to the role of MotoGP technical director before signing with KTM in June 2021 to lead its engineering department. In July the Austrian brand announced it had been unable to […]
2024 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
Pramac’s Jorge Martin wrest back the lead in the championship at Silverstone a fortnight ago, but only sits three points clear of factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia. British GP winner Enea Bastianini is now up to third in the standings, 49 points of Martin. The next few rounds will give a clear indication as to […]
How MotoGP rookie Acosta is already establishing himself as a leader at KTM
Pedro Acosta may be a rookie in MotoGP with experience of less than a dozen race weekends, but he is already showing maturity far beyond his age. The Tech3 GasGas rider has been hailed as the next big star ever since he stepped up to Moto3 in 2021, but he is now beginning to show […]
Ducati will keep improving GP23 bike until end of MotoGP season
Ducati has revealed that it will continue to bring updates to last year’s GP23 MotoGP bike until the end of the season. Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has confirmed that the GP23 has already made a step forward in the last 12 months and will continue to see more improvements as the year progresses. Both […]
Ducati boss willing to receive criticism on Marquez MotoGP choice
Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna says he is willing to accept the criticism aimed at the Italian marque for hiring six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez in 2025. The decision to sign former Honda star Marquez to partner protege Francesco Bagnaia next year has always been ‘divisive’ in the words of Dall’Igna, but the topic was […]