How MotoGP crash statistics defy common beliefs about 2024
MotoGP’s official crash statistics for 2024 paint a very different picture to what many would have perceived about the recently-concluded season. Without looking at the numbers, one would have thought MotoGP broke the record for the most crashes in a single season. After all, this season was branded as the “championship of mistakes” by Francesco […]
Bagnaia is one of the best in history, I don’t know where that puts me
In many cases, when a MotoGP rider is able win a championship for the first time, his life changes more on the outside, in what is seen, than in what he feels or what goes through his head. That does not apply to Jorge Martin if we take into account what the Spaniard says in […]
KTM to pause MotoGP bike development amid huge financial crisis
KTM’s MotoGP bosses have decided to pause the development of its bikes amid the huge financial crisis the Austrian manufacturer is facing, Motorsport.com has learned. The decision is one of the measures included in the plan aimed at keeping KTM’s sporting project safe after the manufacturer filed for insolvency last week. It was revealed last […]
Former Moto2 rider Pons walks barefoot from Spain to Pakistan
Ex-Moto2 rider Axel Pons has radically altered his life after retiring from motorcycle racing, having walked barefoot from Spain to Pakistan on his way to India. The Spaniard, who raced in the intermediate class between 2009-17 with limited success, returned to the limelight when a video of him surfaced on the internet and became viral, […]
I wouldn’t have won 2024 MotoGP title even with Ducati GP24
Marc Marquez believes he wouldn’t have been able to win the 2024 MotoGP title even if he was riding Ducati’s all-conquering GP24. Marquez had to do with a year-old GP23 bike on his switch to Gresini at the beginning of this year, leaving him at a disadvantage to the factory Ducati and Pramac teams. But […]
Aprilia, KTM still unable to exploit new MotoGP rear tyre
Aprilia and KTM are at a loss to explain why they struggled to extract the maximum performance out of Michelin’s new MotoGP rear tyre all year in 2024. One of the biggest changes in MotoGP this season was the introduction of Michelin’s new grippier rear tyres, which played a major role in riders breaking long-standing […]
I had less talent than other MotoGP riders but I work harder to succeed
Aleix Espargaro has revealed he always felt he had less talent than some of the other riders in MotoGP, but overcame this inherent disadvantage by working harder. The 35-year-old pulled the curtain down on his glittering career as a motorcycle racer at the Barcelona Grand Prix earlier this month, having competed in MotoGP since 2012. […]
KTM to enter self-administration amid financial struggles
The Pierer Mobility group has announced that struggling bike manufacturer KTM will enter self-administration and apply for the initiation of judicial restructuring proceedings. The Austrian marque is undergoing a significant financial crisis and was seeking at least 100 million euro to continue operating beyond 2024. The company, currently competing in MotoGP, has laid off hundreds […]
Marquez was “reborn” after 2024 season at ‘Moto2-like’ Gresini team
MotoGP star Marc Marquez has said he feels “reborn” after a year working at Gresini and has thanked the squad for playing an important role in his career. Having left Honda with a year left on his contract at the end of 2023, Marquez found new life at Ducati’s satellite team Gresini this season despite […]