I’ve lost patience with him too
Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has admitted that he has lost patience with Francesco Bagnaia amid his worsening run of form in MotoGP. Bagnaia came away empty handed from this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix after struggling to 13th in the sprint and crashing out of the race while running in eighth place. This was […]
Marc Marquez outduels Marco Bezzecchi for 11th win of 2025
Ducati star Marc Marquez emerged on top in a tense duel with the Aprilia of Marco Bezzecchi to clinch his 11th victory of the 2025 MotoGP season at the San Marino Grand Prix. Marquez passed Bezzecchi on lap 12 of 26 and then held off the sprint race winner to take the chequered flag by […]
Marco Bezzecchi wins, Marquez crashes
Marco Bezzecchi scored his first MotoGP sprint victory as an Aprilia rider in the San Marino Grand Prix after Marc Marquez crashed out shortly after taking the lead. Bezzecchi and Marquez duelled for the top spot in the half-distance race at Misano, with the latter taking the lead at the start of lap six of […]
Marc Marquez crashed in the “easiest part” of San Marino MotoGP sprint
Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez says he made a grave error in the “easiest part” of the San Marino Grand Prix sprint, having crashed on the same lap he took the lead. Despite having a relatively tough qualifying session and missing out on the front row, Marquez was immediately on the move in the race, […]
Marco Bezzecchi reveals story behind bizarre wooden leg celebration at Misano
Marco Bezzecchi has explained why he carried a wooden leg on his bike while celebrating his victory in the San Marino Grand Prix sprint race at Misano. The factory Aprilia rider caught everyone’s attention when he grabbed what appeared to be a prosthetic leg — complete with a racing boot — on the cooldown lap […]
Setback for Yamaha as Augusto Fernandez endures “long, hard” day on V4-powered M1
The first competitive outing for Yamaha’s V4-powered M1 MotoGP bike fell below expectations, with test rider Augusto Fernandez enduring a “long” and “hard” San Marino Grand Prix sprint race. While the weekend got off to an encouraging start for Yamaha’s new V4 project, with Fernandez lapping six tenths off Fabio Quartararo’s pace in practice, Saturday […]
Mastering Pirelli rubber trumps new rules as key to 2027 MotoGP success
Ducati’s Gigi Dall’Igna believes mastering the new Pirelli rubber will be more important for MotoGP success in 2027 than any of the new regulations that year. Headlining the new ruleset in 2027 is a reduction of engine capacity from 1000cc to 850cc, restrictions on aerodynamics and the elimination of ride height and holeshot devices. Dall’Igna, […]
Francesco Bagnaia has “enough talent” to dig out of current slump
MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez believes his Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia has “enough talent” to bounce back from his difficulties in the 2025 campaign. While Marquez is enjoying immense success following his switch to the factory Ducati team at the start of the year, Bagnaia, who is the squad’s most successful rider, is enduring one […]
What we learned from Yamaha’s first public outing with its V4 MotoGP bike
It was a dramatic but encouraging first public outing for Yamaha’s new V4-powered MotoGP bike during practice for the San Marino Grand Prix on Friday. Test rider Augusto Fernandez ended up 19th on the leaderboard at the end of the day’s running, but his lap times only told a part of the story. As the […]