What Honda must do next now it has its ideal MotoGP tech boss
The appointment of Romano Albesiano as Honda’s technical director for 2025 has a powerful symbolic charge for a company so faithful to Japanese philosophy. However, the key to the success of the Italian’s signing is no longer so much what he can contribute, but what he is allowed to do. Last year, a number of […]
Familiar faces will dominate MotoGP until Valencia
Japanese Grand Prix winner Francesco Bagnaia has warned MotoGP fans not to expect much of a break in the status quo between now and the last race of the season at Valencia. The reigning champion believes the main contenders will be the same ones that dominated the 24-lap race at Motegi on Sunday and currently […]
MotoGP Japanese GP: Moto2 and Moto3 results
David Alonso became the first Colombian motorcycle world champion with an impressive victory in the Moto3 race at the Japanese Grand Prix, while an inspired tyre choice following a surprise shower earned Manuel Gonzalez Moto2 honours. Sunday’s racing at Motegi kicked off with CFMoto rider David Alonso’s bid to seal the Moto3 title with four […]
Martin to copy Marquez’s style after riding «worse than a rookie” in sprint
Jorge Martin claims he was riding “worse than a rookie” on his way to fourth place in the sprint at Motegi on Saturday, but the Pramac Ducati star says he knows how to improve after following Marc Marquez for most of the race. World championship leader Martin has struggled in Japan this weekend and only […]
Martin searches for bike feel, warns ‘24 laps like this will be very difficult’
MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin says he will need to make an extra step forward tomorrow to challenge for Japanese Grand Prix honours on Sunday. Despite posting the third-fastest time in second practice and thus comfortably making it into the Q2 battle for pole position tomorrow, Martin said he wasn’t feeling happy aboard his Pramac […]
Binder wants to take “full advantage” of KTM strength at Motegi
KTM’s Brad Binder says he plans to “take full advantage” of what he considers to be a potent motorcycle at the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix. The South African was fastest in second practice, the only full dry session on Friday at Motegi, a circuit where the Austrian manufacturer has shown strong form in the past. […]
Albesiano to Honda, Sterlacchini to Aprilia in MotoGP tech shake-up
Aprilia MotoGP technical director Romano Albesiano is set to switch to Japanese rival Honda from the start of the 2025 season, while former KTM technical director Fabiano Sterlacchini will take his place at Noale immediately after the final race of 2024. Both moves were announced just as the MotoGP bikes were heading onto the circuit […]
Bagnaia leads Martin in mixed-weather FP1
Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Team) led current points leader Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) on the timesheets following a rain-hit Free Practice 1 for this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi. Another two Ducatis rounded out the top four in a session in which running was limited by two showers that caused the riders […]
The 2023 “nightmare” Martin is avoiding as MotoGP title pressure cranks up
Jorge Martin says working on his mental strength is aiding his MotoGP world title fight after suffering “a nightmare” during last year’s world championship tussle over the flyaway rounds. The Pramac Ducati rider’s MotoGP standings lead may have been trimmed by three points to 21 points over the Indonesian Grand Prix weekend by Francesco Bagnaia, […]