«Game over» in MotoGP title challenge
Marc Marquez has conceded that his 2024 MotoGP title hopes are all but gone with five rounds to go. The Gresini Racing Ducati rider recently began a late-season charge with grand prix wins in Aragon and San Marino, but an engine failure in Indonesia last Sunday has left him trailing series leader Jorge Martin by […]
“It’s a mechanical issue, not a rider issue.”
Maverick Viñales claims his confidence is as strong as ever heading into this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi. That’s partly because of a mild uptick in recent form, but mainly because the Spaniard doesn’t believe Aprilia’s difficulties are anything to do with its riders. Having dominated the Grand Prix of the Americas in April, […]
2024 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
Ducati has won the last two editions of the Japanese GP, with then-factory rider Jack Miller triumphing in 2022 and Jorge Martin taking the top spot last year for Pramac. 2024 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix session timings Event Date 10:45 Japanese GP — FREE PRACTICE 1 Japanese GP — PRACTICE Japanese GP — FREE […]
‘Nobody can be more prepared’
Pedro Acosta has hailed the «special character» of Aki Ajo as the pair will rejoin forces at the factory KTM MotoGP squad from next season. With Acosta stepping up from Tech3 to the factory KTM squad next year, he will be reunited with former team boss Ajo, who will step away from the head of […]
Honda transfers technical director Kawauchi to its MotoGP test team
Honda has transferred its technical director Ken Kawauchi to its test team in MotoGP, Motorsport.com can reveal. Kawauchi joined the Japanese marque’s racing division at the start of the 2023 season from Suzuki, which had pulled the plug on its MotoGP project a few months earlier. Despite the high expectations given the success of Suzuki, […]
Ajo will bring “pull and power” to KTM in MotoGP in 2025
KTM MotoGP rider Jack Miller says he is sad that he won’t be around to work with incoming KTM Factory Racing team manager Aki Ajo in 2025. It was confirmed on Monday that Ajo will step away from running his own Ajo Motorsport KTM team in Moto2/3 and replace incumbent Francesco Guidotti in the Austrian […]
What Yamaha sees in Rins despite his injury turmoil
The doubts generated by Alex Rins’ performances since his return from a badly broken leg at this year’s Mugello round contrast the confidence placed in him by Yamaha; which signed the Spaniard while out injured and has redoubled its bet by renewing him until 2026 despite still being troubled by injuries. If we start with […]
How Michael Jordan inspires Acosta to bet on KTM for his MotoGP future
Pedro Acosta’s world championship career has been meteoric. He made his debut in Moto3 in 2021 and won the title at his first attempt. He made the jump to Moto2 in 2022, and although he needed one season to get the hang of the category, he dominated in his second attempt in 2023, racking up […]
Bagnaia recovery in Indonesia GP keeps MotoGP title pressure on Martin
Francesco Bagnaia produced a solid recovery in the Indonesian Grand Prix to keep the pressure on MotoGP world title rival Jorge Martin, despite having no answer to the Spaniard’s dominance. The two-time defending champion whittled Martin’s erstwhile 24 point advantage down to 21 points after consolidating his win in Saturday’s sprint race with a run […]