Francesco Bagnaia “didn’t recognise himself” during toughest phase of 2025 MotoGP season
Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia says he was struggling so much at points during the 2025 MotoGP season that he couldn’t even “recognise himself”. Bagnaia endured some of the toughest moments of his career this year, as he failed to gel with the bike with which team-mate Marc Marquez was winning race after race on […]
What the 2025 MotoGP title means to Marc Marquez
Marc Marquez bet on himself when he chose to carry on in MotoGP after years of pain, surgeries and lingering questions over whether his body could still endure the demands of elite competition. He had once promised his late grandfather that he would start again from scratch, and if he couldn’t win, he would retire […]
Marc Marquez’s clarity of mind is even more remarkable than his speed
Gigi Dall’Igna, Ducati’s general manager and one of the main advocates for signing Marc Marquez, has praised the Spaniard’s vision in plotting his return to the MotoGP crown, which he secured this Sunday. Any doubts surrounding Ducati’s choice of Marquez over Jorge Martin as Francesco Bagnaia’s team-mate for 2025 vanished at the season opener in […]
No one knows how much he has cried
Jose Luis Martinez, Marc Marquez’s assistant and confidant, reveals the keys to one of the most epic comebacks in sports history – one that almost never happened. “When we came back from Lombok, he told me he was done, that he couldn’t go on,” Martinez recalls. Martinez is much more than an assistant to the newly-crowned […]
Fabio Quartararo hails Marc Marquez as a legend as MotoGP riders pay tribute
Fabio Quartararo has labelled Marc Marquez a legend after he clinched his ninth world championship with a podium finish in the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix. Marquez finished second behind his factory Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia at Motegi to wrap up the 2025 MotoGP title with five rounds to spare. The triumph marked what many are […]
Francesco Bagnaia wins, Marc Marquez crowned nine-time champion
Francesco Bagnaia claimed his second win of the 2025 MotoGP season at the Japanese Grand Prix, leading home teammate Marc Marquez, who sealed his ninth world championship with a runner-up finish. Marquez had already set himself up for the title by taking a podium in Saturday’s sprint, making his coronation at Motegi almost inevitable with […]
Aprilia clears the air with Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi after crash
Hours after the Japanese Grand Prix sprint race crash triggered by reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin, Aprilia brought him together with Marco Bezzecchi to review the incident and smooth things over. Reigning champion Martin fractured his right collarbone following a poorly-judged move at the start of the sprint, taking his team-mate Bezzecchi out of the race […]
Pedro Acosta «saved the day» after suffering «problem after problem» in Japanese GP sprint
Pedro Acosta says he and KTM were able to “save the day” after suffering “problem after problem” on Saturday in the Japanese Grand Prix sprint race. Having scored his maiden pole position at Motegi last year and finished second in practice on Friday, Acosta was a strong contender for a front-row spot in Saturday’s qualifying. […]
The Ducati tweaks that led to Francesco Bagnaia’s shock Motegi sprint win
Francesco Bagnaia’s dominant performance in the Japanese Grand Prix sprint is at least partly down to the changes Ducati made to his MotoGP bike in the Misano test. Bagnaia had been lacking something on the GP25 since the very start of the 2025 MotoGP season, but his form plummeted further after the summer break, prompting […]