“No point” in factory Honda switch for Johann Zarco
Johann Zarco’s LCR Honda boss Lucio Cecchinello says he doesn’t see a benefit in the French rider switching to the factory Honda team for 2026. The 34-year-old Zarco has made no secret of his desire to step up to the works squad next season, when the incumbent Luca Marini will be out of contract. Read […]
Chantra out of French MotoGP after arm pump surgery
Somkiat Chantra will not take part in the MotoGP French Grand Prix having been unable to fully recover from forearm surgery he underwent last week. The LC Honda rider underwent surgery last Wednesday to address issues caused by compartment syndrome at the Dexeus Clinic in Barcelona by Dr Xavier Mir’s team. Although the procedure went […]
Pedro Acosta fit for MotoGP French GP action after surgery
Pedro Acosta has been declared fit to contest this weekend’s French Grand Prix following the MotoGP rider’s recent arm-pump surgery. The KTM man went under the knife on the Tuesday following last month’s race and test at Jerez, after finally admitting to a condition that has troubled him since the start of his MotoGP career […]
Bezzecchi remains coy on what advice MotoGP legend Rossi gives to him
Aprilia factory rider Marco Bezzecchi has revealed that his mentor and former boss Valentino Rossi gives him advice informed by data to which the highly-connected MotoGP legend has privileged access. Speaking with Motorsport.com over the most recent Spanish Grand Prix weekend, where Rossi was present, Bezzecchi was asked whether his support remained as strong after […]
Talks progressing to claim Marini’s Honda seat in MotoGP 2026
Satellite Honda rider Johann Zarco has spoken in the clearest terms yet about his desire to take Luca Marini’s factory seat in 2026. While the Frenchman did not use Marini’s name in an interview with Dorna ahead of his home race at Le Mans this weekend, the Italian’s contract is up at the end of […]
Here’s why MotoGP doesn’t race the full track at Le Mans
MotoGP races all over the world. From Spain to Japan, America to Germany, and almost everywhere in between — sorry, penguins, there’s still no Antarctic GP yet — and at tracks new and old. And some even in locales familiar to those outside the world of two-wheeled racing. Each year, MotoGP’s circus descends upon a […]
How Aprilia and KTM are closer to Yamaha and Honda than to Ducati
The concession system introduced last year in MotoGP to help manufacturers is set to allow KTM and Aprilia to develop their engines and conduct tests with their factory riders from August. Out of the four existing MotoGP manufacturer categories (A, B, C, and D), both the Austrian and Italian manufacturers are currently classified in category […]
MotoGP bans 2027-spec bike tests until conclusion of 2025 season
The FIM (Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme) announced a series of changes to the 2025 MotoGP World Championship regulations earlier this week. The changes, which took effect on April 29, most notably included the introduction of a test day for riders returning from injury and clarified startline procedures sparked by the recent debacle in Austin. In […]
MotoGP teams agree on new rule for riders returning from injury
In a surprise development, MotoGP teams have agreed to tweak the championship’s strict testing regulations to allow riders coming back from long injury breaks to test ahead of their return to race action. Such tests were a hot topic of debate among teams ahead of Jorge Martin’s ill-fated MotoGP comeback at April’s Qatar Grand Prix. […]