Marc Marquez dominates after carnage in sprint
Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez strolled unchallenged to a 13th sprint win of the MotoGP season at Balaton Park on Saturday. Several major contenders were eliminated at the first corner, in a crash triggered by the Yamaha of Fabio Quartararo. Fears that difficulties overtaking around the new circuit would lead to early mayhem proved entirely founded at […]
Riders finally comment on MotoGP’s new track, Balaton Park
The day has come and gone at last. After months of doomtalk around the all-new Balaton Park circuit, MotoGP folk can stop speculating. While the first day of track action at the Hungarian Grand Prix certainly didn’t answer every question that had been doing the rounds in the lead-up, at least there were real MotoGP […]
Fabio Quartararo wants to test Yamaha’s V4 MotoGP bike even if it’s slower
Factory Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo has said he would be happy to race its new V4 MotoGP bike this year provided its performance comes within half a second of the current in-line four. After the four Yamahas brought up the rear of the field at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, there have been calls for […]
Aleix Espargaro out of MotoGP Hungarian GP after another bicycle crash
Aleix Espargaro will not ride the LCR Honda at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix following another cycling injury for the Spaniard ahead of the race at Balaton Park. Espargaro’s withdrawal is the latest development in a four-race saga around the #35 entry. It’s a story that has been running ever since the bike’s regular rider, Somkiat […]
Jack Miller has “options outside of Yamaha” as Pramac contract talks stall
Jack Miller has openly admitted that he is tired of waiting for Yamaha to confirm it will renew his contract to stay at Pramac next year – and says he has other options beyond MotoGP. «I wanted to contribute to the development of the V4 engine,” said the Australian ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand […]
Francesco Bagnaia will find his championship-winning form, says Marc Marquez
Dominant MotoGP points leader Marc Marquez says his factory Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia will overcome his widely-documented struggles. Bagnaia, who is a distant third in the championship behind Marc and has only won once this season, had yet another tough weekend last time out in Austria. After the race, he told reporters he was “running […]
Diogo Moreira to join Honda ahead of 2026 MotoGP debut
Diogo Moreira is finalising the details of an agreement that will see him step up to MotoGP next season, riding a Honda for the LCR team, Motorsport.com has learned. The move, which will promote the 21-year-old Brazilian – currently battling for the Moto2 world championship with Italtrans – to the premier class, is expected to […]
Raul Fernandez claims podium pace at MotoGP Austrian GP
Despite one of his strongest race showings of the season, Raul Fernandez cut a surprisingly disappointed figure after the sprint at the Red Bull Ring on Saturday. The Trackhouse Aprilia rider believed he had the pace to challenge for a top-three position, but was forced to retire from sixth place when his ride-height device stuck […]
Marco Bezzecchi not shocked by underwhelming sprint, still targets Austrian GP win
Austrian Grand Prix polesitter Marco Bezzecchi hopes he can “find something more” in Sunday’s feature race after missing the podium in the sprint. The factory Aprilia rider was unable to convert his pole in the sprint on Saturday, in which he finished a disappointing fourth behind the Marquez brothers and Pedro Acosta. But the Italian […]