Why it’s time for Martin to get his gloves off in MotoGP title run-in
The events of Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix will have far-reaching consequences on the 2024 MotoGP battle. While Francesco Bagnaia’s crash with a podium in the bag was obviously significant as it has handed a 24-point lead in the standings to Jorge Martin, it’s the final-lap clash between his team-mate Enea Bastianini and Martin that […]
Bastianini defends controversial Misano winning move as «on the limit»
Enea Bastianini has defended the controversial overtake over Jorge Martin that secured him victory in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, saying he didn’t go over the limit. Factory Ducati rider Bastianini had been piling a lot of pressure on long-time leader Martin over the closing stages of the Misano race and finally launched an attack […]
Dash message distraction led to Misano sprint-losing error
Pramac MotoGP rider Jorge Martin says the error that cost him victory in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix sprint was caused by him being distracted by a message on his dashboard. Championship leader Martin had shot to the lead at the start with a brilliant launch from second position, overtaking the factory Ducati of polesitter […]
Martin takes blame for costly Misano bike swap call
Jorge Martin has taken the blame for opting to pit to swap bikes during the brief rain shower in the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix which wrecked his race. Pramac’s Martin conceded 19 points to world champion and chief title rival Francesco Bagnaia at Misano as one of the few riders that peeled into the […]
Bagnaia, Martin confident fierce MotoGP rivalry won’t change their relationship
MotoGP stars Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin say they won’t let the 2024 championship battle come in the way of their harmonious relationship. Locked in a tense fight for the riders’ title since the beginning of the season, Bagnaia and Martin are separated by just five points at the top of the standings following the […]
Bagnaia is not faster than me despite Austria MotoGP domination
Pramac’s Jorge Martin does not believe Francesco Bagnaia is faster than him despite the latter dominating MotoGP’s Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. Polesitter Martin lost the lead of the Spielberg race to Bagnaia on lap 2 of 28 and could only keep up with him in the first half of the race, before the Spanish […]
How Ducati’s present and future has been muddied by Marquez MotoGP signing
Sunday’s British Grand Prix gave Ducati plenty of reasons to rejoice as Enea Bastianini led an incredible 1-2-3-4-5 result for the Italian manufacturer. All its eight bikes finished inside the top 10 for only the second time in history, with the highest-non-Desmosedici rider ending up almost 10 seconds off the pace. But while there was […]
Bagnaia ‘risked crashing’ following MotoGP title rival Martin in British GP
Francesco Bagnaia says he risked suffering a crash if he had tried to stay in touch with MotoGP title rival Jorge Martin during their battle for the lead of the British Grand Prix. Winner of the previous four rounds, Bagnaia couldn’t put up a fight to the victorious Enea Bastianini or runner-up Pramac’s Martin, finishing more […]
Martin gets new Ducati part to overcome recurrent crashes in MotoGP
Pramac rider Jorge Martin is running a new part that is standard across all other Ducati MotoGP bikes with the hope that it will allow him to cut down on crashes in the second part of the season. Martin revealed that he had been racing with a slightly different component on his Desmosedici compared to […]