Bagnaia shades Marquez in first practice
Reigning MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia topped the opening practice for the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix, after Fabio Di Giannantonio had his session-topping lap cancelled. After a three-week break forced by the postponement of the Kazakhstan GP to September, MotoGP returned to action on Friday morning at the iconic TT Assen venue. Following weeks of […]
The Ducati MotoGP power dynamics Bagnaia must now manage
Reigning double MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia believes Marc Marquez «is smart and he’ll understand» how to maintain Ducati’s success in 2025. Following the Italian Grand Prix, Ducati announced it has signed Marquez to a two-year contract to join its factory team from 2025 alongside Bagnaia. Marquez’s refusal to take a factory bike at Pramac […]
The full circle moment in Marquez’s 2025 MotoGP future news
Marc Marquez has spoken about his signing with the factory Ducati MotoGP team for 2025 for the first time publicly ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix. Following the Italian GP three weeks ago, Ducati announced that it had signed the eight-time world champion to its factory team for 2025 – going against its original decision […]
Ducati has offered full support in MotoGP despite Aprilia deal
Jorge Martin says Ducati has assured him that he will get its full support in the 2024 MotoGP title fight despite his impending split from the Italian manufacturer. Pramac rider Martin will leave the Ducati fold after four seasons to join Aprilia on a multi-year deal in 2025, having lost out in the race to […]
Jack Miller reveals brutal KTM U-turn on his MotoGP future
Jack Miller has revealed KTM told him ‘don’t talk to anybody’ in MotoGP ‘because we want to keep you in the family’ before being informed he would not be staying. The 29-year-old’s future with KTM has hung in the balance for much of the 2024 season, with it widely expected that Pedro Acosta would be […]
Alex Marquez to stay with Gresini Ducati for MotoGP 2025
Gresini Racing, which has a 2025 contract with Ducati to remain one of its satellite teams, has reached an agreement with Alex Marquez to extend their partnership next season. Marquez joined Gresini in 2023 from Honda, with which he made his premier class debut in 2020. After a first year with the factory team, due […]
Martin manager expects Ducati to provide full support for rest of MotoGP 2024
Jorge Martin’s manager says Ducati “now has the opportunity to demonstrate that it keeps intact those values it stands for” by fully supporting him in the 2024 MotoGP title fight. Championship leader Martin will leave the Ducati stable at the end of the current season, after the marque went against its original plan to promote […]
How 2024’s ‘fake’ Bezzecchi got his factory MotoGP wishes with Aprilia
Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola says the Italian marque has leaned on what Marco Bezzecchi did in MotoGP prior to 2024 as to what he can be capable of in 2025. On Monday, following initial Motorsport.com reports last week, Aprilia announced that it had signed Valentino Rossi protege Bezzecchi to its factory team for 2025 to […]
Adapting to all new line-up in MotoGP 2025 the only «question mark» for us
Aprilia says adapting to an all-new MotoGP rider line-up remains the only “question mark” for the marque as it prepares to welcome Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi from Ducati in 2025. Aprilia’s MotoGP programme is set for a major reshuffle next year, with the two riders who have played a major role in transforming the […]