Iannone set to replace di Giannantonio for MotoGP’s Malaysian GP
Andrea Iannone will make a surprise MotoGP comeback replacing the injured Fabio di Giannantonio at the VR46 Ducati team for the penultimate grand prix of the 2024 season in Malaysia early next month. As reported by GPOne, the one-time grand prix winner has received the nod from Valentino Rossi for Sepang, with the agreement of […]
Mir’s comments after Japan clash «didn’t make sense»
Gresini Ducati rider Alex Marquez says he was “surprised” at the media comments made by Honda’s Joan Mir immediately after the most recent MotoGP round in Japan. The 2020 MotoGP champion spoke out against Marquez after being taken out of the race by the Ducati, which literally attached itself to the back of his machine after […]
2024 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
Just 10 points separate Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia heading into the Australia-Thailand-Malaysia triple header. Enea Bastianini and Marc Marquez are now virtually out of the title fight, but are involved in their own duel for third place in the standings. Event Date 10:45 Australian GP — FREE PRACTICE 1 Australian GP — PRACTICE […]
“Aggressive” Marquez now has more respect for rivals on track
Former MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo believes Marc Marquez now displays more respect towards rivals while battling with them on track, having initially found his antics to be “very aggressive”. Lorenzo was one of Marquez’s main rivals during his golden period in the 2010s, with the pair even becoming team-mates at Honda in the former’s final […]
How Marquez is the only MotoGP rider keeping the ‘old’ Ducati alive
The debate about to what extent the MotoGP riders who started the 2024 season with the latest Ducati specification had an advantage is still alive, although somewhat less than a few months ago when the Borgo Panigale brand had to decide who would partner Francesco Bagnaia in 2025 as second factory rider. Enea Bastianini’s poor […]
FIM announces two-year MotoGP engine freeze from 2025
The FIM has announced a MotoGP engine freeze for the 2025 and 2026 seasons. As reported by Motorsport.com last month, the MotoGP world championship will stop engine development for the next two seasons, before the new regulations come into force in the top class of motorcycle racing from 2027. This will allow manufacturers to focus […]
Ducati halts GP24 bike development amid Martin, Bagnaia MotoGP title fight
Ducati has decided to halt development of its 2024 MotoGP bike as the title battle between Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia enters the final phase. With four events to go in the championship and 10 points separating Martin and Bagnaia in the standings, Ducati has halted the development of the GP24 so that the pair […]
Leg injury not the reason for poor results
Alex Rins has stressed that his lack of competitiveness at struggling Yamaha has nothing to do with the limp he has been walking with since his freak accident at Mugello over a year ago. Both Rins and Fabio Quartararo have voiced their disappointment with the lack of grip on the M1 increasingly loudly of late. […]
How Acosta is snatching the show from a lengthy MotoGP title duel
It’s hard to measure exactly what aspect of any given motor race excites punters the most. But if we use the tone of voice adopted by MotoGP’s various television pundits as a yardstick, the answer in Japan was clear: Pedro Acosta. And one suspects that the mixture of volume and reverence among the broadcasters when […]