Who gains the most from MotoGP’s engine freeze?
Changes in regulations are almost always a source of conflict between manufacturers in the MotoGP. This is logical, because each defends its own interests based on the situation it faces at a given time. Next week, at the start of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, the Grand Prix Commission plans to approve the introduction of […]
Hamilton wants a MotoGP team because we can replicate F1’s growth
Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has shown interest in purchasing a team in MotoGP, claims Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei. It was announced in April that Liberty would acquire 86% of the shares of Dorna Sports, the Spanish company which has owned MotoGP since 1992. The deal was valued at $4.2billion, with the […]
FIM set to enforce MotoGP engine freeze until 2027
FIM’s Grand Prix Commission is set to approve a freeze to engine development in MotoGP until the new regulations come into force in 2027. Motorsport.com has learned the GPC aims to ratify this change at its next meeting, provisionally scheduled in the run-up to the next round of the season in Misano. However, the two […]
Yamaha’s development of V4 engine for MotoGP bike in advanced state
Yamaha’s development of a new V4 engine for its MotoGP bike is in an advanced state, Motorsport.com has learned. Yamaha has not publicly acknowledged that it is working on a change to its engine concept, which currently consists of an inline four-cylinder unit. The only references in this regard have been the very vague answers […]
Why Marc Marquez will have the hardest fight of his career in MotoGP 2025
The 2024 MotoGP season is tipping into the final third of the calendar, but there is a school of opinion that the 2025 championship is already decided. When Ducati opted for Marc Marquez’s services for the next two seasons, ahead of pace-setter Jorge Martin, and paired him with double title holder Francesco Bagnaia it tantalisingly […]
MotoGP to introduce radio communication with riders in 2025
MotoGP will implement a new race radio communication system between race director and riders from the 2025 season, Motorsport.com can reveal. A meeting was convened by Dorna last Thursday at Misano, where the series’ promoter informed the teams about its decision to introduce radio communication in MotoGP. The system will be introduced in phases and […]
Bagnaia slashes Martin deficit of Aragon crash with Misano runner-up finish
Francesco Bagnaia feels a “maximum” second place in the San Marino Grand Prix has provided the ideal result to slash into Jorge Martin’s MotoGP points lead. For the second year in a row Bagnaia performed a ‘phoenix’ effect at his home grand prix, following 2023 when he kept his pursuit of a second title on […]
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 […]
Repsol to end 30-year partnership with Honda in MotoGP
Repsol has announced that it will be ending a 30-year relationship with Honda at the end of the current MotoGP season. The Spanish oil giant has been a sponsor of Honda since 1995, a partnership that had spawned one of the most famous liveries in the history of motorcycle racing. Repsol had already reduced its […]