Honda signs new deal with Joan Mir until 2026 MotoGP season
Joan Mir will stay with Honda’s factory team until the 2026 MotoGP season after signing a new two-year deal, HRC has announced. Despite two miserable seasons on the RC213V that prompted Mir to consider an early retirement, the Spaniard has been clear for some time that he would like to extend his tenure with Honda. […]
Crafar to replace Spencer as MotoGP chief steward from 2025
Freddie Spencer will conclude his term as the chairman of MotoGP’s stewards panel at the end of the year, with Simon Crafar taking over from 2025. Two-time 500cc world champion Spencer has been the chief MotoGP steward since that role was created in 2019, having been nominated for the position by MotoGP’s teams’ association, IRTA. […]
Marquez ‘crushed everything’ to get on a winning MotoGP bike
Dani Pedrosa feels Marc Marquez ‘crushed everything’ in order to join Ducati’s factory MotoGP team in 2025, but is nonetheless impressed by how he transformed his fortunes in 12 months. The 31-time grand prix winner has weighed in how Marquez successfully orchestrated a rider market shuffle to grab the coveted seat at Ducati alongside Francesco […]
KTM identifies main cause of Miller’s disastrous MotoGP season
KTM has identified what could be the key reason behind Jack Miller’s disastrous run of results in the 2024 MotoGP season. The Austrian manufacturer believes vibration issues, arising both from the new Michelin compounds and the latest-spec RC16, could explain why Miller only managed to break inside the top 10 once before the summer break. […]
Trackhouse retains Fernandez for 2025-26 MotoGP seasons with new deal
Trackhouse Racing has signed a new deal with Raul Fernandez that will keep the Spaniard at the Aprilia satellite squad until the end of the 2026 MotoGP season. Fernandez has been retained by Trackhouse following a series of impressive performances on last year’s Aprilia RS-GP, including front-row starts in Barcelona and Sachsenring and four top-10 […]
I’ve always liked Rossi but Marquez is the best rider ever in MotoGP
Fabio Quartararo says Marc Marquez is the best rider in MotoGP history over childhood hero Valentino Rossi. Quartararo made his premier class debut in 2019 and was fortunate enough to share the track with seven-time champion Rossi during the twilight years of the Italian’s career. In fact, the Frenchman won his maiden title in 2021 after being […]
Ex-Honda star Pedrosa reveals chronic fatigue issue in final years in MotoGP
Dani Pedrosa has admitted to having suffered from chronic fatigue in the final three seasons of his MotoGP career with Honda. The 31-time grand prix winner has revealed that he was diagnosed with the same issue that compromised the career of his former team-mate Casey Stoner, who retired from MotoGP after 2012 at the age […]
Miller’s lead KTM engineer set to join Honda in latest MotoGP market movement
Christian Pupulin, who serves as Jack Miller’s technical manager at KTM, will join Honda next year and replace Giacomo Guidotti on Luca Marini’s side of the garage, Motorsport.com has learned. With the rider market having now settled down after some bombshell announcements around the Italian GP, the focus has shifted to some of the leading […]
Ducati reveals intent to take part in Suzuka 8 Hours with a factory team
Ducati has revealed its intention to take part in the Suzuka 8 Hours with a factory team in the coming years. The squad’s former MotoGP sporting director Paolo Ciabatti, who now heads up the marque’s off-road and regional superbike activities, has expressed a desire to take on Japanese marques in the blue riband round of […]