Yamaha having more MotoGP bikes in 2025 will push Honda to improve
LCR rider Johann Zarco hopes Yamaha’s expansion to four bikes in MotoGP next year will provide an extra incentive for Honda to close the gap to the front. The French rider believes the decision of his former team Pramac to become a satellite squad for Yamaha from 2025 will benefit both Japanese manufacturers, as they seek to […]
Everything changes so nothing changes
With the new regulatory framework that came into force following a unanimous vote by all MotoGP manufacturers, Yamaha and Honda were placed in the D class. This allows them, among other things, to ride with their regular rider line-up as many times as they want and to make engine modifications — something that is not […]
Hand injury forces Crutchlow to miss MotoGP Silverstone wildcard
Three-time MotoGP race winner Cal Crutchlow will not take part in the British GP next month due to continued issues with his hand, Yamaha said on Monday. The Briton, who retired from full-time racing at the end of 2020, was set to compete in the Silverstone race as one of his three wildcard entries planned […]
Why MotoGP can’t afford a repeat of the Kazakhstan GP fiasco
MotoGP’s planned debut at the Sokol International Circuit has become something of a soap opera. At this point, it is quite understandable that most of the paddock’s members doubt that the Kazakhstan race will ever take place. The ‘show’ has offered several chapters. Dorna, the rights holder for the event, first introduced Kazakhstan on the 2023 […]
Kazakhstan GP replaced by second Misano MotoGP round
The Kazakhstan Grand Prix will be replaced on the 2024 MotoGP calendar by a second round at Misano, it was announced on Monday. The news means it is the third time the Kazakhstan race has been postponed since it was originally included on the calendar. First scheduled to make its debut in 2023, the Sokol […]
VR46 «doesn’t agree» with Ducati on reducing factory MotoGP bikes in 2025
Valentino Rossi’s VR46 squad “doesn’t agree” with Ducati’s decision to cut down the supply of factory MotoGP bikes to just three next season. Team boss Alessio ‘Uccio’ Salucci has expressed his disappointment over Ducati only providing the outfit with a single example of the GP25 in 2025, when Pramac has enjoyed two of the latest-spec […]
Ducati admits reaction to Marquez MotoGP decision has been «divisive»
Ducati says its decision to sign Marc Marquez for its factory MotoGP team in 2025 has garnered a “divisive” response in Italy. The marque has admitted that it has received a bit of criticism for choosing six-time champion Marquez over Jorge Martin as Francesco Bagania’s team-mate for next season. Read Also: Ducati had initially zeroed […]
My job at Aprilia is done, now I want to help Honda win again in MotoGP
Aleix Espargaro feels his ‘job at Aprilia is done’ and he now wants to help Honda return to winning ways in MotoGP in his role as a test rider. Espargaro has been a key pillar of Aprilia’s MotoGP programme since 2017 and widely hailed for transforming the RS-GP from a perennial backmarker to a multiple […]
My job at Aprilia is done, now I want to help Honda win again in MotoGP
Aleix Espargaro feels his ‘job at Aprilia is done’ and he now wants to help Honda return to winning ways in MotoGP in his role as a test rider. Espargaro has been a key pillar of Aprilia’s MotoGP programme since 2017 and widely hailed for transforming the RS-GP from a perennial backmarker to a multiple […]