Bagnaia penalised for Alex Marquez incident in Mugello MotoGP practice
In the closing stages of second practice at Mugello on Friday afternoon, Gresini’s Marquez was forced to abort a flying lap when he came across a slow Bagnaia on the approach to Turn 12. Marquez was enraged by this and vented his frustrations to Bagnaia on his bike as the pair rounded the corner. Both […]
Bagnaia fastest in second practice, Rins second
Bagnaia dominated the hour-long afternoon session with a 1m44.938s, but is currently under investigation from the FIM stewards for potentially blocking Alex Marquez on a flying lap late on. Tech3 GasGas rookie Pedro Acosta recovered to third after a fast crash at Turn 13 halfway through the session, while Marc Marquez secured direct passage into […]
Pramac insists it will have factory Ducati MotoGP bikes amid Marquez shun
On Thursday ahead of the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, reports emerged that Ducati has decided to promote Jorge Martin to its factory team for 2025. While initially it looked like it lead to Marquez moving to Pramac to take a factory bike, the six-time MotoGP world champion complicated the situation by stating the team […]
Vinales heads Quartararo in opening practice
For its home race, Aprilia has five RS-GPs on the grid with its two factory team riders, the Trackhouse Racing duo and wildcard Lorenzo Savadori. Vinales was the best of them at the top of the timesheets in the first 45-minute practice of the Mugello weekend, the Spaniard setting a 1m46.140s on a fresh medium […]
2024 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
Pramac rider Jorge Martin leads the championship on 155 points heading to Ducati’s home race, with reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia his closest challenger on 116 points. Gresini’s Marc Marquez sits only two points further adrift in third, despite racing on a year-old bike. 2024 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix session timings Session GMT BST CEST ET […]
What is Marc Marquez’s next move in the Ducati MotoGP saga?
Early Thursday morning, it emerged that Ducati had finally decided to choose Jorge Martin to join Francesco Bagnaia in the official Borgo Panigale team from next season. As the hours went by, Marquez’s discourse hardened. At first, the multi-champion was asked about the news in question, and he was disoriented: «This is not the information […]
Gresini, factory team only options to stay at Ducati fold in MotoGP 2025
Marquez’s future had been of much speculation in recent months, as Ducati evaluates him for a possible promotion to the works team alongside Francesco Bagnaia on the back of his impressive adaptation to the Desmosedici at Gresini. However, championship leader Jorge Martin’s current form with Pramac, combined with his stance that he will not settle […]
“It’s not an option for me”
This comes following reports this morning, first from Gazzetta dello Sport, that Ducati has decided to promote Jorge Martin to its factory team seat for 2025. Ducati had already outlined this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix as the place to make its decision, though said earlier this week that it wouldn’t make an announcement. Over the […]
Martin set for factory Ducati MotoGP promotion over Marquez in 2025
On Thursday, Gazzetta dello Sport reported that the Borgo Panigale brand has finally decided on the Spaniard to join Francesco Bagnaia in the company’s official garage, starting next season. Talks have intensified in recent days with Albert Valera, Martin’s agent, who will be at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend — the event in which […]