Bagnaia «tired of losing points» to title rivals in MotoGP sprint races
Although two-time champion Bagnaia has been one of the star performers this year on the new GP24, the Italian hasn’t been able to convert his speed into top-line results in half-distance races that are now an important part of grand prix weekends. While championship leader Jorge Martin has once again emerged as the king of […]
2024 Moto Grand Prix of Catalonia
SPANISH MOTO GRAND PRIX BARCELONA / 25-26 MAY PHOTO: DANIEL BALLARIN / ASPPAIMAGES
“Angry” Acosta says Barcelona MotoGP podium «put in the bin» by bike issue
The Tech3 GasGas rider – who turned 20 over the Barcelona weekend – scored a second sprint podium of the season on Saturday and was in the rostrum hunt again in the grand prix. Acosta was running in second behind Pramac’s Jorge Martin when he crashed at Turn 10 on lap 11 of 24. The […]
Ducati won’t make 2025 factory MotoGP seat decision at Mugello
Over the last few weeks, Ducati management has suggested that it wants to make a decision on who partners Bagnaia in 2025 by the Mugello race. Coming into this weekend’s seventh round of the year, it appears the decision is between championship leader Jorge Martin and eight-time grand prix world champion Marc Marquez. While a […]
10 things we learned at the 2024 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix
An emotional retirement announcement, a chaotic sprint race and defiant comebacks were the main talking points from the 2024 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix. Ahead of the sixth round of the season, veteran rider Aleix Espargaro announced to the world that he would be calling time on his MotoGP career at the end of the 2024 […]
Quartararo can see light at end of tunnel after lack of Yamaha MotoGP progress
Quartararo made that comment after jumping from 17th on the grid to finish ninth in Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix, securing his second top-10 finish of the season. The Frenchman was racing with a new aero package in Barcelona, part of the larger suite of upgrades that Yamaha has been testing between grand prix weekends in […]
Bastianini admits he deliberately ignored penalty orders in Catalan GP
The factory Ducati rider was battling with Gresini’s Alex Marquez at the outer reaches of the top 10 in Sunday’s 24-lap Catalan GP when he was forced wide at Turn 1. Bastianini ran through the run-off area at Turns 1-2, with riders meant to demonstrate that they have lost at least a second in lap […]
Bagnaia wanted to «bust a myth» with Turn 5 pass on Martin in Catalan GP
Bagnaia scored a key victory in Sunday’s race at Barcelona after coming on top in a close duel with title rival Martin, overtaking him on lap 19 of 24 with an impressive move on the inside at Turn 5. It was the same corner at which he had slid off his factory GP24 on the […]
Marquez “not proud” of recent MotoGP comebacks after latest podium
The Gresini Ducati rider failed to get out of Q1 two weeks ago at the French GP but managed to recover from 13th on the grid to finish second in both the sprint and grand prix at Le Mans. At this weekend’s Catalan GP, Marquez qualified a lowly 14th due to difficulties in extracting the best from […]