2027 MotoGP rules «will make riders’ lives more difficult»
Earlier this week, MotoGP announced the technical regulation framework it will introduce in 2027, headlined by a switch to 850cc engines. The aim of the new rules is to improve safety and the on-track spectacle through the removal of ride-height devices and reduction in aerodynamic development. Honda’s Mir believes bikes in 2027 will become harder […]
Claims I don’t want Marquez as 2025 MotoGP team-mate are «bull***t»
Ducati is currently deciding which rider to place alongside Bagnaia in 2025, as Enea Bastianini’s two-year contract is due to expire at the end of the season. It has the option of extending its deal with Bastianini, promoting last year’s runner-up Jorge Martin from Pramac, or signing Marquez and forming an all-star factory team. Some […]
Too early for Honda to start thinking about 2027 MotoGP rules
MotoGP announced the full framework for its 2027 technical regulations overhaul earlier this week, headlined by a switch to 850cc engines and reduced aerodynamics. As with any major technical change, a reshuffle in the competitive order is anticipated, with all eyes on the struggling Japanese manufacturers to use 2027’s regulations to pull themselves up the […]
Liberty had “outpouring of interest” from OEMs after MotoGP takeover news
In early April, Liberty Media announced it had acquired Dorna Sports and MotoGP in a €4.2 billion deal it expects to close come the end of the year. The Formula 1 owner has yet to talk about plans it has to grow the exposure of MotoGP, though increasing the series’ presence in America has been […]
MotoGP promoting special liveries to celebrate 75th anniversary
Motorsport.com understands that MotoGP rights holder Dorna has held several meetings with premier class teams to help honour the occasion. Dorna has suggested that the special liveries on the bikes should be vintage in nature and limited to one round, likely the British Grand Prix on 2-4 August. There are some teams on the grid […]
Honda yet to find the direction it wants with MotoGP bike
Despite showing some impressive signs of recovery over the winter, and benefitting from a new concession system that came into force this year, Honda has struggled to make much progress at the beginning of the 2024 season. Approaching this weekend’s French Grand Prix, it sits at the bottom of the constructors’ standings on just 13 […]
Dall’Igna ‘won’t let go’ of Marquez as 2025 MotoGP decision looms
Marquez, Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini are all in the running for a coveted seat at the works Ducati team next year, as the Italian manufacturer weighs up which rider to put alongside double champion Francesco Bagnaia. Although Ducati initially had reservations about Marquez joining its satellite Gresini team this year, it eventually gave the […]
Jerez MotoGP round «a reality check» for KTM
The Spanish GP at Jerez proved to be one of KTM’s best weekends of the 2023 campaign, with Brad Binder winning the sprint and finishing second in the main race ahead of team-mate Jack Miller. With Tech3 GasGas rookie Acosta coming to the 2024 Jerez round off the back of successive podium finishes, he and […]
What MotoGP’s 2027 rules overhaul could mean for the series
By the time the 2027 MotoGP season rolls around, 10 years will have passed since the series’ last major regulations shake-up was introduced in 2016. That year saw the culmination of Dorna Sports’ masterplan to boost grid numbers and the competitive health of a championship battered by the fallout of the 2008 economic crisis. What […]