The elements that will determine who will be Ducati’s second factory MotoGP rider
Ducati has two MotoGP rounds now in 2024 to choose from a list of three — Jorge Martin, Marc Marquez and Enea Bastianini — as to who will be its second factory team rider next season, something which will be highly influenced by economic factors, sponsorship and the individual will of general manager Gigi Dall’Igna. […]
Kazakhstan MotoGP round postponed due to flooding
Scheduled for 14-16 June, no new date has been given for the event but Dorna Sports hopes to still stage it this year. MotoGP was originally set to race in Kazakhstan at the new Sokol International Racetrack, near the country’s largest city of Almaty, last year as part of an expanding calendar. However, due to […]
MotoGP tyre pressure rule «shouldn’t apply» on damp tracks
As of last year’s British Grand Prix, MotoGP has enforced minimum front and rear tyre pressures in a move ostensibly aimed at ensuring rider safety. However, this was largely criticised by riders last year as the minimum of 1.88 bar front pressure offered them little margin before the tyre ballooned and became more susceptible to […]
Learning from Ducati MotoGP ace Bagnaia “a pleasure”
The reigning double world champion and the Gresini rider locked horns in last Sunday’s 25-lap Spanish Grand Prix for the victory in a thrilling battle. Bagnaia ultimately came out on top, though only by 0.372 seconds to Marquez, who celebrated his first grand prix podium as a Gresini Ducati rider. The pair have clashed on […]
Bagnaia thinks “Marquez would adapt well” to factory Ducati MotoGP team
Last weekend Bagnaia produced one of his best MotoGP race wins to date as he held off Marquez late on in a spectacular battle to take Spanish Grand Prix victory. While Bagnaia has charged to back-to-back MotoGP world titles in 2022 and 2023, having stepped up to the factory Ducati squad in 2021, Marquez had […]
Zarco doesn’t have «very positive comments» about new Honda MotoGP prototype
Both Zarco and team-mate Takaaki Nakagami got to run the overhauled version of the RC213V at Jerez on Monday, after HRC test rider Stefan Bradl raced with the same bike in Spain last weekend. However, the initial impressions of the upgraded Honda challenger were poor across the board, with Zarco saying the bike had failed […]
Aprilia discovers real issue at root of Vinales’ Jerez MotoGP struggles
A fortnight on from his maiden victory with Aprilia in the Americas GP, Vinales could muster only a ninth-place finish at Jerez, over 11s off race winner Francesco Bagnaia on the factory Ducati. He and Aprilia team-mate Aleix Espargaro were also the slowest of the Q2 runners in qualifying, ending up more than two seconds […]
Yamaha’s turning woes led to arm pump for Quartararo in MotoGP Spanish GP
The start to the 2024 campaign has so far proven difficult for Yamaha, though it still managed to snare 2021 world champion Quartararo to a new two-year deal beyond the end of this season. At Jerez – a track Quartararo has won at twice in MotoGP – the Frenchman scored an unlikely third in the […]
Bezzecchi credits Rossi for resolving «stupid» clutch issues in MotoGP
Race starts have always been the Achilles Heel for Bezzecchi, with the Italian rider often unable to convert strong qualifying performances into top-tier race results after struggling to get away from the line. As recently as this month’s Portuguese GP, Bezzecchi reported that he is still having issues with the clutch on his Ducati, having […]