Binder “had my bike back” in Jerez MotoGP practice breakthrough
The South African made a strong start to the season in Qatar with a brace of podiums in the sprint and grand prix but hasn’t made it to the rostrum since. In America, various set-up changes backfired on him and he failed to make it out of Q1 while only managing a rise to ninth […]
Marquez says Ducati MotoGP bike adaptation «is finished»
The eight-time grand prix world champion was third fastest overall on Friday at the Spanish Grand Prix having also finished second in the morning session. Marquez has been consistently quick in 2024, though consistency has eluded him, with the Gresini rider yet to add to his sprint podiums in the main Sunday races. Speaking after […]
Bagnaia on record pace in second practice
The reigning world champion has won the Spanish GP for the past two years and comes into the 2024 edition off the back of two disappointing rounds in Portugal and America. In a crash-strewn session, Bagnaia left it to the end of the hour to produce a 1m36.025s to lead the way by 0.100 seconds […]
Crutchlow to get three MotoGP wildcards in 2024 with Yamaha
Crutchlow will take part in the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, the British GP at Silverstone and the San Marino GP at Misano around his testing duties. As part of the new concession rules for 2024, Yamaha is permitted to field six wildcard entries across the campaign. It is unclear if Yamaha will utilise Crutchlow […]
MotoGP to have new logo next year under brand revamp
Dorna Sports, MotoGP’s commercial rights holder, has been playing around with the idea of revamping its brand identity and introducing a new logo since last year. However, it was not until pre-season testing in Qatar in February that Dorna communicated its plans to the series’ teams. Dorna’s chief commercial officer Dan Rossomondo intends to show […]
Alex Marquez leads Gresini 1-2 in FP1
Two weeks on from a double disaster for Gresini Ducati at the Americas GP when both Alex and Marc Marquez suffered crashes, the brothers led the 45-minute FP1 at Jerez on Friday morning. Eight-time world champion Marc Marquez led for much of the session, but ended up 0.507 seconds adrift of his team-mate Alex Marquez […]
Acosta proves KTM MotoGP bike ‘can help good riders be instantly quick’
Acosta has been the hottest prospect in the grand prix paddock from the off in Moto3 in 2021 and has already stunned in his first three rounds in the premier class. Securing a maiden grand prix podium with third at the Portuguese GP in round two, Acosta was seconded at the Americas GP having led […]
The weekly reality check that has kept MotoGP hype off of Acosta so far in 2024
The 19-year-old reigning Moto2 champion’s debut in MotoGP was highly anticipated over the winter, and it has so far lived up to expectations. Ninth in the Qatar opener after an early charge through the field gave way to a maiden podium in Portugal with third, before Acosta led the Americas GP for a short while […]
Yamaha MotoGP satellite team «must be an extension of the factory»
The Japanese marque has been without a customer outfit since the end of the 2022 season, when the former RNF squad elected to sign a multi-year deal with Aprilia. In recent years, the importance of strong satellite structures has become a key element for a manufacturer’s success in MotoGP – spearheaded chiefly by Ducati. Currently, […]