COTA MotoGP podium “essential step” for Bastianini
Bastianini is in the final year of his two-season contract with the factory Ducati squad and was spared demotion for 2024 by Pramac’s Jorge Martin not winning the title in 2023. Four times a grand prix winner in 2022 on the Gresini Ducati, Bastianini struggled for form in an injury-plagued campaign in 2023. But the start to 2024 […]
The obstacles Yamaha has to overcome to have a satellite MotoGP team in 2025
After 26 seasons at the helm of Yamaha, Britain’s Lin Jarvis revealed last weekend in an interview with Motorsport.com that 2024 will be his final year as the brand’s most senior executive. Before closing this chapter, Jarvis managed to extend 2021 world champion Fabio Quartararo’s contract until the end of 2026. Having secured the Frenchman, […]
Aprilia MotoGP win has a “different value” to Suzuki, Yamaha triumphs
Having looked rapid all weekend in Austin, polesitter Vinales was able to fight back from a first corner clash that dropped him to 11th to take an incredible victory in Sunday’s main race — his first as an Aprilia rider and the 10th of his career. It made him the first rider in the modern […]
Why MotoGP’s COTA thriller was just what Liberty wanted to see
A staple of American sports is the ‘Make Some Noise Meter’ on Jumbotron TVs inside their stadiums – a clearly-faked decibel level monitor that encourages the excitable home fans to whoop even more loudly, which is usually employed to put off the opposition on a third down or a free throw. But you can’t fake the […]
Bagnaia still MotoGP title favourite in 2024 but fight is wide open
Martin’s 100% podium-finish record in 2024 came to an end last Sunday at the Americas Grand Prix when he was overtaken for third by Ducati’s Enea Bastianini on the penultimate lap. While the Pramac rider’s lead was cut, he still holds a 21-point lead over Bastianini heading to next week’s Spanish Grand Prix. Reigning double […]
Age a key factor in Quartararo’s new Yamaha MotoGP deal
Five days before the start of the Americas GP, Yamaha announced the extension of Quartararo‘s contract until the end of 2026. Quartararo justified his decision in Texas with the internal restructuring process that has been launched within the technical department of the Japanese team. Read Also: The most important aspect of this is the incorporation […]
2024 MotoGP title «not the priority» as expectations mount
Although there were high hopes for Acosta given his stellar record in junior categories, the Tech3 GasGas rider has defined even the loftiest of expectations by becoming the youngest rider to score back-to-back podiums, as he followed his third place in Portugal last month with a second-place finish in the Americas GP on Sunday. This has propelled […]
Vinales clutch issue had Aprilia “worried” ahead of Americas MotoGP fightback
Vinales scored his first grand prix win since 2021 last Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas, having taken victory in the sprint and also qualified on pole. Previously leading from start to finish in the sprint, Vinales didn’t get the best of launches in the grand prix and was bumped down to 11th after contact […]
How Vinales finally banished his Yamaha MotoGP demons
Maverick Vinales’ MotoGP career has so far run for 163 rounds since he made his debut with Suzuki in 2015. In that time he has taken 10 grand prix wins, which equates to a winning average of just 6.135% — or one per season, with the Spaniard now in his 10th in the premier class. […]