MotoGP insists feeder classes won’t become like F1’s under Liberty ownership
Formula 1 owner Liberty Media announced earlier this week that it had acquired majority ownership of Dorna Sports and MotoGP in a €4.2 billion deal. The news of Liberty’s takeover has led to much speculation over the direction MotoGP will move in over the next few years and how much of it will be modelled after F1. One area […]
«Reasonable» to expect summer break form boost in MotoGP 2024
The Japanese manufacturer has been undertaking a top-to-bottom revamp of its MotoGP operations following a continuous decline in results over the last few years and the loss of star rider Marc Marquez to Gresini Ducati. While there was significant optimism within the Honda camp over the winter as it went about changing its philosophy and culture, the […]
The real key in Acosta’s stunning start to life in MotoGP
Acosta’s impressive march through the field in the Qatar GP to run as high as fourth because sliding down to ninth already grabbed attention. But it was a similar charge from seventh on the grid last time out in Portugal that culminated in a maiden podium in third, after Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales crashed out on […]
Liberty breaking F1 in America «more the exception than the rule»
Earlier this week, Liberty announced that it had acquired 86% ownership of Dorna Sports and the MotoGP World Championship in a deal worth €4.2 billion. Under Liberty’s ownership, MotoGP hopes to replicate the success F1 has had in breaking through to a wider audience since the American media giant took it under its wing in […]
The factors behind Quartararo’s Yamaha MotoGP renewal
Before deciding to extend his contract with Yamaha — a deal announced on Friday — Fabio Quartararo had to choose between following two paths: to be competitive again as soon as possible, or to consider a more long-term and lucrative route. Yamaha’s lack of progress makes it very difficult for the Frenchman to return to […]
Why is the 2024 MotoGP Argentina Grand Prix cancelled?
The Argentina GP at Termas de Rio Honda was scheduled to represent the third round of the 2024 MotoGP season. However, on 31 January it was officially cancelled by series promoter Dorna Sports. Due to harsh government spending cuts imposed by Argentina’s new president Javier Milei, the grand prix – which receives considerable public funding […]
Quartararo signs new MotoGP deal with Yamaha despite 2025 rumours
Quartararo made his MotoGP debut in 2019 with Yamaha at the satellite Petronas Sepang Racing Team, scoring seven podiums in a stunning rookie campaign. This earned him a promotion to the factory squad in 2021 to replace Valentino Rossi, with Quartararo arriving there as a three-time race winner following the 2020 campaign. Quartararo went on […]
Bezzecchi still does not feel «automatic» on Ducati GP23 in MotoGP
Having finished third in his sophomore campaign last year with victories in Argentina, France and India, Bezzecchi was expected to carry his form into 2024 as he moved to the GP23 bike with which Francesco Bagnaia won the 2023 title for the factory Ducati team. Although still not getting parity in equipment to some other […]
Zarco not «scared» of losing riding style on Honda like in KTM MotoGP days
After four years on Ducati machinery across Avintia and Pramac teams, Zarco has joined LCR in 2024 in a two-year deal signed directly with Honda Racing Corporation (HRC). It’s arguably the Frenchman’s biggest career move since he left Tech 3 Yamaha at the end of 2018 to join KTM, a switch that failed spectacularly and […]