The ‘real’ race debate sparked by Vinales’ historic MotoGP sprint win
Coming into the 2024 MotoGP season, three riders stood on the edge of making history: Vinales was one with Aprilia, Alex Rins with Yamaha and Jack Miller with KTM are the others. All grand prix winners already with two manufacturers (Vinales with Suzuki and Yamaha; Rins with Suzuki and Honda; Miller with Honda and Ducati), […]
Aprilia boss says money shouldn’t be determining factor in MotoGP rider’s future
Fabio Quartararo, the 2021 world champion, announced last week that he would stay at Yamaha for another two years despite speculation linking him with other teams as the Japanese manufacturer continues to struggle to be competitive. Autosport understands that the French rider’s new contract with Yamaha is worth €12 million per year, making Quartararo the […]
Why “mature” Martin will start to cause headaches in 2024 MotoGP title race
The Spaniard holds a lead of 18 points in the championship after the opening two rounds of the season, marking the first time he has ever headed the standings for more than 24 hours. Prior to Portugal, he led the championship on two occasions: once after the sprint race in Indonesia last year, before crashing […]
Fernandez grateful for KTM MotoGP support despite “not showing anything”
The 2022 Moto2 world champion scored a best result of fourth in an otherwise difficult rookie campaign last year, though earned a MotoGP stay with Tech3 over Pol Espargaro as KTM figured out how to solve its three-riders-for-two-bikes problem. Though on a factory-supported KTM with the new carbon fibre chassis, Fernandez has struggled to get […]
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 […]