Pressure and ambition at Gresini MotoGP team same as factory Honda
After an 11-year stint at the Repsol Honda team that yielded six titles but no victories since 2021, Marquez moved to Gresini this year in order to get his hands on a more competitive Ducati bike. The Italian, family-run outfit is a world away from the more corporate Honda operation, creating a more convivial environment […]
Aprilia needs «better bike» to be stronger in 2025 MotoGP rider market
Aprilia has gradually moved up the pecking order in MotoGP over the last few seasons, making it an attractive target for riders as nearly the entire grid reaches the end of their two-year contract cycle after 2024. Fabio Quartararo has been linked to Aprilia in recent weeks amid his continued frustrations with Yamaha, and the […]
Pramac’s Morbidelli still «missing freedom» on Ducati MotoGP bike
The three-time MotoGP race winner endured a difficult Portuguese Grand Prix weekend despite making a step forward with his understanding of the GP24. Qualifying in 17th, Morbidelli finished 18th in the grand prix after crashing on the opening lap in an incident that left Honda’s Joan Mir unhappy. Read Also: Morbidelli’s transition from Yamaha to […]
Oliveira frustrated by «baby steps» as 2024 Aprilia MotoGP bike «not working»
Aprilia radically overhauled its V4-powered contender over the winter, with a renewed focus on aerodynamics allowing works riders Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales to score sprint podiums in Qatar and Portugal respectively and emerge as contenders for victory. But Trackhouse rider Oliveira, who also has the latest-spec RS-GP at his disposal, has been unable to […]
F1 owner Liberty Media set to finalise €4bn MotoGP purchase
The deal could be announced in the coming days, ahead of the third round of the 2024 MotoGP season at the Americas Grand Prix on 12-14 April. Motorsport.com understands that executives from Liberty and Dorna Sports, the promoter of the MotoGP, WorldSBK and MotoE World Championships, finalised the deal weeks ago. In fact, the intention […]
Dall’Igna calls Bagnaia/Marquez Portugal MotoGP clash “very regrettable”
Gresini Ducati’s Marquez and factory counterpart Bagnaia were battling for fifth in last Sunday’s grand prix at the Algarve International Circuit when they came to blows two laps from the end. Marquez threw his GP23 up the inside of Bagnaia but ran wide, allowing the latter to try to retake the position, only for both […]
Rins «needs to do something different» to Quartararo on Yamaha MotoGP bike
Rins finished 13th in Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix, six places behind team-mate Quartararo, in what was his second competitive weekend for Yamaha following his off-season switch from LCR Honda. Although this was a massive improvement from his point-less 16th-place result in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix, where the Yamaha package was quite uncompetitive, the Spaniard […]
Why MotoGP’s star rookie Acosta has already got KTM orbiting around him
Pedro Acosta’s third place in last weekend’s MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix makes him the third youngest rider in the premium category ever to score a podium. Only Randy Mamola (19 years and 261 days) and Eduardo Salatino (19 days and 274 days) have managed the feat at a younger age than Acosta, who ascended the Portimao […]
Miller «can only wish to ride» KTM like MotoGP rookie Acosta
Building on his strong debut showing in Qatar just a fortnight earlier, GasGas Tech3 rider Acosta rose from seventh on the grid to take third in Sunday’s grand prix at Portimao, finishing behind the Ducatis of Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini. But while scoring a rostrum in only second race weekend was a feat in […]