Ducati “will never stop” its MotoGP satellite teams beating factory squad
The 2023 season saw the title battle go down to the wire between factory team Ducati rider and eventual champion Francesco Bagnaia, and Pramac’s Jorge Martin. Ducati riders locked out the top three in the standings, with Bagnaia leading Martin and VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi, with the brand scoring 17 grands prix victories out of 20 […]
Honda ‘has the power’ to return to the front in MotoGP soon
The multiple MotoGP podium finisher has joined the factory Honda squad on a two-year deal to replace Marc Marquez, who has signed for Gresini Ducati for 2024. Marini made his debut with Honda at the post-season Valencia test, having had his HRC deal announced only the day before, and performed solidly in 10th and just 0.703s […]
Beating Marquez in 2024 will make me one of the best in MotoGP
Martin finished runner-up in the 2023 MotoGP title race to factory team Ducati counterpart Francesco Bagnaia, having taken the championship battle down to the wire. The Pramac rider was the best of the field in the second half of the 2023 season and will start 2024 as the favourite to dethrone Bagnaia. However, the battle […]
The key Ducati MotoGP figure stepping aside when it may need him most
Ducati recently announced a major shake-up of its sporting leadership. With immediate effect, Paolo Ciabatti is stepping down as sporting director of Reparto Corse, the racing arm of the brand, to lead the new off-road structure from the position of general manager. His vacancy will be filled by Mauro Grassilli, who until now was in […]
Marquez adapted «much faster than expected» to Ducati MotoGP bike
The Spaniard, who was under contract with Honda until the end of 2023, was finally allowed to speak about his first experience with the Ducati after the year ended. Marquez finished fourth quickest in the post-season test at Valencia, where he got his first taste of the Desmosedici after having ridden for Honda during his […]
The young Italian embodying his legendary MotoGP team owner
Turning up to his final debrief of the 2023 MotoGP season with a beer in hand having been caught up in a lap one collision to quite eloquently slam Marc Marquez for being «the dirtiest» rider on the field summed Marco Bezzecchi up to a tee. Bezzecchi comes across as a cool, laid-back character, strolling […]
Honda MotoGP squad “will be the team of my life”, says Marquez
The eight-time grand prix world champion will race for Gresini Ducati next season, after a miserable 2023 campaign forced him into leaving Honda with a year still left on his contract. Marquez has raced every year of his MotoGP career with Honda, beginning with his debut in 2013, and together they’ve won six premier class […]
The remarkable motorsport stories you may have missed in 2023
There was no shortage of headlines to result from a 23-race Formula 1 calendar in 2023, MotoGP’s addition of sprint races at every round and the influx of manufacturers arriving into the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class. Our team of writers scouring the paddocks of international and national motorsport series has diligently covered 24-hour races […]
Ducati ‘makes you feel important’ as a MotoGP rider
The 2019 Moto2 champion moved to Gresini Ducati for the 2023 season following a tough two-year stint with LCR Honda in 2021-22, where he failed to replicate his 2020 podium form when he was at the factory HRC squad. Marquez scored a maiden pole position in MotoGP in the second round in Argentina and would […]