Marquez “never had feeling” Ducati MotoGP bosses didn’t want him
The eight-time grand prix world champion will race for Gresini on a year-old Ducati in 2024, after his 11-year partnership with Honda came to a premature end last season following a difficult 2023 campaign. Read Also: Marquez’s first test on the Ducati in Valencia last November made headlines, as he ended up fourth overall and […]
How Qatar is heralding a new age for motorsport in the Middle East
Marking the series’ first venture into the Middle East — doing so on the same year Formula 1 landed in Bahrain — the Qatar Grand Prix has become a mainstay on the calendar. In 2008, it made history by becoming the first ever night time grand prix to be held, as that year’s MotoGP campaign […]
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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 […]