Ducati finds it «strange» that Aprilia, KTM are getting MotoGP concessions in 2024
MotoGP announced on the Monday following the Valencia Grand Prix finale that it had finalised the framework for the new concessions system being brought in for 2024. Its primary aim is to help the struggling Japanese manufacturers get back up towards the front of the field by giving them extra benefits, such as more tyres […]
Martin “didn’t enjoy” pressure of being a MotoGP title fighter
The Pramac Ducati rider emerged as eventual champion Francesco Bagnaia’s toughest competitor for the 2023 title, winning four grands prix and nine sprints. Martin kept the championship battle going to the final race of the year but ultimately came up short after a tangle with Marc Marquez ended his Valencia Grand Prix and handed the […]
Miller ‘happy to prove doubters wrong’ after first KTM MotoGP season
The four-time grand prix winner signed a two-year deal to join KTM’s factory squad for 2023, after he was moved aside from the works Ducati team for Enea Bastianini at the end of last year. The Australian only managed one grand prix podium and 11th in the standings, but stresses there have been “a lot […]
Yamaha MotoGP team has “really short time” to convince me to stay
The French rider made his debut with Yamaha at the Petronas SRT satellite squad in 2019 and won the title with the factory team in 2021, ending a seven-year drought for the brand. He re-signed with Yamaha for two more years part way through the 2022 season, but endured a tough 2023 and ended the […]
Marc Marquez “will accept the criticism” if Ducati MotoGP move backfires
In one of the biggest rider market shocks in years, eight-time world champion Marquez elected to quit Honda after 11 seasons and six MotoGP world titles to join the satellite Gresini Ducati squad for 2024. MORE: The “killer” instinct driving Marquez beyond the end of a MotoGP dynasty Marquez broke his contract with Honda to […]
Alex Marquez was blocked by Yamaha from joining SRT in MotoGP
The 2019 Moto2 champion made his MotoGP debut in 2020 with the factory Honda squad, replacing three-time premier class champion Jorge Lorenzo when he retired at the end of the previous season. Marquez spent three years with Honda, scoring two podiums in 2020, before joining the Gresini Ducati squad in 2023, winning two sprints and […]
Trackhouse Racing joins 2024 MotoGP grid as RNF replacement
Following the conclusion of the 2023 MotoGP season, Dorna Sports announced it would not be allowing RNF to continue participating in the series as of 2024. In a statement, it highlighted «repeated infractions and breaches of the Participation Agreement affecting the public image of MotoGP» as the reason. This is related to RNF majority shareholder […]
Ducati wants to «imitate» Red Bull’s 2023 F1 domination in MotoGP
Francesco Bagnaia won back-to-back titles for Ducati in the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix last month, becoming the first rider in history to do this with the Italian manufacturer. It capped off a season in which Ducati was ultimately guaranteed to walk away as world champion, with the top three spots in the riders’ standings belonging […]
The Marquez problem Yamaha is about to face with its MotoGP superstar
Want to know how bad the 2023 season was for Yamaha and Fabio Quartararo? Even with double the number of races than the previous season, the 2021 world champion could only score 172 points – 76 less than he scored in 2022 with three victories on his way to runner-up spot in the championship. From […]