Marquez sees «no sense» in Honda snaring top MotoGP riders when bike is bad
With Marquez off to Gresini Ducati next season, Honda is in the midst of securing a replacement for its factory squad. Five-time MotoGP race winner Miguel Oliveira was its first choice, but HRC’s apparent unwillingness to sign a rider for longer than one year closed this door. This placed Fabio di Giannantonio – who will […]
Martin to let Ducati make call on taking Bastianini factory MotoGP spot in 2024
If it happens, this move would cause Enea Bastianini’s departure, Bagnaia’s current team-mate and who, so far at least, has failed to meet the expectations at the factory team. That has been largely due to several injuries that derailed his first half of the season. After finishing third in the 2022 championship, riding a Desmosedici from […]
Why a Martin MotoGP title would elevate the achievement of Ducati’s kingpin
The Desmosedici is a prototype that has already broken most of the Bolognese constructor’s records and is sure to break some of the most important ones of all time. In fact, Jorge Martin’s win in Thailand last weekend was the 14th for an Italian bike so far this season, a figure that leaves it just […]
Mir «can’t afford» another MotoGP season with Honda like 2023
After Suzuki elected to quit MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season, Mir sought refuge at Honda for this year, signing a two-year deal to race for the factory squad. But the year has been miserable for the 2020 world champion, who has scored just 24 points from 17 rounds, achieving a best of fifth at […]
Andrea Iannone «surprised» by testing pace
Ex-MotoGP racer Iannone will make his return to racing action in 2024 as his four-year doping ban expires after signing to join satellite Ducati squad Go Eleven next season. Sampling the Ducati V4 R Panigale at Jerez this week, the Italian rider was a low-key 11th-fastest on the opening day of the test on Tuesday, […]
Why Binder is a class above in the KTM MotoGP stable in 2023
Last weekend in Buriram, Binder put in another strong showing for KTM with a brace of seconds in the sprint and grand prix (though was demoted to third in the latter for exceeding track limits on the last lap). It marked his fourth Sunday podium of the year and sixth sprint rostrum, including two wins […]
Jonathan Rea makes Yamaha testing debut
Six-time champion Rea, who has made the transition from Kawasaki to replace BMW-bound Toprak Razgatlioglu, turned 12 laps aboard the R1 he will race in 2024 on a rain-affected opening day of testing. He posted a best time of 1m40.302s to go fourth-fastest, a little under half a second shy of pacesetter Remy Gardner, although […]
Marquez looking to keep «intensity» in last 2023 MotoGP races before Ducati switch
The eight-time world champion had a decent showing on the Honda last weekend in Thailand, finishing fourth in the sprint and seventh in the grand prix, which became sixth after a penalty for Aleix Espargaro. Marquez now has just three rounds left with Honda before making his move to the Gresini Ducati squad for 2024, […]
10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix
Jorge Martin responded to his recent MotoGP defeats in brilliant fashion in a thrilling Thailand Grand Prix as the title race hots up. The Pramac rider came to Thailand under scrutiny after his crash from a comfortable lead in Indonesia and losing victory in Australia to an unnecessary tyre gamble. But he bounced back emphatically, […]