KTM now «super close» to Ducati after Australia MotoGP round, says Binder
The South African rider qualified second and ran in the same position for much of Saturday’s race, only dropping out of the podium fight when he was passed by eventual winner Johann Zarco on the penultimate lap. Binder was closing in on Jorge Martin, who was the only frontrunner at Phillip Island to risk the […]
Marc Marquez opens up on his Ducati MotoGP switch
The eight-time world champion announced after the Japanese GP that he would be leaving Honda with a year left on his contract, before Gresini confirmed his appointment during the Indonesian GP for 2024. In an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com, Marquez opens up on his emotions at leaving Honda and what he is looking for with […]
The Honda win record Ducati is nearing in its already historic 2023 MotoGP season
With 148 points available from the remaining four rounds, Ducati has almost sealed the 2023 MotoGP riders’ title, with KTM’s Brad Binder just about mathematically in play – albeit 142 points adrift of Francesco Bagnaia. Ducati has already wrapped up the constructors’ title, doing so courtesy of Jorge Martin’s sprint win in Indonesia, and one […]
10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix
Threats of extreme winds, which ultimately came to pass on Sunday and forced the sprint to be abandoned, forced MotoGP to bring the Australian Grand Prix forward to Saturday. But it proved a memorable one for a paddock stalwart who celebrated his long-awaited maiden win. Since making his MotoGP debut in 2017, 119 grand prix […]
Yamaha needs «15 winters» to catch Ducati in MotoGP, fears Quartararo
The French rider was speaking after last Saturday’s Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island, which yielded a disappointing run to 14th place. Quartararo was asked about Yamaha chief Massimo Meregalli’s admission that the Iwata marque will not be ready to take on the likes of Ducati as early as next season, which follows a disappointing […]
MotoGP riders asking to have Australian GP dates changed
The threat of extreme winds for Sunday forced MotoGP to alter the schedule for the Australian GP weekend, with the main race – won by Johann Zarco – taking place on Saturday. The sprint race was rescheduled for Sunday at 1pm local time, but had to be cancelled after conditions deteriorated through the Moto3 and […]
Why MotoGP had «no choice» but to abandon Phillip Island sprint
It followed the earlier Moto2 race that was red-flagged after just nine of 23 laps were completed, with 10 of the 30 starters crashing in that time in the treacherous conditions. Read Also: Explaining the decision to call off the sprint in more detail, Webb told reporters that race direction was constantly monitoring the speed […]
Sprint race cancelled due to poor weather
Series promoter Dorna took the decision at around 12.30pm local time on Sunday, half an hour before the 13-lap race was due to begin. It followed a chaotic Moto2 race which was red-flagged after just nine of 23 laps completed in the wet and windy conditions, which had been forecast from the beginning of the […]
Arbolino takes Moto2 win amid crash carnage
Forecast rain and high winds turned the middleweight race at the Australian Grand Prix venue into a crapshoot, with no fewer than 10 riders falling before the race was called after just nine laps of the scheduled 23. The drama began before the race even got underway as championship leader Pedro Acosta crashed his Ajo […]