Martin heads Aprilia duo in first practice
Martin set a time of 1m31.811s on his Pramac Ducati with just 40 seconds left on the clock, taking the top spot by 0.102s from long-time pacesetter Vinales. Vinales held the top spot for almost the entire 45-minute session at the Mandalika circuit and managed to find over a tenth on his final effort, but […]
Marquez ‘wishes to cross paths’ with Honda again in MotoGP
After 11 years together and six world titles, Marquez and Honda will part ways at the end of the current campaign after both parties mutually agreed to do so. This follows an immensely difficult season for Marquez on the RC213V, which has yielded just one grand prix podium in 15 rounds so far. He will […]
Staying with Honda in MotoGP was “the easy solution” – Marquez
After Honda announced it would be parting ways with Marquez by mutual agreement at the end of 2023 last week, Gresini confirmed on Thursday morning that it had signed the eight-time world champion. While it was a move rumoured for some time, Marquez revealed ahead of the Indonesian Grand Prix that he only made his […]
Marquez “will make our lives difficult” on Ducati MotoGP bike in 2024
On Thursday, Gresini announced it had signed the eight-time world champion for 2024, a week on from Honda agreeing mutually to part ways with him at the end of the season. Marquez will ride a year-old Ducati next season, taking over the machine that is currently leading the championship in Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin’s […]
Mir ‘doesn’t think’ Marquez leaving ‘will change so much’ for Honda in MotoGP
Last week, Honda announced that it had reached an amicable agreement with eight-time world champion Marquez to part ways at the end of the 2023 season with a year left on his contract. On Thursday morning, Gresini Ducati subsequently nnounced that it had signed Marquez for 2024. Mir, who joined Honda this year from Suzuki, […]
Oliveira ‘doesn’t have it in my mind’ to replace Marquez at Honda in MotoGP
Honda announced last week that it had reached a mutual agreement with eight-time world champion Marquez to terminate his current contract at the end of the 2023 season. Marquez will move to Gresini Ducati, which was announced on Thursday morning, to try to once again fight at the front of the field having struggled immensely […]
Gresini announces Marc Marquez’s MotoGP deal for 2024
Last week, Honda revealed that it had agreed to part ways with the eight-time world champion mutually at the end of the season, despite Marquez being contracted for next year. Marquez, who won all six of his premier class titles with Honda having spent the last 11 years with the Japanese marque, has been heavily […]
2023 MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
Just three points separate title contenders Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin as MotoGP returns to Indonesia after a successful 2022 edition. Once the clear favourite to lift the 2023 crown, Bagnaia’s lead has dwindled rapidly in recent weeks and the factory Ducati rider faces serious pressure from his Pramac rival in the final quarter of […]
World Superbike performs U-turn on 2024 minimum weight rules
It comes after the idea of mandating a minimum combined weight for rider and bike, as used in other series such as Moto2 and Moto3, was explicitly rejected by the series ahead of the start of the 2023 season. However, the dominance of Ducati rider Alvaro Bautista, who stands on the cusp of his second […]