Bagnaia ‘watching videos until 3am’ to understand Ducati MotoGP braking woes
Since the sprint race at the Barcelona round earlier this month, Bagnaia has seen his championship lead whittled down from 66 points to just 13 ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi. After crashing out of second last weekend in India, Bagnaia admitted he had been suffering “big problems” with braking in recent […]
Bezzecchi thinks “real” MotoGP title fight in 2023 doesn’t involve him
Reigning world champion Bagnaia has bled points since the Catalan Grand Prix, having started that race with a 66-point lead over Pramac’s Martin. But a crash on lap one of the Catalan GP, which compromised his physical condition for the San Marino GP, and then another Sunday crash in India, has allowed Martin to close […]
Martin ‘thought nobody would see’ open Pramac MotoGP leathers in India
Martin endured an eventful grand prix at the Buddh International Circuit on his way to second, as his leathers opened during the race before he started to suffer from severe dehydration. In the second half of the grand prix, Martin’s Pramac leathers had unzipped partially, but he avoided a penalty for not having his safety […]
Crutchlow “not massively happy» with Yamaha MotoGP development
The three-time MotoGP race winner has been Yamaha’s lead test rider since retiring from full-time competition at the end of the 2020 season. The Japanese marque currently only has three podiums in a difficult 2023 season, while a recent test at Misano failed to produce much in the way of positive feedback from Fabio Quartararo […]
Rins to make MotoGP comeback at Motegi after injury layoff
Rins sustained a broken right leg in a crash in the sprint race during the Italian Grand Prix weekend, and has subsequently missed the last seven grand prix weekends, including last weekend’s Indian round. However, LCR announced that Rins would be making the trip to Japan in hopes of being able to participate in Honda’s […]
Terminal heat issues cause for concern at Aprilia in MotoGP flyaways
The three-time grand prix winner was forced to retire from last Sunday’s race at the Buddh International Circuit when his RS-GP broke down. Espargaro was at a loss to explain what the actual problem was, but noted that this is a recurring issue for Aprilia at hot venues. “I don’t know, the bike stopped,” he […]
MotoGP reveals record 22-round calendar for 2024
The schedule had already been announced to begin on 10 March with the Qatar Grand Prix, which returns to the season-opening slot having been moved to November in 2023 due to track updates earlier this year. MotoGP will then head to Europe for the Portuguese GP – which opened the 2022 calendar – before the […]
Why Honda MotoGP team wouldn’t block Marc Marquez’s exit
Although the Spaniard has recently been speaking about his intention, or rather hope, to reveal where he will race in 2024 during this weekend’s grand prix at Motegi, there is no certainty that by the end of the race on Sunday he will have been able to resolve the dispute he created for himself by […]
MotoGP needs to think about how to manage hotter races
The physical capabilities of MotoGP riders were tested on the series’ first visit to the Buddh International Circuit last weekend, with Jorge Martin requiring medical intervention after suffering from dehydration and several others reporting a burning-like sensation in the throat due to high temperatures and humidity in Delhi. The race had already been cut short […]