New tyre pressure rule making MotoGP “unsafe”
To close up a grey area in the rule book over tyre pressures, after numerous teams were found last year to have been running under the recommended minimum set by Michelin, MotoGP introduced a stricter enforcement on the matter for 2023. From the British GP, the rule was officially mandated, whereby riders must run at […]
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VR46 “open” to snaring top MotoGP rider as Academy reserves run low
Valentino Rossi’s outfit has been a presence in the MotoGP paddock for almost a decade, having started out in Moto3 in 2014 before expanding into Moto2 in 2017. In 2022, VR46 closed down its Moto2 and Moto3 teams to step up to MotoGP as a Ducati satellite squad, fielding Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi. Despite […]
Quartararo was ‘too arrogant’ in early 2023 Yamaha MotoGP struggles
The 2021 world champion has scored just two podiums this season as Yamaha languishes joint-last in the standings with Japanese rival Honda. Quartararo has made no secret of his frustrations throughout the year, and has repeatedly told Yamaha he wants to see actions to his problems with the bike and not just words. Both Quartararo […]
Danilo Petrucci extends Barni Ducati World Superbike deal
MotoGP grand prix winner Petrucci joined Barni at the start of the current season after a 2022 campaign in which he fought for the MotoAmerica title and dabbled in rally-raid competition. Following a shaky start riding the team’s solo Ducati Panigale V4 R, Petrucci scored his first podium at Donington Park in July, and has […]
Ducati MotoGP package not stronger «in general» than Aprilia – Espargaro
Ducati locked out the podium in both races at Misano, with Pramac’s Jorge Martin victorious in both as he led a Ducati 1-2-3 in qualifying also. This was in contrast to the Catalan GP the week before, in which Aprilia won both races with Aleix Espargaro in dominant fashion and got two RS-GPs on the […]
How Ducati could be the key to reviving Marquez’s fortunes with Honda
Marc Marquez was the centre of attention last weekend at Misano, where he played a game of misdirection about his immediate future in MotoGP. His attitude seeks to prolong a soap opera that leaves one thing crystal clear: both the paddock and the fans are more concerned about the path the Spanish rider follows than […]
Marquez not considering Fernando Alonso-style sabbatical amid MotoGP woes
Marquez has scored just one podium in a miserable 2023 season on the struggling Honda RC213V, and currently sits behind KTM test rider Dani Pedrosa – who has contested just two rounds — in the standings. The eight-time world champion’s struggles on the uncompetitive Honda have led to wild speculation about his future, with Marquez […]
MotoGP’s lack of spectacle under fire again after “no show” Misano round
Last weekend’s Misano round featured the exact same top four in both the sprint and the grand prix, with Jorge Martin leading Marco Bezzecchi, Francesco Bagnaia and wildcard Dani Pedrosa. Across both races, there was one overtake between the top three, when VR46’s Bezzecchi passed Bagnaia for second – though his move in the sprint […]