2023 MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia continues to lead the championship heading to Misano, albeit with a reduced margin of 50 points, despite his horrific crash in Barcelona last weekend. Pramac rider Jorge Martin remains his nearest rival in second, with VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi next up in third place, a further 21 points adrift of Bagnaia. 2023 MotoGP […]
The signs suggesting Marquez is considering a Honda MotoGP contract break
Although Marc Marquez insists time and again that he has a contract with Honda until 2024, several indications suggest that he is considering an exit that the Japanese manufacturer is trying to avoid with a recruitment plan that was launched in Austria. Marquez has been very careful with his words for months so that no […]
Marquez’s MotoGP Catalan GP a “drive to survive” on Honda
The Honda rider took a bold gamble on the soft rear tyre for last Sunday’s grand prix at Barcelona and ended up as top HRC runner in 13th. Marquez notes he tried to push in the early stages to see if he could keep pace with the group ahead of him battling for sixth headed […]
Ducati hands Bulega works World Superbike seat for 2024
As previously reported by Motorsport.com, ex-Moto2 racer Bulega will make the step up to WSBK from World Supersport, where he currently leads the standings riding a factory-run Ducati Panigale V2. The 23-year-old Italian will partner reigning champion Alvaro Bautista, who earlier this season extended his agreement with Ducati to cover the 2024 campaign. Bulega is […]
Bastianini out of next three MotoGP rounds following Catalan GP crash
The Italian crashed braking for Turn 1 on the opening lap of last Sunday’s Catalan GP having started from 14th following a grid penalty. Bastianini collected Pramac’s Johann Zarco, who in turn was forced into a collision with fellow Ducati riders Fabio Di Giannantonio, Alex Marquez and Marco Bezzecchi. The four-time grand prix winner was […]
Jonathan Rea to join Yamaha on two-year deal
As reported by Motorsport.com on Saturday, Rea will replace BMW-bound Toprak Razgatlioglu at the factory Yamaha squad next year, partnering incumbent Andrea Locatelli. Rea still had a year left on his contract with Kawasaki, the marque with which he scored all his six titles as well as more than a 100 race wins, but a […]
10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Catalan GP
A dramatic and historic Catalan Grand Prix is in the books as Aleix Espargaro led a first-ever Aprilia 1-2 in MotoGP. After taking victory in the sprint, Espargaro led team-mate Maverick Vinales in Sunday’s main race to score his second grand prix win of the season on home soil after April’s Spanish GP at Jerez, capping a remarkable weekend […]
Vinales “bet on myself” to succeed with Aprilia after Yamaha MotoGP split
The Spaniard elected to quit Yamaha a year early midway through 2021 having struggled for form on the M1 before he was ousted with immediate effect following the Styrian GP having been found to have deliberately tried to break his engine. Vinales subsequently signed for Aprilia and made his debut with the team later that year. […]
Jonathan Rea and Kawasaki to part ways after ’23
As reported by Motorsport.com on Saturday, Rea will part ways with Kawasaki after nine seasons during which he clinched six consecutive titles, 104 wins and 214 podiums — becoming one of the most successful riders in WSBK’s history in the process. Rea had a deal with Kawasaki for 2024 but the two parties have decided […]