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 […]
Marquez receives green light to ride Ducati in Valencia MotoGP test
The six-time MotoGP champion will get to ride last year’s GP22 bike at Circuit Ricardo Tormo on November 28, two days after the final round of the season at the Spanish venue. It follows a mutual agreement between Marquez and Honda to terminate their contract a year early, leaving the Spaniard free to join his […]
Why Marc Marquez will shake the foundations at Ducati in MotoGP
Let no one be fooled: as much as the Italian brand wants to publicly disassociate itself from the agreement that will link Marc Marquez to Gresini, it would be naive to think that the Spaniard will be riding a Desmosedici next season without approval from Ducati or, at least, of its most influential faction. For […]