Why Honda seriously risks losing Rins to a MotoGP rival
After Suzuki’s MotoGP withdrawal at the end of last season, Rins landed at the LCR Honda squad while former team-mate Joan Mir became Marc Marquez’s team-mate at the factory Honda squad. Despite racing for the satellite squad, Rins is directly contracted to Honda and his initial agreement expires at the end of 2024, but it […]
How VR46 is handling its MotoGP conflict of interest with Bezzecchi
Marco Bezzecchi’s MotoGP contract with VR46 expires at the end of this year. The owner of the Ducati team for which he competes, and with which he is negotiating a contract extension, is also the same corporation that represents him. In his second season in MotoGP, the 24-year-old Italian has picked up the baton left […]
Danilo Petrucci says World Superbike harder than he imagined
Petrucci switched to WSBK this season with satellite Ducati squad Barni Racing following his first foray into Superbike racing with a campaign in MotoAmerica with the Italian marque last year in which he just fell short of the title. After a difficult opening part of the season, Petrucci experienced an upturn in form in last […]
Honda test rider Bradl thinks its troubled MotoGP bike «can be fixed»
The recent triple-header prior to the summer break were bruising for Honda, which had three riders – Joan Mir, Alex Rins and Marc Marquez – suffer various broken bones as a result of crashes. Rins had to undergo two operations on a badly broken leg after a crash in the Mugello sprint, while Mir fractured […]
Deal being finalised for Pirelli to become Moto2/Moto3 tyre supplier from 2024
The Moto2 and Moto3 tyre supply has always differed from the MotoGP class, with Dunlop rubber powering the lower categories for over a decade now. Dunlop’s current contract with Dorna Sports, MotoGP’s promoter, comes to a conclusion this year. Motorsport.com reported last week that Italian tyre brand Pirelli will take over as the sole supplier […]
Alex Lowes signs new Kawasaki deal for 2024
The news of Lowes’ one-year contract extention was announced ahead of his home event at Donington Park on July 1-2, round six of 12 of the 2023 season. Lowes joined Kawasaki during its dominant phase in 2020, winning on his debut weekend in Phillip Island and helping the brand secure the manufacturers’ title the same […]
Dorna rules out MotoGP grid expansion for 2024
The grid was cut down by two at the end of last year when Suzuki elected to quit MotoGP, citing financial reasons for its decision to withdraw one year into a new contract with the championship. In recent weeks, there have been rumours about the possibility of KTM expanding its presence to six bikes for […]
Why Scott Redding’s time at BMW looks up
Redding’s second World Superbike season with BMW is rapidly turning into a major disappointment. After failing to score points at Barcelona, Redding managed a meagre seven points in the most recent round at Misano. That puts him way down in 15th in the riders’ standings ahead of his home round at Donington Park this weekend. […]
MotoGP concessions could return to aid struggling Honda and Yamaha
Concessions were introduced in 2014 in a bid to help balance the field and provide a greater competitive platform for prospective manufacturers, which helped bring Suzuki, Aprilia and KTM to the grid between 2015 and 2017. Those who ran under concessions received a number of benefits over non-concession manufacturers, who at the time were Honda […]