Martin ‘doesn’t see a reason’ to leave Ducati for MotoGP 2024
The Pramac rider scored his first grand prix victory in two years last weekend at the German Grand Prix, when he beat world champion Francesco Bagnaia by just 0.064 seconds. Martin is now just 16 points behind Bagnaia in the championship coming into this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix at Assen. Over the last few months, […]
Marquez says commitment to Honda MotoGP project is «maximum»
The eight-time world champion withdrew from last weekend’s German GP having suffered five crashes across a round that is becoming viewed as the nadir of the Honda/Marquez relationship. Marquez is still contracted to Honda for another year, but the events in Germany have raised discussion about the possibility of the Spaniard buying out of his […]
Vinales says «time» is now showing why he left Yamaha MotoGP team in 2021
Vinales joined Yamaha for the 2017 season and stayed there until midway through 2021, scoring eight of his nine MotoGP victories with the squad. As his results slumped following a round one win in Qatar in 2021, the relationship between Vinales and Yamaha had soured irreparably by the time of the Dutch GP, at which […]
Yamaha MotoGP bike «will not be fast anywhere» if it’s not quick at Assen
Quartararo has enjoyed a lot of success at the TT Circuit Assen in his grand prix career, scoring podiums in all three classes of the world championship. In 2021, he scorched to victory at the venue on his way to that year’s title and was a factor in the podium battle last year before crashing […]
Ducati’s satellite team strategy «key» to MotoGP success
Last weekend’s German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring marked another milestone for Ducati, as it occupied the top five spots of a race for the first time. Pramac’s Jorge Martin also ended its grand prix victory drought in Germany dating back to 2008, with the Sachsenring for many years seen as arguably Ducati’s worst on […]
Pedro Acosta set to move up to MotoGP with KTM in 2024
Acosta has put his trust in KTM and will fulfil the contract that keeps him at the Austrian brand at least until the end of 2024. «We want to give KTM the first opportunity to go up to MotoGP with them, beyond the options contemplated in the contract,» Albert Valera, Acosta’s manager, told Motorsport.com. «KTM […]
Aprilia’s 2023 MotoGP form nothing to do with «bad luck»
Aprilia has only scored 99 points from the first seven rounds of the 2023 season and has racked up just one podium, courtesy of Maverick Vinales’ second at the Portuguese Grand Prix. At the same stage in 2022, Aprilia had won a race and three other podiums, but with its points haul also standing at […]
Marc Marquez returns for Dutch GP after «bruising» German MotoGP round
The Honda rider withdrew from the German GP having crashed five times at the Sachsenring, the final of his accidents resulting in him suffering a small fracture in his hand. But he will make his return at this weekend’s round in Assen with the hopes of «putting the hard weekend in Germany behind me» after […]
Why a MotoGP divorce is now the only option for Marquez and Honda
Germany was presented as the best possible barometer to gauge the health of the Marc Marquez/Honda partnership. It was once virtually unbeatable, taking six MotoGP crowns out of seven between 2013 and 2019. But the conclusion drawn from last weekend’s visit to the Sachsenring, where previously he had nothing but victories, is that the best […]