Bottas in talks to help collapsed KymiRing project
The track project was originally conceived in 2007 and by 2019 was ready to host a small MotoGP test ahead of a full motorcycle grand prix the following season as part of a five-year contract with promoter Dorna Sports. But the first two attempts at running the event were lost to the COVID-19 pandemic and […]
Why the slim hope Honda is counting on for MotoGP improvement appears beyond Yamaha
Where once MotoGP’s Japanese powerhouses Honda and Yamaha were the undisputed dominators of the championship, times have shifted and the European onslaught has set in – with Ducati, KTM and Aprilia the benchmarks now. This wasn’t an overnight takeover. Ducati has been slogging away since 2003 to deliver a title challenger and went through some […]
Marquez “riding at the same level as before his injury”, says Honda MotoGP boss
Marquez was sidelined for three rounds after fracturing his right hand in a crash at the season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix, which resulted in him being handed a double long lap penalty before it was eventually annulled following a legal battle. The eight-time world champion qualified second at Le Mans, finished fourth in the sprint and […]
Aprilia “has to prove” its Ducati-beating bluster in MotoGP now
Having already taken a grand prix win in the opening five rounds of 2022, Aprilia has just one podium to its credit in 2023 so far – a second for Maverick Vinales in the Portuguese Grand Prix. Espargaro has had a particularly mixed start to 2023, achieving a best of fifth in the Spanish and […]
Petrucci “will never forget” Le Mans MotoGP comeback “gift”
The double MotoGP race winner was drafted in by the factory Ducati squad for last weekend’s Le Mans round to replace the injured Enea Bastianini. FEATURE: Injury, COVID, camels and redemption: Petrucci’s Dakar odyssey Petrucci raced with Ducati from 2015 to 2020, taking both of his grand prix wins with the factory squad. He effectively […]
Miller ‘kicking himself’ after double Le Mans MotoGP DNF
Miller tumbled out of the sprint race at Le Mans last weekend and was fighting for the top six having led briefly in the grand prix when he crashed at Turn 4. It has seen the Australian slip 45 points back in the championship standings, with Miller “kicking myself” for not capitalising on bad days […]
Bagnaia admits MotoGP sprints helping his title defence after three DNFs
Bagnaia was wiped out in a collision with Maverick Vinales while the pair battled for third on the fifth lap of last Sunday’s grand prix at Le Mans. The incident marked Bagnaia’s third Sunday DNF in the first five rounds, having crashed out of second in Argentina and the lead in America. But the Ducati […]
Martin “studied” Marquez’s sprint battle for their Le Mans MotoGP duel
Martin won the sprint race at Le Mans and went on to finish second in the grand prix on Sunday to register his first main race podium of the season. It came after the Pramac Ducati rider locked horns with Marquez over runner-up spot on the podium, with the former winning out after the Honda […]
10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP French GP
Motorcycle grand prix racing’s 1000th event did not disappoint, as the 2023 MotoGP French Grand Prix at Le Mans delivered plenty of drama. Ducati enjoyed a stellar weekend in France, picking up victories in the sprint race and the grand prix courtesy of Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi, while it locked out the podium in […]