Injured Bastianini replaced by Petrucci for French MotoGP round
Bastianini broke a shoulder blade after VR46 Ducati rider Luca Marini collided with him in the Portuguese GP sprint race. The four-time race winner didn’t require surgery on the injury, but was ordered to rest to allow his shoulder to heal. That forced him out of the Argentina GP, while he was deemed unfit to […]
Ducati hit with drop in revs for Barcelona
Series organisers announced on Thursday ahead of the start of track action at the Spanish venue that the all-conquering Ducati V4 R Panigale would have its adjustable rev limit lowered by 250rpm, bringing it down to 15850rpm. It marks the second time the Bologna marque has been hit with such a decrease, as the V4 […]
Pedrosa “best test rider anyone can ask for” in MotoGP
Pedrosa raced in the premier class between 2006 and 2018, winning 31 times and finishing runner-up in the championship on three occasions – doing all of this with Honda. Retiring at the end of 2018, Pedrosa joined KTM as its official test rider and has made two wildcard outings with the brand, in Austria in […]
Oliveira to miss French MotoGP with injury as Savadori stands in
The RNF Aprilia rider sustained a dislocated and fractured left shoulder in a crash with Fabio Quartararo on the opening lap of last Sunday’s Spanish GP which triggered an early red flag. Oliveira was unable to make the restart due to his injuries – now fully diagnosed as a dislocated left shoulder, fracture in the […]
Alvaro Bautista signs new Ducati contract
Bautista’s future in WSBK has been subject of much speculation in recent weeks, with paddock rumours suggesting that he could decide to hang up his helmet at the end of his current contract in 2023 in order to focus on his family commitments. However, Ducati has now managed to convince the Spaniard to stay in […]
Pol Espargaro gives first update since horror Portugal MotoGP crash
Espargaro was thrown from his GASGAS-branded KTM in the latter stages of FP2 at the season-opener in Portugal last month and hit an unprotected tyre barrier. The Spaniard was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with multiple fractures, including to his jaw and his back. Espargaro underwent surgery on his injuries and for the […]
MotoGP has returned to the popularity levels before I came along
The nine-time world champion made the trip last weekend to the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, a circuit that has always been devoted to him. In addition to signing the contract that makes him a Yamaha ambassador, Rossi witnessed on Sunday the victory of Francesco Bagnaia, one of his pupils in the VR46 Riders Academy, […]
Yamaha’s WSBK options if Razgatlioglu goes to MotoGP
Razgatlioglu, the 2021 WSBK champion, is now in his fourth season as a works Yamaha rider in WSBK, and has made two test appearances on the brand’s M1 grand prix bike. Yamaha MotoGP boss Lin Jarvis has been coy on the prospects of Razgatlioglu replacing Franco Morbidelli following the second of those tests, which took […]
KTM is beating Aprilia “with a worse bike” in MotoGP
The Spaniard qualified on pole for the sprint and grand prix at Jerez last weekend, but could only manage a best of fifth on Sunday having crashed in the Saturday contest. Due to red flags, both races were started twice and in all of them Espargaro failed to convert pole to the holeshot, dropping to […]