Bagnaia suffers partial ankle fracture but set to be fit for Italian MotoGP
The reigning MotoGP world champion clashed with Maverick Vinales in the French GP last Sunday and underwent checks at the medical centre at Le Mans which didn’t detect any injury. But having felt pain in his right leg since the crash, Bagnaia has since undergone checks at Misano’s medical centre which revealed «a small partial […]
Why Bautista’s current dominance will be giving WSBK headaches
In front of 32,000 adoring Spanish fans, Bautista lived up to pre-weekend predictions of being the favourite, securing all three wins in effortless fashion. It means he’s now won 11 of the 12 races so far held in 2023, and has given him a healthy 69-point championship lead. Bautista is always keen to explain that […]
The unwarranted Bagnaia backlash risking wider problems in MotoGP
His title-winning campaign was partly overshadowed by a drink-driving offence in Ibiza during the summer break of the 2022 season. Then at the San Marino Grand Prix, Bagnaia made a clunky defence of his use of a Dennis Rodman tribute helmet. But the latest Bagnaia-centred controversy following the French Grand Prix has been a wholly […]
Bagnaia clarifies «out of context» quotes following Le Mans MotoGP controversy
The world champion was taken out of last weekend’s French Grand Prix after an early collision with Maverick Vinales while the pair battled for third place, while moments later at the Dunlop chicane there was a scary crash involving Luca Marini and Alex Marquez. Only 13 riders made it to the chequered flag at Le […]
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 […]