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 […]
Morbidelli blames MotoGP tyres for «dangerous» first laps
Morbidelli was involved in a red flag incident on the first lap of the sprint race at Jerez at Turn 2 when he made contact with Alex Marquez, with Marco Bezzecchi also involved. Then on the first lap of the grand prix on Sunday, Fabio Quartararo on the other Yamaha collided with Miguel Oliveira after […]
Bezzecchi fastest in post-race Jerez MotoGP test
Monday’s eight-hour session at Jerez is one of two scheduled in-season tests in 2023, with factories rolling out a number of notable updates to try. The early part of the test saw three riders – Fabio Quartararo, Aleix Espargaro and Jonas Folger – try a radio system where race direction warnings were fed to them. […]
Pedrosa “almost crying” before first home MotoGP race since 2018
Pedrosa made the second wildcard appearance of his time as a KTM test rider since retiring from full-time competition at the end of 2018 last weekend at Jerez. Despite not having taken part in a grand prix weekend since 2021, Pedrosa topped FP1 at Jerez, ended Friday third overall, qualified sixth and finished there in […]