Marco Bezzecchi signs new multi-year contract with Aprilia in MotoGP
Marco Bezzecchi will remain at Aprilia until at least the end of the 2028 MotoGP season after signing a new multi-year deal with the Noale-based marque. While Motorsport.com reported last week that 2024 champion Jorge Martin is finalising a contract to join Yamaha next year, his current team-mate Bezzecchi has extended his commitment to Aprilia […]
Breakthrough or false dawn? Francesco Bagnaia finds early confidence on 2026 Ducati
Francesco Bagnaia is becoming increasingly comfortable on Ducati’s 2026 MotoGP bike following the second day of pre-season testing at Sepang. Having already been encouraged by an initial run on a prototype version of the GP26 in November, Bagnaia has largely been able to confirm those positive impressions in Malaysia this week. As soon as he […]
Honda leads rain-hit Day 2 as engine issues sideline Yamaha
Joan Mir put Honda on top on the second day of MotoGP pre-season testing at Sepang, as Yamaha sat out the action to investigate an engine issue. While riders were keen to preserve their limited allocation of soft tyres for the final day of the test, it didn’t take long for lap times to tumble […]
Yamaha halts Sepang MotoGP running while investigating M1 engine issue
Yamaha has decided to suspend all on-track activity during the second day of the Sepang MotoGP test while it works to determine the cause of the issue that forced Fabio Quartararo to stop on Tuesday. The Frenchman crashed at Turn 5 of the Malaysian circuit on the opening day of the official test and fractured […]
Fabio Quartararo to return home after breaking finger in Sepang MotoGP test
Fabio Quartararo will sit out the remainder of MotoGP’s Sepang pre-season test after breaking a finger in a crash on Tuesday. Just an hour into the start of collective testing in Malaysia, Quartararo went down at Turn 5 on his V4-powered Yamaha M1 and had to be taken to the medical centre for checks. Although […]
‘I couldn’t even lift a water bottle’
Aprilia MotoGP rider Jorge Martin has explained why he required further surgeries during the winter break, revealing he felt so weak that he couldn’t even lift a bottle of water. Martin had appeared to put his bruising 2025 campaign behind him when he returned to action at the season finale in Valencia last November. This […]
Why KTM riders see encouraging signs after first day of Sepang test
The opening day of the Sepang MotoGP test offered KTM plenty of reasons for encouragement, even if it remains too early to draw firm conclusions about the true performance of the 2026 RC16. The Austrian manufacturer took an aggressive development approach over the winter, with greater stability at its Mattighofen headquarters allowing it to push […]
Marc Marquez tops Day 1 as Fabio Quartararo crashes
Ducati’s star rider Marc Marquez topped the opening day of MotoGP’s official pre-season test in Malaysia, while a crash sidelined Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo for much of the running. Riding a MotoGP bike for the first time since his incident with Marco Bezzecchi in Indonesia in October, Marquez leapt to the top spot on the leaderboard […]
This is how every bike on the 2026 MotoGP grid looks
MotoGP enters a transitional season this year, with manufacturers largely bringing evolutionary upgrades to their bikes ahead of the big regulatory overhaul in 2027. In terms of liveries, the grid will look largely similar to last year, although some teams have made small tweaks to their designs over the winter to provide a fresh look. […]