Senior Honda MotoGP executive exits as HRC restructure continues
Honda’s internal restructuring continues in MotoGP, with Research and Development president Hikaru Tsukamoto transferred to another role.Motorsport has learned that the engineer will be transferred to China in April – when such changes traditionally take effect on the Japanese corporate calendar.The news circulated in the MotoGP paddock in Buriram – where the 2026 season opener […]
MotoGP wants to introduce minimum salary for riders from 2027
The MotoGP world championship is in the final stages of implementing a protocol that will introduce a minimum salary of €500,000 a year for riders competing in the premier class, Motorsport understands.This measure has been widely discussed in recent years, amid disparity in rider earnings. While leading stars such as Marc Marquez and Fabio Quartararo […]
Honda stuck at «similar potential» to 2025 as Joan Mir calls for «revolution»
Joan Mir has admitted he expected more from Honda’s 2026 MotoGP challenger, describing the bike as “not super competitive” after last weekend’s Buriram test.Although Mir sounded optimistic about Honda’s prospects following three days of running at Sepang in early February, he struck a more cautious tone in Thailand.While the Spaniard reiterated that the Japanese manufacturer […]
Bogdanov Secures Fifth Consecutive Russian Ice Speedway Title in Krasnogorsk
Krasnogorsk (RUS) – Zorky Stadium The 2026 Russian Individual Ice Speedway Championship concluded in Krasnogorsk at Zorky Stadium, where Nikita Bogdanov secured overall victory and claimed his fifth consecutive national title. The final round of the championship was held over two days in the traditional Grand Prix format, featuring Saturday evening heats under floodlights followed […]
a double duct hidden under the fairing
Aprilia’s latest MotoGP trick on the RS-GP26 came to light following the final day of MotoGP testing in Buriram. A previously hidden duct drawing air from beneath the fairing has now been exposed. There is one opening on each side, channelling airflow through a new pathway. Until last year, the bike featured a Formula 1-inspired […]
Toprak Razgatlioglu “always sad” over lack of pace amid steep MotoGP learning curve
Toprak Razgatlioglu has admitted he is “always getting sad” due to his lack of early speed on a MotoGP bike following a challenging end to pre-season testing in Buriram. Razgatlioglu moved to MotoGP with Pramac Yamaha this year as a three-time World Superbike champion, becoming the first rider to make such a switch between the […]
Pedro Acosta found Ducati and Aprilia’s pace “scary” in MotoGP testing
KTM’s Pedro Acosta conceded that Ducati and Aprilia hold a clear advantage over the rest of the competition, describing their long-run pace in the Buriram MotoGP test as “scary”. Pre-season testing for 2026 concluded in Thailand on Sunday, with Aprilia and Ducati riders locking out the top five spots in the classification. Acosta was the […]
Fabio Quartararo warns Yamaha MotoGP rebuild could take months – or longer
Fabio Quartararo has laid bare the scale of Yamaha’s deficit with its new V4 MotoGP project, admitting the turnaround could take anything from a few months to the entirety of the 2026 season.Yamaha undertook a daunting task over the winter to effectively build a brand-new bike after abandoning its long-running inline-four engine in favour of […]
MotoGP Buriram test: Marco Bezzecchi breaks track record on final day
Aprilia’s star rider Marco Bezzecchi beat the all-time track record at Buriram to top the final day of 2026 MotoGP pre-season testing.With just 20 minutes remaining in the afternoon session, Bezzecchi set a blistering time of 1m28.668s on the factory RS-GP, dethroning world champion Marc Marquez from the top spot on the timesheets.The Italian’s last-gasp […]