‘You get scared at Balaton; changes should be made for safety’
Enea Bastianini has urged MotoGP to make modifications to the new Balaton Park Circuit to prevent a potential tragedy, after suffering one of the most frightening crashes of his MotoGP career at the Hungarian venue. The Tech 3 rider was fortunate to escape unscathed in an opening lap shunt at the returning Hungarian Grand Prix […]
Luca Marini and Johann Zarco ink new MotoGP contracts with Honda
Luca Marini will remain with Honda until the end of the current MotoGP rule cycle after signing a new one-year contract extension As reported by Motorsport.com in July, the factory Honda team will carry an unchanged line-up into 2026, with both Marini and Joan Mir being retained by the squad. Mir already had a two-year […]
Bezzecchi «not upset» to have fallen out of factory Ducati MotoGP seat talks
VR46 rider Bezzecchi was an outside contender for the title during his breakthrough 2023 campaign, where he eventually finished third in the standings to champion Francesco Bagnaia and second-placed Jorge Martin after scoring victories in Argentina, France and India. But the Italian’s results have nosedived since he switched to last year’s GP23 bike, with the […]
Kazakhstan replaces cancelled Indian MotoGP round in 2024 schedule
On Tuesday the promoter of the Indian GP announced that this year’s MotoGP race was cancelled and it will look to reschedule the event in March 2025. Dorna had intended to slot the Kazakhstan GP, which was originally supposed to be held in June but had to be postponed due to severe floods in the […]
Vinales denies 2025 Aprilia deal done amid “open doors” on MotoGP grid
The 10-time grand prix winner has been with Aprilia since the latter half of the 2021 campaign, following his acrimonious split with Yamaha that year, and has become a firm favourite with management. Aprilia’s faith in Vinales paid off earlier this year in America when he scored his first grand prix win with the Italian […]
Honda «took a step back to make two forward» with MotoGP updates
Honda has been working behind the scenes in private tests to improve its troubled 2024 package, though its riders didn’t receive some hoped-for improvements at Barcelona last weekend. Johann Zarco did race with a new aerodynamic package, while an updated engine was used by Mir and Luca Marini also. But this did little to help Honda at […]
Bagnaia «tired of losing points» to title rivals in MotoGP sprint races
Although two-time champion Bagnaia has been one of the star performers this year on the new GP24, the Italian hasn’t been able to convert his speed into top-line results in half-distance races that are now an important part of grand prix weekends. While championship leader Jorge Martin has once again emerged as the king of […]
“Angry” Acosta says Barcelona MotoGP podium «put in the bin» by bike issue
The Tech3 GasGas rider – who turned 20 over the Barcelona weekend – scored a second sprint podium of the season on Saturday and was in the rostrum hunt again in the grand prix. Acosta was running in second behind Pramac’s Jorge Martin when he crashed at Turn 10 on lap 11 of 24. The […]
10 things we learned at the 2024 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix
An emotional retirement announcement, a chaotic sprint race and defiant comebacks were the main talking points from the 2024 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix. Ahead of the sixth round of the season, veteran rider Aleix Espargaro announced to the world that he would be calling time on his MotoGP career at the end of the 2024 […]