Bastianini vows to go on the attack to stay in MotoGP title hunt
Enea Bastianini says he isn’t ruling out a late run at the 2024 MotoGP riders’ title after keeping himself on the cusp of the championship fight with his victory in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Italian collected his seventh full-length MotoGP victory on the series’ second visit to Misano, Bastianini prevailing in a much-debated […]
Why it’s time for Martin to get his gloves off in MotoGP title run-in
The events of Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix will have far-reaching consequences on the 2024 MotoGP battle. While Francesco Bagnaia’s crash with a podium in the bag was obviously significant as it has handed a 24-point lead in the standings to Jorge Martin, it’s the final-lap clash between his team-mate Enea Bastianini and Martin that […]
Bastianini defends controversial Misano winning move as «on the limit»
Enea Bastianini has defended the controversial overtake over Jorge Martin that secured him victory in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, saying he didn’t go over the limit. Factory Ducati rider Bastianini had been piling a lot of pressure on long-time leader Martin over the closing stages of the Misano race and finally launched an attack […]
Bastianini doesn’t consider himself in MotoGP title fight despite Silverstone double
Factory Ducati rider Enea Bastianini says he doesn’t consider himself a contender in the 2024 MotoGP title battle despite scoring a double victory in the British Grand Prix last weekend. Bastianini pulled off his best performance in years to win both the sprint and the main race at Silverstone, comfortably outgunning team-mate Francesco Bagnaia and […]
How Ducati’s present and future has been muddied by Marquez MotoGP signing
Sunday’s British Grand Prix gave Ducati plenty of reasons to rejoice as Enea Bastianini led an incredible 1-2-3-4-5 result for the Italian manufacturer. All its eight bikes finished inside the top 10 for only the second time in history, with the highest-non-Desmosedici rider ending up almost 10 seconds off the pace. But while there was […]
Marquez’s Assen MotoGP tyre pressure penalty highlights unfair rules flaw
Marc Marquez was only 0.01 bar outside of MotoGP’s minimum tyre pressure rule for one lap of the Dutch Grand Prix and feels contact with Enea Bastianini was to blame. The Gresini Ducati rider finished fourth in Sunday’s 26-lap grand prix at Assen, but was later demoted to 10th after being hit with a post-race […]
Tech3 «will have two number ones» in Vinales, Bastianini in MotoGP 2025
Tech3 KTM team boss Herve Poncharal says fielding Maverick Vinales and Enea Bastianini will see him have «two number ones» for the 2025 MotoGP season. As first reported by Motorsport.com last week, KTM announced it had signed Bastianini from Ducati and Vinales from Aprilia to join the Tech3 satellite squad next year. This comes as […]
Enea Bastianini set to ride a KTM in 2025 MotoGP season
The five-time MotoGP race winner’s fate at Ducati was revealed on Monday 3 June when Motorsport.com broke the news that the Italian manufacturer had decided to promote Marc Marquez to its factory team. While an official Ducati announcement is still forthcoming, it was all but confirmed on Monday evening when Aprilia announced it had signed […]
Mugello result special during «difficult time» as Ducati MotoGP exit beckons
Bastianini put in an impressive performance in front of his home crowd at Mugello on Sunday, making two key overtakes in a race that featured little action to complete a 1-2 result for Ducati. The 26-year-old first cleared the Gresini bike of Marc Marquez with two laps to go going into Scarperia, before catching championship […]