Martin «couldn’t ride» through «crying» in last laps of Barcelona finale
Newly-crowned MotoGP champion Jorge Martin says he “couldn’t ride” and was crying under his helmet during the final laps of the Barcelona Grand Prix. Pramac rider Martin claimed his first MotoGP title with a safe third-place finish in the final round of the season, beating race winner and factory Ducati rival Francesco Bagnaia to the […]
You will have to shoot Martin for him to finish worse than fourth
Ducati team boss Davide Tardozzi joked that someone would have to shoot Pramac rider Jorge Martin for him to finish lower than fourth in Sunday’s MotoGP finale in Barcelona. Martin is on the verge of winning the 2024 MotoGP title in his final race appearance on a Ducati, despite factory rider Francesco Bagnaia comprehensively outperforming […]
Bagnaia’s mistake or Martin’s success?
Last Saturday, after crashing out on the third lap of the sprint race at Sepang while fighting his rival for the win and the championship crown, Francesco Bagnaia was both hurt and bewildered. The reigning world champion was unable to find a rational explanation for the five zeroes he has accumulated so far in the […]
Why would we need to be enemies off the track?
Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin feel there is no reason why they should be “enemies outside the track” as they fight for the 2024 MotoGP title. For a second season in a row, Bagnaia and Martin have been in a class of their own in MotoGP, with their championship battle set to culminate in next […]
Should MotoGP reconsider its emphasis on sprint races?
«When you win 10 grands prix and you are still 24 points behind, something is wrong.» Complaints about a format by a competitor who has failed to master that format must always be read with due caution. They are to be expected. But Francesco Bagnaia may just have a point when it comes to the […]
Martin not focused on playing the points game despite MotoGP title advantage
Jorge Martin says he has no designs on playing the points game as he chases his first MotoGP world title despite the possibility of doing so without winning another race this season. The Pramac Ducati rider scored a small but significant success with his run to second place in the Thailand Grand Prix sprint race […]
Wins won’t be enough to defend MotoGP title now against Martin
Francesco Bagnaia aired his frustration at suffering a slight but important loss to MotoGP title rival Jorge Martin with his run to third place in the Thailand Grand Prix sprint race. Though the race itself went the way of Enea Bastianini, Bagnaia’s failure to defend against Martin for second place sees his rival ease his […]
How Martin is ‘playing’ Bagnaia in MotoGP championship run-in
Francesco Bagnaia’s face in the post-race press conference at Phillip Island on Sunday, after finishing third in MotoGP’s Australian Grand Prix, was the best imaginable projection of the 10 seconds that separated him from the victorious Marc Marquez and runner-up Jorge Martin. Reigning two-time champion Bagnaia’s gesture was one of concern, a logical reaction considering […]
Ducati halts GP24 bike development amid Martin, Bagnaia MotoGP title fight
Ducati has decided to halt development of its 2024 MotoGP bike as the title battle between Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia enters the final phase. With four events to go in the championship and 10 points separating Martin and Bagnaia in the standings, Ducati has halted the development of the GP24 so that the pair […]