Everything changes so nothing changes
With the new regulatory framework that came into force following a unanimous vote by all MotoGP manufacturers, Yamaha and Honda were placed in the D class. This allows them, among other things, to ride with their regular rider line-up as many times as they want and to make engine modifications — something that is not […]
Espargaro becoming Honda MotoGP test rider is its first genuine improvement of 2024
On Tuesday, Honda finally confirmed Motorsport.com’s initial reports that three-time grand prix winner Aleix Espargaro will become its MotoGP test rider in 2025. Honda’s 2024 campaign continues to limp along without much reward following a Dutch Grand Prix in which is leading rider (Johann Zarco) was 13th and 42.767s away from race winner Francesco Bagnaia. […]
Honda signs retiring Espargaro to expand MotoGP test team
Honda has signed Aleix Espargaro as a test rider for the 2025 MotoGP season to assist with the development of the beleaguered RC213V. As revealed by Motorsport.com last month, Espargaro will switch to the Japanese manufacturer in a test role at the end of his glittering racing career that has seen him score three wins and […]
Why Mir’s “priority” is to remain with Honda despite two years of MotoGP misery
Reports by Motorsport.com saying Joan Mir is set to stay with Honda in MotoGP for two more years came as some surprise given the misery of the past two seasons. To say the last three years for Mir have been brutal would be something of an understatement. The 2020 world champion was nearing renewing with […]
Honda agrees two-year MotoGP contract renewal with Joan Mir
Joan Mir will continue to ride for the factory Honda team until the end of the 2026 season after agreeing a contract renewal with the Japanese marque, Motorsport.com has learned. The development also means that the 2017 Moto3 and 2020 MotoGP champion will remain in the premier class for another two years, taking his career […]
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 […]
Repsol set to end Honda’s MotoGP sponsorship deal after 2024
Repsol appeared on the livery of the Honda NSR500 in the premier class of the world championship in 1995, with Mick Doohan and Alex Criville as riders. Since then, the partnership has remained uninterrupted, with the current season marking its 30th anniversary. The partnership between Repsol and Honda has yielded 15 championship titles, 183 victories […]
Marini bemused by his Honda MotoGP pace in 2024
The Italian has endured a torrid switch from the VR46-run Ducati he raced last year to the factory Honda in 2024. Marini hasn’t qualified inside the top 20 across the first five rounds, while he is the only Honda rider not to score points in 2024, with his best grand prix result so far a […]
Too early for Honda to start thinking about 2027 MotoGP rules
MotoGP announced the full framework for its 2027 technical regulations overhaul earlier this week, headlined by a switch to 850cc engines and reduced aerodynamics. As with any major technical change, a reshuffle in the competitive order is anticipated, with all eyes on the struggling Japanese manufacturers to use 2027’s regulations to pull themselves up the […]