Quartararo impressed by change in Yamaha’s mentality in MotoGP
Fabio Quartararo has said he was impressed by the change in Yamaha’s mentality for the 2024 MotoGP season, even if the results on track remained below his expectations. As part of its drive to return to the front and challenge for victories again, the Japanese marque is slowly adopting an aggressive approach more akin to […]
Aleix Espargaro gets involved in cycling alongside Honda test role
MotoGP race winner Aleix Espargaro will make a switch to professional cycling following his retirement from motorcycle racing. The Spaniard, a three-time race winner in the premium category, will join the Lidl-Trek professional cycling team from the start of 2025. Espargaro has been an avid cycling fan for nine years since a back injury meant […]
Bagnaia compares 2024 MotoGP title loss with Marquez’s 2015 defeat
Francesco Bagnaia says he can take inspiration from the way Marc Marquez bounced back from his 2015 title loss in MotoGP to become a six-time premier class champion. Marquez made a storming MotoGP debut with Honda in 2013 to win two titles on the trot, but couldn’t make it a hat-trick of championships in 2015 after giving […]
Acosta «worries» about KTM’s financial situation ahead of MotoGP factory move
MotoGP star rookie Pedro Acosta is ‘worried’ about the prospects the KTM team faces in 2025 amid the huge financial troubles the Austrian manufacturer is undergoing, according to the rider’s manager. Earlier this month, it was revealed that KTM is facing a debt of around 3 billion euro after having announced it would enter self-administration […]
2025 MotoGP title fight won’t be between just me and Bagnaia
Marc Marquez doesn’t think the 2025 MotoGP season will be a duopoly between him and Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia, despite the popular belief. Ducati is expected to dominate MotoGP until the end of the current rules cycle on the back of its stellar 2024 season, in which it won 19 out of the 20 grands […]
Ducati ‘bothered’ Bagnaia is trailing Martin despite having most wins
Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi admits that it “bothers” him that Francesco Bagnaia is only second in the MotoGP standings despite having won half the races so far. Factory rider Bagnaia clinched his ninth grand prix victory from 18 rounds in last weekend’s Thailand GP, having successfully fended off an attack from Gresini rival Marc Marquez […]
Marquez rues mistake as Thailand MotoGP win slips through grasp
Marc Marquez is adamant he would have come away with a second MotoGP win in eight days but for the costly crash that ended his hopes in a wet Thailand Grand Prix. The Gresini Ducati rider endured a low-speed fall coming around turn nine on lap 12 while fighting for the lead in tricky wet […]
The spotlight already on KTM as Acosta’s star shines brighter
As the curtain twitches in readiness for it being brought down on another season of MotoGP action, even with two rounds remaining it certainly isn’t premature to brand Pedro Acosta’s rookie campaign a roaring success. It’s a statement that could justly hang on the strength of results alone, his five trips to the grand prix […]
Bagnaia admits Thailand GP was a «must-win» as he cuts gap to Martin
Francesco Bagnaia admitted to some relief as he bounced back to secure victory in a “must-win” Thailand Grand Prix after being defeated by Jorge Martin in the sprint encounter. The Italian achieved his first win in wet weather conditions, bringing his 2024 tally up to nine successes over full-length races. Coming after he finished third […]