Dorna has taken stock of what it described as a historic 2025 season for MotoGP, defined by Marc Marquez’s comeback story, as it recorded a 12% growth in the series’ global fanbase.The narrative of the campaign largely revolved around the Marquez brothers – above all Marc, but also Alex Marquez,Continue Reading
Honda’s new MotoGP challenger for 2027 is set to be christened the RC214V and will mark the latest chapter in its long and successful history in the world championship.With this new prototype, the Japanese manufacturer hopes to carry the momentum of 2025 (and likely 2026) into the new 850cc eraContinue Reading
Francesco Bagnaia admitted that it was hard for him to accept that he was no longer fighting for regular race wins and podiums during the 2025 MotoGP season.Bagnaia entered the year with renewed motivation and a desire to retake the throne in MotoGP following his title defeat to Jorge Martin inContinue Reading
Some have already labelled them the odd couple, while others predict they won’t even make it together to the first grand prix of the 2026 MotoGP campaign in March. Jorge Lorenzo, however, brushes off such comments with the same mindset that defined him during his racing career – letting them goContinue Reading
Honda will test its 2027 MotoGP prototype for the first time at the Sepang International Circuit this week, as it bids to become a dominant force in the championship once again.After KTM became the first manufacturer to debut its new 850cc engine at Jerez this month, Honda will become justContinue Reading
Pirelli hopes to test its new MotoGP tyres with 2027-spec prototypes and full-time riders “halfway through” next year’s calendar.With just over a year remaining before Pirelli replaces Michelin as the official tyre supplier in the premier class, none of the regular riders on the grid have yet been able to sample the Milan-basedContinue Reading
The 2025 MotoGP world championship concluded last month in Valencia, with Marc Marquez clinching his seventh premier class title. Now, during the winter break before 2026 begins with the Sepang test in early February, it’s time to look back at the season that just ended.One way to gauge how comfortableContinue Reading
Ai Ogura says it “kills” him that a fifth-place result on his MotoGP debut was an outlier in a rookie season that he described as “nothing special”. The Trackhouse rider turned heads when he stepped up to MotoGP at the start of the year in Buriram, qualifying his satellite Aprilia onContinue Reading
Maverick Vinales believes he made a major breakthrough in his psychological approach during the 2025 MotoGP season, claiming he feels “mentally stronger” than at any point in his career.Vinales left Aprilia at the end of last year to join Tech3 on a factory-spec KTM, partnering ex-Ducati rider Enea Bastianini in an allContinue Reading
Outgoing Tech3 team boss Herve Poncharal believes Francesco Bagnaia’s 2025 MotoGP struggles were rooted largely in psychological factors, saying a “lot was playing in his head” during the year.Two-time MotoGP champion Bagnaia was expected to mount a fierce challenge against Marc Marquez as the pair teamed up at the factoryContinue Reading