Francesco Bagnaia has revealed he got “scared” when Maverick Vinales approached him at high speed at the end of the opening MotoGP practice in Barcelona, causing him to lose control and crash.Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia was circulating at leisurely speed following an aborted practice start at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya whenContinue Reading
LCR Honda rider Takaaki Nakagami led the way in first MotoGP practice for the Barcelona Grand Prix after completing a late run on fresh tyres.Fitting a new soft tyre on the front of his Honda RC213V, Nakagami posted a time of 1m40.510s with just two minutes left on the clockContinue Reading
Factory Ducati MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia believes he has done a “better job” than Pramac’s Jorge Martin in terms of pure results this season but would be “happy” if his rival is crowned champion.Bagnaia is on the verge of losing his riders’ crown to Martin in this weekend’s final showdownContinue Reading
Tech3 GasGas rider Pedro Acosta conceded that he gave away potential victories in his rookie MotoGP campaign by “f***cking up everything”.Although Acosta managed to live up to the hype upon his graduation to the premier class this year, his season on the KTM RC16 has also been plagued by aContinue Reading
Marc Marquez is set to ride Ducati’s current-spec GP24 as well as a GP25 prototype in next week’s Barcelona MotoGP test, according to the marque’s test rider Michele Pirro.Marquez will get his first opportunity to work with the factory Ducati team in the official pre-season test on 19 November, havingContinue Reading
Jorge Martin will have a chance to clinch the 2024 MotoGP title in Barcelona Grand Prix’s sprint race on Saturday. The Pramac rider needs to outscore factory Ducati rival Francesco Bagnaia by just two points in the half-distance event to be crowned champion and avenge for his defeat in 2023.A totalContinue Reading
Following heavy flooding in Valencia, MotoGP has moved the venue for the season finale to Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The race will officially be called as the Solidarity Grand Prix of Barcelona, with all proceeds going to those affected by the natural disaster in Valencia.Barcelona already held a round earlier inContinue Reading
Former MotoGP star Casey Stoner believes Ducati will play a major role in determining the outcome of Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez’s rivalry next year.Marquez, the most successful rider on the current MotoGP grid, will join two-time champion Bagnaia at Ducati’s factory squad after Sunday’s Barcelona finale, creating an all-starContinue Reading
HRC rider Luca Marini feels Ducati is “destroying the championship” with its current dominance – but Honda has the potential to be second-best to it in MotoGP.In 2024 Ducati has been victorious in all but one Sunday race, while Honda’s downward trend has continued as it struggled to even breakContinue Reading
Double world champion Casey Stoner says he is surprised that Ducati has allowed its riders to race freely this year, but warned that the Italian manufacturer doesn’t want to lose the revered number one plate in MotoGP.Jorge Martin is primed to win the 2024 MotoGP title on Pramac-entered satellite Ducati,Continue Reading