Valencia will not hold the MotoGP season finale despite promotor Dorna’s initial plans to race there amid the tragic flooding in the region, Motorsport.com understands.Motorsport.com also understands that Dorna is looking for an alternative venue to host the race – probably at a later date than the scheduled 15-17 NovemberContinue Reading
MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin put a positive spin on today’s crash in Practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix, saying it will help him to know where the limit is at the Sepang circuit.Martin lost the front end of his Pramac Ducati at the tight first corner moments after seeingContinue Reading
Double MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia has said he will boycott the season finale if it goes ahead in flood-hit Valencia as planned.The factory Ducati rider, who is currently trying to reel in Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin as he chases a third straight title, is one of several to haveContinue Reading
Factory Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi has insisted that Enea Bastianini will not be expected to help team-mate Francesco Bagnaia win the MotoGP riders’ championship over the final two weekends of the season.While Bagnaia could certainly use support in his quest to overhaul a 17-point deficit to Pramac Ducati’s JorgeContinue Reading
Victory in Thailand has brought Francesco Bagnaia within 17 points of Jorge Martin in the riders’ standings. However, the gap is still substantial, and Martin could theoretically wrap up the title this weekend in Malaysia. Local time Your time EventDate Malaysian GP Nov 01 10:45 …Keep reading SourceContinue Reading
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 fromContinue Reading
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 tripsContinue Reading
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 afterContinue Reading
VR46 has announced that Andrea Iannone will return to MotoGP for the first time since 2019, replacing Fabio di Giannantonio in this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix.The news was made official on Monday morning, as di Giannantonio prepares to undergo a surgery on the left shoulder he broke in Austria inContinue Reading
Enea Bastianini cruised to his second Saturday success of the MotoGP season as he saw off feuding title rivals Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia to win the Thailand Grand Prix Sprint race at Buriram.The factory Ducati rider capitalised on a scuffle between Pramac’s Martin and team-mate Bagnaia at the firstContinue Reading