Joan Mir admitted that he was “angry” with Honda after Tuesday’s MotoGP test in Barcelona, as the Japanese manufacturer failed to bring any new upgrades to the beleaguered RC213V.With Honda ending the season at the bottom of the manufacturers’ championship and 49 points behind its nearest rival Yamaha, expectations wereContinue Reading
Gresini rider Alex Marquez set the pace in the post-season MotoGP test in Barcelona on Tuesday, as his elder brother Marc Marquez completed his first outing with the factory Ducati team.The younger Marquez led the times for the majority of the seven-hour session at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after jumping toContinue Reading
Francesco Bagnaia joined an elusive club of just five riders to have won 11 or more grands prix in a single season in the premier class when he triumphed in last weekend’s MotoGP finale in Barcelona.Yet when he returned to the Ducati garage after taking the chequered flag, he wasContinue Reading
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez made his debut with the factory Ducati team in the Barcelona post-season test on Tuesday morning.More than an hour after the track action began, Marquez finally headed out on track to get his first taste of next year’s GP25 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.The Spaniard completedContinue Reading
Francesco Bagnaia says he will learn that it’s better to accept defeat than go over the limit and crash, as he seeks to retake the MotoGP title in 2025.Despite winning 11 of the 20 grands prix this year, plus seven additional victories in sprints, factory Ducati rider Bagnaia lost outContinue Reading
A day after the conclusion of the 2024 MotoGP season in Barcelona, the series’ promoter has announced a new collaboration with Harley-Davidson.How their partnership would exactly look like, and whether it could mean the King of the Baggers series will appear on the support programme at select MotoGP races, remainsContinue Reading
Ducati rival Enea Bastianini hit out at Aprilia rival Aleix Espargaro after the Barcelona Grand Prix, claiming he spent the entire race supporting his friend Jorge Martin’s title bid.After a slow start from second on the grid, Espargaro settled into fourth place in Barcelona, acting as a rear-gunner for championshipContinue Reading
After Alex Criville (1999), Jorge Lorenzo (2010, 2012 and 2015), Marc Marquez (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019) and Joan Mir (2020), Jorge Martin is only the fifth rider from Spain to win a premier class title.In addition, his success this year marked the first for a rider withContinue Reading
Pramac rider Jorge Martin goes into the Barcelona Grand Prix with a reduced – but still substantial – 19-point lead over factory Ducati rival Francesco Bagnaia.What was a 24-point lead was trimmed down to just 19 by Bagnaia following his impressive performance in the sprint race on Saturday, in whichContinue Reading
Francesco Bagnaia scored victory over Enea Bastianini and title rival Jorge Martin in the Barcelona Grand Prix sprint to take the championship to the final MotoGP race of 2024 on Sunday.Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia recovered from a relatively poor getaway to score a convincing victory in Saturday’s half-distance race andContinue Reading