New 2027 MotoGP rubber supplier Pirelli has pronounced itself pleased after its first on-track test with premier class prototypes went ahead at Misano on Tuesday.The Italian company, which replaces Michelin as the control tyre manufacturer after next season, completed a sprint simulation, among other experiments.In the interests of fairness withinContinue Reading
Honda focused on aerodynamics in Monday’s Misano test, with LCR rider Johann Zarco appearing on track in the morning session with a new carbon fibre fairing.The main addition was the new inlet, which is easily recognisable because it is made from ‘rapid-prototyping material’ and is therefore white in colour. TheContinue Reading
Francesco Bagnaia’s disastrous weekend at Misano marked the lowest point yet for the most successful rider in Ducati’s history. The Italian is being reminded by the factory that the crisis of confidence paralysing him comes from within himself, not from the machine he rides.Bagnaia’s affable nature and current plight hasContinue Reading
Jack Miller racked up a €2000 fine for riding the wrong way after the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix to offer his race gloves to a lucky fan.The Pramac rider had spotted a fan holding a banner during the formation lap, offering a free beer to any rider in returnContinue Reading
Factory KTM rider Pedro Acosta led the way in the final in-season test of 2025 at Misano, as Yamaha extensively trialled its new V4-powered MotoGP bike.Acosta was among the first riders to hit the track, grabbing the top spot from the Tech3-run RC16 of Enea Bastianini with a time ofContinue Reading
Fabio Quartararo says Yamaha’s V4-powered M1 won’t solve all its troubles in MotoGP after admitting that he feels “worse” on the new bike than its predecessor.The 2021 world champion made the comment after finishing 17th in the morning test session in Misano, just over a second off the pace ofContinue Reading
Brad Binder believes that striking Misano’s high kerbs at the wrong moment may have caused the unusual chain failures that struck both him and KTM MotoGP team-mate Pedro Acosta over the San Marino Grand Prix weekend.KTM endured one of its worst-performing weekends of the 2025 MotoGP season at Misano, withContinue Reading
The Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi in two weeks will represent Marc Marquez’s first opportunity to seal the 2025 MotoGP world championship.The Spaniard’s title has looked inevitable since the beginning of the season, but only now can he mathematically put the matter beyond doubt.Should the factory Ducati rider confirm theContinue Reading
The final European race before a string of flyaways stuck largely to form, with the usual protagonists slugging it out at the front around the switchbacks of Misano.This being Italy, however, there was a bit of extra emotion for some of those who succeeded. And further down the field, aContinue Reading
New Pramac Yamaha signing Toprak Razgatlioglu will get an early opportunity to sample Yamaha’s V4-powered 2026 MotoGP bike ahead of the official post-season test in Valencia, Motorsport.com understands.Razgatlioglu is currently chasing his third World Superbike crown, and his second with BMW, as the 2025 season runs to a close with theContinue Reading