Yamaha MotoGP star Fabio Quartararo said he needed to “disconnect from racing” after a frustrating outing at the Australian Grand Prix last weekend.Quartararo started the Phillip Island weekend on a strong note, putting his M1 on pole position with record-breaking pace in qualifying.While few expected him to feature in theContinue Reading
VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio believes Aprilia has closed the gap and is probably “ahead” of Ducati in the MotoGP pecking order following Raul Fernandez’s victory in the Australian Grand Prix.Phillip Island marked the second weekend in a row where Aprilia had a clear advantage over the rest of the field,Continue Reading
MotoGP has confirmed the return of the Repsol brand after the lubricant supplier ended its Honda partnership at the end of the 2024 campaign. Repsol will become the official lubricant supplier to Moto2 and Moto3 next year, as well as serving as a title sponsor at a grand prix and enjoyingContinue Reading
Yamaha’s MotoGP test rider Augusto Fernandez will compete in this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix with the aim of boosting the Iwata-based manufacturer’s new V4 engine project.The constant pressure Fabio Quartararo is putting on Yamaha to make progress in the development of its new V4-powered bike has led the Japanese manufacturer’sContinue Reading
Aprilia had by far the fastest bike at Phillip Island and deservedly won the Australian Grand Prix. There’s no debate about that.But at the previous round in Indonesia, its star rider Marco Bezzecchi arguably had an even bigger advantage over rivals, and yet Ducati came out on top thanks toContinue Reading
The Australian Grand Prix wasn’t as chaotic or unconventional as the previous round in Indonesia, but it did throw a surprise winner as Raul Fernandez claimed his maiden victory in MotoGP.Fabio di Giannantonio flew the flag for Ducati in second, while Marco Bezzecchi bounced back from a penalty to completeContinue Reading
Pramac rider Jack Miller admitted he “let everybody down”, including his team, with a race-ending shunt at the Australian Grand Prix.Miller emerged as a surprise frontrunner at Phillip Island last weekend, qualifying on the front row of the grid for the first time since 2023 before finishing a solid fourthContinue Reading
Trackhouse MotoGP boss Davide Brivio joked that it was “feeling pressure” from the American squad’s success in NASCAR after achieving a debut win at the Australian Grand Prix.Raul Fernandez led the majority of the race at Phillip Island from fourth on the grid, taking Trackhouse’s satellite Aprilia RS-GP to victory laneContinue Reading
Trackhouse first appeared as a race team in 2021 when they entered the NASCAR Cup Series as an unremarkable single-car team. However, when they bought Chip Ganassi Racing in its entirety, they shocked the NASCAR world and got everyone to pay attention to them, and not for the last time.Since then,Continue Reading
Francesco Bagnaia says he crashed out of the Australian Grand Prix because he was determined not to finish last again after a dreadful showing in Saturday’s sprint.Starting the race from 14th on the grid after a three-place penalty for impeding a rival in qualifying, Bagnaia initially lost ground and droppedContinue Reading