Pedro Acosta has denied that his high-speed shunt in first practice for the Austrian Grand Prix was due to damage to his KTM, explaining that unusually cold tyres were the real cause.Acosta lost control of his bike going into the Turn 4 right-hander in the final stages of the sessionContinue Reading
Gresini’s Marc Marquez says he is no longer two or three steps behind MotoGP title contenders Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin after displaying strong pace in Friday practice for the Austrian GP.On the short 10-corner Spielberg circuit, Marquez posted a time of 1m28.858s on his Ducati GP23 bike in secondContinue Reading
Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia topped second practice for the Austrian Grand Prix with a new lap record, leading Pramac duo Franco Morbidelli and Jorge Martin.It took just five minutes for Bagnaia to beat the fastest lap from first practice, the factory Ducati rider clocking a time of 1m29.637s toContinue Reading
Jorge Martin led a 1-2 for Pramac in the opening practice for the Austrian Grand Prix after a late red flag caused by Pedro Acosta.Having suffered a relatively low-speed fall at the chicane just minutes before, Tech3 rider Acosta was involved in another incident in the closing stages of theContinue Reading
Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro says it’s “not fair” that Jack Miller and Franco Morbidelli will remain on next year’s MotoGP grid despite their current form, when teams could hire young riders in their place.Espargaro, a veteran of 243 starts, believes MotoGP teams should be giving opportunities to those coming through theContinue Reading
Fabio Quartararo believes it would be better for Yamaha to sign two experienced riders for its Pramac satellite team next year as the marque “doesn’t have time” to turn around its fortunes in MotoGP.Quartararo’s comments mark a stark change in his approach after he had publicly backed Moto2 frontrunner TonyContinue Reading
Pramac’s Jorge Martin wrest back the lead in the championship at Silverstone a fortnight ago, but only sits three points clear of factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia.British GP winner Enea Bastianini is now up to third in the standings, 49 points of Martin. The next few rounds will give aContinue Reading
Ducati has revealed that it will continue to bring updates to last year’s GP23 MotoGP bike until the end of the season.Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has confirmed that the GP23 has already made a step forward in the last 12 months and will continue to see more improvements asContinue Reading
Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola admits the manufacturer is “doing something wrong” in MotoGP after watching it slip away from Ducati in the pecking order in recent races.Aprilia has gone from regularly challenging MotoGP’s dominant marque to being only an occasional top-five scorer in a span of just four months, withContinue Reading
Ducati has defended the decision to reduce its involvement to just three factory bikes in the 2025 MotoGP season, saying it won’t negatively impact its performance.Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna said that cutting down the supply of official bikes from four to three next year was the “best compromise” forContinue Reading