Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia is leading calls for MotoGP to move the Australian Grand Prix to Saturday amid concerns over strong winds forecast for Sunday at Phillip Island.Bagnaia said he plans to raise the issue with the safety commission, as wind is expected to reach up to 50km/h on race day.ThereContinue Reading
With Marc Marquez unlikely to return at the Portuguese Grand Prix in three weeks, Ducati is considering giving its World Superbike Championship rider Nicolo Bulega a chance in the MotoGP.Bulega signed a two-season contract with Ducati in May this year as a WSBK rider and MotoGP tester, leveraging his experienceContinue Reading
Gresini rider Alex Marquez says his brother Marc Marquez is in “no hurry” to return to racing after his shoulder injury, having already clinched the 2025 MotoGP title.The older Marquez was an innocent victim when Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi misjudged his braking on the opening lap of the Indonesian Grand PrixContinue Reading
Fabio Quartararo sees a major opportunity for Yamaha in this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, with several leading MotoGP riders absent from the race.Newly crowned 2025 champion Marc Marquez will miss the next two rounds at Phillip Island and Sepang, having broken his shoulder in a nasty crash with Marco BezzecchiContinue Reading
Francesco Bagnaia says he can finish his MotoGP career with Ducati despite his ongoing struggles with the GP25 leading to question marks over his future with the team.Bagnaia has led the Borgo Panigale team in its most successful era in MotoGP, winning back-to-back titles on the Desmosedici in 2022 andContinue Reading
Two days after his MotoGP debut for 2026 was officially confirmed, Diogo Moreira has revealed that he sought advice from Marc Marquez during the decision-making process, and that the world champion encouraged him to sign with Honda.Honda’s announcement on Tuesday had a double impact on the championship. On one hand,Continue Reading
MotoGP’s medical director Angel Charte believes it will be “quite difficult” for injured Marc Marquez to return to action at the Portuguese Grand Prix next month.Marquez has already been ruled out of the Australia-Malaysia double header after a collision caused by Marco Bezzecchi in Indonesia left him with a fractureContinue Reading
Marco Bezzecchi says he is still in a “lot of pain” as he returned to the MotoGP paddock at the Australian Grand Prix and explained the crash that took both him and Marc Marquez out of the Indonesian race.Having made a poor launch from pole position and tumbling down theContinue Reading
Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi will have to serve a double long lap penalty in this Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix for causing a collision with MotoGP champion Marc Marquez in Mandalika.Bezzecchi had made a poor launch from pole position in the Indonesian Grand Prix a fortnight ago, leaving him in theContinue Reading
The current era of MotoGP is a far cry from the mid-to-late 2010s, when the three-way rivalry between Marc Marquez, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi defined the championship.The emphasis on aerodynamics, ride-height devices and stricter tyre pressure rules in the last few years fundamentally changed the way riders race againstContinue Reading