Quartararo made his MotoGP debut in 2019 alongside Morbidelli at the Yamaha SRT squad before the Frenchman was promoted to the works teams from the start of the 2021 season, when he claimed his first and so far only title.Morbidelli was reunited with Quartararo in 2022, when the Italian alsoContinue Reading
KTM had a relatively low-key showing in Malaysia as the new MotoGP season began in earnest with a three-day test this week, with Ducati stealing the limelight with a series of record-breaking lap times.Binder could put up no challenge to either the factory or the satellite Desmosedici riders as heContinue Reading
As MotoGP heads off from its annual winter Sepang residency, this year’s pre-season shakedown and test had plenty of focus points going into it and even more coming out.Ducati demonstrated its new weapon will remain the standard as a number of its riders went under the lap record with ease.Continue Reading
After an initial try-out of the Ducati GP23 at Valencia last year, Marquez got his first proper opportunity to acclimatise to his new bike during a three-day test in Malaysia this week.The Spaniard ended up sixth on the timesheets on the final day of running, finishing just under six tenthsContinue Reading
Aprilia has debuted an updated version of the RS-GP in pre-season testing at Sepang, with a lot of work put in on introducing new aerodynamic devices on the bike.Espargaro finished a strong fifth on the final day of the test, and was the top non-Ducati rider on the timesheets asContinue Reading
Under a cloudy sky that provided cooler conditions for the start of the track action, the two-time MotoGP world champion’s 1m56.682s remained the time to beat throughout the day, with several challenges coming up short over a single lap attack.Opening day pacesetter Jorge Martin came closest to toppling Bagnaia withContinue Reading
Honda heads into 2024 with the aim of arresting a period of decline that has seen it slump to the bottom of the standings in the last two seasons and lose its star rider Marc Marquez to Gresini Ducati.The Japanese marque has been working hard over the winter to deliverContinue Reading
Miguel Oliveira, Trackhouse Racing TeamPhoto by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Jack Miller, Red Bull KTM Factory RacingPhoto by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Michele Pirro, Pramac RacingPhoto by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Pedro Acosta, Tech3 GASGAS Factory RacingPhoto by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport ImagesContinue Reading
Last year’s championship runner-up Martin set a time of 1m57.951s on the GP24 Ducati to head Tech3 rookie Pedro Acosta by 0.269s following eight hours of running on a hot and sunny day in Malaysia.It was Raul Fernandez who grabbed the top spot early on for the new Trackhouse teamContinue Reading
Honda has previous history of working with Kalex, a German engineering company that is predominantly involved in Moto2 and whose chassis are used by the majority of the grid.Last season, Honda commissioned Kalex with a supply a chassis for the RC213V that at time was campaigned by Marc Marquez andContinue Reading