The major story of the first official test ahead of the 2024 season was Marc Marquez’s debut on the Gresini Ducati.It marked the first time in his MotoGP career that he took to the track on a bike that wasn’t a Honda and generated a considerable amount of buzz onContinue Reading
The eight-time world champion made his MotoGP debut at the Valencia test in 2012 with the factory Honda team after stepping up from Moto2 as the title winner.He spent 11 seasons with Honda, winning 59 grands prix and six world titles in seven years between 2013 and 2019.Since badly breakingContinue Reading
Miller inherited the lead on lap 14 of 27 when KTM team-mate Brad Binder ran wide going through Turn 11 and dropped down to fourth.The Australian was able to open out a lead of over a second and was eight tenths clear of eventual winner and world champion Francesco BagnaiaContinue Reading
The 2023 MotoGP season came down to a dramatic finale at the Valencia Grand Prix, with Francesco Bagnaia emerging as world champion.The gap between Bagnaia and Jorge Martin was 21 points coming into the weekend, and only 14 by the start of the grand prix. But a crash for Martin endedContinue Reading
On Tuesday, eight-time world champion Marquez will make his first MotoGP appearance on a bike other than a Honda for the first time in the post-season Valencia test.Marquez will ride the 2023-spec Ducati that won the world championship this year in Gresini colours next season, after electing to leave HondaContinue Reading
During the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend earlier this month, Motorsport.com revealed that MotoGP would be bringing back concessions in a bid to hinder Ducati and help the struggling Japanese manufacturers.The proposal was for limits to be placed on tyre allocation, testing, wildcards and engine development, among other things, with DucatiContinue Reading
KTM factory rider Jack Miller crashed out of the lead on lap 19, with Alex Rins, Augusto Fernandez and Enea Bastianini all ending up in the gravel in similar incidents.The cooler temperatures were in part due to the 2023 season finale taking part three weeks later than last year’s race.TheContinue Reading
On Monday, Dorna Sports – MotoGP’s commercial rights holder – announced it would not be allowing RNF Racing to continue as a team on the grid next year.Its statement said this was due to “repeated infractions and breaches of the Participation Agreement affecting the public image of MotoGP have obligedContinue Reading
Over the course of the Valencia Grand Prix weekend, there were reports in various media outlets that the RNF team, which came into existence towards the end of 2021, was in trouble.A press release from the team on Saturday, followed by a press conference hosted by CryptoDATA to announce aContinue Reading
The team issued a lengthy statement over the Valencia Grand Prix weekend denying reports that its place on the grid was in jeopardy due to financial issues.In a press conference on Saturday night, representatives of CryptoDATA called the rumours “fake news” and insisted all was well within the team.It saidContinue Reading