Alex Marquez took the top spot in second practice for the Thai Grand Prix with a last-gasp effort, while Francesco Bagnaia failed to secure an automatic entry into Q2.Riding last year’s GP24, the Gresini rider set a best time of 1m29.020s with just seconds to run in the hour-long sessionContinue Reading
New factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez led the way in first practice for the season-opening Thai Grand Prix on Friday.Marquez took to the top spot in the 45-minute session at Buriram with an initial benchmark of 1m29.592s, before cementing his place with a time of 1m29.423s.VR46’s Franco Morbidelli jumped toContinue Reading
Trackhouse Racing will take part in the opening two rounds of the 2025 MotoGP season in the iconic blue and orange colours of Gulf Oil.The new livery was unveiled on the eve of the Thailand Grand Prix and will also be seen on the bikes of Raul Fernandez and AiContinue Reading
Reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has been ruled out of next month’s Argentina Grand Prix after breaking his hand in a training accident.MotoGP doctor Angel Charte revealed on Thursday that Martin’s recovery from a left hand fracture had been “slow”, and he will sit out the Argentina GP onContinue Reading
VR46 rider Fabio di Giannantonio has been declared fit by MotoGP doctors to contest this weekend’s season opener in Thailand, but he feels his shoulder is at “zero per cent” capacity after a testing injury.Di Giannantonio was performing a wheelie after the opening day of pre-season testing in Sepang whenContinue Reading
Factory Honda riders are cautiously optimistic about their prospects for the 2025 MotoGP season despite being buoyed by the improved performance of the RC213V in testing.Honda enjoyed a strong showing in pre-season running at Sepang and Buriram, as the work the Japanese manufacturer put in during the winter delivered theContinue Reading
Last season, Jorge Martin brought the fight to the factory Ducati team, beating Francesco Bagnaia to take his first MotoGP world championship title.The consistency of his results impressed many, but it wasn’t enough to secure him a seat at the factory Ducati squad, which instead went to eight-time world championContinue Reading
KTM’s creditors have approved the company’s restructuring plan following a vote at the regional court in Ried im Innkreis in Upper Austria on Tuesday.Claims totalling 2.25 billion euros were presented at the court, out of which debt worth two billion euros was recognised.KTM’s restructuring plan provided for a cash quoteContinue Reading
Yamaha has conceded that introducing a new V4 engine on its bike before the end of the 2025 MotoGP season is “unrealistic”.Since Suzuki’s exit after 2012, Yamaha has been the only manufacturer on the grid that continues to use an inline four-cylinder engine in the championship.Although Yamaha has won sixContinue Reading
In July of last year, Jack Miller had all but admitted that his MotoGP career was coming to an end. A bruising year and a half at KTM had forced the Austrian manufacturer to go back on its word and not offer him a new deal for 2025. With noContinue Reading