Honda rider Joan Mir feels he ‘cannot be competitive in any area’ with the RC213V in MotoGP as his miserable run in 2024 continues.Mir was initially upbeat about a new engine configuration that Honda debuted at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend but was left to accept theContinue Reading
Liberty Media has announced it is selling a $825million stake in Formula 1 to fund the purchase of MotoGP.It was announced in April that Liberty would acquire 86% of the shares of Dorna Sports, the Spanish company which has owned MotoGP since 1992.The deal was valued at $4.2billion, with theContinue Reading
Former MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo thinks Marc Marquez is still ‘weighed down’ by his old arm injury in 2024, but remains confident that he can add a seventh premier class title to his tally.Now a TV pundit for Spanish broadcaster DAZN, three-time MotoGP champion Lorenzo says he has noticed howContinue Reading
Fifteen-time MotoGP race winner Andrea Dovizioso will ride the Yamaha M1 in this week’s private test at Misano, replacing the injured Cal Crutchlow.Dovizioso, absent from the limelight since retiring from racing at the end of 2022, will help Yamaha develop its beleaguered MotoGP bike in a two-day test at theContinue Reading
In seventh heaven after taking victory number 7 of the season! SourceContinue Reading
Marc Marquez has admitted he gave away an “easy podium” by being “too optimistic” and crashing out of the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix sprint race.Gresini rider Marquez was running second behind race leader Francesco Bagnaia on lap 10 of 14 when he tucked the front heading into the uphill TurnContinue Reading
Pramac rider Jorge Martin has called for a rethink of MotoGP’s long lap rule after being hit with a penalty for cutting the chicane in the Austrian Grand Prix sprint.Polesitter Martin was leading the half-distance race at Spielberg on Saturday when he overshot the tricky Turn 2 and had toContinue Reading
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