Jorge Martin led a 1-2 for Pramac in the opening practice for the Austrian Grand Prix after a late red flag caused by Pedro Acosta.Having suffered a relatively low-speed fall at the chicane just minutes before, Tech3 rider Acosta was involved in another incident in the closing stages of theContinue Reading
Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro says it’s “not fair” that Jack Miller and Franco Morbidelli will remain on next year’s MotoGP grid despite their current form, when teams could hire young riders in their place.Espargaro, a veteran of 243 starts, believes MotoGP teams should be giving opportunities to those coming through theContinue Reading
Fabio Quartararo believes it would be better for Yamaha to sign two experienced riders for its Pramac satellite team next year as the marque “doesn’t have time” to turn around its fortunes in MotoGP.Quartararo’s comments mark a stark change in his approach after he had publicly backed Moto2 frontrunner TonyContinue Reading
Pramac’s Jorge Martin wrest back the lead in the championship at Silverstone a fortnight ago, but only sits three points clear of factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia.British GP winner Enea Bastianini is now up to third in the standings, 49 points of Martin. The next few rounds will give aContinue Reading
Ducati has revealed that it will continue to bring updates to last year’s GP23 MotoGP bike until the end of the season.Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has confirmed that the GP23 has already made a step forward in the last 12 months and will continue to see more improvements asContinue Reading
Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola admits the manufacturer is “doing something wrong” in MotoGP after watching it slip away from Ducati in the pecking order in recent races.Aprilia has gone from regularly challenging MotoGP’s dominant marque to being only an occasional top-five scorer in a span of just four months, withContinue Reading
Ducati has defended the decision to reduce its involvement to just three factory bikes in the 2025 MotoGP season, saying it won’t negatively impact its performance.Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna said that cutting down the supply of official bikes from four to three next year was the “best compromise” forContinue Reading
Gresini rider Marc Marquez believes the way to challenge Ducati’s new “super fast” GP24 bikes at some MotoGP tracks demands a strong start to the weekend.Facing an ever-larger gap to the factory-spec machines on his GP23, Marquez has managed to stand on the podium just once in the last fourContinue Reading
Fabio Quartararo has expressed his frustration over Yamaha testing “way too many things” on its bike during MotoGP race weekends in 2024.The Japanese manufacturer is undertaking an extensive development programme to drag itself out of its current slump, experimenting with a wide range of new parts for the M1.Having beenContinue Reading
Factory Ducati rider Enea Bastianini says he doesn’t consider himself a contender in the 2024 MotoGP title battle despite scoring a double victory in the British Grand Prix last weekend.Bastianini pulled off his best performance in years to win both the sprint and the main race at Silverstone, comfortably outgunningContinue Reading