MotoGP returns to action this weekend in Malaysia with the first pre-season test ahead of the 2022 campaign. Due to the advent of the Omicron COVID variant worldwide, Malaysian authorities have mandated strict bubble protocols for MotoGP to follow during its stay in the country this week. These include all personnel being confined to their […]
The team tweeted a picture of Ricciardo stood atop the front-left wheel of the McLaren MCL35M at its Woking factory, noting he was “already up to mischief in the office” ahead of his second season in papaya. Ricciardo will be spending time getting up to speed ahead of the team’s car launch for 2022 next […]
The Australian enjoyed a remarkably successful career in the top flight of grand prix racing, banking two world championships during a seven-year stint between 2006 and 2012. However that success came at a price, Stoner revealing that he was “as sick of a dog” for much of his MotoGP career due to an undiagnosed battle […]
The coming 2022 campaign will be Pramac’s 19th in MotoGP, having made its debut in 2002. Last year was a banner season for the satellite Ducati squad, which registered its first-ever win in MotoGP when rookie Jorge Martin scored a maiden victory in the Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring. Pramac remains a […]
Verstappen has been nominated in the Sportsman of the Year category alongside the likes of NFL legend Tom Brady, swimmer Caeleb Dressel, footballer Robert Lewandowski, athletics star Eliud Kipchoge and controversial tennis champion Novak Djokovic. The Red Bull driver won the 2021 F1 world championship after beating Lewis Hamilton across a thrilling campaign that went […]
It’s been a tricky off-season for the six-time MotoGP world champion, who missed the final two rounds of 2021 and spent three months off of a motorcycle as he recovered from a double vision issue which re-appeared after a crash during training last November. But Marquez has fully recovered and will be back on his […]
Both Gardner and Fernandez partnered each other at Aki Ajo’s KTM squad in Moto2 last year, and fought each other all the way to the death for the title. PLUS: Why KTM’s latest young outcast is a cautionary tale for MotoGP Despite winning eight races in his rookie year to comparative Moto2 veteran Gardner’s five, Fernandez […]
The 2021 season proved to be on of Ducati’s strongest after it tallied up seven victories courtesy of Francesco Bagnaia (4), Jack Miller (2) and Pramac rookie Jorge Martin. This secured Ducati top spot in the constructors’ standings, while Bagnaia ended the year runner-up to Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo in the riders’ championship. Ducati was due […]
KTM was expected to be a regular podium contender in 2021 after scoring three victories across its factory and satellite Tech3 squads in a breakout 2020 season for the Austrian manufacturer. But, despite wins for factory pair Oliveira at Barcelona and for Brad Binder in a wild Austrian Grand Prix, KTM struggled to fifth in […]
The 2022 season marks KTM’s sixth season in MotoGP, having made its debut back in 2017. From 2019 the Austrian brand has fielded four motorcycles on the grid for its factory squad and Herve Poncharal’s Tech3 team. In what was a largely difficult year for KTM in 2021, it still registered two victories courtesy of […]