Having lost out on a MotoGP ride for 2022, Petrucci made a radical career shift and signed up with KTM to do the Dakar Rally for the first time. Injured while training for the event, Petrucci’s fortnight in Saudi Arabia was one filled with much drama – including a COVID near-miss, an historic stage win […]
The six-time MotoGP world champion missed the final two rounds of 2021 and remained off a motorcycle for three months over the winter due to a double vision issue resulting from a training crash in November. With surgery not needed, Marquez spent the winter gradually recovering from his vision issues – which he also suffered […]
The three-time championship runner-up makes his full-time return to MotoGP in 2022 with the rebranded RNF Racing Yamaha team, having sat out most of 2021 after losing his Ducati ride and contesting the final five races of the campaign with RNF’s predecessor Petronas SRT. Dovizioso has signed directly with Yamaha for 2022 and will ride […]
Binder becomes the first rider since Jack Miller in 2015 to come directly to MotoGP from Moto3 this season when he makes his debut with the rebranded RNF Racing Yamaha team in 2022. The one-time Moto3 race winner’s promotion has come in for criticism owing to his aggressive nature in the lightweight class – which […]
The RNF squad has been rebranded from Petronas Sepang Racing Team for 2022, after title sponsor Petronas elected to quit SRT at the end of 2021. The Sepang-run team also ultimately elected to quit MotoGP for 2022, leaving current team boss Razlan Razali to take over the outfit and rebrand it as RNF Racing. Gaining […]
Motorsport history is full of iconic moves that raised questions at the time but ultimately proved to be major coups for a marque. Michael Schumacher’s switch to Ferrari in 1996 as the Italian brand’s Formula 1 title drought stood at 15 years and Lewis Hamilton’s switch to an inconsistently competitive Mercedes in 2013 – one […]
The Ducati MotoGP rider has been back in his native Australia since early December, when he returned for a cameo in the Australian Superbike Championship. He was due to return to Europe ahead of next Friday’s pre-season launch, however those plans have been scuppered by Miller contracting COVID-19. In a video posted to social media […]
Bumps have been an ongoing issue at the Austin venue, leading to complaints from both Formula 1 drivers and MotoGP riders. When MotoGP returned to COTA last year after missing the previous season riders were quick to express their concerns, led by 2021 world champion Fabio Quartararo who branded the circuit a “joke”. “It’s more or […]
Honda has radically re-designed its RC213V for the 2022 season following two difficult years for the Japanese manufacturer in 2020 – which was its first winless campaign ever since it returned to MotoGP full-time in 1982 – and 2021. Though it managed three wins last year courtesy of a still-recovering Marc Marquez, Honda still ended […]
Coming into his second season in the premier class, Bastianini has switched from the defunct Avintia squad to Gresini Racing as it returns to being a true independent outfit following seven years as Aprilia’s factory entrant. PLUS: Ranking the top 10 MotoGP riders of 2021 Bastianini – who began his grand prix career with Gresini […]