Lecuona was drafted in to replace Brad Binder at Tech3 for 2020 when the South African was promoted to replace Johann Zarco at the factory KTM squad. But Lecuona – then 19 – had only made his circuit racing debut in 2015 after a formative career in supermotard, and by the start of the 2020 […]
The Suzuki rider didn’t win a race in 2021 and only scored six podiums on his way to third in the standings, 70 points down on title winner Fabio Quartararo. Mir was hampered by a lack of development on the 2021 GSX-RR relative to its championship-winning predecessor. Reflecting on the 2021 campaign, Mir insists he […]
Martin stunned the paddock when he scored pole and finished third in just his second race in the Doha Grand Prix back in April, but would suffer a violent crash in FP3 at the next round in Portugal. Suffering multiple fractures, Martin missed four races and had to undergo an operation, while the injury to […]
Rossi brought his illustrious MotoGP career to an end last month in his 432nd and final grand prix at the Valencia finale, calling time on a 26-season span which yielded nine world titles and 115 victories. The Italian had planned to spend the first half of 2020 evaluating his form to see whether he should […]
Ducati retained the constructors’ championship in 2021 having tallied up seven victories across three of its factory-supported riders. Miller won twice at Jerez and Le Mans, while factory Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia scored four victories and Pramac rookie Jorge Martin claimed a maiden win at the Styrian Grand Prix. Bagnaia – who finished 2021 runner-up […]
Joan Mir guided Suzuki to its first MotoGP title since 2000 last year, with the Japanese marque also winning the teams’ championship. But its title defence was difficult, with Suzuki coming away from 2021 without a win and Mir only able to score six podiums across 18 races due to the GSX-RR’s lack of development […]