KTM has currently found no solution to its rider logjam for the 2024 MotoGP season, with five riders contracted for four bikes. At the centre of this is Moto2 championship leader and potential generational talent Acosta, who will be coming to MotoGP next season after KTM activated his contract for 2024. Insight: Why the hype around […]
Championship leader Bagnaia had his leg run over by KTM’s Brad Binder in a nasty accident on the opening lap of last week’s Catalan Grand Prix, having highsided out of Turn 2. Bagnaia escaped without serious injury and has been cleared to race in this weekend’s San Marino GP, despite suffering extensive bruising to his […]
The Frenchman claimed his maiden world championship at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Misano two years ago after a crash from rival Francesco Bagnaia handed him the championship with two rounds remaining. But Yamaha has struggled since, and though Quartararo finished second in last year’s standings, he is currently 11th, 178 points behind Ducati […]
The speculation, which in recent weeks was labelled as a rumour, has kicked up a gear on Thursday at the San Marino Grand Prix, with some media outlets even writing that Marquez has already decided to quit his Honda contract a year early. Speedweek, a Red Bull-owned publication, claimed that Marquez will join Gresini with […]
Ahead of this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix – both Marini and the team’s home race – it was confirmed he would stay with his half brother Valentino Rossi’s team for another year. “Remaining in the Mooney VR46 Racing Team also in 2024 is for me a question of trust in a very close-knit working […]
The Ducati rider was involved in a terrifying incident on the opening lap of last week’s red-flagged Catalan GP in Barcelona. Bagnaia highsided violently exiting Turn 2 as he stormed into the lead from pole position and landed in the middle of the track as the rest of the pack raced towards him. KTM’s Brad […]
Ducati rider Bastianini crashed under braking for Turn 1 at the start of last Sunday’s Barcelona race as he tried to recover from 14th following a grid penalty. He skittled a fleet of fellow Ducati that featured Johann Zarco, Marco Bezzecchi, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Alex Marquez. Bastianini suffered fractures to his left ankle and hand, […]
Takahashi, who was part of the works Honda team that won the Suzuka 8 Hours last month, is set to make his first MotoGP appearance since he made a wildcard outing at Motegi back in 2015. The 33-year-old Japanese rider will fill in for Rins, who is still recovering from the broken right leg he […]
The Yamaha rider rose from 18th on the grid to finish seventh in last Sunday’s grand prix at Barcelona, marking his best main race finish since he achieved the same result at the French GP. Having struggled all weekend for form at a venue where he won in 2022, Quartararo elected to revert to the […]
Although Marc Marquez insists time and again that he has a contract with Honda until 2024, several indications suggest that he is considering an exit that the Japanese manufacturer is trying to avoid with a recruitment plan that was launched in Austria. Marquez has been very careful with his words for months so that no […]