The 2024 RC213V has been radically overhauled following a disastrous 2023 campaign in which Honda finished last in the constructors’ standings, lost Marc Marquez to Gresini Ducati, and managed just two grand prix podiums – albeit one being a win. Although testing showed reasonable steps forward for the new bike, Honda still isn’t closer to […]
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Five MotoGP riders who need a big 2024 season
The 2024 MotoGP season is almost upon us and all eyes are firmly on Marc Marquez as he makes his Ducati debut with Gresini Racing. The eight-time world champion’s move from Honda to the satellite Gresini squad has dominated headlines ever since it was first suggested last September. Following pre-season testing, the big question on […]
Why Ducati’s biggest MotoGP challenge for 2024 is not on the track
Now that Francesco Bagnaia’s renewal by Ducati for the next two years to the end of 2026 is complete, the performance advantage offered by its MotoGP bike will allow the Borgo Panigale chiefs to apply a policy of cost containment to pay the rest of the manufacturers’ riders. Pre-season testing at both Sepang and Losail […]
Trackhouse offers ‘great opportunity’ for MotoGP and NASCAR worlds to collide
Brivio, who masterminded Valentino Rossi’s move to Yamaha in 2004 and guided Suzuki to the world title with Joan Mir in 2020, returns to MotoGP in 2024 as director of the Trackhouse squad. The American team joins the MotoGP grid in 2024 after taking over the slots left by RNF Racing following its collapse at […]
Ducati announces Bagnaia MotoGP contract extension
Bagnaia has been a Ducati rider for his entire MotoGP career so far since his debut in 2019 with Pramac Racing, earning a step up to the factory squad in 2021. In 2022, Bagnaia ended a 15-year title drought for the Italian manufacturer and backed that up with a second championship last year after beating […]
Aprilia “in a higher level than expected” ahead of MotoGP 2024
The 2024 RS-GP turned heads when the covers came off it at the Sepang test at the start of February courtesy of its radical aerodynamic concept. The bike continued to make headlines as Espargaro finished fifth in Malaysia and third at the Qatar test. Espargaro won two grands prix in 2023 on his way to […]
Martin reckons Aldeguer “ready” for MotoGP step amid Pramac links
On Wednesday, Autosport revealed that 18-year-old Spaniard Aldeguer has agreed a deal with Ducati to join Pramac on factory machinery in 2025. Aldeguer won five grands prix in Moto2 last year on his way to third in the championship and is one of the more highly-rated prospects in the MotoGP paddock right now. Despite his […]
Pramac launches new 2024 MotoGP livery at F1 Bahrain GP
The Paolo Campinoti-run satellite Ducati team is the last team on the current MotoGP grid to reveal the colours it will race in this year. Pramac comes into the 2024 season as the reigning teams’ champions after celebrating five race wins between Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco. Martin fought for the world championship all the […]
Moto2 star Aldeguer set for MotoGP debut in 2025 with Pramac
The Spanish rider finished third in last year’s Moto2 world championship and proved one of the sensations of the season in which he accumulated a total of five wins, including the last four rounds of the campaign. Aldeguer already had the possibility of joining the premier class this year, after interest shown by VR46 in […]
Ducati “in no hurry” to re-sign Bagnaia beyond MotoGP 2024
The Italian snapped a 15-year title drought for Ducati in 2022 when he beat Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo to the championship, marking the Italian brand’s first since 2007. Bagnaia then successfully defended his crown in 2023, fending off Ducati rival Jorge Martin of Pramac Racing in a showdown at the final round of the season. With […]