KTM’s creditors approve restructuring plan as company’s future is secured
KTM’s creditors have approved the company’s restructuring plan following a vote at the regional court in Ried im Innkreis in Upper Austria on Tuesday.Claims totalling 2.25 billion euros were presented at the court, out of which debt worth two billion euros was recognised.KTM’s restructuring plan…
Reigning MotoGP champion Martin will miss Thai GP due to new injury
Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin will sit out this week’s Thailand Grand Prix after suffering a fracture during training, Motorsport.com has learned.Martin is understood to have broken his left hand on Monday, just days before he was due to take part in the opening round…
Rating the prospects of MotoGP’s 2025 rookie crop
Ai Ogura, Fermin Aldeguer and Somkiat Chantra have a tough act to follow when they move up to MotoGP this year.Pedro Acosta raised the bar so high when he made his debut with Tech3 GasGas in 2024 that whatever the trio achieve this year won’t…
WRC drivers call on FIA president for “urgent solution” to swearing sanctions
World Rally Championship drivers have called for communication with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to find an “urgent solution” following the governing body’s move to sanction drivers for swearing. WRC drivers and co-drivers through the World Rally Drivers Alliance (WoRDA) have today issued a statement opposing…
Yamaha: «Unrealistic» to think about V4 engine switch in 2025
Yamaha has conceded that introducing a new V4 engine on its bike before the end of the 2025 MotoGP season is “unrealistic”.Since Suzuki’s exit after 2012, Yamaha has been the only manufacturer on the grid that continues to use an inline four-cylinder engine in the…
The long-standing records Marquez and Bagnaia can break in MotoGP 2025
Pre-season testing at Sepang and Buriram has strengthened early predictions about 2025 being a walkover for Ducati in MotoGP.Most analysts and experts point to the championship being a head-to-head battle between Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia, who are teaming up at the works Ducati squad…
Pierer Industrie AG avoids insolvency, decision on KTM imminent
Pierer Industrie AG, which indirectly owns KTM, has avoided insolvency after undergoing restructuring.On Thursday, creditors voted on the European restructuring plan (ReO) of Pierer Industrie AG at the regional court of Wels, in Upper Austria. This was the first time that this procedure was applied…
Marquez confident rivalry with «gentleman» Bagnaia won’t spill off-track
Marc Marquez believes he will continue to enjoy a harmonious relationship with Francesco Bagnaia after joining him at the factory Ducati team in MotoGP this year.Marquez’s move to the Italian marque alongside two-time champion Bagnaia has created the kind of all-star line-up not seen in…
Mir: “I hadn’t had any bad moments until I came to Honda; I was spoiled”
Joan Mir feels it was tough for him to accept an uncompetitive bike at Honda because he had been “spoiled” by his early success in MotoGP with Suzuki.Mir’s arrival at Repsol Honda in 2023 coincided with a slump in the Japanese manufacturer’s performance in the…
Why Miller is optimistic about life at Pramac-Yamaha after KTM axe
In July of last year, Jack Miller had all but admitted that his MotoGP career was coming to an end. A bruising year and a half at KTM had forced the Austrian manufacturer to go back on its word and not offer him a new…
