Ducati: It will be «very easy» to manage Bagnaia and Marquez in same MotoGP team
Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi is confident it will be «very easy» to manage former world champions Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez as they team up at its factory MotoGP squad this year.Ducati’s decision to sign former Honda star Marquez to replace Enea Bastianini has…
Neuville: ‘Once you taste the WRC title, you want more’
Thierry Neuville says the hunger for a second World Rally Championship title is stronger than ever heading into the Monte Carlo season opener as the defending champion for the first time.Neuville will begin his title defence this week in Monte Carlo after finally achieving his…
Marquez on the pressure of a factory Ducati ride: ‘I have to fight for the title’
Marc Marquez has admitted that he must fight for the 2025 MotoGP title as he joins the factory Ducati team to partner Francesco Bagnaia.The Spaniard is stepping up to MotoGP’s benchmark team in 2025 after ending a 1,000-day barren streak and winning three races with…
Marquez starting the «most important challenge of my career» at factory Ducati
Marc Marquez has described his switch to Ducati as the «most important challenge» of his career as he aims for his first MotoGP title since 2019.Marquez began life as a factory Ducati rider during Monday’s launch event in Italy, as he made his highly-anticipated debut…
Is the WRC’s new tyres supplier ready for its Monte litmus test?
New World Rally Championship tyre supplier Hankook is “100% confident” in its product ahead of its competition debut in Monte Carlo despite drivers feeling its winter tyres require more development.The Korean firm has taken over as the WRC’s control tyre supplier this year following the…
Ducati launches Bagnaia and Marquez’s 2025 MotoGP bike in Italy
Ducati has showcased the bike that former world champions Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez will race in MotoGP this year.In a special event held at the Italian ski resort Madonna di Campiglio on Monday, the Ducati GP25 was showcased to the public for the first…
Honda can’t wait until MotoGP 2027 to take a step — Puig
It’s very refreshing to hear Honda boss Alberto Puig talk about aspects of his life that are much more ordinary than those required of him as HRC team manager in the MotoGP world championship. At 58 years old and after seven years in the position, the…
Gresini unveils 2025 MotoGP livery at Imola
Gresini Racing unveiled the livery for its 2025 MotoGP challenger at a presentation in Imola on Saturday.During a special event at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari near its base, the Italian team took the covers off the two Ducati GP24 bikes that it will…
M-Sport-Ford reveals new look Puma for WRC 2025
M-Sport has taken the covers off its newly liveried Ford Puma that will contest the 2025 World Rally Championship, ahead of next week’s Monte Carlo opener.The British squad has revealed a new navy blue colour scheme featuring a continuation of its association with energy drinks…
How WRC teams prepare for Monte Carlo’s ‘four-day marathon’
New technical regulations and a change of tyre manufacturer has made preparations for the challenging Monte Carlo Rally among the most demanding for World Rally Championship teams in recent times. Not since the introduction of the Rally1 cars in 2022 has the WRC undergone such…
