What Espargaro learned about Marquez from his time at Honda
Pol Espargaro was surprised to see how Marc Marquez was able to tame an increasingly difficult Honda MotoGP bike during their team-mates in 2021-22.Having played a major role in building KTM’s MotoGP operation from scratch, Espargaro got the opportunity to race for the factory HRC…
Honda needs to gain half a second over winter in MotoGP, reckons Marini
Honda must find another half a second during the winter break in order to be competitive in MotoGP next year, according to factory rider Luca Marini.The Japanese manufacturer endured another disastrous campaign in MotoGP this year with the troublesome RC213V, ending up at the bottom…
Katsuta expects “bigger challenge” in WRC 2025
Takamoto Katsuta’s biggest target for 2025 is to be more consistent with his results across a World Rally Championship campaign, which he expects will offer up a “bigger challenge”.The 31-year-old is gearing up for a sixth season with the factory Toyota squad, which will expand…
KTM’s MotoGP exit set to take place in 2026 amid insolvency proceedings
KTM could leave MotoGP and its support classes in 2026, as the Austrian manufacturer undergoes a wide-scale restructure under administration.It was on 20 December that a potential exit from MotoGP was publicly mentioned for the first time. In a report presented by Alpenlandischer Kreditorenverband (AKV),…
Number #1 set to return to WRC in 2025
The number #1 will return to the World Rally Championship for the first time since 2022 with new champion Thierry Neuville set to adopt the number for the 2025 campaign.The Hyundai driver in recent years has become synonymous with the #11 — a number which…
Di Giannantonio will try to “annoy” Marquez and Bagnaia on Ducati GP25
Fabio di Giannantonio says he will try to “annoy” Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia when he is on the same equipment as the factory Ducati riders in MotoGP next year.On the back of his impressive form astride a year-old bike in 2024, di Giannantonio has…
Vinales: If Yamaha had listened to me, I would already be MotoGP champion
Maverick Vinales believes he would have already won a title in MotoGP if Yamaha had followed his advice in the early years of their partnership.Vinales was selected to replace three-time champion Jorge Lorenzo at Yamaha in 2017, having impressed the squad in junior classes and…
Rovanpera hopes circuit racing exploits can help 2025 WRC return
Kalle Rovanpera says he’s learned “many things” in 2024 and is hopeful his new found circuit racing skills can help him on asphalt World Rally Championship events in 2025.The two-time world rally champion will make a full-time return to the WRC in 2025 after a…
Marquez recommended Lorenzo to Honda to prevent Ducati domination
Marc Marquez has revealed he pitched Jorge Lorenzo’s name to Honda for the 2019 MotoGP season in order to stave off a growing threat from Ducati.Lorenzo, the only rider to beat Marquez to the title during the latter’s purple patch in the 2010s, had joined…
MotoGP needs to «go to another level» to attract big sponsors — Aprilia
Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola believes MotoGP must be more «aspirational» in order to attract new and bigger sponsors to the championship.Rivola joined Aprilia’s management structure for the 2019 season after a long tenure at Ferrari in Formula 1, where he held the position of…
