Who gains the most from MotoGP’s engine freeze?
Changes in regulations are almost always a source of conflict between manufacturers in the MotoGP. This is logical, because each defends its own interests based on the situation it faces at a given time.Next week, at the start of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, the…
Latvala: Toyota needs three full-time WRC drivers in 2025
Toyota needs to have at least three full-time drivers contesting the 2025 World Rally Championship, according to team principal Jari-Matti Latvala.His comments followed a difficult weekend at the Acropolis Rally, where Latvala admitted that the team’s drivers’ and manufacturers’ title were “pretty much gone” following…
Liberty boss: Hamilton wants a MotoGP team because we can replicate F1’s growth
Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has shown interest in purchasing a team in MotoGP, claims Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei.It was announced in April that Liberty would acquire 86% of the shares of Dorna Sports, the Spanish company which has owned MotoGP since…
FIM set to enforce MotoGP engine freeze until 2027
FIM’s Grand Prix Commission is set to approve a freeze to engine development in MotoGP until the new regulations come into force in 2027.Motorsport.com has learned the GPC aims to ratify this change at its next meeting, provisionally scheduled in the run-up to the next…
Pajari to replace Katsuta in Chile as Toyota hands protege another Rally1 drive
Toyota has elected to replace Takamoto Katsuta with protege Sami Pajari for the next round of the World Rally Championship in Chile later this month.This is part of a decision to hand Finnish duo Pajari and co-driver Enni Malkonen a further two WRC Rally1 outings…
Yamaha’s development of V4 engine for MotoGP bike in advanced state
Yamaha’s development of a new V4 engine for its MotoGP bike is in an advanced state, Motorsport.com has learned.Yamaha has not publicly acknowledged that it is working on a change to its engine concept, which currently consists of an inline four-cylinder unit.The only references in…
New WRC hybrid unit measures could raise costs for teams
An enforcement of hybrid unit safety measures effective from last weekend’s Acropolis Rally could increase costs for World Rally Championship teams moving forward.Since the introduction of hybrid power to WRC Rally1 cars in 2022, engineers have been able to reset shock errors on the Compact…
Evans striving to refind driving enjoyment after WRC Acropolis setback
Elfyn Evans says he needs to «get back to normal ways» and «enjoy» being behind the wheel after an Acropolis Rally that severely dented his World Rally Championship title aspirations. The Toyota driver headed to Greece hoping to re-ignite his championship hopes after a driveshaft failure,…
Bagnaia leads Ducati 1-2-3 in Misano test, Acosta fourth on KTM
Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia set the pace in the post-race Misano MotoGP test on Monday, leading a 1-2-3 result for Ducati.Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia took the top spot with two hours to go with a time of 1m30.619s, which was just over three tenths…
Why Marc Marquez will have the hardest fight of his career in MotoGP 2025
The 2024 MotoGP season is tipping into the final third of the calendar, but there is a school of opinion that the 2025 championship is already decided.When Ducati opted for Marc Marquez’s services for the next two seasons, ahead of pace-setter Jorge Martin, and paired…
