Why MotoGP’s latest stewarding moan highlights a rules of engagement flaw
Complaints about officiating in sport is a tale almost as old as time itself. Stewarding in MotoGP has come under an immense amount of fire over the past few years, largely for its inconsistency, which has often led to some bizarre calls.While riders have often…
Why Marquez is the key to Pramac’s continuation with Ducati in MotoGP
Pramac has until the summer to unilaterally validate the agreement that would allow it to remain the only team with full factory support from Ducati in 2025 and 2026. Renewing the agreement would maintain its current conditions, so that the two riders in its line-up…
WRC’s 2025 rule change will create “pretty crap” car — Hyundai’s Abiteboul
Abiteboul made the claims after his Hyundai team conducted computer simulations of the 2025 rules to see how removing hybrid, and modifications and air restrictor. will affect the current Rally1 car.This comes after Toyota tested a physical GR Yaris, which featured a modified rear wing,…
Bastianini finds it «strange» facing potential factory Ducati MotoGP exit
Bastianini’s two-year contract with Ducati expires at the conclusion of the 2024 season and the Italian marque is yet to decide who will partner Francesco Bagnaia at its works team in 2025.Although the 26-year-old is still in the running for that coveted spot, his chances…
Has the WRC finally turned a corner in its promotion pursuit?
Harmony within the World Rally Championship has been a rare commodity over the last 12 months. Conflict over a lack of promotion or uncertainty over future technical regulations has been a regular theme.But at Rally Portugal last weekend, there was a moment where the WRC…
Espargaro unimpressed by MotoGP stewards’ approach after French GP incidents
Aprilia rider Espargaro had a run-in with two different riders during last Sunday’s race at Le Mans as he tumbled from running third in the opening stages to a disappointing ninth at the finish.On lap seven, Enea Bastianini threw his Ducati up the inside of…
What Marquez would have to give up to sign for the factory Ducati MotoGP team
When the first rumours surrounding Marquez’s possible arrival to the factory Ducati team next season began to surface, the thesis of Red Bull’s sponsorship quickly emerged as an insurmountable barrier to the success of the operation.Marquez relied on his private sponsors, most notably Red Bull,…
Le Mans shows other MotoGP races how to succeed
In an unprecedented MotoGP weekend, nearly 300,000 people filled the stands at Circuit Bugatti in Le Mans and this cinematic layout reached another extraordinary landmark as a massive attendance of 297,471 tickets were sold for the event.This meant a step up from the attendance record…
Evans feels “new ideas” are required after WRC Portugal struggles
The Toyota driver felt that “everything he touched went wrong” last weekend as he witnessed his six-point deficit to championship leader Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville balloon to 24 points.Evans’ difficulties began on Friday as he and his Toyota team-mates Sebastien Ogier, Kalle Rovanpera and Takamoto Katsuta…
Acosta: French GP was first chance for «something big» in MotoGP
Acosta was once again the top rider in the KTM contingent at Le Mans, with a rapid launch allowing him to jump from seventh on the grid to run fifth in the opening laps.But the 19-year-old race came undone when he lost the front of his…
