MotoGP shelves ‘leg wing’ ban but will revisit issue ahead of 2027
Plans to ban the so-called ‘leg wings’ in MotoGP next year have been put on hold, with no objective safety risks identified from their use by Aprilia and Honda.The aerodynamic appendages, positioned immediately behind riders’ legs on the side of the seat, were introduced by…
Pirelli wants to test new MotoGP tyres with 2027 bikes and full-time riders before the summer
Pirelli hopes to test its new MotoGP tyres with 2027-spec prototypes and full-time riders “halfway through” next year’s calendar.With just over a year remaining before Pirelli replaces Michelin as the official tyre supplier in the premier class, none of the regular riders on the grid have yet been…
Who crashed the most during the 2025 MotoGP season?
The 2025 MotoGP world championship concluded last month in Valencia, with Marc Marquez clinching his seventh premier class title. Now, during the winter break before 2026 begins with the Sepang test in early February, it’s time to look back at the season that just ended.One…
How Hayden Paddon got his second shot in WRC
It’s fair to say Hayden Paddon’s return to the World Rally Championship next year after an eight-year hiatus was a surprise for the rally world to digest. It was even a shock for Paddon, but it was one of those “good surprises” that underlines why…
Ai Ogura: Fifth on MotoGP debut “kills me” after “nothing special” rookie season
Ai Ogura says it “kills” him that a fifth-place result on his MotoGP debut was an outlier in a rookie season that he described as “nothing special”. The Trackhouse rider turned heads when he stepped up to MotoGP at the start of the year in Buriram,…
Lancia reveals driver line-up for 2026 WRC return
Lancia has unveiled its driver line-up ahead of its long-awaited return to the World Rally Championship next year.The Italian brand that won a record 10 WRC manufacturers’ titles named Yohan Rossel and Nikolay Gryazin as its drivers for its comeback, which will see the automaker…
Maverick Vinales “mentally stronger” than ever after disrupted 2025 MotoGP campaign
Maverick Vinales believes he made a major breakthrough in his psychological approach during the 2025 MotoGP season, claiming he feels “mentally stronger” than at any point in his career.Vinales left Aprilia at the end of last year to join Tech3 on a factory-spec KTM, partnering ex-Ducati rider…
Francesco Bagnaia’s slump “all in his head” amid Marc Marquez pressure, says veteran team boss
Outgoing Tech3 team boss Herve Poncharal believes Francesco Bagnaia’s 2025 MotoGP struggles were rooted largely in psychological factors, saying a “lot was playing in his head” during the year.Two-time MotoGP champion Bagnaia was expected to mount a fierce challenge against Marc Marquez as the pair…
FIA reveals final details of WRC 2027 regulations
The FIA has today confirmed the final elements of the World Rally Championship‘s new technical regulations, which will come into force from 2027.The 2027 regulations, originally unveiled in December last year, are designed to be more affordable and flexible in a bid to attract new…
What Adrien Fourmaux and Oliver Solberg learned from 2026 Monte Carlo test
Preparations for the 2026 World Rally Championship began in earnest last weekend just a matter of days after Rally Saudi Arabia brought the curtain down on the 2025 campaign.With the opening round of the 2026 season in Monte Carlo [22-25 January] a little more than…
