Alex Marquez makes his debut on factory Ducati MotoGP bike at Gresini
Gresini star Alex Marquez is making his debut on the factory-spec Ducati GP26 in the Valencia test, as he begins his preparations for the 2026 season.After finishing runner-up in the championship behind elder brother Marc Marquez this year, the Spaniard will get to race the…
Alex Marquez explains rapid drop from second to sixth in Valencia MotoGP finale
Alex Marquez says excessive rear tyre degradation and vibrations cost him a chance at the podium in MotoGP’s Valencia Grand Prix, though he admits he’s still unsure what caused these issues.Lining up on the front row of the grid for Sunday’s season finale, Marquez made…
How Adrien Fourmaux’s WRC Japan exit proves mental strength is vital in motorsport
A robust and resilient mental game is equally as important to an athlete as the necessary physical skills to be successful in sport.Managing emotions and maintaining focus can be just as valuable when searching for the tenths of seconds required to conquer elite level motorsport….
Why «dreamer» Francesco Bagnaia has hope after “maybe the worst” MotoGP season
Francesco Bagnaia says he still wants to ‘believe’ that he and Ducati can turn things around after what he described as “maybe the worst” year of his MotoGP career.Bagnaia made that comment following the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix, after an ill-judged move from LCR Honda’s…
Winners and losers from MotoGP’s season-ending Valencia GP
While the 2025 MotoGP season had dragged on for some time, with the championship decided back in September, the Valencia finale still offered plenty of drama, especially in the opening laps.The race winner was never in doubt, but few could have predicted who would finish…
Jorge Martin’s Valencia MotoGP retirement was pre-planned with Aprilia
Jorge Martin has revealed that he and Aprilia had already decided he wouldn’t complete the Valencia Grand Prix, feeling he still wasn’t fit enough to finish a full MotoGP race.Having skipped the last four rounds of the season due to a collarbone injury, Martin made…
Luca Marini guides Honda to its MotoGP concessions target in Valencia GP
Luca Marini has hailed Honda’s rise to Group C concessions as “fantastic” after he did just enough in the Valencia Grand Prix season finale to seal the achievement.The Italian delivered the seventh place Honda required despite what he described as a “nightmare” start to the…
Aleix Espargaro tells Franco Morbidelli to «focus» after Valencia GP grid crash
Aleix Espargaro has urged Franco Morbidelli to be “more focused” after the VR46 MotoGP rider fractured his hand in their strange crash on the starting grid for the Valencia Grand Prix.Just moments before the final round of the 2025 season got under way in Spain,…
Marco Bezzecchi explains Aprilia ‘proposal’ after Valencia GP victory
Valencia Grand Prix winner Marco Bezzecchi has explained his ‘marriage proposal’ stunt following Sunday’s MotoGP season finale.In a victory lap celebration of which his countryman Valentino Rossi would have been proud, the Italian went down on one knee and ‘proposed’ to the RS-GP that had…
MotoGP Valencia GP: Marco Bezzecchi heads Raul Fernandez in Aprilia 1-2
Marco Bezzecchi led Raul Fernandez home in an Aprilia 1-2 at the MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday.The factory rider held off the Trackhouse man for his second win in as many weeks and his third of the season, with Fabio Di Giannantonio netting third…
