Marquez: Gresini, factory team only options to stay at Ducati fold in MotoGP 2025
Marquez’s future had been of much speculation in recent months, as Ducati evaluates him for a possible promotion to the works team alongside Francesco Bagnaia on the back of his impressive adaptation to the Desmosedici at Gresini.However, championship leader Jorge Martin’s current form with Pramac,…
Petter and Oliver Solberg to go head to head in ERC
Last week, 2003 world champion Petter Solberg announced plans to come out of retirement to contest the Royal Rally of Scandinavia (13-15 June), which will mark his first full rally since Wales Rally GB in 2019. Petter is set to drive a family-owned Volkswagen Polo,…
Biasion: Future regulations could entice Lancia back to WRC
Lancia announced this week that it plans to return to rallying after more than 30 years away following a commitment to a Rally4 programme with its new Ypsilon hatchback.Two-time world rally champion Biasion, Lancia’s most successful driver in the WRC with 16 wins and two…
Marquez closes door on Pramac MotoGP move: “It’s not an option for me”
This comes following reports this morning, first from Gazzetta dello Sport, that Ducati has decided to promote Jorge Martin to its factory team seat for 2025.Ducati had already outlined this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix as the place to make its decision, though said earlier this…
Martin set for factory Ducati MotoGP promotion over Marquez in 2025
This weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Mugello has always been earmarked by Ducati management as the moment it wants to finalise its factory team line-up for 2025.However, earlier this week it told Motorsport.com that it would not make the official announcement on its decision at…
The Ducati MotoGP number sequence Marc Marquez could extend at Mugello
At the Spanish Grand Prix this year, Marc Marquez scored his first grand prix podium aboard the Gresini-run 2023-spec Ducati he ditched the factory Honda for.As the Italian GP approaches, a sequence of win milestones throughout Ducati’s history corresponding to rider numbers could be added…
Bezzecchi «not upset» to have fallen out of factory Ducati MotoGP seat talks
VR46 rider Bezzecchi was an outside contender for the title during his breakthrough 2023 campaign, where he eventually finished third in the standings to champion Francesco Bagnaia and second-placed Jorge Martin after scoring victories in Argentina, France and India.But the Italian’s results have nosedived since…
Kazakhstan replaces cancelled Indian MotoGP round in 2024 schedule
On Tuesday the promoter of the Indian GP announced that this year’s MotoGP race was cancelled and it will look to reschedule the event in March 2025.Dorna had intended to slot the Kazakhstan GP, which was originally supposed to be held in June but had…
Vinales denies 2025 Aprilia deal done amid “open doors” on MotoGP grid
The 10-time grand prix winner has been with Aprilia since the latter half of the 2021 campaign, following his acrimonious split with Yamaha that year, and has become a firm favourite with management.Aprilia’s faith in Vinales paid off earlier this year in America when he…
India MotoGP promoter cancels this year’s race, eyes March 2025 date
Fairstreet Sports, the organiser of the event along with MotoGP rights holder Dorna, revealed on Tuesday that the second edition of the event has now been called off, confirming reports published by Motorsport.com earlier this month.The Buddh International Circuit, located on the outskirts of capital Delhi,…
