The key MotoGP change that has gone under the radar in 2024
By the time you read this feature, a little bit of motorsport history will have been made. The 2024 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix was the first in the series’ history to have been completed by a grid using fuels of part-non-fossil origin. As MotoGP celebrates…
Bezzecchi details “frustrating” time on 2023 Ducati MotoGP bike
Marco Bezzecchi was marked out as a potential title contender coming into 2024, having finished third in the standings last year with three wins on his year-old Ducati.But adapting to the 2023-spec Ducati that won the championship last year has so far proven difficult for…
Ducati announces Aldeguer signing for 2025, but not where he will race
First reported by Motorsport.com last week, Ducati has agreed terms with Aldeguer to ride factory machinery from next year.However, while expected to be with Pramac, the official release from Ducati does not explicitly state what team the 18-year-old will be placed at.Aldeguer has been one…
BMW ‘looking closely’ at a future MotoGP entry
BMW is arguably the most renowned manufacturer to not have fielded a factory team in MotoGP, having previously felt it was not the right platform to market its products.But with Flasch taking over from Markus Schramm as the new CEO of the BMW Motorrad division…
Bastianini says KTM “really close” to Ducati in MotoGP this year
The upgraded Ducati GP24 appeared to be head-and-shoulders clear of the competition in pre-season testing last month, as reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia set record-breaking pace at both Sepang and Losail circuits.While there was no stopping Ducati in the opening grand prix of the season either…
Why Acosta’s MotoGP debut outshone Marquez’s a decade earlier
“Unbelievable” was how one commentator described Pedro Acosta’s early rise up to fourth in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix last weekend. But, in truth, it was anything but.After all, this is a rider who at the very same Losail venue three years prior went from…
Honda MotoGP development not being focused on Marquez helping everyone – Zarco
The RC213V Honda first debuted in 2012 was gradually overhauled according to the requirements of Marquez, who made a starring debut with the Japanese manufacturer almost 11 years ago.While the decision to base its bike almost entirely around Marquez initially proved hugely successful as the…
What’s behind Marini’s disastrous Honda MotoGP debut in Qatar
Despite the “small technical problem” that affected Luca Marini’s race in Qatar’s MotoGP season-opener, in recent days there have been several events that suggest the Italian’s adaptation to the Honda is proving more complicated than anticipated.The stopwatch can’t be influenced and doesn’t lie. Marini’s regression…
Aero “last piece of puzzle” in MotoGP bike development, says Miller
Aero devices have been gaining prevalence in MotoGP ever since Ducati first introduced winglets on its bike in the mid-2010s, with other manufacturers also jumping on the bandwagon after seeing how it transformed the performance of the Desmosedici.While the impact of excessive aerodynamics on the…
Zarco tested rear wheel that MotoGP factory Hondas are unable to use
Parallel to the restructuring process at the executive level that was launched last year by HRC, the development of the 2024 version of the RC213 has accelerated.The number of new parts for testing has clearly increased, and a plan has been articulated in which the…
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- Snorkel exhauts to make top-tier return at WRC Safari Rally
- The key MotoGP change that has gone under the radar in 2024
- Bezzecchi details “frustrating” time on 2023 Ducati MotoGP bike
- Ducati announces Aldeguer signing for 2025, but not where he will race
- WRC and Dakar winner Kenjiro Shinozuka dies aged 75