Acosta on Ajo appointment as KTM team manager: ‘Nobody can be more prepared’
Pedro Acosta has hailed the «special character» of Aki Ajo as the pair will rejoin forces at the factory KTM MotoGP squad from next season.With Acosta stepping up from Tech3 to the factory KTM squad next year, he will be reunited with former team boss…
Honda transfers technical director Kawauchi to its MotoGP test team
Honda has transferred its technical director Ken Kawauchi to its test team in MotoGP, Motorsport.com can reveal.Kawauchi joined the Japanese marque’s racing division at the start of the 2023 season from Suzuki, which had pulled the plug on its MotoGP project a few months earlier.Despite…
Miller: Ajo will bring “pull and power” to KTM in MotoGP in 2025
KTM MotoGP rider Jack Miller says he is sad that he won’t be around to work with incoming KTM Factory Racing team manager Aki Ajo in 2025.It was confirmed on Monday that Ajo will step away from running his own Ajo Motorsport KTM team in…
What Yamaha sees in Rins despite his injury turmoil
The doubts generated by Alex Rins’ performances since his return from a badly broken leg at this year’s Mugello round contrast the confidence placed in him by Yamaha; which signed the Spaniard while out injured and has redoubled its bet by renewing him until 2026…
How Michael Jordan inspires Acosta to bet on KTM for his MotoGP future
Pedro Acosta’s world championship career has been meteoric. He made his debut in Moto3 in 2021 and won the title at his first attempt. He made the jump to Moto2 in 2022, and although he needed one season to get the hang of the category,…
Bagnaia recovery in Indonesia GP keeps MotoGP title pressure on Martin
Francesco Bagnaia produced a solid recovery in the Indonesian Grand Prix to keep the pressure on MotoGP world title rival Jorge Martin, despite having no answer to the Spaniard’s dominance.The two-time defending champion whittled Martin’s erstwhile 24 point advantage down to 21 points after consolidating…
Is it fair to brand MotoGP 2024 «a championship of mistakes»?
It was Francesco Bagnaia who’d be the one to rather succinctly sum up the general mood towards the 2024 MotoGP world championship title race as he settled in for his media session on Saturday afternoon.»This season it is looking like a championship of mistakes!»It’s a…
Acosta says he’s getting «closer and closer» to first MotoGP win
Pedro Acosta believes he is «getting closer and closer» to a first win in MotoGP after finishing second behind winner Jorge Martin during the Indonesian Grand Prix.The Spanish rookie produced arguably the most convincing performance of his short MotoGP career so far, as he muscled…
Aki Ajo confirmed as KTM MotoGP team manager
KTM has announced that Aki Ajo will take up the role of team manager at its factory squad from next season.The Finn will step away from his current position as head of his own Ajo Motorsport Moto2/3 team in favour of helming KTM’s efforts in…
Martin glad to dispel Mandalika ”ghosts” with Indonesia MotoGP win
MotoGP points leader Jorge Martin admits he is relieved to have put the “ghosts” of his Mandalika mistakes to rest after completing a lights-to-flag victory in the Indonesian Grand Prix.The Pramac Ducati rider came into Sunday’s full-length encounter feeling the pressure after failing to score…
