Trackhouse has signed Japanese youngster Ai Ogura to partner Raul Fernandez at its MotoGP team next year.As revealed by Motorsport.com, Ogura will step up to MotoGP in 2025 as part of a two-year deal and replace Trackhouse incumbent Miguel Oliveira.The 23-year-old is currently second in…

One statistic that is often representative when analysing a rider’s MotoGP campaign is the number of crashes they suffered during the given season.Too many crashes usually indicate that something is not quite right, although there are some cases where even higher-placed riders in the standings…

Former KTM technical director Fabiano Sterlacchini is in negotiations with Honda to join its MotoGP ranks, Motorsport.com understands.Sterlacchini spent 17 years at Ducati, rising to the role of MotoGP technical director before signing with KTM in June 2021 to lead its engineering department.In July the…

Pramac’s Jorge Martin wrest back the lead in the championship at Silverstone a fortnight ago, but only sits three points clear of factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia.British GP winner Enea Bastianini is now up to third in the standings, 49 points of Martin. The next…

Pedro Acosta may be a rookie in MotoGP with experience of less than a dozen race weekends, but he is already showing maturity far beyond his age.The Tech3 GasGas rider has been hailed as the next big star ever since he stepped up to Moto3…

Ducati has revealed that it will continue to bring updates to last year’s GP23 MotoGP bike until the end of the season.Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has confirmed that the GP23 has already made a step forward in the last 12 months and will continue…

Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna says he is willing to accept the criticism aimed at the Italian marque for hiring six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez in 2025.The decision to sign former Honda star Marquez to partner protege Francesco Bagnaia next year has always been ‘divisive’…

Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola admits the manufacturer is “doing something wrong” in MotoGP after watching it slip away from Ducati in the pecking order in recent races.Aprilia has gone from regularly challenging MotoGP’s dominant marque to being only an occasional top-five scorer in a span…

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has lashed out at Ducati for signing Marc Marquez to its factory MotoGP team in 2025, saying the consequences of the decision are immense.The seven-time premier class champion believes Ducati should have given an opportunity to a rider from its existing pool…

In just under a month, things have changed significantly on the MotoGP rider market. Sergio Garcia has gone from being the object of desire of Pramac or Trackhouse, the Spanish rider’s agents asked not to do anything without letting them know first, to digesting the…