MotoGP Dutch GP: Bagnaia breaks lap record to top second practice
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia topped second practice for the 2024 MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix from Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales after setting a new Assen lap record.The hour-long qualifying group-deciding session proved to be a tense affair, with just 0.673 seconds covering the top 10.Bagnaia set the pace…
Why Mir’s “priority” is to remain with Honda despite two years of MotoGP misery
Reports by Motorsport.com saying Joan Mir is set to stay with Honda in MotoGP for two more years came as some surprise given the misery of the past two seasons.To say the last three years for Mir have been brutal would be something of an…
MotoGP Dutch GP: Bagnaia shades Marquez in first practice
Reigning MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia topped the opening practice for the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix, after Fabio Di Giannantonio had his session-topping lap cancelled.After a three-week break forced by the postponement of the Kazakhstan GP to September, MotoGP returned to action on Friday morning…
The Ducati MotoGP power dynamics Bagnaia must now manage
Reigning double MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia believes Marc Marquez «is smart and he’ll understand» how to maintain Ducati’s success in 2025.Following the Italian Grand Prix, Ducati announced it has signed Marquez to a two-year contract to join its factory team from 2025 alongside Bagnaia.Marquez’s…
The full circle moment in Marquez’s 2025 MotoGP future news
Marc Marquez has spoken about his signing with the factory Ducati MotoGP team for 2025 for the first time publicly ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix.Following the Italian GP three weeks ago, Ducati announced that it had signed the eight-time world champion to its factory…
Martin: Ducati has offered full support in MotoGP despite Aprilia deal
Jorge Martin says Ducati has assured him that he will get its full support in the 2024 MotoGP title fight despite his impending split from the Italian manufacturer.Pramac rider Martin will leave the Ducati fold after four seasons to join Aprilia on a multi-year deal…
Miller reveals brutal KTM U-turn on his MotoGP future
Jack Miller has revealed KTM told him ‘don’t talk to anybody’ in MotoGP ‘because we want to keep you in the family’ before being informed he would not be staying.The 29-year-old’s future with KTM has hung in the balance for much of the 2024 season,…
Alex Marquez to stay with Gresini Ducati for MotoGP 2025
Gresini Racing, which has a 2025 contract with Ducati to remain one of its satellite teams, has reached an agreement with Alex Marquez to extend their partnership next season.Marquez joined Gresini in 2023 from Honda, with which he made his premier class debut in 2020.After…
Pramac to leave Ducati and become Yamaha satellite MotoGP team from 2025
Pramac will leave Ducati for the 2025 MotoGP season and become a Yamaha satellite team, with Motorsport.com understanding an official announcement is expected this weekend.The team will end an association of almost two decades with Ducati as a satellite team to embrace the offer presented…
Is World Superbike superstar Razgatlioglu a genuine solution for a MotoGP team?
Toprak Razgatlioglu’s manager Kenan Sofuoglu says “there are teams that want” the Turkish rider in MotoGP next year despite holding a BMW World Superbike deal to the end of 2025.The 2025 MotoGP rider market has kicked into life in recent weeks following Ducati’s bombshell announcement…
