Francesco Bagnaia “will try to fight” but can’t “imagine winning” MotoGP’s Italian GP
Francesco Bagnaia has labelled the Italian Grand Prix weekend as make or break for his MotoGP campaign in 2025. The two-time MotoGP world champion outlined that if he doesn’t have the pace around the Mugello circuit this weekend, then he and Ducati clearly have a deeper issue than he and the team thought. Aragon looked […]
Why Marc Marquez stressed his Ducati is identical to brother Alex’s in Aragon MotoGP
While Alex Marquez maintains the stance that he “understands” why Ducati is not giving upgrades to his MotoGP bike, his brother Marc contends that at Aragon the bikes were “identical”. Marc Marquez made his debut on a Ducati GP23 with the Gresini team last season, alongside Alex. While factory riders Francesco Bagnaia, Enea Bastianini, Jorge […]
Marc Marquez “not in a hurry to win again” while leading MotoGP championship
Since debuting on the factory Ducati, Marc Marquez has quickly adapted to his new bike and reached a level of competitiveness reminiscent of the six world titles he won with Honda between 2013 and 2019. The Spaniard’s resurgence, following a serious injury he suffered at Jerez in 2020, reached its peak last year when he […]
Marc Marquez reigns supreme in commanding win
Marc Marquez delivered a textbook race at the Motorland circuit in Aragon to secure another 25 points towards the MotoGP drivers’ championship, as he took the win ahead of brother Alex Marquez. After a strong start, in contrast to his sprint race mishap, Marc paced himself in the early stages. Younger sibling Alex tried to […]
Winners and losers from MotoGP’s Aragon Grand Prix
Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Photo by: Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images What is there to say? At the track where Marc Marquez ended his over-1,000-day winning drought last year, the six-time world champion looked untouchable. After taking pole position by nearly three-tenths of a second, the Saturday sprint delivered […]
Ducati needs to start again from zero
Francesco Bagnaia reckons his Ducati team needs to start from scratch after Johann Zarco’s victory in Le Mans. Bagnaia admits he has struggled this season as he has been eclipsed by his team-mate Marc Marquez. While the Spaniard has taken three wins, Bagnaia has won only once and finds himself down in third place in […]
Does MotoGP need an F1-style contract board, amid Martin/Aprilia saga?
Leading MotoGP riders including Marc Marquez have said there is no need for the kind of contract arbitration authority seen in Formula 1. The topic has surfaced in the light of Jorge Martin’s attempts to get out of his current Aprilia contract early – a deal the Italian factory claimed on Thursday was “valid and […]
Marc Marquez states importance of second at French GP to extend MotoGP lead
Marc Marquez has highlighted the importance of his steady ride to second at the tricky French Grand Prix after the result delivered him a substantial lead in the MotoGP standings. The six-time champion started Sunday’s grand prix just two points ahead of his brother Alex – the pair had traded narrow leads ever since Marc’s […]
Francesco Bagnaia claims Marc Marquez “could ride a tractor and be competitive”
Francesco Bagnaia has continued his recent policy of openly admitting Marc Marquez’s riding superiority, having said he could “ride a tractor and be competitive”. This followed another disappointing day for Bagnaia, who on Saturday qualified sixth before crashing out of MotoGP’s French Grand Prix sprint while Marquez won from second. The double world champion is […]