Di Giannantonio “surprised day by day” by VR46 MotoGP team’s approach
The Italian joins VR46 for the 2024 season after losing his Gresini ride to Marc Marquez for this year. Last year’s Qatar Grand Prix winner has never been part of the VR46 Academy stable, but has been left “surprised” by the level of support he has received from the structure so far in 2024. “Well, […]
Gresini MotoGP rider Marquez says he “won’t be faster than in the past”
2024 is Marquez’s 12th season in the premier class, having made his debut 11 years ago in 2013 with Honda. In the first two grands prix of the 2024 campaign, Marquez has found himself in battles with Tech3 GasGas rookie sensation Pedro Acosta, leading to comparisons between the two. Commenting on Acosta’s form, Marquez says […]
MotoGP “not ruling out” joint F1 event under Liberty ownership
On Monday 1 April, Liberty announced it had acquired 86% ownership of Dorna Sports and MotoGP as part of a deal valued at €4.2 billion. With both F1 and MotoGP now under Liberty’s umbrella, talks of a potential joint race weekend for the two series has surfaced again. Read Also: In an exclusive first interview […]
MotoGP rookies have it “tougher” now in their debut year
Binder was a highly rated rookie when he stepped up to MotoGP in 2020 with the factory KTM team, having won the Moto3 crown in 2016 and runner-up in Moto2 in 2019. The South African showed podium pace in his first race at Jerez in 2020 and would score a historic maiden win for KTM […]
Di Giannantonio sure “bright days will come” after slow 2024 MotoGP start
Last year’s Qatar Grand Prix winner found refuge at Valentino Rossi’s team having lost his Gresini Ducati ride to Marc Marquez towards the latter half of the season. Di Giannantonio’s VR46 reprieve came amid a substantial form jump that led to his first top five, podium and win results in the premier class. As such, […]
Pramac’s Morbidelli still “missing freedom” on Ducati MotoGP bike
The three-time MotoGP race winner endured a difficult Portuguese Grand Prix weekend despite making a step forward with his understanding of the GP24. Qualifying in 17th, Morbidelli finished 18th in the grand prix after crashing on the opening lap in an incident that left Honda’s Joan Mir unhappy. Read Also: Morbidelli’s transition from Yamaha to […]
F1 owner Liberty Media set to finalise €4bn MotoGP purchase
The deal could be announced in the coming days, ahead of the third round of the 2024 MotoGP season at the Americas Grand Prix on 12-14 April. Motorsport.com understands that executives from Liberty and Dorna Sports, the promoter of the MotoGP, WorldSBK and MotoE World Championships, finalised the deal weeks ago. In fact, the intention […]
Dall’Igna calls Bagnaia/Marquez Portugal MotoGP clash “very regrettable”
Gresini Ducati’s Marquez and factory counterpart Bagnaia were battling for fifth in last Sunday’s grand prix at the Algarve International Circuit when they came to blows two laps from the end. Marquez threw his GP23 up the inside of Bagnaia but ran wide, allowing the latter to try to retake the position, only for both […]
Rins “needs to do something different” to Quartararo on Yamaha MotoGP bike
Rins finished 13th in Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix, six places behind team-mate Quartararo, in what was his second competitive weekend for Yamaha following his off-season switch from LCR Honda. Although this was a massive improvement from his point-less 16th-place result in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix, where the Yamaha package was quite uncompetitive, the Spaniard […]