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Valentino Rossi calls on Ducati to do more for Francesco Bagnaia in MotoGP title fight
Valentino Rossi believes Ducati needs to put the same effort into Francesco Bagnaia’s recovery as the rider himself amid the latter’s difficult spell in MotoGP.Once the best-performing rider within Ducati’s roster, Bagnaia has found it difficult to consistently fight at the front since the start of the 2025 season.While there have been flashes of pace and the occasional victory, the ...Keep reading
Trackhouse announces Davide Brivio’s exit ahead of Honda move
Trackhouse team principal Davide Brivio will vacate his role at the end of the 2026 MotoGP season ahead of a widely expected move to Honda, it has been confirmed.The American squad communicated his impending departure from the team following the sprint at the Catalan Grand Prix, in which both Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura finished inside the points.In a dedicated press release, Trackhouse ...Keep reading
Jorge Martin explains four crashes in two days at Catalan GP
Jorge Martin says there is no single explanation behind the four crashes he has suffered across the Catalan Grand Prix weekend so far, insisting he still feels confident on the Aprilia.Just a week after his dominant double win in the French Grand Prix, the 2024 MotoGP champion has struggled to carry the momentum, with a series of incidents denting his performances in Barcelona.Martin went ...Keep reading
Joan Mir makes Honda exit decision after receiving “no news” on future
Joan Mir has revealed he will leave Honda at the end of the 2026 MotoGP season after growing frustrated by the manufacturer’s silence over its plans for the 850cc era.Amid heavy speculation over the Catalan GP weekend linking him with a move to Gresini Ducati in 2027, Mir confirmed that he will be ending a relationship with Honda that began in the midst of the team’s worst slump in ...Keep…
Marco Bezzecchi says Barcelona sprint struggles not linked to qualifying crash
Marco Bezzecchi says his poor performance in the Catalan Grand Prix was not down to any lingering effects from his qualifying crash, insisting he is fully fit.The factory Aprilia rider could only muster a single point in the half-distance race on Saturday after passing the Tech3 KTM of Enea Bastianini for ninth on the final lap.Starting 12th on the grid, Bezzecchi climbed to seventh in ...Keep reading
MotoGP Catalan GP: Full starting grid
KTM rider Pedro Acosta will start MotoGP's Catalan Grand Prix from pole position after dominating Saturday's qualifying.The Spaniard started the Barcelona weekend by topping Friday practice and carried that momentum into qualifying, where he took the spot by almost a quarter of a second.Franco Morbidelli came from Q1 to qualify his VR46 Ducati in second place in front of team boss ...Keep reading
MotoGP Catalan GP: Alex Marquez beats Pedro Acosta to sprint win, Jorge Martin crashes
Alex Marquez passed polesitter Pedro Acosta to claim victory in the Catalan Grand Prix sprint, while Jorge Martin suffered another crash in a tough day for the factory Aprilia team.Marquez moved to the front on lap 4 of 12 and established a small buffer aboard the Gresini Ducati. While he came under serious pressure from the factory KTM of Acosta in the final laps, he didn’t put a foot wrong…
Tech3 signs new deal with KTM for MotoGP's 850cc era after Honda talks
Tech3 has signed a new contract with KTM that will keep the squad aligned with the Austrian manufacturer into MotoGP’s new 850cc era from 2027.The deal was announced by Tech3’s new CEO Guenther Steiner in Barcelona on Saturday following qualifying for this weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix.The exact length of the agreement was not revealed, but it commits Tech3 to KTM for the foreseeable ...Keep reading
MotoGP Catalan GP: Pedro Acosta claims pole as factory Aprilias crash in qualifying
Pedro Acosta dominated qualifying for the Catalan Grand Prix to claim the second pole position of his MotoGP career, as Aprilia duo Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin suffered costly crashes.Factory KTM rider Acosta led the entirety of the 15-minute session at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Saturday, gradually improving his time to finish a quarter of a second up on his rivals. Franco ...Keep reading
Valentino Rossi up there with Jordan and Messi among the greatest ever - Franco Morbidelli
VR46 rider Franco Morbidelli says he counts Valentino Rossi among the three greatest sportsperson of all time, alongside Michael Jordan and Lionel Messi.Morbidelli made that comment after Friday Practice for the Catalan Grand Prix, as seven-time MotoGP champion Rossi made a surprise appearance in the Barcelona paddock.Marc Marquez’s withdrawal due to injury just four days before this ...Keep reading
Francesco Bagnaia: Only three MotoGP riders go to Safety Commission meetings
Francesco Bagnaia has criticised the poor attendance at MotoGP Safety Commission meetings, calling it “utter nonsense” to believe riders cannot influence decisions by taking part.Bagnaia made those remarks after Friday practice in Barcelona, where his former title rival Jorge Martin suffered a concussion after crashing heavily at Turn 12.The incident led to many riders, including ...Keep reading
Pedro Acosta sends KTM to the top in Barcelona despite “bittersweet” feeling
Pedro Acosta described his performance in Catalan Grand Prix Practice as “bittersweet” despite topping the times on what was a strong day for KTM.Acosta led the way in a closely-fought FP session at Barcelona aboard the factory RC16, beating last year’s winner Alex Marquez by just 0.018s. His team-mate Brad Binder underlined KTM’s pace by going third-quickest, while Tech3 rider Enea ...Keep reading
KTM will "fight" to retain Tech3 as satellite MotoGP team
KTM’s motorsport chief Pit Beirer says the Austrian manufacturer will fight to keep Tech3 within its stable for MotoGP’s 850cc era next year.The French squad has been racing the KTM RC16s since 2019, when it ended a long-term association with Yamaha in favour of factory-spec machinery from the Austrian manufacturer.However, Tech3 is currently debating whether to stay as KTM’s ...Keep reading
Jorge Martin calls for Barcelona safety improvements after “dangerous” MotoGP crash
Jorge Martin believes the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya needs to extend the run-off area at Turn 12 after a crash during Catalan Grand Prix practice left him with a concussion.The 2024 MotoGP champion lost the front-end of his Aprilia into the right-hander, with the bike smashing into the air fence before bouncing back into the gravel. With limited run-off available to slow him down, Martin ...Keep reading
MotoGP Catalan GP: Pedro Acosta tops practice, Jorge Martin goes into Q1
Pedro Acosta led the way for KTM in Practice for the Catalan Grand Prix on Friday, while in-form Aprilia rider Jorge Martin struggled to 17th after crashing twice.Acosta posted a time of 1m38.710s with 15 minutes remaining and held on to the top spot, beating the Gresini Ducati of Alex Marquez by just 0.018s in another ultra-competitive session where the top 10 riders were separated by just a ...Keep reading
Pramac Yamaha set to sign Izan Guevara in MotoGP for 2027
Pending an agreement being finalised in the coming weeks, Izan Guevara will move up to MotoGP next season in a deal to race for Yamaha’s satellite team Pramac, Motorsport.com has learned.Guevara extended his contract with the Iwata manufacturer by one year at the end of last season, so the agreement between both parties runs until the end of 2027, without stipulating, at that moment, which ...Keep reading
