MotoGP Marquez steps up Honda exit rhetoric after trying 2024 chassis Amid a muted response to his first trial of the Honda 2024 prototype chassis in Misano, Marc Marquez has finally admitted he’s considering his options
MotoGP Is Misano doomed to hold boring MotoGP races now? A MotoGP rules reset is still a ways away. Until then, is it doomed to having processional races at smaller tracks like Misano?
MotoGP Honda’s parked MotoGP call-up feels like a needless waste LCR Honda stand-in Takumi Takahashi wasn’t allowed to race at Misano after falling foul of MotoGP’s 105% rule. His call-up is a head-scratcher
MotoGP Lukewarm reactions to Honda prototype ahead of vital MotoGP test Stefan Bradl is happy with the prototype Honda he is racing at Misano – but his MotoGP stablemates are clearly not wowed
MotoGP Obstacles to a 2024 Marquez Ducati move seem to be vanishing As MotoGP’s San Marino Grand Prix weekend has gone on, it’s looked ever more like those who have the power to make Marc Marquez’s rumoured move to Gresini Ducati happen for 2024 are willing to do so
MotoGP MotoGP teams’ group chief Mike Trimby dies MotoGP paddock stalwart and International Race Team Association CEO Mike Trimby has died on the eve of this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix at Misano
MotoGP Why MotoGP rivals are loving the Marquez/Gresini 2024 rumours The prospect of Marc Marquez leaping to Gresini Ducati for 2024 is the talk of the MotoGP paddock at the San Marino Grand Prix. His rivals are both entertained and intrigued
MotoGP ‘Quite intense pain’ – How injury is affecting Bagnaia at Misano MotoGP championship leader Pecco Bagnaia has been in “quite intense” pain during Friday practice for the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano, following his violent crash at Barcelona last week
MotoGP What still doesn’t add up about Marquez-to-Gresini MotoGP hype There’s a lot of smoke about Marc Marquez potentially abandoning Honda for Gresini Ducati – but some obvious hurdles remain
MotoGP ‘More views for crashes than wins’: MotoGP grid on Bagnaia replays The way Pecco Bagnaia’s frightening Catalan GP accident was covered by MotoGP’s feed has prompted both anger and reflection among the grid
MotoGP What instantly transformed MotoGP’s worst starter If Maverick Vinales has one trait he’d desperately wish to get rid of, it’s a knack for poor starts to MotoGP races. But he had no such problems at Barcelona last weekend – so why were the Aprilia’s launches competitive all of a sudden?
MotoGP Bastianini to miss at least the next three MotoGP races Factory Ducati MotoGP rider Enea Bastianini will miss at least three more races of the 2023 MotoGP season following his Turn 1 crash during Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix
MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix 2023 MotoGP rider rankings Aprilia was the bike to have during MotoGP’s Barcelona round – but which riders made the biggest impression?
MotoGP Vinales puzzled to be first rider to breach new MotoGP rule Catalan GP runner-up Maverick Vinales has become the first rider to breach MotoGP’s tyre pressure rule – using up his only available ‘warning’
MotoGP Binder on ‘worst nightmare’ Bagnaia hit and visiting him after Brad Binder recounts hitting MotoGP championship leader Pecco Bagnaia’s legs amid a terrifying Catalan Grand Prix crash, and his relief at talking to a seemingly relatively OK Bagnaia in the medical centre afterwards
MotoGP The MotoGP contrast that helps explain Honda and Yamaha’s woes Honda’s and Yamaha’s current dire situations in MotoGP aren’t necessarily down to a lack of innovative thinking
MotoGP The ‘not beautiful’ MotoGP style key to Barcelona supremacy Aleix Espargaro admits his riding style is far from the flashiest – but it is key part of his imperious Barcelona MotoGP form
MotoGP What we know about MotoGP riders’ mysterious private meeting Ahead of the Catalan Grand Prix, word spread in the Barcelona paddock that the MotoGP riders had all gathered for an unexpected private meeting. Here’s what we know about it and what they discussed
MotoGP Obituary: Ex-MotoGP team boss Paul Bird dies aged 56 Former MotoGP team boss Paul Bird has died following a short illness, the Englishman passing away at only 56 years old
MotoGP Why Bezzecchi’s snubbing a factory-spec 2024 Ducati Marco Bezzecchi has made a somewhat surprising decision to remain with the VR46 Ducati team for next season. But there’s a good reason why.
MotoGP Jerez has controversial solution to MotoGP track limits problem Aggressive new kerbs installed at MotoGP venue Jerez right around the circuit have created controversy with fans. Simon Patterson explains the changes and why they’re drawing the ire from some fans
MotoGP KTM’s latest MotoGP rider mess does its reputation no favours The way KTM has handled rider contracts over the past two years in MotoGP has arguably made it look at best mercenary and at worst borderline uncaring about the riders it hires if they’re not capable of instantly delivering results
MotoGP MotoGP 2023’s unluckiest rider just had his weirdest DNF yet Miguel Oliveira recorded another 2023 MotoGP retirement last weekend at the Austrian GP – but his fifth his early exit from eight grand prix starts this season was arguably his oddest yet
MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix 2023 MotoGP rider rankings MotoGP’s 2023 visit to the Red Bull Ring might not have produced the most entertaining of races, but the Austrian Grand Prix weekend did feature one almighty performance – as well as some more insipid rides. Simon Patterson ranks the field
MotoGP Zarco explains swapping MotoGP’s best bike for its worst Pramac Ducati rider Johann Zarco says his main motivation for ditching the best bike on the MotoGP grid and trading it for an LCR Honda next season is the security of a two-year deal
MotoGP MotoGP faces first test of its delayed rules clampdown Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring could well be the first race where MotoGP’s new tyre pressure rules have a significant impact on the outcome
MotoGP Next 2024 rider moves if Zarco relinquishes MotoGP’s best bike A 2024-spec Ducati will suddenly be available if Pramac’s Johann Zarco – as expected – picks LCR Honda for next year. So who’s going to get it? What are Honda’s Zarco fallbacks? What are the other repercussions? And does Marc Marquez somehow get a Ducati out of all this? Simon Patterson unravels it
MotoGP What’s really happening with Zarco’s MotoGP future + Our view Johann Zarco has denied reports he’s already committed to joining LCR Honda for the 2024 MotoGP season, and given a very honest account of the offers he’s got and when he’ll decide
MotoGP New multi-year MotoGP rider deal a major coup for KTM Amid another really strong MotoGP season, Brad Binder has elected to sign a new long-term deal with the KTM factory team
MotoGP How MotoGP’s best satellite ride could suddenly open up for 2024 Pramac Ducati’s vacant MotoGP 2024 seat is thought to be between Marco Bezzecchi and Johann Zarco. There’s a scenario in which neither takes it
MotoGP The ‘really surprising’ standout of Austrian GP practice On a track where Aprilia wasn’t expected to shine, Maverick Vinales made a big impression in Friday MotoGP practice
MotoGP Honda needs a particular Ducati to win the Austrian GP Honda’s chances of convincing Johann Zarco to leave Pramac Ducati and join its LCR MotoGP team are ironically a lot stronger if Zarco wins the Austrian Grand Prix
MotoGP Ducati’s 2024 MotoGP line-up puzzle has got more complicated Ducati was adamant Marco Bezzecchi had to leave VR46 for Pramac if he wanted a 2024-spec bike for MotoGP next year. Now he’s hinting that situation – and Johann Zarco’s – has changed
MotoGP Honda’s MotoGP season so bad Mir seriously considered retiring Joan Mir’s admission that his first Repsol Honda season has been so bad he considered retiring from MotoGP at the age of 25 is yet more evidence of how far the team has fallen
MotoGP Zarco should go to World Superbikes – but not yet Pramac MotoGP rider Johann Zarco has once again been linked to a potential switch to the World Superbikes – but he shouldn’t switch yet nor does it look like he will as Simon Patterson explains
MotoGP KTM’s hardball Yamaha/Honda MotoGP stance is aimed at Dorna KTM wants six bikes on the 2024 MotoGP grid. Dorna isn’t keen. But Dorna might need KTM’s help to make Yamaha and Honda more competitive…
MotoGP MotoGP 2024: Who’s going where after latest rider market twists The 2024 MotoGP rider market wasn’t supposed to be too eventful given how many big names had ongoing contracts. But it’s gone wild. Here’s what’s happened so far, what’s coming next, and what seems to have fallen through
MotoGP Quartararo’s Yamaha warning gives Aprilia a golden shot at him Fabio Quartararo’s warned Yamaha that it’s not going to keep him long term if he doesn’t like his first taste of its 2024 MotoGP bike next month. Aprilia needs to be ready to swoop for him, says Simon Patterson
MotoGP Broadcast backing tips the scales in Gresini MotoGP seat battle A Gresini Ducati MotoGP ride looks set to go to one of two Moto2 riders in 2024. And there’s a high-level push for Jake Dixon to win out
MotoGP British Grand Prix 2023 MotoGP rider rankings The British Grand Prix was comfortably the most impressive weekend of the 2023 MotoGP season so far for some riders, but absolutely abysmal for some of the series’ biggest names. Simon Patterson doesn’t hold back as he ranks the field
