MotoGP ‘Put out the f**king red flag’ – Riders’ race control rage A host of MotoGP riders have hit out at the series’ race directors for not stopping the action during Saturday morning’s British Grand Prix practice and qualifying and qualifying sessions at Silverstone
MotoGP Zarco ‘would be proud’ to help turn Honda around amid LCR offer Johann Zarco likes the idea of being the rider to turn Honda’s MotoGP programme around and he’s got a 2024 offer from LCR. But he’d rather stay at Ducati. The problem is, it needs his works-spec bike for Marco Bezzecchi and wants to move Zarco to World Superbikes
MotoGP Silverstone sprint a miserable nadir for MotoGP’s big three MotoGP’s Silverstone sprint was poor for Pecco Bagnaia and atrocious for Fabio Quartararo, and Marc Marquez all but admitted that he gave up. Why did the three biggest names on the grid do so badly?
MotoGP Why Rossi’s team won’t get what it wants from Ducati for 2024 Valentino Rossi’s VR46 team thinks Ducati giving it a 2024-spec bike next season would solve a lot of MotoGP problems for all involved. Ducati’s not keen. The Race heard the reasoning from both sides
MotoGP First impressions of Honda’s new ‘crazy downforce’ MotoGP aero The new Honda aero package making its MotoGP race weekend debut at Silverstone is a “massive” change that is still in a very early stage of development, according to Takaaki Nakagami
MotoGP Pol Espargaro ‘mentally destroyed’ by first day back in MotoGP Tech3 Gas Gas rider Pol Espargaro admits his first day back riding in MotoGP in British Grand Prix practice after a long injury absence “mentally destroyed” him
MotoGP MotoGP exclusive: Ducati on Bezzecchi plan, potential Zarco exit Ducati sporting director Paolo Ciabatti says Marco Bezzecchi will likely have to move to Pramac to have a works-spec MotoGP bike next year, in a move that would come at the expense of Johann Zarco
MotoGP Why MotoGP’s long-awaited rule hinges on random checks for now MotoGP’s new tyre pressure monitoring system has been three months in the making, but now it’s finally being introduced it won’t be applied to every bike on the grid each time. The series has clarified why that’s the case to The Race
MotoGP The jolt Yamaha needs? Its MotoGP rider switch explained Yamaha admits it didn’t have to axe Franco Morbidelli from its MotoGP line-up. But it felt it needed to try something drastic in its current plight
Formula 1 Silverstone admits F1 has ‘distracted’ it from MotoGP Silverstone admits the effort it’s put into its booming Formula 1 event has “distracted” it from its comparatively struggling MotoGP grand prix – but makes no apology for that
MotoGP Evasive Marquez now sounds resigned to being stuck at Honda After Honda’s revelation that it wouldn’t force Marc Marquez to stick to his 2024 MotoGP contract if he wanted to leave, the paddock was desperate to hear what he’d decided over the summer break. He didn’t quite answer the question, but his situation seems clear
MotoGP New MotoGP rule will make riders ‘robots like in F1’ MotoGP risks “losing our show” by further complicating things for riders with the policing of tyre pressure limits, according to Pramac Ducati rider Johann Zarco
MotoGP Yamaha’s genius Rins hire is another bitter blow to Honda Yamaha and Honda are both struggling in MotoGP – so it’s particularly telling the former was able to lure away Alex Rins from the latter
MotoGP What makes British GP so desperate for a home MotoGP rider This year’s MotoGP British Grand Prix will be the third in a row without a British rider on the premier-class grid. As one option grows more likely for 2024, Silverstone CEO Stuart Pringle says that’s something the event desperately needs if it’s to thrive
MotoGP ‘Something others don’t have’ – Why Stoner rates Bezzecchi Casey Stoner wants MotoGP to drastically cut rider aids. And if it did, he reckons VR46 Ducati’s Marco Bezzecchi would handle it better than most. This is why
MotoGP Suzuka-sacrificing MotoGP call hints at Honda recruitment woes Iker Lecuona will forgo a bid for another Suzuka 8 Hours win to ride at Silverstone. That only makes sense as a Honda MotoGP 2024 audition
MotoGP ITV drops live broadcast of MotoGP’s British Grand Prix MotoGP’s British Grand Prix won’t be broadcast on free-to-air TV in the UK after all following a change of plan by ITV
MotoGP Crutchlow gets wildcard Yamaha hopes is bike’s ‘turning point’ Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow will make a wildcard appearance at its home MotoGP race, the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi in October, which Yamaha believes can mark a “significant turning point” in improving its beleaguered M1 bike’s performance
MotoGP Crutchlow gets wildcard Yamaha hopes is bike’s ‘turning point’ Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow will make a wildcard appearance at its home MotoGP race, the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi in October, which Yamaha believes can mark a “significant turning point” in improving its beleaguered M1 bike’s performance
MotoGP Could Honda just give up on MotoGP? Riders and teams are seemingly deserting once-mighty Honda. The situation looks like it might take years to turn around. So could Honda actually decide to quit MotoGP?
MotoGP Shock Honda-KTM move would solve a lot of MotoGP problems News that KTM is trying to grab LCR from Honda’s MotoGP line-up is potentially good news for everyone involved, and Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta too, says Simon Patterson
MotoGP MotoGP missed an open goal at Goodwood With attendance figures higher than MotoGP events, the series missed a big opportunity to engage new fans at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed
MotoGP ‘This is real’ – Stoner’s 500cc run underlines his MotoGP point Days after saying he felt he’d missed out by never racing a 500cc GP bike, Casey Stoner got to try two classics from the era thanks to Kevin Schwantz and Kenny Roberts Jr. And it made him even more convinced about how modern MotoGP’s going wrong
Formula 1 Vettel: F1 risks being banned by governments in the future Four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel believes motorsport could be banned by governments in the future if it doesn’t make key changes
MotoGP Honda’s odd-man-out might have an unexpected 2024 lifeline The only full-time 2023 Honda MotoGP rider not sidelined by injury at some point this year might have another unexpected career lifeline
MotoGP Stoner wants ‘clone wars’ MotoGP to make radical changes Two-time champion Casey Stoner says MotoGP has descended into “clone wars” and needs radical changes to its technical rulebook to improve its racing and reverse its popularity decline
Formula 1 Saturday at Goodwood FoS cancelled after weather warning The penultimate day of the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed has been cancelled amid a yellow warning for high winds and heavy rain, the culmination of two days of unseasonably bad weather at the festival
MotoGP Three factors that will save or finish off Marquez-Honda union It’s about to be crunch time for Marc Marquez’s relationship with Honda. Simon Patterson explains the likely timeline of what makes or breaks it
MotoGP Petrucci’s warning to MotoGP riders in mix for WSBK switch Now a WSBK podium finisher, Danilo Petrucci still admits he thought the switch would be “easier” for someone of his MotoGP pedigree
Motorcycle racing Two people killed in Southern 100 qualifying crash Two people have died following a multiple-bike crash during qualifying at the Southern 100 on Tuesday
MotoGP Bagnaia has blossomed into upgraded version of a past Ducati hero Pecco Bagnaia is combining Andrea Dovizioso’s Ducati acumen and strategic sharpness with something Dovi never had
MotoGP MotoGP’s missed a chance to repeat a Rossi trick with new star When a young Valentino Rossi needed a premier-class ride, a ‘sort of satellite’ Honda team was created for him. MotoGP’s not letting that happen for another rising star, and that’s a big mistake, says Simon Patterson
Formula 1 MotoGP isn’t F1’s enemy in the gravel trap/track limits debate MotoGP (and bike racing in general) got plenty of mentions as Formula 1 debated the state it had got itself into over track limits infringements at the Austrian GP. But the reality isn’t as simple as saying bike racing wants asphalt run-offs and car racing doesn’t
MotoGP Pros and cons: Should MotoGP give Honda and Yamaha concessions? MotoGP is now open to helping Honda and Yamaha through opening up concessions. There are good reasons to do that – and good reasons not to
MotoGP How Pirelli’s arrival in the paddock might change MotoGP Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli is coming to the MotoGP package for 2024 having won the deal for a huge percentage of the feeder series ladder. Here’s what it might mean for MotoGP
MotoGP MotoGP eyes rule changes to help Yamaha and Honda MotoGP is attempting to adjust its concession rules to give struggling Honda and Yamaha help to catch their rivals
MotoGP A door closes for Marquez as MotoGP grid expansion ruled out An additional team (of KTMs) being added to the MotoGP grid looked like one option for Marc Marquez to exit Honda ahead of 2024 – but Dorna suggests it’s not going to happen
MotoGP Could Britain’s new Moto2 winner really join Yamaha in MotoGP? While two Moto2 riders have grabbed most of the headlines when it comes to the chance of stepping up to MotoGP in 2024, a third – Jake Dixon – has now entered the conversation. Is there a genuine chance of him joining the grid next year?
MotoGP Ranking Marc Marquez’s 2024 MotoGP options Honda’s admission that it could let Marc Marquez leave before his contract has even expired was a remarkable one – but where could he go and are any of the options more likely than him staying at Honda?
MotoGP Dutch TT 2023 MotoGP rider rankings Pecco Bagnaia took another step closer to a second MotoGP title at Assen – but did he do enough to top Simon Patterson’s latest rider rankings?
