Giacomo Agostini has welcomed MotoGP’s 2027 regulation overhaul, calling for wings to be removed from racing bikes and insisting there is too much technology in the modern sport. The 15 time world champion told Moto.it he wants riders to play a bigger role again, adding that with 850cc engines riders will be able to push flat out without worrying about tyre management.

Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has backed Marc Marquez to be 100 percent fit for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, playing down speculation over the reigning champion’s physical condition. Marquez arrives at the opening European round fifth in the standings and without a grand prix podium, with Aprilia’s Bezzecchi and Martin leading the championship after winning all three grands prix so far.

Red Bull KTM Tech3 suffer a double blow ahead of the Spanish MotoGP with Maverick Vinales missing Jerez as he continues recovering from shoulder surgery, and intended stand in Pol Espargaro also ruled out with a hand injury. Enea Bastianini will race as the sole Tech3 entry at Jerez, with Vinales now targeting a return at the French Grand Prix at Le Mans in May.

Michael Dunlop has confirmed he will race the newly updated Ducati Panigale V4 R in the Superbike class at the 2026 Isle of Man TT, announcing the switch via social media. The 33 time TT winner posted: “Our little V2 was getting lonely so we went and got her a best mate the V4 RS.” Dunlop delivered Ducati’s first TT victories since 1995 last year but the Panigale is still without a big bike TT win.

MotoGP manufacturers are calling for a budget cap in the premier class, expressing fears over Honda’s financial supremacy as the Japanese giants look to return to their past glory ahead of the 2027 regulations reset. The grid is divided between reformists including KTM, Aprilia and Ducati pushing for spending limits, and traditionalists led by Honda who have no incentive to restrict their financial firepower.

WorldSBK title leader Nicolo Bulega has confirmed he is in talks with several teams in pursuit of his MotoGP dream for 2027, but says nothing will move until the big names are officially confirmed. The Italian told reporters at Assen that the doors are not closed and he has options on several fronts, adding that he experiences stress only when he has no options at all.

TNT Sports pundit Neil Hodgson says Marc Marquez has a rare ability to win over the garage around him, comparing his people skills to Valentino Rossi. Hodgson described Marquez as a genuine team player who can manipulate his working environment in his favour. The former WorldSBK champion has been watching Marquez closely in 2026, noting the reigning world champion rarely shows his true emotions, making his frustrated post race reactions all the more telling.

Marc Marquez says he no longer knows what his 100 percent feels like after years of injuries. The seven time world champion explained that every time you open up your body through injury, your ceiling drops, whether by three percent, ten percent or twenty percent. Marquez insists it is not age that makes things more difficult, it is the injuries piling up one after another.

Pedro Acosta admits top speed is no longer KTM’s strongest point in MotoGP, acknowledging the RC16 has lost straight line performance compared to last year. KTM technical director Sebastian Risse confirmed the manufacturer deliberately sacrificed top speed to improve cornering and tyre management. Maverick Vinales and Brad Binder echoed the concern, with Vinales saying it now feels harder to overtake on the straight than it did in 2025.