When MotoGP introduced Sprint races in 2023, Dorna sold the concept as a gift to the fans. More racing. More action. More drama every single weekend. The response from the grandstands was positive. Viewing figures improved. Social media engagement spiked. On the surface, Sprint racing looked like an unqualified success. But beneath the celebratory headlines, a more uncomfortable question has…
Marc Marquez believes MotoGP’s switch to 850cc engines in 2027 could produce lap times that are similar or even faster than current machines. The reigning champion argues reduced weight and improved handling will compensate for lower horsepower. Marquez also warned that nobody can guarantee which manufacturer will produce the best bike under the new regulations. The 2027 reset is wide open.
MotoGP has always been an expensive business. The research, the development, the personnel, the logistics of a global championship., the costs are staggering even for the largest manufacturers on the planet. But in late 2024, the paddock was confronted with a genuinely alarming possibility. KTM, one of MotoGP’s most competitive and exciting manufacturers, was staring into a financial abyss that…
Yamaha’s difficult start to the 2026 MotoGP season created tension inside the garage at the Thailand Grand Prix, where concerns reportedly grew about how Fabio Quartararo might react publicly after the race. The French rider endured a frustrating weekend at Buriram as the team struggled for pace and consistency. Throughout pre-season testing and the opening race weekend, Yamaha’s new V4…
Maverick Vinales insists he has no regrets about leaving Aprilia for Tech3 KTM, despite a pointless Thailand GP opener. The Spaniard admitted one thing did surprise him, technical director Fabiano Sterlacchini leaving KTM to join Aprilia shortly after his own move in the opposite direction. Meanwhile, his replacement Marco Bezzecchi delivered Aprilia’s best ever MotoGP season, making Vinales’ departure look increasingly costly.
Valentino Rossi’s VR46 team is closing in on a new three-year Ducati deal covering 2027 to 2029, despite Aprilia making exploratory approaches over the winter. Team principal Uccio Salucci confirmed VR46 never seriously considered leaving Ducati, saying only small details remain before signing. Reports also suggest Rossi could be open to selling the team amid rising investor interest following Liberty Media’s MotoGP acquisition.
In motorcycle racing, manufacturers come and go. Dynasties rise and fall. But what Ducati has built over the past four years represents something genuinely unprecedented in MotoGP history, a period of total, suffocating, almost embarrassing dominance that has forced every rival back to their drawing boards and rewritten what a premier class motorcycle needs to be.The Beginning of the RevolutionDucati’s…
McCoy had done everything right. Years of preparation, applications submitted, machinery sorted, plans made. His 2025 Isle of Man TT debut was set. Then the North West 200 happened. A collision with Craig Neve at Mill Road roundabout left McCoy with a bleed on the brain, a broken collarbone, 17 fractures across 11 ribs, a punctured lung, and a fractured…
Yamaha’s new V4-powered MotoGP machine endured a nightmare debut at the 2026 Thailand Grand Prix, with all four bikes failing to reach Q2 and Fabio Quartararo finishing a distant 14th. Managing director Paolo Pavesio admitted the factory faces a significant challenge, but confirmed the V4 project is a deliberate long-term investment ahead of MotoGP’s 850cc regulation change in 2027.
Yamaha arrived at the 2026 MotoGP season opener in Thailand with a new engine, a bold vision, and considerable hope. They left Buriram with a brutal reality check. The new V4-powered M1 was comprehensively the slowest machine on the grid, and Yamaha managing director Paolo Pavesio faced the media alone, his riders notably absent behind a factory-imposed media blackout. His…