MotoGP 2025: Full rider line-up revealed While seven races are still to run this year, the grid for the 2025 MotoGP season is already complete. Autosport · Apr 5, 2024
The factors behind Quartararo's Yamaha MotoGP renewal Before deciding to extend his contract with Yamaha - a deal announced on Friday - Fabio Quartararo had to choose between following two paths: to be competitive again as soon as possible, or to consider a more long-term and lucrative route. Yamaha's lack of progress makes it very difficult for… Autosport · Apr 5, 2024
Aprilia needs "better bike" to be stronger in 2025 MotoGP rider market Aprilia has gradually moved up the pecking order in MotoGP over the last few seasons, making it an attractive target for riders as nearly the entire grid reaches the end of their two-year contract cycle after 2024. Motorsport · Mar 29, 2024
MotoGP Portuguese GP: Vinales wins tense sprint after Bagnaia error, Marquez second Reigning world champion Bagnaia looked set to cruise to a first sprint win since the Austrian Grand Prix last year having led by just under a second at the start of lap nine. Autosport · Mar 23, 2024
MotoGP Portuguese GP: Vinales wins sprint after Bagnaia error, Marquez second Reigning world champion Bagnaia looked set to cruise to a first sprint win since the Austrian Grand Prix last year having led by just under a second at the start of lap nine. Motorsport · Mar 23, 2024
Quartararo: Yamaha's improved Portugal MotoGP form 'not unexpected' While last fortnight’s Qatar opener highlighted the widening gulf between Yamaha and the frontrunners in MotoGP at the start of the 2024 MotoGP season, the Japanese manufacturer appeared to close the gap back in Portimao as both 2021 champion Quartararo and new recruit Alex Rins earned an automatic entry into… Motorsport · Mar 22, 2024
Quartararo: Yamaha's improved Portugal MotoGP form "not unexpected" While last fortnight’s Qatar opener highlighted the widening gulf between Yamaha and the frontrunners in MotoGP at the start of the 2024 MotoGP season, the Japanese manufacturer appeared to close the gap back in Portimao as both 2021 champion Quartararo and new recruit Alex Rins earned an automatic entry into… Autosport · Mar 22, 2024
MotoGP Portuguese GP: Bastianini leads Miller in FP2, Acosta misses Q2 cut The dusty conditions that affected the morning session had improved significantly for second practice, with lap times improving by over 1.5 seconds. Autosport · Mar 22, 2024
MotoGP Portuguese GP: Bastianini tops FP2, Marquez has first Ducati crash The dusty conditions that affected the morning session had improved significantly for second practice, with lap times improving by over 1.5 seconds. Motorsport · Mar 22, 2024
Quartararo ‘not worried’ about MotoGP rider market standing amidst form dip The 2021 world champion is one of the big figures on the rider market for 2025 as his current Yamaha deal expires at the end of the 2024 season. Autosport · Mar 21, 2024
Yamaha “not magicians” as it's left “not happy” after Qatar MotoGP round Fabio Quartararo was the leading Yamaha in last Sunday’s Qatar GP down in 11th and 17.701 seconds off race winner Francesco Bagnaia on the factory Ducati. Motorsport · Mar 13, 2024
Mir wants Honda "intensity" on MotoGP development to get out of "Japanese Cup" Honda was expected to make a leap in performance after revamping its approach towards MotoGP over the winter, as it began life without its star rider Marc Marquez in the factory Repsol team. Autosport · Mar 12, 2024
Quartararo: Yamaha "further than ever" from MotoGP rivals The Japanese manufacturer endured its first winless campaign in 20 years in MotoGP last season as it tumbled down the order with an M1 bike which made little progress from its predecessor. Motorsport · Mar 10, 2024
Yamaha “further than ever” from rival MotoGP manufacturers after Qatar GP The Japanese manufacturer endured its first winless campaign in 20 years in MotoGP last season as it tumbled down the order with M1 which made little progress from its predecessor. Autosport · Mar 10, 2024
Motorsport · Mar 10, 2024 Quartararo on heavy MotoGP tyre wear: 'The question is, can we finish the race?' Quartararo could only muster a 12th-place finish in the best of the two factory Yamahas in Saturday’s half-distance race at the Losail International Circuit, finishing almost 13 seconds off the lead in what was only an 11-lap contest.
Autosport · Mar 9, 2024 Quartararo struggled too much on “really bad” Qatar MotoGP Friday Quartararo was classified a distant 19th in the only dry practice on Friday afternoon, finishing 1.2 seconds off the pace set by Jorge Martin on the Pramac Ducati, as he struggled in low-grip conditions on the 2024-spec Yamaha M1.
Motorsport · Mar 8, 2024 MotoGP Qatar GP: Martin tops first practice as rookie Acosta stars Following two pre-season tests in February, the 21-round 2024 MotoGP campaign began this weekend in Qatar.
Al Jazeera · Mar 8, 2024 Preview: Qatar MotoGP – three key talking points for the 2024 season Can Yamaha catch up with Ducati and can anyone stop Francesco Bagnaia from winning his third successive world title?
Autosport · Mar 7, 2024 Quartararo yet to have "proper talks" about new MotoGP contract with Yamaha Quartararo has been the subject of much speculation heading into the final year of his contract with Yamaha, with the French rider having repeatedly expressed his frustration about the limited progress on the M1 compared to what European rivals Ducati, KTM and Aprilia have managed.
Motorsport · Mar 7, 2024 Quartararo yet to have "proper talks" about new MotoGP contract Quartararo has been the subject of much speculation heading into the final year of his contract with Yamaha, with the French rider having repeatedly expressed his frustration about the limited progress on the M1 compared to what European rivals Ducati, KTM and Aprilia have managed with their respective MotoGP bikes.
Autosport · Mar 7, 2024 The rivals and challenges Marc Marquez must overcome in MotoGP 2024 The greatest rider of his generation is now on machinery from the dominant manufacturer. Is Marc Marquez ready to banish his recent struggles for Honda and reclaim his crown? As Orwell once wrote, ‘there’s time for everything except the things worth doing’. In Marquez’s case, the thing worth doing is…
Motorsport · Feb 27, 2024 Ducati "in no hurry" to re-sign Bagnaia beyond MotoGP 2024 The Italian snapped a 15-year title drought for Ducati in 2022 when he beat Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo to the championship, marking the Italian brand’s first since 2007.
Autosport · Feb 27, 2024 Ducati “in no hurry” to re-sign Bagnaia beyond MotoGP 2024 The Italian snapped a 15-year title drought for Ducati in 2022 when he beat Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo to the championship, marking the Italian brand’s first since 2007.
Motorsport · Feb 26, 2024 Quartararo has “good connection” with Yamaha’s ex-Ducati MotoGP engineer Bartolini is a result of a recruitment drive from Yamaha in a bid to improve its form, after going from title contenders in 2021 and 2022 to a first winless season in 20 years in 2023.
Motorsport · Feb 20, 2024 MotoGP Qatar test: Bagnaia destroys lap record as testing wraps up The reigning world champion topped proceedings on Monday at the Losail International Circuit and cemented this on day two in the desert.