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Pourchaire to make IndyCar debut for Arrow McLaren at Long BeachPourchaire will make his IndyCar Series debut behind the wheel of the #6 Chevrolet as Malukas continues to recover from a left wrist injury and surgery following a mountain biking accident over the off-season.The Frenchman comes into the mix with an impressive CV that includes claiming the 2023 Formula 2 championship, which came courtesy of two wins and 10 podiums with French-based outfit ART ... Keep readingSource: Pourchaire to make IndyCar debut for Arrow McLaren at Long Beach
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Acosta: MotoGP paddock 'needs more people like Kevin Schwantz'MotoGP is going through a transitionary phase, as it looks to re-establish its global mainstream standing following recent years of declining interest in the wake of the retirement of Valentino Rossi.Ahead of last weekend’s Americas Grand Prix, Liberty Media announced it would be buying Dorna Sports and MotoGP in a deal worth €4.2 billion.Liberty has been able to make household names of ... Keep readingSource: Acosta: MotoGP paddock 'needs more people like Kevin Schwantz'
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Quartararo: Marquez's Honda MotoGP exit "woke a lot of people up" at YamahaEarlier this month, Quartararo inked a fresh multi-year deal with Yamaha, keeping him with the Iwata-based manufacturer until at least the end of the 2026 season.The new contract was agreed despite an underwhelming start to the new campaign for Yamaha, leaving the 24-year-old to fight for lower reaches of the points in the opening three rounds of the season.It also followed six-time champion ... Keep readingSource: Quartararo: Marquez's Honda MotoGP exit "woke a lot of people up" at Yamaha
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COTA: F1 and MotoGP double-header possible but not probableEarlier this month it was announced that Liberty Media, the American entertainment company which also owns F1, acquired a 86% stake in Dorna Sports, valuing the MotoGP, WorldSBK and MotoE promoter at €4.2 billion.It revived the idea of the two championships experimenting with a joint weekend, which according to Dorna sporting director Carlos Ezpeleta was "not discarded" but not actively worked ... Keep readingSource: COTA: F1 and MotoGP double-header possible but not probable
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Who is riding at the 2024 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix?Pramac Ducati rider Jorge Martin leads the championship coming into his home event at Jerez, after third and fourth last time out in America kept him 21 points clear in the standings.Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales will be looking to add to his first grand prix victory in three years following his Americas GP triumph with Aprilia.Unlike at the same stage of the season in 2023, all races after been ... Keep readingSource: Who is riding at the 2024 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix?
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2024 MotoGP world championship standings after the Americas GPThe Pramac Racing rider stood on the podium in the opening two grands prix including a victory in Portugal as well as the Qatar sprint race.He claimed another sprint podium at Circuit of The Americas, while fourth in that weekend’s grand prix helped Martin to keep his championship lead as he looks to improve upon a runner-up finish from 2023. Jorge Martin, Pramac Racing Photo by: Gold ... Keep readingSource: 2024 MotoGP world championship standings after the Americas GP
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Tank Slappers Podcast: MotoGP Americas GP reviewThrown a career lifeline by Aprilia after his acrimonious split with Yamaha midway through 2021, Vinales had so far failed to deliver the kind of results expected of him.But in America, having taken a breakthrough sprint win in Portugal, Vinales put together a perfect weekend where he took pole, sprint victory and registered his first grand prix win since Qatar 2021.It made him history too, as he ... Keep readingSource: Tank Slappers Podcast: MotoGP Americas GP review
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Ducati: COTA MotoGP podium “essential step” for BastianiniBastianini? is in the final year of his two-season contract with the factory Ducati squad and was spared demotion for 2024 by Pramac’s Jorge Martin not winning the title in 2023.Four times a grand prix winner in 2022 on the Gresini Ducati,? Bastianini? struggled for form in an injury-plagued campaign in 2023.But the start to 2024 has been much more promising, with? Bastianini? on pole in ... Keep readingSource: Ducati: COTA MotoGP podium “essential step” for Bastianini
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The obstacles Yamaha has to overcome to have a satellite MotoGP team in 2025After 26 seasons at the helm of Yamaha, Britain's Lin Jarvis revealed last weekend in an interview with Autosport that 2024 will be his final year as the brand's most senior executive. Before closing this chapter, Jarvis managed to extend 2021 world champion Fabio Quartararo's contract until the end of 2026.Having secured the Frenchman, the manager's efforts are now focused on regaining the ... Keep readingSource: The obstacles Yamaha has to overcome to have a satellite MotoGP team in 2025
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Vinales: Aprilia MotoGP win has a “different value” to Suzuki, Yamaha triumphsHaving looked rapid all weekend in Austin, polesitter Vinales was able to fight back from a sluggish opening lap that dropped him to 11th to take an incredible victory in Sunday’s main race - his first as an Aprilia rider and the 10th of his career.It made him the first rider in the modern era of motorcycle racing to win races for three different marques in the premier class, after his 2016 ... Keep readingSource: Vinales: Aprilia MotoGP win has a “different value” to Suzuki, Yamaha triumphs
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