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Petrucci: Dall'Igna 'won't let go' of Marquez as 2025 MotoGP decision loomsMarquez, Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini are all in the running for a coveted seat at the works Ducati team next year, as the Italian manufacturer weighs up which rider to put alongside double champion Francesco Bagnaia.Although Ducati initially had reservations about Marquez joining its satellite Gresini team this year, it eventually gave the Spaniard the blessing to ride a year-old GP23 - and ... Keep readingSource: Petrucci: Dall'Igna 'won't let go' of Marquez as 2025 MotoGP decision looms
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Penske suspends Cindric and other senior staff over IndyCar scandalThey include his right-hand man, Tim Cindric, who is the president of all his racing operations, along with long-time managing director Ron Ruzewski. In all, four individuals have been suspended for the next two races – which includes the Indianapolis 500.“I recognise the magnitude of what occurred and the impact it continues to have on the sport to which I’ve dedicated so many decades,” ... Keep readingSource: Penske suspends Cindric and other senior staff over IndyCar scandal
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Rins: Yamaha's new MotoGP engine "doesn't change anything"Yamaha has been working on a new M1 in order to work its way back up the grid, having successfully convinced star rider Fabio Quartararo to stay with the marque for another two seasons.The overhaul of the M1 covers everything from chassis, swingarm, electronics and aerodynamics, with the new bike making its first public appearance at the post-Spanish GP test at Jerez last Monday.But while ... Keep readingSource: Rins: Yamaha's new MotoGP engine "doesn't change anything"
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Pourchaire “tired mentally” after “amazing” IndyCar oval test debutThe 20-year-old Frenchman was aided by team-mate Alexander Rossi, who helped shake down the No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. Tony Kanaan, the 2013 Indianapolis 500 winner and the team’s sporting director, was also on-site to help provide mentorship.Pourchaire, who had only made his series debut last month with an 11th-place effort on the Streets of Long Beach, California, took to the 1.25-mile ... Keep readingSource: Pourchaire “tired mentally” after “amazing” IndyCar oval test debut
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Acosta: Jerez MotoGP round “a reality check” for KTMThe Spanish GP at Jerez proved to be one of KTM’s best weekends of the 2023 campaign, with Brad Binder winning the sprint and finishing second in the main race ahead of team-mate Jack Miller.With Tech3 GasGas rookie Acosta coming to the 2024 Jerez round off the back of successive podium finishes, he and the rest of the KTM stable were expected to show strong.However, sixth was the best a KTM ... Keep readingSource: Acosta: Jerez MotoGP round “a reality check” for KTM
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What MotoGP’s 2027 rules overhaul could mean for the seriesBy the time the 2027 MotoGP season rolls around, 10 years will have passed since the series’ last major regulations shake-up was introduced in 2016. That year saw the culmination of Dorna Sports’ masterplan to boost grid numbers and the competitive health of a championship battered by the fallout of the 2008 economic crisis.What started with the radical introduction of a production-based set ... Keep readingSource: What MotoGP’s 2027 rules overhaul could mean for the series
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Full details of MotoGP’s 2027 technical regulation changesHeadlined by the switch from 1000cc engines to 850cc motors, the 2027 regulations will also include a stripping back of aerodynamics.Ride height devices will also be banned, while there have been smaller tweaks to things such as fuel tank capacity and the concessions system.Full 2027 MotoGP technical regulations breakdown MotoGP class engine displacement will reduce from 1000cc to 850cc. The ... Keep readingSource: Full details of MotoGP’s 2027 technical regulation changes
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MotoGP announces major 2027 technical regulation overhaulAs first reported by Autosport last November, a move to downsize MotoGP’s current four-stroke 1000cc engines to 850cc has been a key pillar of the 2027 ruleset being devised by the championship in conjunction with the manufacturers.MotoGP’s Grand Prix Commission confirmed on Monday the complete 2027 rule framework.The proposal to downsize the engines for the first time since 2007 has been ... Keep readingSource: MotoGP announces major 2027 technical regulation overhaul
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Di Giannantonio would "never go back" from F1-like current MotoGP bikesThe present-day MotoGP bikes have been getting faster and faster and breaking long-time lap records at many circuits, as manufacturers eke out more and more speed from the current ruleset ahead of a major regulations overhaul in 2027.But a lot of the improved performance has come from increasingly sophisticated aero devices, which has led to criticism from some quarters.Six-time MotoGP champion ... Keep readingSource: Di Giannantonio would "never go back" from F1-like current MotoGP bikes
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The rider making a breakthrough to awaken MotoGP’s "sleeping giant"MotoGP has a storied history in the United States, beginning with the country’s very first premier class race winner Pat Hennen in 1975 before the likes of Kenny Roberts Sr, Freddie Spencer, Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz celebrated title success for America across the 1980s and 1990s.In 2000, Kenny Roberts Jr took the 500cc crown, before the late Nicky Hayden beat Valentino Rossi ... Keep readingSource: The rider making a breakthrough to awaken MotoGP’s "sleeping giant"
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