BMW are poised to become a force in 2024 WorldSBK season as financial investment, the addition of Toprak Razgatlioglu and a new test team are changes that have all been made.
Marc Marquez’s former team-mate Dani Pedrosa was among those present at the Valencia MotoGP test and ‘curious’ to see how the eight-time world champion performed on his Ducati debut.
Ahead of double World Superbike champion’s Alvaro Bautista much anticipated return to MotoGP as a wild-card at Sepang this weekend, here are the occasions when a one-off ride has resulted in a surprise podium finish.
With Marc Marquez confirming his shock departure from Repsol Honda ahead of a switch to Gresini Ducati, we look at five other huge moves that took MotoGP by storm.