Aleix Espargaro says he can’t understand why Ducati appears to have vetoed the prompt introduction of a rider-backed 'safety' change to Friday’s MotoGP practice sessions.
Luca Marini has praised Ducati’s current MotoGP dominance as ‘impressive’, but also feels it’s been amplified by the Japanese manufacturers taking a step back.
Just 0.3s from Francesco Bagnaia and victory in the Saturday Sprint, then fastest in warm-up, MotoGP title contender Marco Bezzecchi slumped to a subdued eighth in his home grand prix.
Toprak Razgatlioglu saw his best chance of beating Alvaro Bautista on track this season disappear when red flags were waved in Sunday’s Misano Superpole race.
A 'chaotic' Misano WorldSBK Superpole race saw Danilo Petrucci penalised for an incident with Dominique Aegerter and Remy Gardner, then left fearing he had broken a femur after crashing out with Iker Lecuona.
Ducati will hope to continue the winning streak for its special yellow Misano WorldSBK livery when the factory MotoGP team takes to the same track for the San Marino Grand Prix.
Kyle Ryde got his Donington race weekend off to a perfect start after converting pole to a sprint race win on Saturday in the third round of the championship.
Danilo Petrucci may have spent most of his MotoGP career on Ducati machinery, but it was still something of a shock when he climbed back on a Desmosedici at Le Mans on Friday.
Danilo Petrucci knows jumping into MotoGP without any testing is ‘Mission Impossible’ but he’s been boosted by the news that his 2020 settings will still work with the latest factory Ducati.
Belief in the technical abilities of Gigi Dall’Igna convinced Jorge Lorenzo to take the ‘risky bet’ of leaving Yamaha for Ducati ahead of the 2017 MotoGP season.
After surging back into the MotoGP title lead in Jerez, reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia spent the Monday test working on settings and the latest Ohlins front fork.