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.
Reigning World Superbike champion Alvaro Bautista, who has dominated the opening rounds of the 2023 season, says he will soon make a decision regarding his racing future.
The final race of the day at Silverstone saw Glenn Irwin realise the potential of his Ducati package, but an earlier race two win helped a consistent Josh Brookes to the top of the standings after round one.
Full Qualifying results and grid line-up for the Saturday Sprint and main Sunday race at the Portuguese MotoGP at Portimao, round 1 of 21 in the 2023 world championship.
The possibility of both factory Ducati riders fighting for the world championship this season was among the topics on the latest Crash.net MotoGP podcast featuring Keith Huewen.
The 2023 MotoE grid gets its first taste of the new Ducati ‘V21L’ electric racer during an official test at Jerez - after beating the Energica lap record on day two, it's all eyes on the weather for Wednesday's final day.
Given Valentino Rossi's autobiography was titled ‘What if I had never tried it?’ it’s unsurprising that the Italian didn’t publicly regret his ill-fated decision to leave Yamaha for Ducati in MotoGP.