From idolising Valentino Rossi, to becoming friends with the nine-time world champion, to then having one of the more heated rivalries in MotoGP history, here’s a look back at what went wrong between Marc Marquez and the adored Italian.
Le Mans will play host to its 35th motorcycle Grand Prix this weekend as MotoGP heads to town with home favourite Fabio Quartararo leading the championship.
16-seconds from victory in Portimao and still seeking his first MotoGP podium of the season, Marc Marquez won’t be waiting until Monday to test some new ideas on his Repsol Honda.
In this week’s MotoGP Gossip column, Jorge Lorenzo has hinted at a future in car racing which could include going up against former rival Valentino Rossi, while Alberto Puig believes several retired MotoGP riders are better than the current crop of stars, except Marc Marquez…
In this week’s MotoGP gossip column, KTM Motorsport Director, Pit Beirer, describes Pedro Acosta as a 'luxury problem that we have', Francesco Bagnaia claims no other manufacturer has the charm of Ducati and could Jorge Lorenzo be set to join the BOE SKX Moto3 team in a management role?
Quickest on day two of the Mandalika MotoGP test, Luca Marini jokes ‘I think I’m worse than Jorge Lorenzo’ when it comes to demanding ergonomic alterations from Ducati.
In the latest MotoGP gossip, Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta doesn’t ‘dream’ of having a MotoGP title finish similar to that of F1, while Joan Mir has ‘expressed’ his opinion to Suzuki in regards to the team filling its MotoGP Team Manager role.
Andrea Dovizioso 'completely changed' braking as he adapts to the Yamaha and latest Michelin MotoGP rear tyre. More changes needed but - citing Jorge Lorenzo's eventual success at Ducati - he doesn't want to discard all his former strengths.
In today’s MotoGP gossip column, Danilo Petrucci admits the last two years of his MotoGP career were spent in the ‘wrong team’, while Jorge Lorenzo claims he would have stayed with Honda beyond 2019 had it not been for his Assen crash.
In the first MotoGP gossip column of 2022, Repsol Honda are rumoured to be ‘desperately’ trying to sign a rider such as Joan Mir, Jorge Lorenzo talks about his psychological ‘low point’ and Fabio Di Giannantonio has bikes stolen.
Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea feels ‘it would have been nice to measure my level compared to MotoGP riders’, as the opportunity to join the grand prix paddock ‘is shut I feel’.
It’s Dani Pedrosa, not Jorge Lorenzo or Valentino Rossi that two-time MotoGP champion Casey Stoner learnt the most from during his career; ‘I raced him my entire career. The way he was able to find speed would blow your mind’.
Three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo credits Fabio Quartararo and Yamaha after winning a ‘well deserved’ 2021 world championship in Misano; ‘It’s well deserved for all parties. Yamaha has always been working a lot, the bike is always very complete, very compensated. For Fabio, he never made a mistake’.
Yamaha Managing Director, Lin Jarvis, calls Fabio Quartararo a ‘really deserving champion’ after the Frenchman clinched the Japanese manufacturers first title since 2015.
Valentino Rossi receives 'incredible' response to retirement announcement but 'best' messages from former rivals Stoner, Biaggi, Lorenzo. Marc Marquez adds: 'We lose a part of MotoGP, maybe the biggest part.'
In this week’s MotoGP Gossip Column, Speedweek are reporting that Raul Fernandez is expected to make the switch to MotoGP with Tech 3 KTM, while Jorge Lorenzo says Maverick Vinales’ split from Yamaha came as a 'surprise' but that he’s ‘suffered a lot’ due to Fabio Quartararo’s dominance.
In this week’s MotoGP Gossip column, Aleix Espargaro says ‘it’s hard to see’ Andrea Dovizioso as his team-mate and that he ‘hasn’t been very competitive so far’, while Kevin Schwantz throws out the unlikely but not impossible idea of Maverick Vinales returning to Suzuki.
Jorge Lorenzo explains background to his breakthrough first MotoGP win for Ducati at Mugello in 2018, having already signed to join Honda the following year.
In this week’s MotoGP Gossip column, Jorge Lorenzo gives his thoughts on the Jerez race and several riders including former team-mate Valentino Rossi who he calls ‘slow’ and imprecise’, Mat Oxley analyses Pedro Acosta’s Moto3 rise and comparisons to Marc Marquez, and Alex Criville says Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia are ready to fight at every race following Jerez one-two.
Jorge Lorenzo says the way Marc Marquez rode without fear on his MotoGP return is why he is 'from another planet', feels an imbalance between front and rear grip was behind the number of lowside falls at Portimao.