Loris Capirossi believes the arrival of Marc Marquez has made it harder for Ducati’s rivals and that the 2025 MotoGP season could be dominated by the Italian brand again.
Pedro Acosta has the opportunity to become the second youngest Moto3 world champion behind Loris Capirossi should he outscore Dennis Foggia by more than four points at Portimao.
After last year’s confusion, a 30-minute ‘wet weather’ test has been arranged for the final night of the Qatar test in order to assess whether riders’ visibility is overly affected by the reflection of the floodlights, race direction has confirmed.
Former rider Loris Capirossi believes Yamaha have a task on their hands trying to fill the boots of Valentino Rossi when he retires but believes Italy will provide the next star and Franco Morbidelli could be up to the challenge.
"We held a farewell party for Casey Stoner after Valencia. When the party was over, the two of us stayed on, chatting, and I found I couldn't control my tears... Everyday Casey came up with something new that astonished us" - Shuhei Nakamoto (Honda).
"My team are like my second family, we've been through a lot of ups and downs together and it's going to be difficult not to see them every week" - Casey Stoner.
After five years of 800cc racing, MotoGP engine capacity will increase back up to 1000cc this season. Here's a look at how each manufacturer reacted to the previous capacity change, from 990cc to 800cc, for 2007...