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Marc Marquez has more talent than Valentino Rossi or Casey Stoner if you “put feelings aside”, says Luca Salvadori
Marc Marquez may lack sportsmanship but he is the best MotoGP rider ever, better than Valentino Rossi or Casey Stoner, according to Luca Salvadori.
Marco Simoncelli’s father says on his son’s birthday: “Maybe he would’ve gone beyond Valentino Rossi!”
January 20 would have been Marco Simoncelli’s 36th birthday.
MotoGP: Ducati and Aprilia join KTM in support of lifting media ban
Ducati and Aprilia have become the latest manufacturers to show their support for journalists being allowed entry to the Sepang MotoGP Shakedown test next month.
Enea Bastianini’s MotoGP title challenge can be replicated with Alex Marquez, says Manuel Poggiali
Alex Marquez can fight for the MotoGP championship, as Enea Bastianini did last season, says Gresini Racing boss Manuel Poggiali.
Ducati boss Gigi Dall’Igna on recruiting “scary” Marc Marquez: “You never know…”
Ducati mastermind Gigi Dall’Igna has left the door open for Marc Marquez to make a sensational switch - but admitted Honda could target Francesco Bagnaia.
MotoGP: ‘If they have something to hide, hide it’ - KTM call media ban ‘unacceptable’
Francesco Guidotti, Team Manager of the factory KTM MotoGP team, has called the media ban that was imposed on journalists for the Sepang Shakedown test, which has since been reversed, ‘unacceptable’.
Keith Huewen: Prototype vs cost ‘a nightmare’ for MotoGP rulemakers
The ban on front ride-height devices for the 2023 MotoGP season has reignited the debate over how ‘prototype’ the premier-class should be.
Enea Bastianini’s warning for Marc Marquez’s MotoGP title hopes: “Not as easy as before, there are more fast riders”
Enea Bastianini has issued a tense warning that Marc Marquez will find the MotoGP title battle more difficult than ever.
UPDATE: MotoGP teams reverse media ban for Sepang Shakedown test
A ban on media at the first MotoGP action of 2023 has been reversed.
Yamaha: New satellite MotoGP team ‘obstacles’ for 2024, ‘confident’ for 2025
If Yamaha can overcome some ‘obstacles’ there is a chance it could have a new satellite MotoGP team in place for 2024.
Keith Huewen: ‘Miguel Oliveira, Aprilia could be the shock of MotoGP 2023’
Miguel Oliveira and Aprilia top Keith Huewen’s list of potential surprises for the 2023 MotoGP season.
Franco Morbidelli never felt in ‘real danger’ of Toprak Razgatlioglu taking Yamaha MotoGP seat
Franco Morbidelli says Toprak Razgatlioglu replacing him at the factory Yamaha MotoGP team were ‘comments and the desire of Yamaha fans’, but that he never felt at risk of losing his seat.
Title-winning MotoGP crew chief Ramon Forcada returns as RNF MotoE team manager
Multi-title-winning MotoGP crew chief Ramon Forcada will return to the paddock, and RNF, as team manager of their MotoE squad in 2023.
Helmets: Who wears what for the 2023 MotoGP season
A rundown of the helmet brands to be used by each rider during the 2023 MotoGP season, following confirmed changes by the likes of Fabio Quartararo and Aleix Espargaro.
MotoGP: Alex Marquez in surprise track day with Honda bike despite switch to Ducati
Alex Marquez has continued his preparations for next month’s first MotoGP pre-season test of 2023 at Sepang, however, he did so on an unexpected machine…
The crucial Valentino Rossi-Francesco Bagnaia phone calls that led to the MotoGP title
Francesco Bagnaia has revealed that he would hold weekly phone calls with Valentino Rossi, who was coaching him towards his first MotoGP championship.
Marc Marquez responds to Jorge Lorenzo: “Sometimes it’s not enough to be the best”
Marc Marquez has commented on Jorge Lorenzo’s predictions for the 2023 MotoGP season, insisting that he will need more than “to be the best”.
MotoGP: Miguel Oliveira on KTM split: ‘Differences naturally made us distance ourselves’
Miguel Oliveira says internal restructuring and the Red Bull KTM team’s willingness to replace him with Jack Miller meant ‘we did not have a future together’, despite the Austrian manufacturer attempting to retain him in in the shape of a GASGAS Tech 3 MotoGP seat.
MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo: ‘I made mistakes’, Franco Morbidelli ‘ready to attack, make another step’
Fabio Quartararo admits he needs to be ‘at a top level’ both physically and mentally this season, while also cutting out mistakes as he looks to reclaim the MotoGP title.
‘Card mixing’ MotoGP Sprints mean ‘really intense’ race weekends in 2023
The 2023 MotoGP season won’t just be the biggest ever, but the addition of Sprints means the previous record of 20 races per season will be shattered by this year’s 42 races.
Aleix Espargaro: “What Valentino Rossi did? I don’t have the strength”
Aleix Espargaro says ‘I don’t think I’ll have the strength’ to do what Valentino Rossi did, which is to compete in MotoGP beyond the age of 35.
‘We are going to war!’ - Yamaha adds camouflage to 2023 MotoGP livery for Quartararo, Morbidelli
The main change to the familiar Monster Yamaha MotoGP livery unveiled by Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli in Jakarta today was the addition of a new camouflage effect.
Franco Morbidelli seeking ‘redemption’ in MotoGP 2023: ‘They say you learn when you lose…’
After suffering his worst MotoGP season, dropping below even his rookie 2015 championship ranking on a Marc VDS Honda, Franco Morbidelli starts his second full campaign for the factory Yamaha team seeking ‘redemption’.
FIRST LOOK: Fabio Quartararo, Franco Morbidelli unveil 2023 Monster Yamaha MotoGP colours
Monster Yamaha has become the first MotoGP team to unveil its 2023 colours with Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli taking the wraps off this year’s livery in Jakarta, Indonesia.