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MotoGP: Marc Marquez: ‘I had the worst relationship with Rossi, it was like a divorce’
‘I had the worst relationship with Rossi’ - Marc Marquez has opened up about why things turned sour between the eight-time world champion and former MotoGP rival Valentino Rossi.
MotoGP: Enea Bastianini: ‘I’m here to try and win the title, everyone will fend for themselves’
Enea Bastianini has admitted he must work together with MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia next season, but that when it comes to racing ‘everyone will fend for themselves’.
Behind-the-scenes: Inside a MotoGP safety commission conversation
A rare glimpse has been obtained into a MotoGP safety commission conversation - and into the things that MotoGP riders debate and disagree on.
Valentino Rossi on Yamaha and Ducati today: “They must decide, the game changed”
Valentino Rossi has warned his old team Yamaha that they must “do more” because they are in “great difficulty”.
Marc Marquez’s injury hell: “A thousand doubts - when ghosts appear…”
Marc Marquez’s perseverance through the agony of surgeries and recoveries is just about rediscovering himself as a motorcycle racer, says Alex Marquez.
Fabio Quartararo, Jack Miller, Aleix Espargaro and co explain the true horror of a MotoGP crash
“Horrible, horrible” - “Everything goes into slow motion”.
‘Dude, can you imagine his smile?’ - Randy Mamola's most exciting MotoGP rider move for 2023
Randy Mamola says Miguel Oliveira’s switch to Aprilia is ‘probably’ the most exciting MotoGP rider move for 2023.
Dani Pedrosa: “Valentino Rossi’s strategy wasn’t to be fastest - he would block, agitate you”
Dani Pedrosa has criticised Valentino Rossi for a style designed to block his rivals, saying he “braked 15 metres” after everyone else.
Dani Pedrosa ‘doubted’ whether he could ‘dominate MotoGP bike’
With 31 wins and 112 podiums to his name in the MotoGP class, it’s fair to say Dani Pedrosa had a stunning premier class career, even though the KTM test rider once doubted whether he could make the transition from 250cc machines.
MotoGP: Valentino Rossi: ‘It’s hard to lose with a smile, but to continue racing you have to lose’
After taking MotoGP by storm and winning seven world championships in nine years, Valentino Rossi failed to win another premier class title from 2010 to 2021.
KTM: Pol Espargaro coming back ‘really interesting’, Brad Binder ‘special’
KTM is not only changing three of its four riders for next season but importing a pair of competitors, Pol Espargaro and Jack Miller, with experience of multiple MotoGP machines.
MotoGP: Maverick Vinales was left ‘discouraged and disillusioned’ in final season at Yamaha, time with Aprilia ‘will come’
Maverick Vinales admits he was left ‘discouraged and disillusioned’ during his final season with Yamaha before securing an unlikely ride at Aprilia, which has since helped turn his MotoGP career around.
Marc Marquez injury update - “I don’t know” what my arm can do
Marc Marquez has confessed that he still doesn’t have full understanding of what his troublesome right arm can do.
Why does Marc Marquez ride through pain? “He wants to beat Valentino Rossi”
Marc Marquez’s inspiration to battle through his injuries is to beat Valentino Rossi’s tally of MotoGP championships, says Neil Hodgson.
“It costs €70 million to get on the MotoGP podium!” Can KTM be a force with Jack Miller and Brad Binder?
KTM’s top bosses believe that it takes an investment of €70 million (£60m / $75m) to have success in MotoGP.
Motocross injuries for Fabio Quartararo, Andrea Dovizioso
Fabio Quartararo, who finished the 2022 MotoGP season with an injured finger from a practice accident at Sepang, has suffered further damage to his hand in a motocross training accident.
MotoGP: Marc Marquez on horror highside in Indonesia: “Unconscious, we are human, didn’t want to ride again”
Marc Marquez admitted he was knocked unconscious and didn’t want to ride again after his horrific MotoGP crash in Indonesia.
MotoGP: Jack Miller: Decision to join KTM ‘was mine only’, time at Ducati ‘a game-changer'
Jack Miller has stated that leaving Ducati for KTM was 'my' decision and ‘mine only’, while his time at Ducati was a ‘game-changer’ for his MotoGP career.
F1 champion Max Verstappen banned from trying MotoGP bike by Red Bull
Two-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen ‘would like’ to ride a MotoGP bike for the first time but claims he’s not allowed to do so by Red Bull.
Valentino Rossi set to race at the Bathurst 12-Hour at Mount Panorama
Valentino Rossi is expected to feature at the Bathurst 12-Hour endurance race at Mount Panorama in Australia.
Valentino Rossi “did damage to our image” says Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali
The failed years that blighted Valentino Rossi’s legacy also damaged Ducati’s image, says their CEO Claudio Domenicali.
Jorge Lorenzo’s update on Valentino Rossi relationship - “today’s riders don’t have strong personalities”
Jorge Lorenzo has described his changing relationship with former teammate and enemy Valentino Rossi - and compared it to modern day MotoGP stars.
Francesco Bagnaia’s father: “The only time I had to raise my voice…”
Francesco Bagnaia’s father has told a story about the only time he threatened to stop his son from racing motorcycles.
Cal Crutchlow: MotoGP Sprints? I was paid per race, unlike the riders now!
Out of retirement for a gruelling end-of-season mix of six races plus private tests, Cal Crutchlow is relieved he won’t have to face next year’s biggest-ever MotoGP calendar.