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Ducati admit: “Valentino Rossi did damage to our image”
The failed years that blighted Valentino Rossi’s legacy also damaged Ducati’s image, says their CEO Claudio Domenicali.
Lorenzo on 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.
Crutchlow: 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.
Brad Binder thought KTM’s second place finish ‘was a mistake'
Thanks to his second place finish at the MotoGP season-finale at Valencia, the Factory Red Bull KTM team got the better of Aprilia Racing by three points in the Team's standings, a result that left Brad Binder thinking it was a mistake.
Bautista tips Marquez to return to his best, MotoGP ‘similar to Formula 1’
Alvaro Bautista believes Marc Marquez can get back to his best and become a MotoGP title contender again, while also claiming WorldSBK allows riders to ‘do more than in MotoGP’.
‘I accepted everything’ - Bagnaia admits criticism he received was ‘normal’
MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia has admitted that criticism he received for both his on-track mistakes and his drink-driving incident in Ibiza was ‘normal’, but that without making such errors ‘you can’t grow’.
Ducati to celebrate dream double at ‘Campioni in Piazza²’ party
Ducati will celebrate its double success in winning both the MotoGP and WorldSBK titles this season with a special party in its home city of Bologna on December 15.
‘Farewell my friend’ - Johann Zarco leads tributes to Laurent Fellon
Laurent Fellon, former manager of MotoGP star Johann Zarco and father of Moto3 rider Lorenzo Fellon, has passed away.
‘Big mess’: The electronics glitch that marred Joan Mir’s Suzuki farewell
While Alex Rins was celebrating a perfect end to Suzuki’s MotoGP presence with victory in the Valencia finale, team-mate Joan Mir’s time on the GSX-RR came to a more complicated end.
Zeelenberg: 'Pace is there' for RNF to perform with Aprilia
A switch to Aprilia for the 2023 MotoGP season brought the curtain down on four years as a satellite Yamaha team for SRT/RNF. But the Yamaha association went much further back for team manager Wilco Zeelenberg.
Espargaro: ‘I can’t be happy, our rivals had lots of new parts’
Aleix Espargaro has bemoaned the lack of upgrades from Aprilia at last month’s Valencia MotoGP test after seeing rivals bring new ideas to the table.
Is there truth to Rossi’s MotoGP team switching from Ducati to Yamaha in 2024?
FIM president Jorge Viegas has dropped a major hint that Valentino Rossi’s Mooney VR46 Team could swap Ducati for Yamaha machinery after the 2023 MotoGP season.
Fernandez: ‘Pressure was really there, I was afraid of everything’
New MotoGP rider Augusto Fernandez claims he was ‘afraid of everything’ heading into the final Moto2 race of the season, before eventually winning the title as Ai Ogura crashed out whilst battling for the win.
Spain World Cup manager inspired by Marquez: “I haven’t heard him complain”
Marc Marquez is a source of inspiration for Luis Enrique, the manager of Spain’s football team seeking to win the World Cup.
F1’s Daniel Ricciardo has perfectly summed up the spirit of MotoGP…
Daniel Ricciardo’s beautiful words have described the mind-sets of racers.
Lorenzo: Marquez ‘still the best’ in MotoGP, ‘could have won last three titles’
Jorge Lorenzo believes a fully fit Marc Marquez is still the best rider in MotoGP and that the last three titles could have been won by the Repsol Honda man, had injury not derailed his domination.
KTM's ‘Red Bull F1’ aero ready for Sepang MotoGP test?
KTM may have unveiled a new fairing and wings at the Valencia MotoGP test but more aerodynamic developments are in the pipeline courtesy of a new partnership with Red Bull Advanced Technologies.
Bezzecchi: Rookie of the Year? It was my last chance!
This year’s MotoGP Rookie of the Year title looked like being a closely fought contest...
Morbidelli: Negative comments ‘hurt, although they may be legitimate’
Franco Morbidelli has claimed negative comments made towards him throughout the 2022 MotoGP season ‘hurt’, but that ‘such comments are not important’ even if they were fair in his eyes.
Marquez: Ducati opportunity ‘what I’ve been looking for’, sprint is ‘madness’
Desperate for success - Alex Marquez says his new opportunity with MotoGP world champions Ducati was something ‘I looked for within Honda but could not find’.
Pol Espargaro: Honda ‘wasted their time and money’, way of working ‘is wrong’
Pol Espargaro has criticised Honda for failing to supply him with the same equipment as six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez, after it was confirmed he would leave for KTM.
Marquez on Honda: “When you fall two or three times without understanding why…”
Marc Marquez has revealed new details about Repsol Honda’s 2023 bike, his physical recovery and how that has dramatically altered his riding style, and his new teammates.
Eight Ducatis in MotoGP ‘not ideal in medium to long term’
How many Ducatis is too many Ducatis in MotoGP?