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Valentino Rossi “sorry” for Ducati nightmare - “they would like me” to test bike
Valentino Rossi has revealed that Ducati want him to test the 2023 prototype bike that his protege Francesco Bagnaia will ride.
Marc Marquez tests Repsol renewable fuel: ‘Didn’t notice a difference’
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has tested biofuel for the first time after completing 12 laps on a RC213V-S at the Madrid Jarama-RACE circuit.
Alex Marquez’s awkward Honda exit: “Here’s the bike, I’m leaving!”
Alex Marquez has detailed his departure from Honda after a “disaster” of a final race in a terrible MotoGP season.
This is why Valentino Rossi is a big step closer to his four-wheel dream
Valentino Rossi will remain racing sportscars in 2023 and a switch to BMW is with a view to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Morbidelli backs up Quartararo’s engine fears, Yamaha ‘will investigate’
After finding improved performance with Yamaha’s first specification of its 2023 engine at Misano, Fabio Quartararo was left shocked at seeing no performance gains in Tuesday’s Valencia MotoGP Test relative to the previous 2022 engine, something Franco Morbidelli has since backed him up on.
Oliveira 4th but first day with Aprilia ‘strange’, Fernandez ‘couldn’t sleep’
Miguel Oliveira finished the post-season Valencia MotoGP Test highest of all the riders that changed teams, even though the former KTM rider described it as a ‘strange day’.
Miller: ‘I adapted easier than expected’, misses out on ‘laps in anger’
‘I had fun, did a lot of laps, happy with the result’ - those were some of the words used by a content Jack Miller after the Australian made his KTM debut at the Valencia MotoGP test.
Bastianini: Factory Ducati ‘amazing, more stable on the rear’
While it wasn’t change of manufacturer for Enea Bastianini, the former Gresini Ducati rider made his much-anticipated factory debut during Tuesday’s one-day MotoGP test, finishing tenth.
‘Something wrong, weird’: Quartararo's 2023 engine ‘not faster’
Impressed by previous versions of the 2023 Yamaha engine, Fabio Quartararo got a nasty surprise during testing at Valencia on Tuesday.
Marquez left bemoaning Honda: “We need more to fight for championship”
Marc Marquez could not hide his disappointment after testing his 2023 Honda at the Valencia MotoGP test and warned: “I expected more but it isn’t there”.
Valentino Rossi opens up on emotion of Pecco Bagnaia’s glory
Valentino Rossi has explained the personal feeling of watching his protege Francesco Bagnaia claim the MotoGP championship.
FIRST LOOK: Miller to KTM, Bastianini to Ducati - photos of riders on new bikes
Here are the first photos of the 2023 MotoGP rider line-up on their new bikes.
Aleix Espargaro’s ‘dream’ snatched away, Aprilia ‘angry and disappointed’
Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia’s historic MotoGP season came to a bitter end at Valencia where an early technical issue handed third in the world championship to Enea Bastianini.
Joan Mir: ‘Wow, what a shame. I don’t understand Suzuki’s decision’
2020 world champion Joan Mir remains mystified by Suzuki’s decision to quit MotoGP, after the team’s victorious farewell at Valencia on Sunday.
Bagnaia: ‘Second position was not allowed’, VR46 academy ‘incredible’
New MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia has credited the VR46 academy for making a huge difference in his career, and that the level of its riders is ‘incredible.
FIM MotoGP Awards: All the winners from the 2022 season
The end-of-season FIM MotoGP Awards ceremony took place on Sunday evening after the Valencia finale.
Binder: Pecco and Fabio ‘were having a full ding-dong, pretty cool to watch’
A spectator to the fierce battle between Fabio Quartararo and Francesco Bagnaia at the Valencia MotoGP, Brad Binder called it ‘pretty cool to watch’, although it cost himself ‘a ton of time’.
Rins: ‘A lot of emotions came to me, I was crying saying goodbye on the grid’
Alex Rins gave Suzuki the perfect leaving gift after winning the Japanese manufacturer’s final race in MotoGP at Valencia, a Grand Prix that brought ‘many emotions to my body’, said Rins.
Bagnaia and Bastianini? Ducati: “We don’t need them to be friends”
Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini “might be a challenge” for Ducati to manage in 2023 because they don’t share the close relationship of previous duos, admits Paolo Ciabatti.
Marc Marquez to test 2023 Honda ‘concept’, ‘Pecco deserves title’
Marc Marquez’s hopes of finishing the 2022 MotoGP season with a podium, and possibly breaking Honda’s win drought, were in trouble from the start of Sunday’s Valencia race.
Valentino Rossi reopens rift with Marc Marquez: “He just looks bad…”
Valentino Rossi reopened his longstanding rivalry with Marc Marquez by insisting his foe “looks bad” when discussing their notorious 2015 incident.
MotoGP champion Bagnaia: ‘I recognised that I had a problem, ups and downs...’
A brutally honest Francesco Bagnaia has conceded that mistakes during the early stages of the 2022 MotoGP season made him understand that he had ‘a problem' and that he 'was a rider with good speed but not consistency’.
Bagnaia: ‘I was feeling this weight to give title back to Ducati, to Italy’
Francesco Bagnaia has officially become Ducati’ second-ever MotoGP world champion and the first Italian to win the title since ‘mentor, leader’ Valentino Rossi.
The party that Martin, Rins, Binder joked about in the cool down room
The season finale at the Valencia MotoGP might pave the way for a party for the riders with something to celebrate after Jorge Martin joked about drinking “water!”