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Marini: MotoGP title ‘has to be won by a factory team’
Fastest in both winter tests so far, Luca Marini looks to have a fighting chance of replicating Enea Bastianini’s satellite Ducati MotoGP wins in 2023.
Bezzecchi: Rossi still fast, ‘kicked my arse!'
Valentino Rossi may have retired from MotoGP at the end of 2021 and switched to racing cars but he’s lost little of his speed on a motorbike.
Andrea Iannone spotted riding a Ducati but teases “just a day with friends”
Andrea Iannone took a Ducati for a spin on a track day but played down talk of a comeback and insisted it was just “fun”.
Stoner on first Ducati laps: ‘I’ve made a huge mistake!’
On paper, Casey Stoner and the Ducati Desmosedici were a match made in heaven during the 2007 MotoGP season.
Explained: What are the new MotoGP Engine Control Units for 2023?
A new Engine Control Unit (ECU) will be introduced for the 2023 season as MotoGP heads towards its new era of sustainability.
FIRST LOOK: Marini, Bezzecchi present new VR46 Ducati livery
This is the 2023 MotoGP livery for Mooney VR46 Ducati riders Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi.
When does MotoGP 2023 season start? When is Portimao test? All the timings
Here are all the dates and timings for the beginning of the MotoGP 2023 season.
Crazy story told by Marc Marquez: “He grabbed my bone, it went ‘crack’”
Marc Marquez has told a remarkable story about how the bone in his arm went “crack” before a dog walk.
Augusto Fernandez: ‘The most important year of my career’
Augusto Fernandez, the only rookie on this year's MotoGP grid, faces the ‘most important year’ of his career in 2023.
Pol Espargaro ‘back to my roots’, ‘DNA match’
Pol Espargaro is going ‘back to his roots’ in 2023 as he not only returns to Tech3, where he began his MotoGP career, but also KTM, headlining the new GASGAS branded project.
Lorenzo: “Rossi was nice to the cameras - I did not want to do that”
Jorge Lorenzo has reflected on the differing personalities inside the Yamaha garage by claiming Valentino Rossi was “kind to the cameras”.
FIRST LOOK: 'Red vibes!' - Tech3 unveils GASGAS livery for Espargaro, Fernandez
Ducati won't be the only brand with red bikes in MotoGP this season: Here is the new GASGAS livery for Tech3 riders Pol Espargaro and rookie Augusto Fernandez.
Aprilia boss hits out at Ducati: “Regulate the amount of bikes per team!”
Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola has called for new regulations to prevent Ducati’s numerical advantage of bikes on the track.
Marquez on Rossi: “I made a mistake, apologised - but he accused me, strongly”
Marc Marquez has looked back on a “mistake” he made during his feud with Valentino Rossi, and revealed that it remains the last time they spoke to each other.
Revealed: The first-time champion tipped for glory by Dani Pedrosa
Jorge Martin is the rider to watch in MotoGP’s 2023 season, says Dani Pedrosa, who is backing him for the championship.
Alzamora on Marquez break-up: “We were separated by others…”
Emilio Alzamora insists his split with Marc Marquez was caused by “others”, but the rider claims “the love was gone”.
“After Rossi failed, Ducati said ‘only Stoner can be fast on this bike’”
Ducati feared that only Casey Stoner was capable of taming their bike after the failure of Valentino Rossi.
Three MotoGP factories set for private test in a bid to battle Ducati
Honda, Aprilia and KTM will take part in a private test this weekend in Jerez.
KTM boss: “Right time for Jack Miller to leave Ducati comfort zone”
Jack Miller has matured and, if he can stop being “impetuous” at the start of races, will add crucial experience to KTM, says Francesco Guidotti.
“Rossi was super-smart but Marquez has one thing that the others don’t…”
Marc Marquez’s fearlessness about crashing is what separates him from Valentino Rossi and other greats, says Jorge Lorenzo.
Lecuona ‘ready to fight again’, Vierge ‘I love the track’
Injured at Mandalika last season, Honda WorldSBK rider Iker Lecuona returns to Indonesia ‘ready to fight again’ after and build on a pair of top sixes at the Phillip Island opener.
Yamaha ‘can’t imagine’ V4 engine switch, ‘enormous task’
Suzuki’s withdraw leaves Yamaha as the only MotoGP manufacturer using an Inline4 engine configuration, rather than a V4.
Marc Marquez: I’ve missed the pressure, top five in Portimao?
A world champion for eight out of ten seasons between 2010-2019, Marc Marquez admits he’s missed the pressure of fighting at the front of MotoGP in recent years.
Johann Zarco digs at Jean-Michel Bayle after break-up: “I’m not a 15-year-old!”
Johann Zarco and Jean-Michel Bayle’s split has become feistier after the Pramac rider fired back at his ex-trainer’s social media post.