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Fabio di Giannantonio ‘never thought about quitting’
Fabio di Giannantonio has played down the sombre social media post following last year’s Malaysian round and insists he is ‘feeling great and the energy is super high’ ahead of his second MotoGP season.
FIRST LOOK: Gresini adds 'pinch more red' for 2023 MotoGP livery
Following a spectacular debut season with Ducati, Gresini has unveiled its 2023 MotoGP livery for new signing Alex Marquez and team-mate Fabio di Giannantonio.
“Put feelings aside - Marquez is more talented than Rossi or Stoner!”
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 birthday: “Maybe he would’ve gone beyond Valentino Rossi!”
January 20 would have been Marco Simoncelli’s 36th birthday.
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 title challenge - “we can do it again with Alex Marquez”
Alex Marquez can fight for the MotoGP championship, as Enea Bastianini did last season, says Gresini Racing boss Manuel Poggiali.
Ducati boss on signing Marquez: “You never know… Honda may make Bagnaia offer!”
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.
‘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.
Bastianini warns Marquez: “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 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: ‘Oliveira, Aprilia could be the shock of 2023’
Miguel Oliveira and Aprilia top Keith Huewen’s list of potential surprises for the 2023 MotoGP season.
Morbidelli never felt in ‘real danger’ of 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 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.
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
Francesco Bagnaia has revealed that he would hold weekly phone calls with Valentino Rossi, who was coaching him towards his first MotoGP championship.
Marquez responds to 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”.
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.
Quartararo: ‘I made mistakes’, 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
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
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.