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Valentino Rossi: Quartararo couldn’t fight - Fabio: “sometimes I get scared…”
Valentino Rossi has criticised his old team Yamaha for giving Fabio Quartararo a bike which made it “difficult to fight”.
Jorge Lorenzo wins against the taxman to escape €11m fine
Jorge Lorenzo has escaped paying more than €11m (£9.7m / $11.7m) to the taxman in Spain after winning another case in court.
Fabio Quartararo signs money-spinning new helmet deal
Fabio Quartararo will pocket a reported €750,000 per season from a new helmet deal with the manufacturer HJC.
Rivola: Sprint format ‘good’ for Espargaro, ‘great expectations’ for Vinales
Aprilia Racing CEO, Massimo Rivola, expects the new MotoGP Sprint format to suit Aleix Espargaro as the Spaniard ‘will have less time to prepare for the race’.
Bagnaia: “Rossi and Marquez are the two riders who made the difference”
Having raced against his idol and mentor Valentino Rossi and currently doing so against Marc Marquez, Francesco Bagnaia has listed the former rivals as the two riders able to make the biggest difference in MotoGP.
Mir: 'Every rider has imagined himself with Repsol Honda colours'
Joan Mir is adamant he can help Repsol Honda return to winning ways, after the most successful team in MotoGP history was winless for the second time in three years last season.
Jorge Martin to Yamaha? “Negotiations with Lin Jarvis have begun…”
Jorge Martin is reportedly in talks to swap Ducati for Yamaha at the end of the 2023 season.
“Marc Marquez is not getting younger! Honda lack courage to experiment”
Marc Marquez “suppressed a lot” by frequently crashing while desperately pushing his Honda bike to its limits but he only has “two or three good years left”, says Stefan Bradl.
Bagnaia: ‘Pressure can do terrible things’, claims he’s ‘the man to beat’
Francesco Bagnaia has claimed he, not Ducati, is the one to beat ahead of the 2023 MotoGP season.
Mir: Sharing garage with Marquez ‘a true challenge’, calls him ‘the best rider’
While injury may have impacted the career of Marc Marquez as he’s yet to complete a full season since winning the MotoGP title in 2019, Joan Mir believes his new team-mate remains ‘the best rider on the grid’.
Sito Pons escapes 24-year prison sentence and €12m fine
Sito Pons has been acquitted of a charge which could have resulted in 24 years in prison plus a €12m (£10.6m / $12.6m) fine.
Provisional MotoGP team launch dates confirmed with Yamaha up first
The provisional dates for when MotoGP teams will be unveiling their 2023 team colours and riders have now been confirmed, with Yamaha scheduled to open proceedings.
Pedrosa never felt ‘inferior’ to Marquez, but ‘he did things I couldn’t match’
Despite having two of the greatest MotoGP riders as his teammates at Repsol Honda, Dani Pedrosa felt he was often a match for the likes of Casey Stoner and Marc Marquez during his career.
Valentino Rossi “expert in psychological warfare - until someone was smarter”
Valentino Rossi “mentally destroyed” his rivals “until he found riders smarter than him”, says a former MotoGP crew chief.
Alex Marquez: “I didn’t feel productive - Honda didn’t profit from me”
Alex Marquez has criticised Honda’s decision to move him away from their factory team, saying “I did not agree”.
Jorge Lorenzo on Valentino Rossi: “I used media to make him feel inferior”
Jorge Lorenzo has revealed how he manipulated the media coverage of his feud with Valentino Rossi to make his rival “feel inferior”.
A hilarious Valentino Rossi tale - “how can you tell Vale you don’t trust him?”
Imagine seeing your motorcycle vanish, with Valentino Rossi riding it, on a dark, wet, foggy night in Milan.
“I gave him the nickname ‘Pecco’ - if you confront him, first answer is no!”
Carola Bagnaia, the sister and now the assistant of Francesco Bagnaia, has provided fascinating and personal insight into the mind-set of the MotoGP champion.
Valentino Rossi’s partner: “We have a daughter, 300kph won’t make me feel good!”
Valentino Rossi’s girlfriend has explained her “anxiety” at watching him race, and explained their new life post-MotoGP.
Bagnaia girlfriend reveals car crash on first date! “Lost control, hit a pole”
Francesco Bagnaia’s girlfriend has told a story about how he crashed a car on their first date!
“Quartararo is fed up with Yamaha - he would’ve come to Suzuki willingly!”
Fabio Quartararo is frustrated with Yamaha’s competitiveness and would have moved to Suzuki if they stayed in MotoGP, Livio Suppo claimed.
Marc Marquez to quit Honda? “He’s angry, nothing worked, Ducati is different”
Marc Marquez would leave Honda if they don’t deliver a title-winning bike and is already “angry” about next season, Alex Marquez warned.
Verstappen and Marquez compare bikes and cars - “you have to be a killer”
Max Verstappen and Marc Marquez have agreed on the key personality trait that champions (on four wheels and two wheels) must have.
Jorge Lorenzo reveals 2015 secret weapon: A cryosauna!
As if the 2015 MotoGP season didn’t have enough intrigue, Jorge Lorenzo has thrown in another twist by revealing, “I won with the cryosauna”.