One of the ‘problem’ areas Honda is working to fix for the 2023 RC213V is an unpredictable loss of rear grip, which has led to some big highsides in recent seasons for the likes of Marc Marquez and former team-mate Pol Espargaro.
Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta joined F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali in visiting Qatar over the weekend, where they were given an update on the extensive modifications taking place at the Lusail Circuit.
Ricard Jove, Spanish MotoGP commentator for DAZN, believes another tough season for Honda could have implications for its longstanding title sponsorship with Repsol.
After dominating most of the race at Auto Club Speedway last year, Tyler Reddick saw his first career Cup win disappear after crashing because of a tire issue.
Whether MotoGP riders should receive bonus money for the new Sprint races this season was among the topics on the latest Crash.net podcast featuring Keith Huewen.
Former MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci has joked that his decision to join the World Superbike championship was motivated by the chance to watch the thrilling racing more closely.
Alvaro Bautista has been a world championship rider since 2002 in the now defunct 125cc Grand Prix class. However, 2023 will be the first time the reigning World Superbike champion has raced with a #1 plate.
Repsol Honda team manager Alberto Puig is in no doubt that Ducati remains ‘a step ahead’ with one pre-season test remaining before the start of the 2023 world championship.
The last time Repsol Honda signed a ‘dream team’ of two MotoGP world champions, Marc Marquez romped to his sixth title (with a new all-time points record) in 2019 but team-mate Jorge Lorenzo slumped to a career-worst 19th.