Increased Honda support could have made it a harder decision but Alex Rins switching from the satellite LCR team to the factory Yamaha MotoGP project for 2024 wasn’t a surprise for Simon Crafar.
Marc Marquez would 'welcome' the Ducati experience Johann Zarco can bring to Honda in MotoGP next season, but warned Alex Rins and Joan Mir also came from a good bike and that the RCV's main weakness is already known.
Jack Miller feels the signing of rising star Pedro Acosta plus ongoing speculation over Marc Marquez is a compliment to KTM's work in making the RC16 one of the most desirable bikes on the MotoGP grid.
Joan Mir feels former team-mate Alex Rins’ switch to the factory Yamaha team ‘will probably be good for him’ but insists he still believes in Honda’s MotoGP project.
RNF team boss Razlan Razali insists that Raul Fernandez's MotoGP seat is not only safe for 2024, but that Aprilia then has a further two-year option on the services of the young Spaniard.
While there were no more official movements in the 2024 MotoGP rider market at Silverstone, the next few weeks are expected to see more pieces fall into place – and decide the chances of Jake Dixon and Tony Arbolino.
Fifth in the MotoGP standings after the British MotoGP, Johann Zarco admitted it ‘feels a bit strange’ not to have a guaranteed seat for the 2024 season.
With Alex Rins leaving LCR Honda for Monster Yamaha next season, Iker Lecuona is rumoured to be in the running for a full-time MotoGP return in 2024.
Sam Lowes will start the second half of his final grand prix season with perhaps the biggest weekend in his remaining Moto2 career: A last home appearance at Silverstone.
Two weeks into the summer break and there is still no official announcement on who will occupy the factory Monster Yamaha MotoGP seat alongside Fabio Quartararo in 2024.