Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati says he will want to “enjoy” race weekends more in 2022, citing mentor and MotoGP veteran Valentino Rossi’s “secret” during his career. In a breakout season for the factory Ducati rider, Bagnaia won four races and finished second in the standings to Fabio Quartararo, missing the championship by 26 points. Last […]
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Jan
Jan
Despite a breakthrough podium in 2021, Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola acknowledges his MotoGP team still has “a long way to go” to narrow the gap to the leaders. After being one of just two manufacturers allowed to create an all-new bike amidst the COVID-enforced development freeze, the Italian marque made its biggest step towards the […]
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Jan
Jan
Following a lengthy saga involving Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco, which will not support VR46 Racing, Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP team for 2022 has found a title sponsor. Rossi’s team’s move to MotoGP for 2022 was first announced earlier this year, with a Saudi company called Tanal Entertainment disclosing the team and a supposed title sponsorship […]
Alex Márquez had a difficult year in MotoGP in 2021. Throughout the year, he had multiple collisions, some of which ended with his being dropped from racing, which was costly to the LCR Honda rider’s results. The spaniard told Motosprint that there were collisions caused by personal faults and others caused by various situations, but […]
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Dec
Dec
Lin Jarvis, who spent many years at Yamaha with Valentino Rossi, believes that the Italian’s departure marks the end of a ‘golden era’ in the sport, particularly for Yamaha, as the rider has restored the manufacturer’s identity, which he thought had been lost. To Moto Revue, the team director said: ‘Like everyone else, I think it’s […]
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Dec
Dec
Casey Stoner has been dubbed “one of the quickest and wildest” MotoGP racers in history by Valentino Rossi. After 26 seasons of grand prix racing, Rossi’s long career as a rider came to an end last month in Valencia. During his career, the 42-year-old faced a number of formidable opponents, but Stoner is one of […]
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Dec
Dec
Marc Marquez’s 2021 MotoGP season was cut short as he was ruled out of the season finale due to visual issues. After suffering a concussion in a training accident, the Repsol Honda rider missed last weekend’s race at Portimao. Marquez, on the other hand, has recently stated that he has a new case of diplopia […]