Tag Archives: KTM

Acosta is expected to test the MotoGPTM bike of KTM in Jerez

Acosta MotoGP KTM

On Monday in Jerez, the 2021 Moto3TM World Champion and 2022 Moto2TM Rookie of the Year will ride the KTM RC16. On Monday, November 21, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) will receive a special end-of-season surprise when he rides KTM’s RC16 MotoGPTM motorcycle for some laps around the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto. Acosta is […]

Marc Marquez: Honda crashes are a fact that Mir and Rins must adapt to

marc marquez motogp ktm 2022

In order to survive collisions as Honda MotoGP riders in 2023, Marc Marquez thinks the upcoming ex-Suzuki team of Alex Rins and Joan Mir must learn how to accept failure. Honda will make changes to its lineup for both its factory team and satellite team, LCR, with 2020 reigning champion Mir replacing Marquez at the […]

Oliveira claimed in MotoGP that he “didn’t do what I wanted to” with KTM

Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM MotoGP

As he moves for Aprilia and RNF for the 2023 season, Miguel Oliveira departs KTM on good terms but confesses that he “didn’t do what I wanted in terms of results.” After placing second in the Moto2 category with the Austrian manufacturer the year prior, the Portuguese racer made his MotoGP start with Tech3 KTM […]

Marc Marquez will begin his tenth season in MotoGP: ‘Something I couldn’t have imagined’

Marc Marquez

Marc Marquez, an eight-time world champion, will start his tenth season in MotoGP this weekend. Marc Marquez’s tenth year in MotoGP begins this weekend in Qatar. The Spaniard debuted in the premier class in 2013 and has continued as a Repsol Honda rider ever since, winning 59 races (41%), 99 podiums (70%), and six world championships to go along with his 125 and Moto2 titles. Marquez […]

Herve Poncharal: KTM’s 2022 version is a “massive improvement” on previous year

Herve Poncharal

Herve Poncharal, the president of Tech3 MotoGP, believes the 2022 KTM will be a “significant improvement” over last year’s package. KTM seemed to have the roughest pre-season of any MotoGP manufacturer on paper, with an RC16 only ranking in the top eight at the end of each day during testing at Sepang and Mandalika. In terms […]

Jaume Masia focused on Qatar: ‘We hope to achieve a positive result’   

Jaume Masia

During the Official Portimao Moto3 Test, Jaume Masia takes one spot ahead of Tech 3’s Deniz Oncu.A Jaume Masia, as last season, will become the Red Bull KTM Ajo team’s major title candidate in the 2022 Moto3 world championship. The Spaniard, who was rapidly outshone by teammate and eventual champion Pedro Acosta during the 2021 […]

Marquez hasn’t reached his maximum yet

Marquez

After ranking 17th on the first day of MotoGP testing at Mandalika, Marc Marquez admits he has yet to ‘really push.’ Marc Marquez, the eight-time world champion, ended day one of testing in 17th place on a day when the weather was unpredictably bad for MotoGP’s first ever visit to Mandalika. Despite wet weather and […]

Marc Marquez is learning a ‘different’ Honda, and his eye is fine after falls

Marc Marquez

After day one of pre-season testing at Sepang, Marc Marquez discusses his MotoGP comeback, his eye injury, and an unfamiliar new Honda. Marc Marquez rode his first MotoGP laps on Saturday in Sepang since winning the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on October 24. After an enduro accident that resulted in a nightmare repeat of nerve […]

Marc Marquez’s blog: a difficult winter, but the Sepang Test is coming up

Marc Marquez

Following his recovery from diplopia, the eight-time Champion is looking forward to the difficulties Malaysia holds Marc Marquez of the Repsol Honda Team has had yet another injury-plagued off-season, with a training incident near the end of 2021 delaying his return to form. After working so hard to get back into fitness after a career-threatening […]

Espargaro and Crutchlow will compete on the final day of the Sepang MotoGP Shakedown

Sepang MotoGP

After making his 2022 debut on the final day of the Shakedown, Aleix Espargaro presently leads the Sepang timesheets. On Wednesday morning, Aprilia teammate Aleix Espargaro completed his first laps of the year, after Maverick Vinales took to the track (and was fastest) on day two. Due to Aprilia’s technical concessions, Espargaro and Vinales, the […]