Tag Archives: MOTOGP

Ducati says continues to outperform expectations

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Francesco Bagnaia, according to Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna, “takes another step” every time “you anticipate him to really reach his level” in MotoGP. Bagnaia had a breakout 2021 season as a factory team Ducati rider after two challenging seasons with the Pramac Ducati in 2019 and 2020. Bagnaia was a factor in the title […]

With greater power, Yamaha “can have the best bike” in MotoGP

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Fabio Quartararo, the reigning MotoGP world champion, believes Yamaha “could have the best bike” on the grid if the YZR-M1 had more horsepower. Quartararo made history in 2021 by becoming France’s first MotoGP world champion, as well as ending Yamaha’s title drought that began with Jorge Lorenzo in 2015. The French rider, who joined the […]

Despite Mercedes having a faster car, Max Verstappen defeated Hamilton

Mercedes presently has the fastest car in Formula One, but Max Verstappen’s sheer speed has made the Red Bull RB16B look more competitive. According to Dutch racing driver Tom Coronel, Verstappen is “ready” to win a World Championship, and he has heaped praise on him. “The man could have really done it, but the car […]

Bagnaia will not make desperate moves in order to keep his MotoGP title ambitions alive

Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati has stated that in the next three races, he will not make any frantic or aggressive moves on Fabio Quartararo in order to keep his slim MotoGP title hopes alive. Bagnaia has been on a roll of late, winning back-to-back races at Aragon and Misano and finishing third in the Grand […]

Late Outs for Fox Raceway II: Barcia, Musquin, and Sexton; Craig Returns

Three riders will miss the 11th race of the season as the concluding pair of motos for the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship gets underway today. Justin Barcia is out after a practice crash a few weeks ago. He had been rated as questionable earlier, but he will now miss his fourth consecutive race as […]

Marvin Musquin’s contract with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing has been extended

Musquin’s contract with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing has been extended until the 2022 SX season Marvin Musquin has agreed to stay with the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team until the 2022 AMA Supercross Championship, according to KTM North America, Inc. In 2022, the French rider will begin his 12th season with the Red […]

Marvin Musquin is no longer a member of the MXoN team for Team France

Benoit Paturel has been recruited to replace Marvin Musquin, who has ruled himself out of Team France for the 2021 Motocross of Nations. Musquin was diagnosed with Covid-19 in the end of August and is still recovering. “Musquin is still very weakened physically by the virus,” said the Federation Francaise de Motocyclisme in a press […]

Jeffrey Herlings will compete in the Revo ACU British Motocross Championship, sponsored by Gulf Race Fuel, in Lyng

Jeffrey Herlings, a four-time world champion, will compete in the second round of the Revo ACU British Motocross Championship Fuelled by Gulf Race Fuels this Sunday (23rd May) at Cadders Hill, Lyng. The Bullet, who began his career in 2002 by winning the Dutch National Federation Championship on a 65cc and now holds four World […]

The Turkish GP of the FIM Motocross World Championship 2021 begins in Afyon

On Saturday, the 9th and 10th rounds of the 2021 FIM Motocross World Championship get underway in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. Under the auspices of Turkey’s Presidency, the Bitci MXGP of Turkey and the Bitci MXGP of Afyon will be held. The Bitci MXGP of Turkey, the first of two consecutive events, will take place on September […]

In 2021, Herlings is aiming for the ‘long game’

Jeffrey Herlings of Red Bull KTM had arguably the most full and dominant season in FIM Motocross World Championship history in 2018, but has since been chasing the same level of  through two injury-hit terms in 2019 and 2020. For the 19 rounds slated in the postponed 2021 season, the 26-year-old says he is focusing on […]