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Valentino Rossi’s old enemy Sete Gibernau: “Marc Marquez the strongest in history”
Sete Gibernau, who valiantly battled Valentino Rossi toe-to-toe, has landed another blow on his rival by claiming Marc Marquez is MotoGP’s best-ever rider.
Andrea Iannone reveals advice to Francesco Bagnaia: “I told him there was room to recover”
Francesco Bagnaia received a pep talk from Andrea Iannone last season when it seemed his championship dream was destined to fail.
Andrea Dovizioso hits out: “I have a bad relationship with people at Ducati”
Andrea Dovizioso admits his heyday at Ducati “ended badly” and the relationship has never been repaired.
MotoGP: Marc Marquez: ‘The risk I take will always be the same because it’s my mentality’
Despite several operations and injuries costing Marc Marquez the chance to add more MotoGP titles to his collection over the last three seasons, the Repsol Honda rider has admitted his on-track mentality will ‘always be the same’.
Alex Marquez on brother Marc Marquez’s hopes at Honda: “It’s not my problem anymore”
Alex Marquez insists 2023 is “more important to me” than to Marc Marquez - and has admitted he is no longer concerned by his brother’s struggles with Honda.
MotoGP: Massimo Rivola: Raul Fernandez a ‘super talent, I wanted to sign him for a long time’
After watching him put together one of the best Moto2 seasons ever before struggling at Tech 3 KTM in his rookie MotoGP campaign, Aprilia CEO, Massimo Rivola, has finally got his hands on ‘super talent’ Raul Fernandez.
Valentino Rossi: Fabio Quartararo couldn’t fight - Yamaha rider admits “sometimes I get scared…”
Valentino Rossi has criticised his old team Yamaha for giving Fabio Quartararo a bike which made it “difficult to fight”.
Jorge Lorenzo wins against the taxman to escape €11m fine
Jorge Lorenzo has escaped paying more than €11m (£9.7m / $11.7m) to the taxman in Spain after winning another case in court.
Fabio Quartararo signs money-spinning new helmet deal with HJC
Fabio Quartararo will pocket a reported €750,000 per season from a new helmet deal with the manufacturer HJC.
MotoGP: Massimo Rivola: Sprint format ‘will be good’ for Aleix Espargaro, ‘great expectations’ for Maverick Vinales
Aprilia Racing CEO, Massimo Rivola, expects the new MotoGP Sprint format to suit Aleix Espargaro as the Spaniard ‘will have less time to prepare for the race’.
MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia: “Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez are the two riders who made the difference”
Having raced against his idol and mentor Valentino Rossi and currently doing so against Marc Marquez, Francesco Bagnaia has listed the former rivals as the two riders able to make the biggest difference in MotoGP.
MotoGP: Joan Mir: 'Every rider has imagined himself with Repsol Honda colours'
Joan Mir is adamant he can help Repsol Honda return to winning ways, after the most successful team in MotoGP history was winless for the second time in three years last season.
Jorge Martin to Yamaha? “Negotiations with Lin Jarvis have begun…”
Jorge Martin is reportedly in talks to swap Ducati for Yamaha at the end of the 2023 season.
“Marc Marquez is not getting younger! Honda lack courage to experiment, says Stefan Bradl”
Marc Marquez “suppressed a lot” by frequently crashing while desperately pushing his Honda bike to its limits but he only has “two or three good years left”, says Stefan Bradl.
MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia: ‘Pressure can do terrible things’, claims he’s ‘the man to beat’
Francesco Bagnaia has claimed he, not Ducati, is the one to beat ahead of the 2023 MotoGP season.
MotoGP: Joan Mir: Sharing garage with Marc Marquez ‘a true challenge’, calls him ‘the best rider’
While injury may have impacted the career of Marc Marquez as he’s yet to complete a full season since winning the MotoGP title in 2019, Joan Mir believes his new team-mate remains ‘the best rider on the grid’.
Sito Pons escapes 24-year prison sentence and €12m fine
Sito Pons has been acquitted of a charge which could have resulted in 24 years in prison plus a €12m (£10.6m / $12.6m) fine.
Provisional MotoGP team launch dates confirmed with Yamaha up first
The provisional dates for when MotoGP teams will be unveiling their 2023 team colours and riders have now been confirmed, with Yamaha scheduled to open proceedings.
MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa never felt ‘inferior’ to Marc Marquez, but ‘he did things I couldn’t match’
Despite having two of the greatest MotoGP riders as his teammates at Repsol Honda, Dani Pedrosa felt he was often a match for the likes of Casey Stoner and Marc Marquez during his career.
Valentino Rossi “expert in psychological warfare - until someone was smarter”
Valentino Rossi “mentally destroyed” his rivals “until he found riders smarter than him”, says a former MotoGP crew chief.
Alex Marquez on move away from factory team: “I didn’t feel productive - Honda didn’t profit from me”
Alex Marquez has criticised Honda’s decision to move him away from their factory team, saying “I did not agree”.
Jorge Lorenzo on Valentino Rossi: “I used media to make him feel inferior”
Jorge Lorenzo has revealed how he manipulated the media coverage of his feud with Valentino Rossi to make his rival “feel inferior”.
A hilarious Valentino Rossi tale - “how can you tell Vale you don’t trust him?”
Imagine seeing your motorcycle vanish, with Valentino Rossi riding it, on a dark, wet, foggy night in Milan.
Francesco Bagnaia’s sister Carola Bagnaia: “If you confront him, the first answer is no!”
Carola Bagnaia, the sister and now the assistant of Francesco Bagnaia, has provided fascinating and personal insight into the mind-set of the MotoGP champion.