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Dani Pedrosa ‘doubted’ whether he could ‘dominate MotoGP bike’
With 31 wins and 112 podiums to his name in the MotoGP class, it’s fair to say Dani Pedrosa had a stunning premier class career, even though the KTM test rider once doubted whether he could make the transition from 250cc machines.
MotoGP: Valentino Rossi: ‘It’s hard to lose with a smile, but to continue racing you have to lose’
After taking MotoGP by storm and winning seven world championships in nine years, Valentino Rossi failed to win another premier class title from 2010 to 2021.
KTM: Pol Espargaro coming back ‘really interesting’, Brad Binder ‘special’
KTM is not only changing three of its four riders for next season but importing a pair of competitors, Pol Espargaro and Jack Miller, with experience of multiple MotoGP machines.
MotoGP: Maverick Vinales was left ‘discouraged and disillusioned’ in final season at Yamaha, time with Aprilia ‘will come’
Maverick Vinales admits he was left ‘discouraged and disillusioned’ during his final season with Yamaha before securing an unlikely ride at Aprilia, which has since helped turn his MotoGP career around.
Marc Marquez injury update - “I don’t know” what my arm can do
Marc Marquez has confessed that he still doesn’t have full understanding of what his troublesome right arm can do.
Why does Marc Marquez ride through pain? “He wants to beat Valentino Rossi”
Marc Marquez’s inspiration to battle through his injuries is to beat Valentino Rossi’s tally of MotoGP championships, says Neil Hodgson.
“It costs €70 million to get on the MotoGP podium!” Can KTM be a force with Jack Miller and Brad Binder?
KTM’s top bosses believe that it takes an investment of €70 million (£60m / $75m) to have success in MotoGP.
Motocross injuries for Fabio Quartararo, Andrea Dovizioso
Fabio Quartararo, who finished the 2022 MotoGP season with an injured finger from a practice accident at Sepang, has suffered further damage to his hand in a motocross training accident.
MotoGP: Marc Marquez on horror highside in Indonesia: “Unconscious, we are human, didn’t want to ride again”
Marc Marquez admitted he was knocked unconscious and didn’t want to ride again after his horrific MotoGP crash in Indonesia.
MotoGP: Jack Miller: Decision to join KTM ‘was mine only’, time at Ducati ‘a game-changer'
Jack Miller has stated that leaving Ducati for KTM was 'my' decision and ‘mine only’, while his time at Ducati was a ‘game-changer’ for his MotoGP career.
F1 champion Max Verstappen banned from trying MotoGP bike by Red Bull
Two-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen ‘would like’ to ride a MotoGP bike for the first time but claims he’s not allowed to do so by Red Bull.
Valentino Rossi set to race at the Bathurst 12-Hour at Mount Panorama
Valentino Rossi is expected to feature at the Bathurst 12-Hour endurance race at Mount Panorama in Australia.
Valentino Rossi “did damage to our image” says Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali
The failed years that blighted Valentino Rossi’s legacy also damaged Ducati’s image, says their CEO Claudio Domenicali.
Jorge Lorenzo’s update on Valentino Rossi relationship - “today’s riders don’t have strong personalities”
Jorge Lorenzo has described his changing relationship with former teammate and enemy Valentino Rossi - and compared it to modern day MotoGP stars.
Francesco Bagnaia’s father: “The only time I had to raise my voice…”
Francesco Bagnaia’s father has told a story about the only time he threatened to stop his son from racing motorcycles.
Cal Crutchlow: MotoGP Sprints? I was paid per race, unlike the riders now!
Out of retirement for a gruelling end-of-season mix of six races plus private tests, Cal Crutchlow is relieved he won’t have to face next year’s biggest-ever MotoGP calendar.
MotoGP: Brad Binder thought KTM’s second place finish ‘was a mistake'
Thanks to his second place finish at the MotoGP season-finale at Valencia, the Factory Red Bull KTM team got the better of Aprilia Racing by three points in the Team's standings, a result that left Brad Binder thinking it was a mistake.
Alvaro Bautista tips Marc Marquez to return to his best, MotoGP ‘similar to Formula 1’
Alvaro Bautista believes Marc Marquez can get back to his best and become a MotoGP title contender again, while also claiming WorldSBK allows riders to ‘do more than in MotoGP’.
MotoGP: ‘I accepted everything’ - Francesco Bagnaia admits criticism he received in 2022 was ‘normal’
MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia has admitted that criticism he received for both his on-track mistakes and his drink-driving incident in Ibiza was ‘normal’, but that without making such errors ‘you can’t grow’.
Ducati to celebrate dream MotoGP, WorldSBK double at ‘Campioni in Piazza²’ party
Ducati will celebrate its double success in winning both the MotoGP and WorldSBK titles this season with a special party in its home city of Bologna on December 15.
‘Farewell my friend’ - Johann Zarco leads tributes to Laurent Fellon
Laurent Fellon, former manager of MotoGP star Johann Zarco and father of Moto3 rider Lorenzo Fellon, has passed away.
‘Big mess’: The electronics glitch that marred Joan Mir’s Suzuki MotoGP farewell
While Alex Rins was celebrating a perfect end to Suzuki’s MotoGP presence with victory in the Valencia finale, team-mate Joan Mir’s time on the GSX-RR came to a more complicated end.
Wilco Zeelenberg: 'Pace is there' for RNF to perform with Aprilia in MotoGP
A switch to Aprilia for the 2023 MotoGP season brought the curtain down on four years as a satellite Yamaha team for SRT/RNF. But the Yamaha association went much further back for team manager Wilco Zeelenberg.
MotoGP: Aleix Espargaro: ‘I can’t be happy, our rivals had lots of new parts’
Aleix Espargaro has bemoaned the lack of upgrades from Aprilia at last month’s Valencia MotoGP test after seeing rivals bring new ideas to the table.