Günther Steiner expects MotoGP to take a small step back with the new 850 cc engines before two steps forward follow. Test rider Pol Espargaro even reckons the pecking order among the riders could shift considerably.
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MotoGP is sticking with two motorcycles per rider even after the major rule change. The push by Aprilia and Ducati to cut the number of machines failed against resistance from KTM.
Ducati has released the Silverstone review from its own web series, and in it Marc Márquez sounds considerably more worried than he did in front of the microphones. The garage footage shows a world champion fighting for control of his right arm – and a team-mate in pain in every right-hand corner after surgery.
Only 50 examples of the Yoshimura Tornado S-1 were ever built, and none of them was officially sold outside Japan. Number 21 of that series is now up for sale in Poland.
At this year’s Classic TT, John McGuinness gets an exhibition of his own featuring ten motorcycles from three decades on the Mountain Course. Entry is free, and to close things out the 53-year-old will ride one more lap on the machine he made history with in 2007.
MotoGP no longer rules out holding the Grand Prix of Qatar in another country. A decision is due by the end of August, and it would also affect the end of the season.
Pedro Acosta finishes the British Grand Prix fifth, better than Friday’s two crashes suggested. Behind the result, however, lies a clear message to his employer that he had already delivered during the summer break.
Triumph has developed a new race engine for Moto2, but the matching production motorcycle does not exist yet. The manufacturer now rules out that the unit is derived from the Trident 800 or the Tiger Sport 800.
The result of the British Grand Prix was only settled hours after the chequered flag. A time penalty for Fabio Quartararo shifted every classification from 12th place down, and in the pit boxes it then became clear what really lay behind the performances of Marco Bezzecchi and Raul Fernandez.
Aprilia’s sprint hat-trick at Silverstone was settled on Saturday afternoon, but the explanations only came that evening. In the media sessions there was almost only one topic: the soft rear tyre, which dropped off far earlier than expected for nearly every rider.
Jorge Martin won the British Grand Prix sprint from pole and led the first complete Aprilia podium sweep in the history of the format. Marc Marquez lost four positions in the closing laps and salvaged just a single championship point.
KTM has received permission from the other MotoGP manufacturers to open the sealed engines of the RC16 and replace a faulty supplier part. At the British GP at Silverstone, however, the four riders are still running the previous stopgap solution with reduced revs.
Luca Marini is set to ride for KTM customer team Tech3 from 2027. The Italian is leaving Honda after three years and joining a squad that is reshuffling practically everything.
At 54, John McGuinness is not thinking about stopping and has announced that he wants to race in 2027 as well. Whether that happens will only be decided in talks with Honda.
Bimota and electronics partner GET have revealed how the movable winglets on the KB998 Rimini work. The technology is now fitted to the road-legal model as well, but it could disappear from racing as early as 2027.
Maverick Vinales is sitting out the British Grand Prix, with Pol Espargaro taking over the Red Bull KTM Tech3 RC16. Behind the absence is a previously undetected tear in his left shoulder that could explain months of missing strength.
Patritalia has made the documents behind its purchase offer for Ducati public and names a concrete sum for the first time. The papers, however, prove something different from what the headlines of recent days suggest.
Maverick Vinales has publicly contradicted reports of an immediate end to his MotoGP spell with Red Bull KTM Tech3. At the centre of it all is less the dispute with the manufacturer than the condition of his left shoulder.
KTM boss Gottfried Neumeister has gone public with the expansion of the RC range. Alongside the 990 RC R, a 790 RC and a 490 RC are set to join the line-up.
The Isle of Man TT has published the first report of its Sidecar Sustainability Review. It describes a possible route back for the sidecars, but demands a deep intervention in the technical and sporting regulations.