A brief statement from the PBM team said Bird died earlier on Friday having been hospitalised with illness. “PBM is deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of Paul Bird, the team owner of Paul Bird Motorsport. “Paul Bird died earlier today at the age of 56 following a short time in hospital with illness. […]
Having led an Aprilia 1-2 at the end of first practice in Barcelona on Friday, Espargaro carried on his strong home form to top the second session by 0.362 seconds from team-mate Maverick Vinales. Crucially, Espargaro got this lap in before a late yellow flag for Luca Marini’s stricken VR46 Ducati caused havoc for many […]
The 11th round of the 2023 season marks the beginning of a frantic run in to the end of the year over the next 10 events, with the Catalan GP the first of a back-to-back with Misano. Espargaro – who last year lost a podium after miscounting how many laps he had remaining, and who […]
The double grand prix winner has been a key piece in the 2024 rider market puzzle, with Bezzecchi linked to the Pramac seat vacated by LCR Honda-bound Johann Zarco. Ducati made it clear from the start that Bezzecchi’s only chance of riding a factory-spec GP24 next season would be to join Pramac, with VR46 Racing […]
The Ducati rider scored his third sprint/grand prix double of the 2023 campaign last time out in Austria, after dominating at the Red Bull Ring. It has given him a huge lead in the standings ahead of this weekend’s 11th round of the campaign in Barcelona, with Bagnaia 91 points adrift at the same stage […]
Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli took aim at the television direction in MotoGP, noting that none of the midfield battles during the Austrian Grand Prix were given much airtime. While that’s not uncommon even in F1, a midfield battle that features two world champions in Marc Marquez and Fabio Quartararo, definitely warranted attention. After all, Max… Continue […]
Bezzecchi made his MotoGP debut in 2022 with the Valentino Rossi-owned squad and scored a maiden podium in that year’s Dutch GP. Remaining with the team for this season, Bezzecchi has been a consistent frontrunner, scoring two grand prix victories as he sits third in the standings on a year-old bike. Bezzecchi has been one […]
Having been at Ducati for the last four years, first with Avintia and then Pramac, Zarco has signed a two-year deal to join Honda and LCR in 2024 replacing Yamaha-bound Alex Rins. It will mark the second time Zarco has ridden the Honda in the premier class, having been drafted in to replace the injured […]
The six-time MotoGP race winner badly broke his right leg in a crash during the sprint race at the Italian GP back in June. Rins underwent surgery on the leg but recovery has been slower than expected, with the main issue now the healing of the nerves in his foot. He has been out of […]
By the end of that season, it will have been a decade since the Hinckley-based motorcycle manufacturer – which can trace its roots to the original Triumph Engineering Company founded in 1885 – became the sole engine supplier of the Moto2 class. Triumph’s arrival in Moto2 marked a big shift in performance for the class […]