Maverick Vinales has conceded he can’t “comprehend” how Aprilia goes from running at the front in Friday practice to being 10 seconds off the pace over the course of a MotoGP race weekend. Since Vinales’s emphatic victory in the Americas Grand Prix in April, Aprilia is yet to add another podium finish to its tally and is fighting to remain second in the manufacturers’ standings with KTM. In last weekend’s German Grand Prix, the RS-GP looked rapid on Friday as Vinales broke the Sachsenring lap record in FP2, but come race day it was a completely different story for the…

In recent weeks, rumors have surfaced about Toprak Razgatlioglu potentially moving to MotoGP in 2025 or 2026. For now, the rider is entirely focused on the World Superbike Championship (WSBK) and his seat with ROKiT BMW, not wanting to transition to the premier class at any cost. Before the Donington Park round, the Turk made this clear in an interview with GPOne.com, emphasizing that he needs competitive conditions to make that move: ‘Kenan [Sofuoglu] manages my situation and we’ve talked about it. The question I ask myself, however, is this: if I don’t have a good contract and a factory…

Ducati’s CEO has admitted signing Marc Marquez is “divisive” in a nod towards his rivalry with Valentino Rossi.Marquez will ride the official Ducati next season, alongside Pecco Bagnaia at the forefront of the Italian manufacturer’s MotoGP project.He is synonymous, of course, for feuding with Italy’s favourite son, Rossi.“Marquez’s choice is divisive,” Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali told Sky Italia.“Much more in Italy than in the rest of the world due to his history, his way of riding and what happened in the past.“What I read is that no one questions his talent, but several people have very specific opinions on his story.”That…

There has been much talk about Toprak Razgatlioglu in the weeks after Misano. The Turk has come under the spotlight for rumors that he was close to MotoGP, following which he was the victim of a motorcycle accident during a training session last week. At a press conference called on Thursday, the BMW rider wanted to take stock of the situation, trying to clear the field of any doubts starting with the transfer market. “First of all, I would like to say that next year I will still race in Superbike with BMW, ” he began , “I know very…

Before the summer break, MotoGP had two consecutive rounds – the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen and the German Grand Prix at Sachsenring. As usual, Repsol Honda appeared on the grid with Joan Mir and Luca Marini. The challenging times continue for the Japanese manufacturer, as they left the Dutch round without points for the main team, with Marini finishing 17th and Mir retiring. The Sachsenring race was slightly more positive – though not by much. There, Marini secured a point with a 15th place finish in the main race, while Mir finished 17th with no points. From the practices…

Ducati-Ducati-Ducati. Say it once, for the bikes used by the three riders who finished on the podium at last weekend’s German Grand Prix. Then say it five more times, for the bikes used by the three rostrum finishers in all five races in Spain, France, Catalunya, Italy and the Netherlands that preceded MotoGP’s annual sojourn to the Sachsenring. With eight bikes on the grid compared to four (or, in Yamaha’s case, two) for its rival manufacturers, Ducati has the statistical probability to populate the MotoGP podium. But it’s more than simply being a case of strength in numbers for the…

Francesco Bagnaia achieved victory at last Sunday’s German GP of MotoGP, marking his fourth consecutive win and sixth in nine rounds of the year so far. The Ducati rider definitively took the lead on the penultimate lap, capitalizing on Jorge Martín’s (Prima Pramac/Ducati) fall after chasing the rival for much of the race. Gigi Dall’Igna, Ducati Corse’s general manager, showered the two-time champion of the premier class with praise, writing on LinkedIn: ‘His sixth MotoGP win of the season, the fourth consecutive, setting an extraordinary «poker», is another masterpiece that bears the champion’s hallmark. It is also his first victory…