In 2021, the motorcycle world championship will take place twice at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg: The Michelin® Grand Prix of Styria (August 6th to 8th) is a new addition to the calendar, while the Finnish GP will have to wait. FIM, IRTA and Dorna published a revised calendar on Friday morning: The corona … Read more
Australia closes itself off from the outside world until July, but it doesn’t look much better at the GP locations in Asia. Therefore, the teams are preparing for a World Cup in 2021 with two Qatar GPs and a European tour. Anyone who expected that the motorcycle.GP World Championship 2021 would no longer be affected … Read more
On January 26th, Fausto Gresini sent a positive text message to Lucio Cecchinello. He said he was over the mountain. But the condition of the ex-world champion soon worsened dramatically. Fausto Gresini was admitted to hospital on December 27th because of his Covid-19 infection, where he spent weeks in an artificial coma and in intensive … Read more
Italy’s MotoGP icon Valentino Rossi made his many fans an unexpected joy with a special video especially for the quiet Christmas days. Valentino Rossi is also busy in the run-up to Christmas and this time again consistently sat on the motorcycle. In the days before Christmas, the 41-year-old completed an extended training session under floodlights … Read more
MotoGP world champion Joan Mir brought Suzuki 20 years after Kenny Roberts jr. another title in the «premier class». The now 47-year-old American said goodbye to the big stage in 2007. Across all GP classes, 23-year-old Joan Mir is only the tenth different world champion for Suzuki – after Kenny Roberts Jr. (500 cc: 2000), … Read more
MotoGP By Nora Lantschner – 20.02.2020 12:16 Marc Márquez and Honda extended their successful collaboration by another four years. The six-time MotoGP world champion will remain in the service of the Japanese manufacturer until 2024. Yamaha submitted and filled the seats in the factory team for 2021 and 2022 early on with Maverick Viñales and … Read more
MotoGP By Simon Patterson – 02/14/2020 11:45 Yamaha noble tester Jorge Lorenzo sprinkles roses to his employer – and he reveals: “I want Valentino, Maverick or Fabio to win.” Wildcard bets are also an issue. The fact that Jorge Lorenzo will make a comeback as a racing driver does not rule out 100 percent of … Read more
MotoGP By Günther Wiesinger – 02/10/2020 18:25 The Portuguese Red Bull Tech3 KTM driver Miguel Oliveira caused a positive surprise with 11th place in Sepang. But the future dentist wants to move forward. Miguel Oliveira finished third in the MotoGP shakedown test in Sepang, Malaysia. His Red Bull KTM Tech3 team boss Hervé Poncharal then … Read more
MotoGP By Günther Wiesinger – 02/10/2020 11:26 We don’t want to paint the devil on the wall. But Repsol-Honda is debating whether Marc Márquez has had a second operation. Then his two GP appearances in March would be at risk. Marc Márquez is in an anything but enviable situation. The MotoGP racing season starts in … Read more
MotoGP Of Günther Wiesinger – 02/09/2020 11:13 AM Due to the lack of strength in the shoulder, Marc Márquez was unable to intercept a harmless slide in Turn 15 today. The Honda star faces weeks of uncertainty. World champion Marc Márquez is not in an enviable situation. Firstly, the operated right shoulder worries him more … Read more