It was a good weekend for the Petronas Sprinta Racing squads throughout all three categories in MotoGP and to ensure that they will be able to carry that momentum well into 2021, the Moto3 division has signed with Darryn Binder for the upcoming season. (more…)
The MotoGP paddock will most likely see the entrance of a brand-new team for the 2021 season. This speculation has surfaced somewhere in Italy after reports revealed that the Avintia Racing team will leave the premier class at the end of this season to put more focus on its other divisions. (more…)
MotoGP is back again this weekend for its second triple-header starting in Misano, Italy where most folks are looking forward to the official announcement between Valentino Rossi and Petronas Yamaha SRT. Constant delays have been linked to Rossi possibly retiring as well as the prospect of bringing Hafizh Syahrin onboard again in the premier class. (more…)
It has been one hell of a season so for the 2020 MotoGP championship, even more so with several rider changes going into 2021. The one that fans have been waiting for is the current Yamaha factory rider, Valentino Rossi, and his move to the Petronas Yamaha SRT squad, which was supposed to be announced a few races ago, but it has been kept an open secret by parties involved. (more…)
Some hot gossips have been travelling around the internet last night regarding who will be the second MotoGP rider in the Petronas Yamaha SRT squad for 2021. While a lot of signs have indicated that this will be taken by the nine-time world champion, Valentino Rossi, he has yet to sign on the dotted line nor has he made any official announcements. (more…)
Just when you thought that the MotoGP paddock won’t get any more chaotic, Andrea Dovizioso has finally made up his mind regarding his position in the Ducati factory squad. At the end of the 2020 season, “DesmoDovi” will no longer be a Ducati rider. (more…)
At last, the worst-kept ‘secret’ in MotoGP 2020 has finally been confirmed as Pol Espargaro was announced as the second rider for Repsol Honda beginning 2021. The Spaniard will be partnering up with HRC’s golden boy, Marc Marquez, and we think it will be spectacular next season. (more…)
The Petronas Yamaha SRT (Sepang Racing Team) will be retaining their current MotoGP rider, Franco Morbidelli, until the end of the 2022 season. This has been confirmed after both parties signed a new agreement ahead of the first round of the 2020 MotoGP championship in Jerez, Spain, this coming weekend. (more…)
Two weeks before the first MotoGP race of 2020 and there are already so many things that have happened in the past few weeks. The latest rumours revolve around the possibility of Jorge Lorenzo coming out of retirement to join forces with Ducati. I know, right? (more…)
Hold on to your hats, folks. Things are about to get interesting. For the 2021 MotoGP season, KTM has confirmed its entire line-up. Brad Binder and Miguel Oliveira will be riding for the factory squad whereas Iker Lecuona and newly signed Danilo Petrucci will be doing their part over at Red Bull KTM Tech3. (more…)
The first MotoGP private test is currently ongoing (following the major disruption caused by COVID-19) where Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pol Espargaro has set the fastest time of Day 1 in Misano. Riding the updated KTM RC16, it looks like it’s going to be a good 2020 season for the Spaniard as well as the Austrian manufacturer. But, will this continue on into 2021? Not if Danilo Petrucci has something to say (or do) about it. (more…)
It seems that some folks think that Yamaha’s MotoGP test rider, Jorge Lorenzo, had ulterior motives when he quickly signed a test ride contract with Yamaha soon after retiring from racing. Although he made it clear that it was his time to quit racing after a fruitless time with Repsol Honda, his move back to Yamaha seemed to have brought a lot of theories, including Yamaha Racing’s managing director, Lin Jarvis. (more…)
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