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The Latest Breaking News from MotoGP

Derek Chang announced as new Liberty Media president and CEO

Formula 1 owner Liberty Media has announced the appointment of Derek Chang as its new president and CEO.

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Should MotoGP follow WSBK and let sprint races decide the starting grid?

MotoGP introduced sprint races at the start of the 2023 season, significantly changing the series’ old and proven weekend format.

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Honda hopes Mir doesn’t lose motivation during its MotoGP nadir

Honda is hoping that lead rider Joan Mir can maintain his motivation level until it is able to produce a competitive bike in MotoGP again.

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KTM's MotoGP Chief Says, "No, Everything is Actually Fine!"

Not to mince words, but KTM's future isn't looking all that bright or rosy right now. The company, headed by Stefan Pierer, is going through insolvency proceedings. It has over a year's worth of motorcycles just sitting on dealership lots it can't get rid of. The brand went through countless…

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The steps KTM is taking to protect its MotoGP division while it awaits a saviour

Pedro Acosta was at home when he found out about the technical knockout in which KTM has found itself, right after the great revelation of the 2024 MotoGP championship had finished sixth in his rookie season with the most podiums of the Austrian manufacturer's rider line-up.

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Bagnaia: My 2024 MotoGP campaign is level with Marquez's 2019 without sprints

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia believes his performance in MotoGP last year was on level with Marc Marquez’s championship-winning 2019 campaign, if sprints are excluded from the equation.

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Martin's big challenge: Emulating Rossi's 2004 win on Aprilia debut

In 2024, Jorge Martin became the first rider in the MotoGP era to win the title with a satellite team, beating the same-spec factory Ducati of Francesco Bagnaia.

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Bagnaia: My 2024 MotoGP campaign is level with Marquez's 2019 without sprints

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia believes his performance in MotoGP last year was on level with Marc Marquez’s championship-winning 2019 campaign, if sprints are excluded from the equation.

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Bagger Racing Is Coming To Europe, But This One Isn't King of the Baggers

Earlier this year, which is set to close tomorrow as I write this, Harley-Davidson held a "test" with Dorna that wasn't really a test of anything. It was just...a thing. And a weird thing at that.However, what it showed was that there's an appetite for one of the best forms of…

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What the rules say about MotoGP’s winter break

MotoGP imposes a winter break during the off-season, the rules for which are properly defined so riders can get some rest and the development of bikes can be restricted.

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Three Investors Show Interest In KTM, and You Know Two of Them Already

We've been told since we were kids that three is a magic number. Will it work out that way for KTM, though?The report from its restructuring administrator, Alpenländischer Kreditorenverband Europa (AKV), contains a number of important details. While we've primarily been talking about KTM AG (the motorcycle manufacturer), they're one of…

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What Espargaro learned about Marquez from his time at Honda

Pol Espargaro was surprised to see how Marc Marquez was able to tame an increasingly difficult Honda MotoGP bike during their time as team-mates in 2021-22.

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Honda needs to gain half a second over winter in MotoGP, reckons Marini

Honda must find another half a second during the winter break in order to be competitive in MotoGP next year, according to factory rider Luca Marini.

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KTM Will Quit MotoGP After All

Are you good in a crisis?If you are, then you already know at least two things. One is that there are near-term plans and there are long-term plans. And you have to successfully prioritize both types of things if you're going to make it through the problem. The second thing…

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Osamu Suzuki, Former Head of Suzuki Motors, Passes Away

Osamu Suzuki, the former head of Suzuki Motors, passed away last week. He was 94 years old and died due to malignant lymphoma. And while many are writing about his passing, I find it odd that so little was written about the former Suzuki Motors executive in his life. At least,…

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KTM’s MotoGP exit set to take place in 2026 amid insolvency proceedings

KTM could leave MotoGP and its support classes in 2026, as the Austrian manufacturer undergoes a wide-scale restructure under administration.

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Di Giannantonio will try to “annoy” Marquez and Bagnaia on Ducati GP25

Fabio di Giannantonio says he will try to “annoy” Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia when he is on the same equipment as the factory Ducati riders in MotoGP next year.

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Vinales: If Yamaha had listened to me, I would already be MotoGP champion

Maverick Vinales believes he would have already won a title in MotoGP if Yamaha had followed his advice in the early years of their partnership.

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Marc Marquez has revealed he pitched Jorge Lorenzo's name to Honda for the 2019 MotoGP season in order to stave off a growing threat from Ducati.

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Is Formula 1 Superstar Lewis Hamilton Rescuing KTM's MotoGP Team?

Neither F1 nor MotoGP are any strangers to ridiculous rumors, a fact that anyone who's paid any attention to either (or both) series can tell you from experience. And you don't get to be a seven-time F1 world championship driver like Lewis Hamilton if you haven't also dealt with your…

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Does CFMoto's New V4 Engine Point to a MotoGP Campaign?

I'm going to don a tinfoil hat right now—it's actually a blaze orange rifle hunting cap—because the following theory I've conjured up is pretty wild. Well, maybe not. What I've actually cooked up is based on a few key facts that I think lend some credence to this theory, so…

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MotoGP needs to "go to another level" to attract big sponsors - Aprilia

Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola believes MotoGP must be more "aspirational" in order to attract new and bigger sponsors to the championship.

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Please Don’t Shut Down the Best Motorcycle Docuseries, KTM

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of watching Born Racers, and it engulfed me. Honestly, after all the motorcycle racing movies, documentaries, and shows I've watched, I didn't think one based on teenagers riding in a talent cup—the Red Bull Rookies Cup—would captivate me. Not only was I wrong,…

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Miller “disappointed for everybody” after frustrating two-year stint at KTM

Jack Miller says he is “disappointed” for himself and KTM after ending a frustrating tenure with the Austrian manufacturer last month.

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EU Investigating the Liberty Media MotoGP Deal, To Literally No One's Surprise

A long time ago, in a kingdom far, far away, there was a legal reason why movie studios (think Disney, Paramount, and so on) weren't legally able to own movie theaters.Why? Because a US Supreme Court ruling in 1948 established a clear rule to prevent the studios from forming monopolies…

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