Ducati: Mastering Pirelli rubber trumps new rules as key to 2027 MotoGP success

It's that time of year again. The F1 circus is off sunning itself on its mid-summer break, drivers and teams alike are taking a much-needed and well-deserved breather from the frenetic nature of one grand prix after another - and everybody seems to be talking about who will be driving where in 2010. Here at Crash.net there is no exception, so we have put together a list of likely options and moves between this season and next, who is in favour and who is likely heading out of the door. The drivers have been listed in order of present championship position.

Global music superstars Beyonce, The Black Eyed Peas, Simple Minds, ZZ Top and N.E.R.D have all been lined up by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone to rock the weekend of the Singapore Grand Prix next month - though ticket sales for the island city-state's second race are still struggling to get off the starting grid.

BMW has dropped hints that it may be willing to follow fellow German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz in supplying 'customer' versions of its engines to other F1 teams - with suggestions the Bavarian marque has Red Bull Racing as its prime target.

Flying in the face of the opinions expressed by both Ferrari and BMW over the past week, Ross Brawn has thrown his support behind the FIA's new optional ?40 million budget cap in Formula 1, warning that without it the top flight risks 'turning [engineers] into Swiss watchmakers' - but equally underlining that it will only be workable if it is embraced by all.

Live coverage of the Sprint from the 2025 San Marino MotoGP at Misano.

Helmut Marko has heaped praise on the impact Laurent Mekies has had since becoming the Red Bull Formula 1 team boss. The Frenchman joined from sister squad Racing Bulls in July after his predecessor Christian Horner was sacked following 20 years in the role. It came after a performance decline for Red Bull, which since cruising to the 2023 title has slipped to fourth in the pecking order ...Keep reading

Joan Mir withdrew from Saturday at the San Marino MotoGP after sustaining a neck “compression” in a practice crash.

Helmut Marko has heaped praise on the impact Laurent Mekies has had since becoming the Red Bull Formula 1 team boss. The Frenchman joined from sister squad Racing Bulls in July after his predecessor Christian Horner was sacked following 20 years in the role. It came after a performance decline for Red Bull, which since cruising to the 2023 title has slipped to fourth in the pecking order ...Keep reading

Ducati’s Gigi Dall’Igna believes mastering the new Pirelli rubber will be more important for MotoGP success in 2027 than any of the new regulations that year.Headlining the new ruleset in 2027 is a reduction of engine capacity from 1000cc to 850cc, restrictions on aerodynamics and the elimination of ride height and holeshot devices.Dall’Igna, the engineering mind behind much of ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi celebrates “fantastic” Misano MotoGP pole - Alex Marquez did a “proper job” for second and Fabio Quartararo surprised.

Jenson Button scored his first Goodwood victory in the Freddie March Memorial Trophy, the 2009 Formula 1 world champion sharing his Jaguar C-type with Alex Buncombe.It took four years from his breathtaking historic debut at the 2021 Revival, but Button broke his Goodwood duck in style in Friday evening’s race for 1950s sportscars with best mate Buncombe.In a one-hour race that rewarded ...Keep reading

The starting grid for the MotoGP Sprint at the 2025 San Marino Grand Prix, with Marco Bezzecchi on pole position.

Marco Bezzecchi dethroned Alex Marquez at the last moment to claim pole position for the San Marino Grand Prix, while MotoGP points leader Marc Marquez qualified outside the front row in fourth.Gresini’s Alex Marquez laid the initial marker in Q2, lowering the benchmark to 1m30.222s to take provisional pole after the first run.As the second run began, a number of riders delivered big ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi dethroned Alex Marquez at the last moment to claim pole position for the San Marino Grand Prix, while MotoGP points leader Marc Marquez qualified outside the front row in fourth.Gresini’s Alex Marquez laid the initial marker in Q2, lowering the benchmark to 1m30.222s to take provisional pole after the first run.As the second run began, a number of riders delivered big ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi took pole position for Aprilia at the 2025 San Marino MotoGP.

Full Qualifying results for the Saturday Sprint and main Sunday race at the 2025 Misano MotoGP at Misano, round 16 of 22.

We're on board with Lando Norris as he speeds out of Zandvoort's penultimate corner. Norris looks on course for a crucial pole, until suddenly the airbox of a second McLaren flashes through the screen. Team-mate Oscar Piastri has had a slightly better exit and drifts away from us through the banking final corner onto the main straight, claiming pole by what seem to be inches. The difference ...Keep reading

We're on board with Lando Norris as he speeds out of Zandvoort's penultimate corner. Norris looks on course for a crucial pole, until suddenly the airbox of a second McLaren flashes through the screen. Team-mate Oscar Piastri has had a slightly better exit and drifts away from us through the banking final corner onto the main straight, claiming pole by what seem to be inches. The difference ...Keep reading