Pedro Acosta weighs in on Martin/Aprilia saga, KTM prospects and Vinales regrets

Trackhouse MotoGP rider Ai Ogura will not take part in any further sessions at the British Grand Prix after suffering a possible fracture to his right tibia.The Aprilia satellite squad released a statement this morning after Ogura crashed during Friday’s FP1 session, and the Japanese Moto2 champion is unable to continue racing this weekend at Silverstone.“Following the accident that Ai ...Keep reading

Trackhouse Aprilia rider Ai Ogura is in doubt for the rest of the British Grand Prix weekend following a crash on the opening day of action at Silverstone.The Japanese rookie injured his right knee after crashing in FP1 on Friday morning. This led to him missing practice in the afternoon, as his race against time to be fit for Saturday began. “I was running not so fast on the second ...Keep reading

Trackhouse Aprilia rider Ai Ogura is in doubt for the rest of the British Grand Prix weekend following a crash on the opening day of action at Silverstone.The Japanese rookie injured his right knee after crashing in FP1 on Friday morning. This led to him missing practice in the afternoon, as his race against time to be fit for Saturday began. “I was running not so fast on the second ...Keep reading

VR46 Ducati rider Franco Morbidelli has been issued with a three-place grid penalty for MotoGP’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday.The Italian was found to have impeded his fellow countryman Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) during Friday afternoon’s practice session. According to a statement by the stewards at the end of the day, Morbidelli was “observed to be riding slow on [the ...Keep reading

VR46 Ducati rider Franco Morbidelli has been issued with a three-place grid penalty for MotoGP’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday.The Italian was found to have impeded his fellow countryman Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) during Friday afternoon’s practice session. According to a statement by the stewards at the end of the day, Morbidelli was “observed to be riding slow on [the ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia reckons his Ducati team needs to start from scratch after Johann Zarco’s victory in Le Mans.Bagnaia admits he has struggled this season as he has been eclipsed by his team-mate Marc Marquez.While the Spaniard has taken three wins, Bagnaia has won only once and finds himself down in third place in the riders’ championship.And, following Honda’s win in Le Mans, he ...Keep reading

Honda MotoGP boss Alberto Puig has confirmed the team is interested in signing Jorge Martin, should the reigning champion become available at the end of the year.Motorsport.com exclusively revealed that Martin is pushing to leave Aprilia at the end of 2025, invoking a clause in his contract.He is understood to be unimpressed by the RS-GP’s pace this year, with Aprilia bottom of the ...Keep reading

Honda MotoGP boss Alberto Puig has confirmed the team is interested in signing Jorge Martin should the reigning champion become available at the end of the year.Autosport exclusively revealed that Martin is pushing to leave Aprilia at the end of 2025 invoking a clause in his contract.He is understood to be unimpressed by the RS-GP’s pace this year, with Aprilia bottom of the ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta has refused to take sides in the ongoing conflict between Aprilia and Jorge Martin, with the reigning MotoGP world champion intending to leave his new team at the end of the season.Acosta and Martin have the same agent, the now well-known Albert Valera. Still, the KTM rider is unwilling to get involved in his peer’s situation, careful not to get himself into trouble.“Until ...Keep reading

Leading MotoGP riders including Marc Marquez have said there is no need for the kind of contract arbitration authority seen in Formula 1.The topic has surfaced in the light of Jorge Martin’s attempts to get out of his current Aprilia contract early – a deal the Italian factory claimed on Thursday was “valid and in effect” until the end of the 2026 season.F1 has had a Contract ...Keep reading

Leading MotoGP riders including Marc Marquez have said there is no need for the kind of contract arbitration authority seen in Formula 1.The topic has surfaced in the light of Jorge Martin’s attempts to get out of his current Aprilia contract early – a deal the Italian factory claimed on Thursday was “valid and in effect” until the end of the 2026 season.F1 has had a Contract ...Keep reading

With nearly every MotoGP rider being grilled for his opinion about Jorge Martin attempting to escape his current deal with Aprilia, Maverick Vinales responded to the question with an unexpected reference to his sudden departure from Yamaha in 2021.“It’s none of my business,” was the initial response by Tech3 KTM rider Vinales, who switched to Aprilia following his departure from Yamaha ...Keep reading

With nearly every MotoGP rider being grilled for his opinion about Jorge Martin attempting to escape his current deal with Aprilia, Maverick Vinales responded to the question with an unexpected reference to his sudden departure from Yamaha in 2021.“It’s none of my business,” was the initial response by Tech3 KTM rider Vinales, who switched to Aprilia following his departure from Yamaha ...Keep reading

Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta will miss the MotoGP British Grand Prix this weekend after undergoing surgery for a spinal injury.The Silverstone event will mark the first grand prix the MotoGP boss has missed since Dorna Sports took over the championship in 1992.The Spaniard has long suffered from a spinal condition affecting two vertebrae, which had been causing him chronic pain. While he had ...Keep reading

Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta will miss the MotoGP British Grand Prix this weekend after undergoing surgery for a spinal injury.The Silverstone event will mark the first grand prix the MotoGP boss has missed since Dorna Sports took over the championship in 1992.The Spaniard has long suffered from a spinal condition affecting two vertebrae, which had been causing him chronic pain. While he had ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo has called for more consistency and better alignment with regard to push-starting MotoGP bikes following his clash with marshals at the recent French Grand Prix.Despite his status as home hero at Le Mans, Quartararo’s race ended when he could not convince two marshals to agree to bump-start his Yamaha after his crash on lap four.Speaking to media ahead of this ...Keep reading

Ducati racer Francesco Bagnaia waded into the Aprilia team's contract dispute with Jorge Martin, by telling the MotoGP world champion he should “respect” his contract with the team.Autosport exclusively revealed that Martin wanted to invoke a break clause in his contract to be released from the second year of his deal, which would mean that he could leave the Aprilia outfit at the end of ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo has called for more consistency and better alignment with regard to push-starting MotoGP bikes following his clash with marshals at the recent French Grand Prix.Despite his status as home hero at Le Mans, Quartararo’s race ended when he could not convince two marshals to agree to bump-start his Yamaha after his crash on lap four.Speaking to media ahead of this ...Keep reading