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Fabio Quartararo Returns to the Scene of His 2025 Silverstone Heartbreak
Fabio Quartararo heads into the 2026 British GP at Silverstone, the track where a ride-height device failure forced him out of the race while leading comfortably in 2025. He hasn't stood on a MotoGP podium since that retirement 14 months ago. Yamaha team director Massimo Meregalli says the circuit should suit the YZR-M1.
Crash.net · 8/5/2026
Max Toth Makes His Bagger World Cup Comeback at the British MotoGP
American racer Max Toth returns from a serious leg injury to rejoin the FIM-sanctioned Bagger World Cup at Silverstone, run alongside the British MotoGP round. He steps in for the injured Cory West at Saddlemen Race Development, bringing the modified Harley-Davidson Road Glide grid back up to 11 riders.
Visordown · 8/5/2026
Bassani: "The Races Are Nothing Compared to Vergani's Struggle"
WSBK rider Axel Bassani spoke about the difficulties facing his fellow rider Vergani, saying racing itself pales next to what Vergani is going through. The comment, touching on hardship far removed from the racetrack, was reported as a sign of solidarity between the riders.
GPone · 8/5/2026
Vinales Sidelined by Shoulder Injury, Pol Espargaro Fills In at Tech3 KTM for British GP
Maverick Vinales will miss the British GP after scans revealed a previously undetected tear in the infraspinatus muscle from a 2025 Sachsenring crash. Tech3 KTM has drafted test rider Pol Espargaro as a one-race substitute at Silverstone, partnering Enea Bastianini, with KTM hoping Vinales returns for Aragon.
Visordown · 8/5/2026
Alex Márquez on 2025: 'I Like Feeling Like a Normal Person Again'
MotoGP's Alex Márquez reflected on turning a season once overshadowed by brother Marc into a "special and magical" 2025 — finishing runner-up in the championship and taking his first premier-class win. He admitted even a two-second win left him wanting three, but said he treasures ordinary life at home, walking the dog and hiking mountain trails.
Moto.it · 8/4/2026
Pol Espargaró to Sub for Injured Viñales at British GP
Red Bull KTM Tech3's Maverick Viñales will miss the British Grand Prix after fresh scans revealed additional infraspinatus damage from his 2025 Sachsenring injury. KTM test rider Pol Espargaró steps in at Silverstone, saying he still feels part of the Tech3 family. Viñales targets a return at Aragón.
Moto.it · 8/4/2026
Aldeguer to Sit Out Silverstone MotoGP 'As a Precaution,' Lecuona Fills In
MotoGP rider Fermín Aldeguer of BK8 Gresini Racing will miss round 12 at Silverstone as a precautionary measure. He has medical clearance to resume training from August 15 and is expected to return around a month later at Aragón. Iker Lecuona will stand in for him — the same rider who previously filled in for Alex Márquez at the Hungarian round.
Roadracing World · 8/4/2026
Viñales Out of Silverstone After New Shoulder Damage Found, Espargaró Steps In
MotoGP rider Maverick Viñales of Red Bull KTM Tech3 will miss round 12 at Silverstone after summer-break medical exams revealed a previously undetected tear in his infraspinatus muscle. Viñales has been recovering from a shoulder injury sustained at the Sachsenring in 2025; the new tear is preventing full arm mobility. Test rider Pol Espargaró will replace him.
Paddock GP · 8/4/2026
Casey Stoner Backs Acosta's Ducati Move, Wants 'More Patience'
Former champion Casey Stoner endorsed Pedro Acosta's move to Ducati for 2027, saying "you can't argue with the line-up," while urging Acosta to show more tactical patience on difficult days. Stoner also said he feels "very sorry" for Pecco Bagnaia, who delivered Ducati's first title since 2007 but is being moved aside for Aprilia.
Crash.net · 8/4/2026
CFMOTO Eyes MotoGP as Aspar Boss Confirms 'Shared Vision'
Aspar team founder Jorge Martínez says CFMOTO's shared vision with his squad is entry into MotoGP, though he won't commit to a timeline — "maybe three years, maybe five." CFMOTO is already building toward it through Moto3/Moto2 involvement and a majority stake in chassis maker Kalex, with tech transfer to production bikes and a possible Chinese Grand Prix among the payoffs.
Motociclismo Portugal · 8/4/2026
MotoGP 2027 Rider Market: Marini Set to Leave Honda for KTM's Tech3
The 2027 MotoGP "silly season" domino is nearing its final pieces, with Italian rider Luca Marini reportedly leaving the Honda factory squad for KTM's Tech3 Racing team. Talks began before the summer break and a formal signing is expected within days. The same report also covers Australian rookie Senna Agius's Moto2 promotion and Nicolò Bulega's move to Valentino Rossi's VR46 team.
Motosprint · 8/4/2026
MXGP of Flanders: Herlings Dominates, McLellan Sweeps Both MX2 Motos
Play Sports released highlight footage from the MXGP of Flanders, held in Lommel, Belgium. Jeffrey Herlings put in a dominant ride to win the MXGP class, while Camden McLellan swept both MX2 motos for a clean sweep. Gert Vermersch and Joel Roelants handled commentary duties for both races.
Motocross Mag Belgie · 8/4/2026
CFMoto Sweeps All Adventure Classes at Red Bull Romaniacs 2026
CFMoto swept all three Adventure classes at Red Bull Romaniacs 2026 in Romania — Ultimate, Core, and Lite. Mario Román Serrano dominated Ultimate by 14 minutes 40 seconds over second place. On the CFMoto–CA Auto Bank Hellas team, Greek rider Panagiotis Kouzis became the first Greek to win two daily stages at the event.
MotorBike.gr · 8/4/2026
Michelin's Power Days Draws Over 850 Riders, With Misano Setting a New Record
Michelin's track-day event Power Days 2026 has drawn more than 850 participants across the season. Mugello hosted 330 riders in spring, while July's Misano round set a new record with over 540, letting riders test road-legal tyres in real track conditions. 1981 500cc world champion Marco Lucchinelli was on hand for the event.
Moto.it · 8/4/2026
Ducati's Tardozzi Says Machines Are Even With Aprilia, Riders Will Make the Difference
Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi says Ducati and Aprilia's machines are now evenly matched, and that riders will decide the rest of the season. Marc Marquez, racing after shoulder surgery, has won three of his last five races, cutting his points gap to Jorge Martin from 102 to 18.
Motociclismo Portugal · 8/3/2026
Di Giannantonio Rues Sachsenring DNF but Calls His MotoGP Season 'Incredible'
Ducati's Fabio Di Giannantonio retired from the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, dropping from third to fifth in the championship and losing his spot as the top-ranked Ducati rider to Marc Marquez. Still, he pointed to a season 42 points ahead of last year's pace, eight podiums including a win, and a gap of just 24 points to the leader. With a confirmed move to KTM for 2027, he said he's eager to resume the season's second half at Silverstone.
Motociclismo Portugal · 8/3/2026
Lucas Coenen forced out of home Lommel GP by sciatic injury
Lucas Coenen was forced to withdraw from his home Belgian Grand Prix at Lommel after the opening session, sidelined by an ongoing sciatic injury despite qualifying fifth fastest in free practice. In a KTM statement, Coenen said he could only manage two laps before the pain became too much, with further scans expected on Wednesday to determine his path forward.
GateDrop · 8/3/2026
KTM's Aki Ajo: "We're really pleased" with 2027 rider line-up of Marquez and Di Giannantonio
KTM team manager Aki Ajo says he is genuinely enthusiastic and pleased about the squad's 2027 rider line-up of Alex Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio, even as the team loses Pedro Acosta and Brad Binder. Speaking to Crash.net, Ajo said the priority for now remains the second half of the 2026 season and the ongoing development of KTM's project.
Moto.it · 8/3/2026
MotoGP Analyst Wilco Zeelenberg Recovering After Emergency Triple Bypass Surgery
Dutch MotoGP television analyst Wilco Zeelenberg of Ziggo Sport revealed he underwent emergency open-heart surgery in late June after a routine check-up escalated from a planned stent placement into a full triple bypass operation. Four weeks on, he says his recovery is going well, and he plans to return to his Ziggo Sport analyst role while his Meet The Speed 2026 event in Almeria proceeds as scheduled in November.
Moto.it · 8/3/2026
LCR's Cecchinello: 'Stoner Would Have Beaten Marquez Early On, Then Marquez Would Have Turned the Tables'
LCR Honda team boss Lucio Cecchinello says that in a hypothetical Stoner-vs-Marquez rivalry, he believes 'Casey would have won at the start... then Marc Marquez.' He attributes this not to a talent gap but to motivation, recalling that Stoner told him back in 2002 he wanted to become world champion and then retire to Australia, and that his hunger faded once he'd secured two titles even though he still had the speed to challenge Marquez in 2013.
Paddock GP · 8/3/2026
Ryan Vickers Admits He's 'Too Old' for a MotoGP Shot Now
British Superbike rider Ryan Vickers, 27, says his hopes of reaching MotoGP are effectively over, pointing to his age and Britain's lack of the intensive junior programs that fast-track young riders in Spain and Italy from as early as six or seven. Currently seventh in the BSB standings, he said BSB and World Superbike are now 'where I'll be.'
GPone · 8/3/2026
Red Bull KTM Tech3's Steiner: 'Marc Marquez Is a Bit Like Lewis Hamilton'
Red Bull KTM Tech3 team boss Guenther Steiner said Marc Marquez reminds him a bit of Lewis Hamilton. In Steiner's view, both riders share a history of dramatic comebacks and an extremely rare kind of talent, and the comparison has drawn attention for putting the two side by side.
Moto.it · 8/3/2026
Alex Rins Eyes WorldSBK Move as Top Option for 2027
With few competitive MotoGP seats available, 30-year-old Alex Rins is now weighing a move to WorldSBK as his leading option for 2027. His camp is in talks with independent Ducati squad Go Eleven about fielding a second Panigale V4, a bike alone estimated at roughly €300,000, while the team is also negotiating a contract renewal with Lorenzo Baldassarri, complicating the situation.
Paddock GP · 8/3/2026
Lorenzo: Yamaha Made a Mistake Cutting Him as MotoGP Test Rider After One Season
Former champion Jorge Lorenzo said on the Fast & Curious YouTube channel that Yamaha erred in releasing him as a test rider after just one season, arguing he could have supplied valuable development feedback. He admitted, though, that as a perfectionist he didn't give the role the focus it needed at the time.
Motorcycle Sports · 8/3/2026
Bautista's 2027 Barni Seat Hinges on September's Magny-Cours Round and Tyre Test
Alvaro Bautista's place at Barni Superbike for 2027 remains unconfirmed, with his performance at the Magny-Cours round and a September 9 Cremona test for the new 2027 tyre supplier set to be decisive. Teammate Yari Montella has already had his contract extended, while Danilo Petrucci and Xavi Vierge are named as possible backups.
Motorcycle Sports · 8/3/2026
Rins Eyes Superbike Switch, in Talks with Ducati's Go Eleven for 2027
With no MotoGP factory seat available, Alex Rins is considering a move to World Superbike from 2027. He is in talks with the Piedmont-based Go Eleven team about adding a second Ducati Panigale V4, a move reported to require roughly €300,000 in extra investment.
Motorcycle Sports · 8/3/2026
Marquez's Summer Recovery Tell: Heart Rate Reveals How He's Compensating
Marc Marquez revealed that his heart rate runs higher than usual while riding, as he compensates with other parts of his body for reduced strength in his right arm and shoulder — while at home, his heart rate is lower than usual. He had cut the points gap in the championship from 102 to 18 before the summer break.
Crash.net · 8/3/2026
Patritalia Reasserts €2.5bn Ducati Bid, Releases AI Concept Images and an Italian-Only Rider Pledge
Italian firm Patritalia has reaffirmed that its €2.5 billion bid for 100% of Ducati Motor Holding, submitted to Audi and the Volkswagen Group on June 25, is genuine. The company released AI-generated concept images of Ducati's MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 machines and pledged that, if the acquisition succeeds, every rider on the roster would be Italian.
Visordown · 8/3/2026
Lorenzo Says Yamaha "Made a Mistake" Letting Him Go as Test Rider
Three-time champion Jorge Lorenzo told the YouTube show Fast & Curious that Yamaha "made a mistake" ending his test-rider contract after just one season. He admitted he didn't give the role his full attention at first, wanting simply "to enjoy life" right after retiring, but insisted he could have supplied information vital to development. Yamaha is still struggling to fix the YZR-M1.
GPOne · 8/3/2026
Ducati's Bulega Cuts Vacation Short, Nears 10 Test Days on the 850
Ducati's Nicolò Bulega is interrupting his holiday to keep testing the Ducati 850, the development bike built for the sport's new 2027 technical regulations. He rides at Mugello on August 5-6 and Misano on August 25-26, taking his total to roughly ten test days on the bike. He has become central to the program while Michele Pirro stays sidelined until mid-September.
GPOne · 8/3/2026
"Anita the Fantastic" Arrested in France Over €730,000 MotoGP Travel Scam
Spanish and French police have arrested Ana María Vicente Osset, known as "Anita la Fantastica," in Tours, France, over a scam selling fake MotoGP travel and ticket packages worth more than €730,000. More than 100 people were defrauded, and Spanish prosecutors are seeking a nine-year sentence. Her former partner has already been sentenced to six and a half years.
GPOne · 8/3/2026
Ducati Maps Out Its GP27 Bike-Allocation Hierarchy for 2027
Ducati has laid out how it will allocate its 2027 MotoGP machinery, confirming satellite teams won't get hand-me-down GP26 bikes since every bike is built fresh for the new 850cc rules. Factory riders Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta sit at the top of the update queue, while at Gresini, world champion Joan Mir gets periodic upgrades and rookie Daniel Holgado runs a more static spec to ease his adaptation. On the test side, Nicolo Bulega is dedicated to developing the new Pirelli tires that replace Michelin from 2027.
TMCBlog · 8/3/2026
Skovbjerg Wins EMX250 at Lommel, Cuts Garcia's Points Lead to 74
Denmark's Nicolai Skovbjerg (Husqvarna) won the EMX250 round at Lommel after championship leader Francisco Garcia missed the race with a training injury, narrowing Garcia's lead from 104 to 74 points with three rounds left. William Askew (Triumph) and Francesco Bellei (KTM) took their first EMX250 podiums in second and third.
Motosprint · 8/2/2026
Kay de Wolf on His Lommel Podium: 'We Were Doubting If We'd Race At All'
MXGP's Kay de Wolf finished second at the Lommel Grand Prix while still recovering from a foot injury, saying that four to five weeks earlier he was hospitalized and unsure he would race again this season. He admitted his starts still need work and confirmed his continued commitment to MXGP, while also touching on a possible future in America.
GateDrop · 8/2/2026
Jere Haavisto Ends Finland's 22-Year Wait for a European MX Title
Finland's Jere Haavisto, 27, won the EMX Open European Championship at Lommel, topping qualifying by 2.2 seconds before taking both motos by 14 and 15 seconds. He is the first Finnish rider to win the title since Matti Seistola in 2004.
Bike Finland · 8/2/2026
Pirelli: Ducati and KTM Lead the Field in MotoGP's 850cc Development
Pirelli's racing director Giorgio Barbier says Ducati and KTM have the most advanced approach to developing MotoGP's incoming 850cc bikes. Both teams stick to a strict one-variable-at-a-time method across aero, electronics and tire choice, backed by precise feedback from test riders Michele Pirro and Dani Pedrosa. A private test at Mugello is underway this week, with the next joint session set for September 21 at Austria's Red Bull Ring.
TMCBlog · 8/2/2026
Herlings Sweeps Lommel MXGP as McLellan Seals MX2 Double
Jeffrey Herlings dominated round 14 of MXGP at Lommel, Belgium, winning both motos by more than 45 seconds in the opener with Kay de Wolf second and Tim Gajser third; late drama saw Romain Febvre suffer a mechanical failure while in contention. In MX2, Camden McLellan swept both motos for the overall win ahead of teammate Guillem Farres and Simon Laengenfelder.
InSella · 8/2/2026
HJC Launches 'Funky Diablo' Fabio Quartararo Replica Helmet
HJC has released the RPHA 1 V2 Carbon 'Funky Diablo,' a limited-edition helmet co-designed by 2021 MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo and designer Sylvain Renard. It reworks the Diablo graphic he wore at the 2025 Catalan GP with a more playful, energetic twist. Priced at €999.90, the carbon shell is homologated to FIM FRHPhe-02 and comes in four sizes from XS to XXL.
Visordown · 8/2/2026
Isle of Man TT maps a conditional 2027 Sidecar return
The Isle of Man TT has outlined reforms aimed at bringing its suspended Sidecar class back in 2027. Drawing on more than 460 submissions, organisers are considering lower power and top speed, minimum weight, stronger chassis checks and tougher entry standards, with a final decision due in autumn 2026.
Visordown · 7/31/2026
WorldSBK Unveils 2027-2030 Rules Roadmap: Bigger Engines, Stricter Noise Limits
WorldSBK has announced a rules roadmap running from 2027 to 2030. For 2027, a rev-limit balancing tool returns alongside a unified fuel supplier, and the maximum noise limit tightens by 3dB to 112dB. 2028 brings a MotoGP-style ranked concessions system, and by 2030 the displacement cap for four-cylinder bikes rises to 1,200cc. The overhaul aims to keep the series sustainable as the sportbike market shrinks against touring and adventure segments.
Crash.net · 7/31/2026