Honda has turned to a familiar face to cover Joan Mir’s absence at the Japanese Grand Prix, handing Somkiat Chantra a factory MotoGP opportunity while the Spanish rider recovers from injury. Mir is expected to miss the Japanese and Indonesian rounds in early October,...
Pedro Acosta’s MotoGP victory has given KTM something it badly needed: proof that the orange machines can still reach the top step. It has also given the company a rather awkward responsibility. KTM must enjoy the win without mistaking one glorious Sunday for a...
The Austrian Grand Prix produced the sort of MotoGP weekend that makes championship spreadsheets look briefly embarrassed. A manufacturer written off as being in a fight for survival only 18 months ago claimed a thoroughly deserved victory, the championship lead...
The most important detail about MotoGP’s final Pirelli tire test in Austria is also the one that remains frustratingly unclear: the event is scheduled for race riders, but the complete list of participating names has not been officially published. That may sound like...
Maverick Viñales is about to find out whether his injured left shoulder is ready for the only test that really counts: riding a MotoGP bike properly, at speed, while braking, turning and wrestling with several hundred pounds of angry machinery. The Tech3 rider will...
