MotoGP Updates

2021-07-01 18:06:00 Crash.Net
KTM always ‘come with different ideas, they don’t give up’ - Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira believes KTM’s hunger to ‘try new things’ and never ‘give up’, along with the introduction of Dani Pedrosa as test rider in 2019, are key cogs to the Austrian manufacturer’s success. Open / Comment

2021-07-01 18:06:00 Open / Comment

2021-07-01 14:24:30 Crash.Net
Pol Espargaro: Huge shaking on the straights, pumping, spin
Pol Espargaro's Dutch MotoGP race compromised by 'huge shaking on the straights... We need to analyse more data and discover what's going on'. Open / Comment

2021-07-01 14:24:29 Open / Comment

2021-07-01 14:19:20 MotoMatters.com
Gordon Ritchie WorldSBK Blog: The Inside Jobs
After the first few races of the 2021 WorldSBK championship some trends have already become apparent.

One, the usual one, is that nine races/nine podium man Jonathan Rea is leading the championship by a fair margin of 20 points. That’s equivalent to a second place in a full race. Four 2021 race wins under his awning already, he became the first rider to smash through the 100 race victory barrier in WorldSBK history at the opening round.

Two, Toprak Razgatlioglu is now turning into the more rounded, consistent force his talents have always pointed towards. Maybe his factory Yamaha too? Hence it is he and not two-time race winner Scott Redding who went from 35 points behind Jonathan Rea after Estoril to 20 points behind after the long-awaited return of Misano after two years. Redding is himself a full race win of 25 points behind Razgatlioglu. So that’s 45 points - yes, numerology is clearly not just for cranks and conspiracists - of deficit to the leader for the person many thought would challenge Rea most strongly after his great 2020 ‘rookie’ season. And he still might, of course. He’s still many people’s best bet, for obvious reasons. Open / Comment

2021-07-01 12:23:43 Crash.Net
Gresini Racing donates simulators for medical training
Donations in memory of late MotoGP team boss Fausto Gresini used to fund three medical simulators. Open / Comment

2021-07-01 12:23:43 Open / Comment

2021-07-01 11:23:26 Crash.Net
Fernandez: ‘Great end was key to achieving victory’, Gardner content with P2
Raul Fernandez recovers from difficult opening laps to claim a stunning Dutch Moto2 victory, while a hard-fought second place puts ‘a smile on my face’, for Remy Gardner going into the summer break. Open / Comment

2021-07-01 11:23:25 Open / Comment

2021-06-30 19:33:01 MotoMatters.com
Guest Blog: Mat Oxley - Suzuki’s GSX-RR needs to shift its shape and fast!
Joan Mir’s MotoGP title defence has been distinctly underwhelming so far, largely thanks to Suzuki falling behind with its shapeshifter technology

Shock absorbers, low-drag bodywork, disc brakes, monoshock suspension, aluminium-alloy frames, reed-valve induction, upside-down forks, carbon brakes, big-bang firing configurations, traction control, engine-braking control, launch control, reactive electronics, seamless gearboxes and downforce aerodynamics.

These are all technologies introduced over the decades in grand prix racing by one factory or another and quickly copied by rivals because they gave such a vital advantage. Open / Comment