MotoGP

Enea Bastianini won the MotoGP World Championship race Sunday at the historic Silverstone Circuit, in England. Riding his Lenovo Ducati Desmosedici on Michelin control tires, the Italian won the 20-lap race by 1.931 seconds. It was Bastianini’s first full-length race win of the season, one day after he took his first Sprint race win of the season. Jorge Martin was…

By Moses Akaigwe   Spiro, Africa’s largest electric vehicle (EV) player, has officially launched its operations in Ogun State with a presentation of motorbikes. The launch ceremony on July 31, 2024, at the Arcade Ground, Ogun State Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, was attended by Gov. Adedapo Oluseun Abiodun, and Noimot Salako-Oyedele, the Deputy Governor. Also present were Sen. Said Alkali,…

Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro believes Ducati is able to make a “big difference” with its race and tyre management on Sundays after watching it lockout the top-five places in the British Grand Prix. Espargaro had put in a stunning record-breaking lap in qualifying to take pole position for the Silverstone MotoGP sprint and grand prix, but he soon found out he…

Enjoy the lightweight class race highlights from Silverstone  read more www.motogp.com

Enea Bastianini completed the MotoGP double at Silverstone on Sunday, taking his second win of the weekend after a stunning ride from third on the grid. The factory Ducati rider was running as low as fourth in the early stages before a heroic comeback with his characteristic late-race pace saw him pass both team-mate Pecco Bagnaia and championship leader Jorge…

Electric motorcycles of various segments are increasingly appearing on the market. But which one is the best? It’s a tough question to answer, but Stark Future claims to have the ‘most advanced in the world’. This is the Stark VARG, which boasts 30% more power than a 450cc combustion engine motorcycle. It delivers 80 horsepower and 938 Nm of torque…

Enea Bastianini claimed only his second MotoGP victory as a factory Ducati rider in the British Grand Prix, as Jorge Martin finished second to snatch the points lead away from Francesco Bagnaia. Bastianini, who had already shown glimpses of his rapid pace by winning Saturday’s sprint, took advantage of a mistake for Martin with just two laps to score his…

The premier class are on track for the final time before the race as they fine-tune their machines  read more www.motogp.com

Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro defeated the factory Ducatis to claim a surprise pole – and a new MotoGP lap record – for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Championship leader Pecco Bagnaia led after the opening sequence of laps, having improved by two tenths of the second on the previous lap record set by Johann Zarco two years ago. But…

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Francesco Bagnaia believes the extra grip offered by Michelin’s new rear tyre is contributing to MotoGP riders crashing more often than usual in 2024. Championship leader Bagnaia suffered another crash out of a leading position in Saturday’s sprint for the British Grand Prix, losing the front of his factory Ducati going into Turn 4 (The Loop) while running fourth on…

Reigning MotoGP world champion Pecco Bagnaia has accepted the blame for his crash out of Saturday’s sprint race at the British Grand Prix, holding his hands up after the fall that reduces his championship margin over Jorge Martin to a single point. Making a bad start from his strong starting position on the front row and failing to properly capitalise…

Enea Bastianini took victory in MotoGP’s British Grand Prix sprint for his first Saturday podium as Ducati team-mate Pecco Bagnaia and Gresini’s Marc Marquez crashed out. The factory Ducati rider lined up third for Saturday’s race, and took advantage of a strong start to take the fight to Pramac’s Jorge Martin. The pair jostled for position for much of the…

Sustainable mobility is increasingly on the agenda, and the Pierer Mobility group is working to launch new electric motorcycle models as early as next year. According to Motorcycle.com, these new models will come from the Husqvarna and KTM brands, with a new vehicle identification number submitted to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. These will be KTM’s first electric…

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia has hit out at other MotoGP riders for deliberately slowing down in British GP qualifying in order to get a tow from him, describing the situation as “ridiculous”. Bagnaia was followed by Gresini’s Marc Marquez on their first runs in Saturday’s pole-deciding session at Silverstone, with the added aerodynamic benefit allowing the Spaniard to take a provisional…

One last chance for the lightweight class to cement a place inside the top 14 and bag an automatic spot in Q2  read more www.motogp.com

Jorge Martin led both MotoGP World Championship practice sessions Friday at Silverstone Circuit, in England, but the young Spaniard’s competitors are nipping at his heals. Martin topped Friday afternoon’s practice with a lap time of 1:57.911 on his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati Desmosedici, but the top 14 riders in the session were covered by just 1.043 seconds. Aleix Espargaro, the…

We have been getting more opportunities to ride electric bikes of various sorts. Some are better than others. The fact that Beta is offering the Explorer is an endorsement of sorts. Here’s a company that specializes in the most hard-core off-road bikes in the world, and they are on board with E-motos. As a side note, I’ve started using the…

Yamaha’s Alex Rins has been ruled out of the rest of the British Grand Prix weekend after suffering a crash late in second practice on Friday. Having already missed last month’s German Grand Prix following an accident in the Assen race, Rins was only just getting back on the bike at Silverstone when he ended up in the gravel at…