When sport becomes a secondary matter When the FIM introduced what we consider to be completely pointless so-called track limits in MotoGP and WorldSBK, many fans were already wondering what the point was. Back in 2019, we feared that the long-lap penalty rule, which came into effect at the same time to punish riders’ infractions, […]

Spectacular Marquez Brothers show in Las Termas de Rio Hondo Shortly before the start of the season in Thailand, Marc Marquez had been very modest in his press conference. At the time, he stated that, as a newcomer to the Lenovo Ducati factory team, he was initially orienting himself towards his teammate Bagnaia, who had […]

Before the MGP Grand Prix of Argentina It’s been 11 years since Marc Marquez last arrived at the second round of MotoGP as world championship leader, but unlike today, it was in Texas in 2014, with Las Termas de Rio Hondo following one round later. Despite this, he arrived then as a double winner, just […]

Repeated Marquez Double at the Thai season opener With his 112th podium and first Grand Prix victory on the factory Ducati, Marc Marquez dominated the premiere of the season almost at will after his sprint victory the day before. Confirmation of this came in an interview with third-placed Franceso “Pecco” Bagnaia, when he stated in […]

Marc Marquez in BuriRam – the return of the king What numerous experts and commentators had predicted came true in a highly impressive way on Saturday, March 1st of this year. Although many of them were way off the mark last year with their far too optimistic predictions about Pedro Acosta’s rookie season, everyone who […]

Drastic cuts for MotoGP for 2025 Even though Pedro Acosta finished sixth in the World Championship in his first MotoGP season, the young star clearly missed his targets for 2024 despite several podium finishes. The Spaniard saw the finish flag far too rarely, especially in the last quarter of his rookie season. But for the […]

Dramatic ninth round before the second MotoGP summer break When the new calendar was announced last year, we had already expressed our doubts about the highly questionable planning by FIM and Dorna for 2024. Originally, the Kazakhstan GP was supposed to take place in mid-June after Mugello and before Assen. After the German Grand Prix […]

Catastrophic decisions in Mugello and Assen A clear majority of critical observers and paddock members have long agreed that those responsible at Dorna are only interested in maximum profit. Fans of two-wheel racing have also been aware for some time that the FIM has not had enough of demonstrations of power for generations. After Mugello, […]

Ducati driver selection resolved – plan for 2025 is in place However, after Ducati newcomer Marc Marquez publicly announced that he would not insist on a factory team, but was only aiming for factory material for the 2025 season, the solution to the problem with the placement of Jorge Martin, Enea Bastianini and the exceptional […]

Questionable interpretation of the regulations distorted round 4 of MotoGP Absolutely unsportsmanlike decisions by officials influenced the outcome of the fourth round of the Motorcycle World Championship. Since the introduction of the much criticized so-called track limits for the 2019 season, the FIM desk clerks soon found another means of subsequently falsifying results in MotoGP […]