Alex Whitworth

1 week ago | crash.net | Alex Whitworth |James Dielhenn |Peter McLaren |Lewis Larkham

There were no lap records broken in the Practice session at the Italian MotoGP, but a strong performance from Maverick Vinales put him ahead of a trio of Ducati riders. The main story of the session in the early phases was Fabio Quartararo's, who crashed at turn four. The Monster Energy Yamaha rider was seen holding his left shoulder in the gravel and as he walked away, with TV replays showing afterwards that he had his shoulder pushed back into place by a marshal as he la in the gravel trap.

1 week ago | crash.net | Alex Whitworth |James Dielhenn |Peter McLaren |Lewis Larkham

Pramac Yamaha Team Manager Gino Borsoi says the Italian squad is “not worried” about what could be “not an easy” 2026 MotoGP season for incoming grand prix rookie Toprak Razgatlioglu. Toprak Razgatlioglu’s move to MotoGP has gone from being often talked about for its possibility of happening to being much talked about for the difficulty it will present since the announcement of the two-time World Superbike Champion’s move to Pramac Yamaha for the 2025 grand prix season.

1 week ago | crash.net | Alex Whitworth |James Dielhenn |Peter McLaren |Lewis Larkham

Honda has confirmed that Iker Lecuona will return to the Suzuka 8 Hours this year as the third rider of its factory team for the famous Japanese endurance race which will take place on 3 August. Iker Lecuona will partner MotoGP rider Johann Zarco and HRC veteran and Japanese Superbike star Takumi Takahashi – a six-time Suzuka 8 Hours winner – in the Honda HRC team.

1 week ago | crash.net | Alex Whitworth |James Dielhenn |Peter McLaren |Lewis Larkham

Fabio Di Giannantonio says it’s “great” to be able to compare himself directly with a rider like Marc Marquez, who the Italian suggests is “in the top of his career” in 2025. Di Giannantonio became a factory rider for the first time this year, with a contract tied to Ducati to race with the VR46 Racing team for the 2025 MotoGP season.

1 week ago | crash.net | Alex Whitworth |James Dielhenn |Peter McLaren |Lewis Larkham

Toprak Razgatlioglu’s Yamaha MotoGP contract is for two years, not one, Yamaha racing boss Paolo Pavesio has confirmed. The information from Yamaha, when the announcement of Razgatlioglu’s signature with the Pramac Yamaha team for next year's MotoGP campaign was made, only referenced 2026, but not 2027. Yamaha Motor Racing Managing Director Pavesio, though, has now confirmed that Razgatlioglu’s deal is “fixed” at two years and will therefore cover both 2026 and 2027.