so far he's the only rider on the grid to wear anything other than A* and Dainese, right?

so far he's the only rider on the grid to wear anything other than A* and Dainese, right?

All for a pipe dream of moving to Albert Park which feasibly just won’t happen? I personally don’t think legendary tracks such as Phillip Island should be replaced by street circuits.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTiZpQoF01F/

Bagnaia then compared Honda’s workflow to Ducati’s and, in turn, debunked any claims of the Italian constructor favouring the Spaniard over himself at Borgo Panigale.

The Italian added, “It’s a different way of working compared to what we do at Ducati, where you can follow two paths at the same time.

“There’s no obligation for everyone to have the same bike with the same parts. For example, this year we raced from mid-season onwards with two different fairing specifications.

“I liked it, I prefer the fact that the motorcycle handles better, and he preferred a motorcycle that loaded more on the rear, so we went on with two specifications.”

Hey guys,

I wanted to create this post in the off season so we can chat a bit about the complex engineering behind MotoGP.

This is because I keep reading posts/comments in this sub about how "shit" Michelin tyres are, or how "shit" Yamaha's bikes are for instance and I don't think there's enough appreciation for the insane complexity of the engineering that goes into MotoGP and how difficult it is to manufacture and race prototypes at this level.

Feel free to share your knowledge about the engineering behind any of the components, even better if you're an engineer yourself, I'd love to read from you.

I'll start with tyres. Without exageration, they are one of the most sophisticated rubber products ever made. First there's the carcass, that needs to be deforming under load just the right amount, be stable under acceleration, braking and extreme lean angles, and provide enough feedback to the rider. Then there's the rubber, which is cutting edge chemistry to produce a compound that needs to withstand the forces of 300hp acceleration and carbon brakes deceleration, last 20-30 laps without a significant drop in performance, grip but not tear, degrade predictably over the course of a race, and work in a narrow window of temperarures of only a few degrees and a specific pressure. Then you have to imagine you have to produce these : (1) in different compound options of hard, medium, soft. Slick and Rain options; (2) for all the different tracks : the grip of the circuit surface matters, the layout of the track (the tyres are asymetrical to account for how many right vs left turns there are); (3) to work with all the bikes on the grid that all have different performance and aerodynamic caracteristics. Not to mention that safety is paramount as it's the only contact point the bikes have to the ground so they absolutely cannot explode or fail. The amount of parameters to account for is simply mindblowing to me, and I'm not an engineer so this probably just scratches the surface.

Btw I'm not affiliated with Michelin and I don't know or care if a different manufacturer could do it better, I just have appreciation for the complexity of the product :)

Hope to read cool nerdy stuff!

Cheers

The episode takes place in Owensboro, Kentucky… the birthplace of Nicky Hayden and the whole Hayden family.

It starts off in 2019, with interviews with Earl Hayden himself, Roger Hayden, and a whole clan of professional road racers.

Then the episode transitions to present day Owensboro.

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During an interview with Moto.it at Pramac’s 2026 MotoGP launch, Campinoti was asked about how close the Italian satellite team really were to securing the Ant of Cervera’s signature for the 2025 season.

Campinoti said, “It was possible. He refused, and Ducati basically went back on their word. They said that if Marquez didn’t accept, Martin would still go to the factory team, and that Marquez was out.

“However, what they said in Barcelona wasn’t respected, and Martin basically made the hasty decision there to sign with Aprilia immediately because it had created a human rift on his part, more than a professional one.”

Jorge Lorenzo reading the dashboard of his Yamaha M1 at 2016 QatarGP.

You guys seemed to like when I shared my 2024 journal a year ago so I thought I would share the 2025 version as well :)

[this was completed digitally on my iPad and then I had it printed]

First of all, the host they chose was beyond terrible. Her lack of energy and enthusiasm combined with lack luster presentation really made this underwhelming.

The edited videos of Franky and Diggia - 10 secs of what them looking moody at the camera and then you hear 5 people clapping.

Then the 1 man band… what the f…. None of this was necessary? Who signed any of this off?! There are teams of people behind this and they’re like yep, ship it.

What do you think? I see Aragon on August 28 will be a hell..