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The Newspeak of MotoGP’s Rules for 2014
At the same time the World Superbike rules for 2014 were announced, the revised version of the MotoGP rules, including updates for next season were also published. But unlike the WSBK rules, no press...
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MotoGP Rule Change Imminent: ‘Intermediate’ Category To Be Added Between...
The CRT-replacement Open class in MotoGP is causing an even bigger shake up of the class than was expected. The outright speed of the Forward Yamaha at the first two Sepang tests provoked a testy...
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Examining the “Factory 2″ Farce in MotoGP
So, who is to blame for the three-class farce? When the ‘Factory 2′ regulations were first announced, fans and followers were quick to point the finger of blame at Honda. With good reason: HRC has made...
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MotoGP’s ‘Factory 2′ Situation To Be Resolved on Monday
It has been ten days since Carmelo Ezpeleta announced to an unsuspecting world that a new category would be added to the MotoGP class to contain Ducati, the ‘Factory 2′ class.The change was to be...
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Analyzing Ducati’s 2014 MotoGP Launch
If you wanted proof that things are changing at Ducati, you need look no further than the launch of their MotoGP team.In years past, it was an outrageously flamboyant affair, a veritable extravaganza...
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Factory 2 Rules Adopted for 2014 Season: Spec-Software Compulsory in MotoGP...
After a week of debate and discussion, the Grand Prix Commission has finally reached an agreement on the Factory 2 class. It took many hours of phone calls, and full agreement was not reached until...
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Preview of Qatar: Looking Ahead to the Most Intriguing MotoGP Season in Years
It has been a long and confusing wait for the 2014 MotoGP season to begin. An awful lot has happened since the MotoGP bikes were rolled into their packing crates after the Valencia test and shipped...
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Friday Summary at Qatar: The Myth of Fairness & Aleix Espargaro’s One-Man...
When was the last time a non-factory rider won a MotoGP race? Any MotoGP fan worth their salt will be able to give you year, track and rider: 2006, Estoril, Toni Elias.Ask them why he won and they will...
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2014 MotoGP Rule Cheat Sheet: The Open, Factory, & Ducati Regulations at a...
One of the main complaints aimed at the last-minute rule changes in MotoGP is that they made it impossible to explain to the casual viewer exactly who is riding what, and why.How many categories are...
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Gresini’s Quandary & What That Means for Scott Redding
Under normal circumstances, Scott Redding would already know exactly where he will be racing in 2015. He has a contract with HRC and Gresini to race with the Go&Fun Gresini team, which puts him...
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MotoGP: Grand Prix Commission Agrees to Lower Bike Weight & Freeze Software...
The Grand Prix Commission met at Misano to agree a couple of steps on the long road towards creating a single, unified MotoGP class from 2016.The four parties to the GPC agreed that the minimum weight...
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The 2015 MotoGP Rules Primer: Engines, Fuel, Tires, Testing, & More for the...
Once upon a time, Grand Prix racing rules were fairly simple: bikes had to have two wheels, weigh 130kg, have a maximum capacity of 500cc and a maximum of four cylinders. The switch to four strokes in...
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Ducati’s Qatar Podiums Means Fuel Allowance Cut
Ducati is to lose the first of the special concessions granted at the start of the 2014 season.The two podiums which Ducati scored at Qatar bring its dry podium total to three, which means that the...
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