(Save from clogging up the Toprak thread) Casey Ogorman has a new team mate at Sic 58. An Austrian and a Brit in an Italian team has to be the first ever surely. https://m.gpone.com/en/2026/01/10/m...-for-2026-the-austrian-will-join-ogorman.html I imagine Casey will want to be beating “the 5th placed rider at the Aragon round of the RBR”.
No more restarts this year in moto gp or wsb if a rider goes down and has to restart the bike. https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1088387/1/major-restart-change-announced-2026-motogp-season
About time too, it’s not been permitted during the race in BSB for several seasons. It will also prevent confusion when world series riders, guest in national series. I was marshalling at the end of Coopers when Tito Rabat slid off at Graham Hill bend and watched in total disbelief as he tried to bump start the bike, running back up the track, towards the bend. Andy
Full FIM text here, https://www.fim-moto.com/fileadmin/...res_for_Non-Running_Machines.pdf?t=1768214618. Anywhere on track and in run off areas. Andy
Aprilia launch at 11am this morning https://www.youtube.com/live/cg1WCgAhKd8?si=xYc6bsXKKU5ZmRju (Won’t let me embed it for some reason)
https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2026...into-2026-new-livery-revealed-in-milan/825250 What are we saying, championship winning bike?
One lap pace and getting tyres up to speed quickly. Biaggi was saying from the Jerez test onwards that “improved” and results would back that claim up.
Not long now before we find out. Shakedown end of January and official test beginning of February, IIRC. Andy
https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1088503/1/00001g-aprilias-electronic-aero-quest-motogp-2026 ““Because whenever you can exploit the benefit of the rear tyre to stop the bike, you can brake later. And then you can not only be more effective during overtaking, but also have a better lap time.” I know of a certain Turkish rider who might dispute this…
Posted without comment https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1...marquez-crashes-during-training-session-spain
https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2026/01/22/motorsportcom-reports-two-new-surgeries-for-martin/826014. Andy
Don’t know whether to laugh or cry. what’s going to be the biggest snooze fest this year? Wsb or moto gp?
“I am going to be superrr fast, then superrr slow then, I might superrr fall off or superrrr win. We are going to have a superrrr season.” https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1...togp-comeback-prediction-super-good-then-drop
