Marc Marquez followed a path laid down by Max Verstappen last year, tearing his Honda RC213V down the Hahnenkamm in Austria.
In typical Marquez style, there was no holding back: “It was really difficult to keep the bike under control, but I’m young and it’s good fun to try some crazy things!
“We enjoyed it, and we could see after a few runs everything that was possible. The piste was really well prepared. I could really get going and I had a great feeling out there. The grip was unbelievable, even for a wheelie!”
Quartararo tested a more powerful Yamaha engine, which he may race next week at Le Mans, Aprilia evaluated new seat aero, Honda tried MotoGP's first chassis parts incorporating ground-effect elements and Ducati worked on the problem that's hampering its factory riders
There was hardly a dry eye in the house when Alex Márquez swept to his first MotoGP victory at sold-out Jerez on Sunday, but there were plenty of worried faces in the factory Ducati garage. Why so?
MotoGP has never had a more unpopular technical regulation than its tyre-pressure rule, which robbed Maverick Viñales of a podium finish in last week's Qatar GP. But that's just one of many dozens of new rules over the past two decades – so what's the story?
Honda’s MotoGP project currently has huge momentum, which is why it’s jumping early into the 2026/2027 rider market, chasing Toprak Razgatlıoğlu and Pedro Acosta