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18/02/2025

Spoke to Tim Gajser the other day. The 2025 MXGP title favourite reflected on a near-perfect 2024 (& what he could have changed) as well as THAT move at Matterley for the MXoN. Have a read & a subscribe for free:

The 28-year-old HRC rider, now in his twelfth season with Honda, reflects on the anguish of losing a fifth premier class title by 10 points and how frustration led to THAT move at the MXoN.

11/02/2025

MXGP and Jeffrey Herlings: a reflection, as #84 is confirmed to miss the opening round of the series recovering from his right ACL reconstruction.

Jeffrey Herlings ends a long winter of silence about his ACL injury, more recovery and talks MXGP 2025 as the Dutchman prepares for another chase after the excellence he knows only too well.

09/02/2025

Watching the MotoGP 2025 Launch and it’s been really quite impressive. Good presentation standards, very enthusiastic public (and quite a lot of them in Bangkok) and decent TV editing so it doesn’t feel that repetitive. The series is making steps forward to be more accessible.

04/02/2025

The Happy (MXGP) Hangover? Asking Nestaan Husqvarna's Rasmus Jorgensen about a sensational 2024 in MX2, inter-team rivalry, the loss of Lucas Coenen, next steps for Kay de Wolf, the incoming Liam Everts and more:

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing won 16 of 20 MX2 Grands Prix in '24 and went 1-2 in the championship. One rider has stayed, the other has gone. Team Manager Rasmus Jorgensen provides the perspective.

30/01/2025

Uniform look for the Red Bull KTM RC16s for 2025 MotoGP. Just the Mobil 1 and Motul decals seperating Brad Binder and Pedro Acosta machines from those of Tech3. 5 championships and more than 70 wins between the quartet: the Austrian's strongest ever line-up

29/01/2025

Fresh OTOR Substack post and asking people at the centre of the new Ducati MXGP team and project how development is faring ahead of the full-time race debut:

Two pre-season Italian races, more tests and then into the ‘deep end’ for Ducati and their virgin MXGP team for 2025. Is the Desmo450 MX in decent shape? We asked…

24/01/2025

Latest Blog post on OTOR and observations from a chilly but well fed-and-watered Ducati Lenovo launch event in Italy:

Respectful words, optimism and respect in the calm before the conflict for arguably MotoGP’s greatest team line-up. Observations from the Ducati Lenovo team unveiling…

17/01/2025

Coming back? Want to know why there was so much positivity around the 2025 Aprilia MotoGP team launch in Milan yesterday? Here is what was said and heard: