Marco BezzecchiDucati ‘convinced’ VR46 to extend satellite contract by promising them a ‘top rider’
VR46 will continue to use Ducati bikes beyond 2026, with a recent report suggesting that the Italian constructor convinced the satellite team to extend their…
Ducati Archives: 03/2026
Marc Marquez admits he’s lost the ‘fluidity’ he had on last year’s Ducati MotoGP bike
Marc Marquez opens up about the difficulties he is experiencing during the 2026 MotoGP season. At the 2025 Indonesian Grand Prix, Marc Marquez’s 2025 season…
Valentino Rossi admits Francesco Bagnaia is ‘unfortunately a bit lost’ at Ducati
Francesco Bagnaia has lost his signature strengths on Ducati’s bike, Valentino Rossi says. Bagnaia entered 2026 off the back of the toughest MotoGP season. The…
Mat Oxley thinks Francesco Bagnaia may have dropped a big hint about Ducati’s 2026 MotoGP engine
Mat Oxley thinks Francesco Bagnaia might have dropped a hint at the Thailand Grand Prix that Ducati have replicated some characteristics from their 2024 engine…
Marc Marquez thinks MotoGP’s new rules will fix top speed issue Pedro Acosta once called ‘insane’
New regulations are set to shake up the playing field in MotoGP next season, and Marc Marquez is hopeful that the overhaul will address an…
Livio Suppo feels Francesco Bagnaia ‘needs to prove’ his MotoGP titles weren’t down to Ducati’s bike
Livio Suppo hopes Francesco Bagnaia can find his feet “quickly” in 2026, as the Italian “needs to prove” he won his MotoGP titles on merit…
Marco Melandri says injury-hit Marc Marquez could retire to avoid Pedro Acosta battle at Ducati
Marco Melandri increasingly suspects that Marc Marquez will retire at the end of the 2026 season if he wins another world championship. That would deny…
Tech3 are ‘destined’ to become Ducati’s next satellite team if KTM don’t deliver
Recent reports have suggested that Tech3 could become a Ducati satellite team if KTM underdeliver. With the futures of the MotoGP satellite teams up in…
Francesco Bagnaia says MotoGP is much harder than it used to be for factory riders
Francesco Bagnaia says the equalisation of equipment across the MotoGP grid has made the sport much more challenging for factory superstars. Officially, Aprilia, KTM, Honda…
Uccio Salucci hints at when VR46 could announce new Ducati contract despite Aprilia talks
Uccio Salucci has revealed that VR46 could announce a new contract with Ducati in the “next month”, despite Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola opening talks with…
