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May is the traditional month for making strategic decisions for the future in MotoGP teams. This period – mid-April-mid-June – in the championship is a kind of transfer window, like in football: it opens, a very active movement begins, and those who do not have time to jump on the departing train remain out of work for a whole year.
The German Grand Prix, the 8th stage of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship, is scheduled for Sachenring on June 20th.
Yamaha Motor Co. and the general promoter of the MotoGP World Championship, Dorna Sports renewed the agreement that the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer will remain the official supplier of light vehicles for the Moto Grand Prix paddock: the gas-powered scooter remains the main vehicle in the paddock and on service lanes, despite a number of experiments with electric scooters. and scooters.
Honda Racing has decided to play Stefan Bradl on the wildcard at the Spanish Grand Prix next weekend. Thus, at the start of Circuito de Jerez there will be 5 combat Honda RC213Vs.
Valentino Rossi’s plans and the future of his VR46 team in MotoGP seem to be getting clearer and clearer: Tavuglia is poised to seize key trump cards from Faenza thanks to an overseas partnership.
Suzuki’s factory racing division has officially confirmed plans to partner with MotoGP until at least the end of 2026.
The debate about harsh penalties for Moto3 and MotoGP riders at the Portuguese Grand Prix on social media is gaining momentum: several of the strongest riders in these classes have lost their chances of a podium and victory, having lost their best laps due to fines imposed by the Stewards, or after analysis of situations in the Directorate … But this is not enough, says Ales Espargaro.
Perhaps last Sunday we witnessed one of the events that is difficult to imagine in principle in this world: for the first time in the 70-year history of official motorsport – the son of MotoGP Legend Wayne Gardner, Remy became the leader of the Moto Grand Prix World Championship in the class Moto2.
The work of journalists in the MotoGP press center will change dramatically from these May holidays: for the first time in 70 years, the Moto Grand Prix World Championship completely abandons paper media, in particular, from printing protocols and publishing them on a bulletin board.
The Portuguese Grand Prix was a disappointment for Repsol Honda rookie Paul Espargaro: without even three laps, the Catalan returned to the pit lane, where it immediately became clear that there was some problem with the motorcycle.