The recent spate of official rider announcements means that the MotoGP rider line up for 2023 is nearly complete.
The official confirmation by Aprilia that Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez would be racing in the RNF Aprilia squad brings the total of confirmed riders signed to 18. All of the factory seats are now occupied, and just four of the satellite seats remain open.
Any excuse to see some high-resolution photos of the KTM RC16 in its Tech3 livery – amiright???
The start of the 2022 MotoGP Championship season is rapidly approaching us, which means that the various grand prix teams are launching their racing efforts for the year.
My colleague David Emmett called the team launches glorified dog and pony shows, and that is largely because the bikes we see aren’t really the 2022-spec machines, and most of what is said at these events are platitudes written for sponsors.
I will retort though, that high-res images of some of the finest motorcycles on the planet never gets old, and the satellite Tech3 livery on the KTM RC16 is certainly a stunning combination that adds to the motolust.
Episode 253 of the Paddock Pass Podcast is out, and this one is our Moto2 and Moto3 follow-up to Episode 252, which focused on the MotoGP action from the Valencia GP at the Spanish circuit.
On the mics, we have Neil Morrison and Adam Wheeler, as they walk us through the on-track action in the support classes.
What will probably be our last time recording in a Mexican restaurant, the guys first cover the Moto2 Championship victory of Remy Gardner, before the diving into the Moto3 Championship win of Pedro Acosta.
KTM has officially confirmed that Raul Fernandez will be moving up to MotoGP in 2022, racing for the Tech3 KTM team. The Spaniard has been rewarded for a sensational rookie campaign in Moto2 with a promotion to MotoGP.
Episode 222 of the Paddock Pass Podcast is out, and this show covers the MotoGP action from the Catalan GP at Barcelona.
On the mics, we have Steve English, David Emmett, Neil Morrison, and Adam Wheeler, as they check in during the MotoGP summer break to look back on the grand prix season thus far, and where the series is heading for the second-half of 2021.