Next year's schedule has been announced. :celebrate: It's out early this year.
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Repsol is coming back to the paddock. It will replace Liqui Moly as the official supplier for Moto2 & Moto3 beginning in the 2026 season.
Just before the start of the final 2025 round at Valencia, Yamaha officially announced that all their M1s on the grid in 2026 will be running the new V4 engine. :vroom:
A new heart beats within me in 2026 – the V4 💙
But my soul and racing DNA? It's the same.
Pure Yamaha 🧬
My legacy forged in speed, passion, and dreams remain 🏆
My heart will continue revving.
And I'll keep making MotoGP fans' hearts race 🏁🏍�
I promise.
Always yours,
The M1
#PlanV | #YamahaFactoryRacing | #MotoGP
i was in Valencia for the final round, very good weekend. we were sat in front of a couple of guys from the UK who were telling us how superb the Yamaha V4 sounded, and i had the thought "how can you pick it out from the pack and how much different can it sound?" then it came round............. it sounds unearthly and unlike any other V4 out there. dont know why tho??!! looking forward to next year with Razgat on it!
cheers
les.
Quote from: elliottles1 on November 30, 2025, 03:47:36 PMi was in Valencia for the final round, very good weekend. we were sat in front of a couple of guys from the UK who were telling us how superb the Yamaha V4 sounded, and i had the thought "how can you pick it out from the pack and how much different can it sound?" then it came round............. it sounds unearthly and unlike any other V4 out there. dont know why tho??!! looking forward to next year with Razgat on it!
cheers
les.
Next year will really be interesting regardless of the V4 competitiveness. Toprak will be pushing Fabio and bring even more of the demon out of him. With 'El Diablo' already riding at 101% and wringing the snot out of the M1 it should be super entertaining to see what happens when the Turk arrives next season in the paddock next door.
Quote from: SoCal250 on November 30, 2025, 08:17:15 PMNext year will really be interesting regardless of the V4 competitiveness. Toprak will be pushing Fabio and bring even more of the demon out of him. With 'El Diablo' already riding at 101% and wringing the snot out of the M! it should be super entertaining to see what happens when the Turk arrives next season in the paddock next door.
It should be!
It will be interesting to see if they can make the V4 competitive , or close, by the start of next season. Fabio has done pretty well, especially in qualifying, this season on the M1, but he is getting more and more frustrated. I have to give him credit, he is pushing hard for everything he gets.
I'm anxious to see how Toprak does in MotoGP. So far, he seems to be getting more comfortable but is still being very cautious in testing, as they have only one V4 for him.
Less than 90 days until Round 1! :cheerleader:
Team launches for the new season have been taking place recently.
Yamaha unveiled the new V4 livery
Pramac was the first the launch
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Aprilia has brought back their iconic lion logo
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Trackhouse showed off two liveries
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And VR46 is going with a 50/50 flo-yellow and black
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Crazy rumors in the GP paddock coming out of the shakedown test at Sepang.
Supposedly...
-Acosta is moving over to factory Ducati in 2027 alongside MM93.
-Quartararo is leaving Yamaha and moving over to factory Honda.
-Martin is switching from Aprilia to factory Yamaha.
If true, Ducati will be a tough team, and I'm not sure it's a positive change for Yamaha. Curious as to where that puts Bagnaia.
I had heard everything except the rumor about Martin and Yamaha.
Anxious to see how Toprak does on the Prima Pramac Yamaha.
Lots of buzz about him during testing.
More from the rumor mill...Alex Marquez is apparently targeting a factory seat with Yamaha or KTM for 2027
i heard Peco is off to Aprilia! 2027 is a real shake up.
Quote from: elliottles1 on February 02, 2026, 03:47:19 AMi heard Peco is off to Aprilia! 2027 is a real shake up.
That would make sense, since his buddy Bezzecchi is there, and in fact just signed a new deal through the 2028 season. Marco had a ceremony where he "married" his motorcycle, which he has given a name.
Things aren't going well for Yamaha at the Sepang Test. Tues morning Fabio crashed and broke his right middle finger. Then a technical & safety problem was discovered with the V4 which forced Yamaha to pull all their bikes and put a temporary hold on the test. As a result all the Yamaha riders sat out the afternoon session on Day 2 and Day 3 is in jeopardy while they investigate the issue with the engineers in Japan.
And on top of that their riders are still saying that the new engine is lacking power compared to the rest of the field. Talk about being stuck in a rut. I really hope things start to turn around for Yamaha in '26.
Well Liberty Media is doing what they were expected to do; drive the GP series into the ground. They have just axed the Phillip Island round which has been part of the schedule for over 30 years. This season will be the last time MotoGP runs there. In it's place they're adding a street circuit in Adelaide, which now has a contract through 2032.
They first tried to move the AUS round to Albert Park in Melbourne but the Victorian government rejected the request.
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Just one of the changes Liberty Media is making to GP racing.
My favorite class, Moto3, will be changing in 2027 from a 250cc prototype class to a 700cc spec class.
I'm doubtful we will see the same tight, high quality, racing we have seen in Moto3 from its inception.
I was sad to see the sport move away from 125cc 2-strokes, back in the day, but you can't stop the wheels of progress ya know...
Quote from: SoCal250 on February 02, 2026, 01:19:32 PMQuote from: elliottles1 on February 02, 2026, 03:47:19 AMi heard Peco is off to Aprilia! 2027 is a real shake up.
That would make sense, since his buddy Bezzecchi is there, and in fact just signed a new deal through the 2028 season. Marco had a ceremony where he "married" his motorcycle, which he has given a name.
At the Buriram test Pecco announced that he has decided on Aprilia for next season.
Also at the test things are continuing to look bad for Yamaha this year. After day 1 they're all more than a second off the pace in 17th, 18th, 19th & 21st (out of 22).
Well, that was an interesting race weekend. Bez is starting to look very dangerous. Looks like the championship will be more open this year, possibly MM may not have it all his own way, and Yamaha may have nothing at all going their way! Maybe Pecco will go to Aprilia at just the right time, and Martin will leave at just the wrong time.
Very happy that now in Ireland we have someone to cheer for in Moto3, go Casey.
also, cant see the Qatar round going ahead at the moment.
cheers
les.
Can't believe the state Ducati is in. Maybe the heat was driving the lack of performance but that was a surprise for sure. Nice to see some other makes on the podium though.