MotoGP: "He has great experience and when I saw him off the bike I decided to go back to the pit. The crash? I don't understand why I always get to lock up with the front. Bastianini the best on the RC16?

Pedro Acosta was once again left ruing KTM’s continuing rear vibration issues in the Americas MotoGP Sprint. This weekend’s MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas has been a weekend of continuation in many ways, with Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez finishing 1-2 in the Sprint, and Pedro Acosta lamenting the recurring vibration issues of his KTM RC16.

Marc Marquez threw away a clear victory in America, and his teammate, Francesco Bagnaia, picked up the pieces.

Thailand and Argentina hinted at it. But Austin was further confirmation Honda has reversed its fortunes and put together a much more effective RC213V for 2025. Luca Marini and Joan Mir qualified seventh and eighth respectively before Mir crashed out when chasing down the fight for fourth – results that would have been outrageous a year ago.

MotoGP: "Without the delayed start I could have gotten a very good result, but at least I leave Texas with good feelings. I enjoyed the whole race even though it's not a case of getting excited about it.

Former MotoGP rider and television pundit Alex Hofmann has announced that he will not continue with KTM as a brand ambassador as part of its restructuring process. KTM has been gripped by a major financial crisis that saw it tally up debts of over €2 billion, leading to it entering self-administration last November.

The race was duly delayed. Those who had wet weather tyres fitted were left bemused. Honda rider Luca Marini threw his hands up in disgust. Aprilia rider Jorge Martin, sidelined by an injury, was confused by the chaos. “For sure, the regulations are difficult to understand in this situation,” said last year’s MotoGP champion.

South African MotoGP rider Brad Binder had a good start to the Austin MotoGP and worked his way up the pack only to retire after 12 laps.

Francesco Bagnaia managed to secure a victory in MotoGP America 2025 after taking advantage of an incident involving Marc Marquez.