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Motosprint reports that Bagnaia has decided to join Aprilia and form an Italian duo alongside Bezz.

The Italian, who had been strongly linked with Yamaha in recent days, is set to sign a three-year contract that will tie him to the Noale manufacturer until 2029.

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Oh dear, this is hype central with a load of presenters who have no idea what they're talking about. 🤣

But luckily, later on some of them proved they did know what they were talking about.

Yamaha didn't participate because of safety concerns.

Whatttt's happeningggg?

At this rate, all riders will have arranged their seats for 2027 before 2026 has even started!

What just happened? Wow. Wasn't expecting this.

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So, what 5 things are you looking forward to in 2026? It was hard to cut mine down to 5. Tell me your hopes for this year!

1. Whether Marc Marquez can win his 10th title. (he and Valentino Rossi have 9 titles now, not 7. I’m not allowing Dorna to cancel their other titles) Will Marc dominate again or will he get injured or will another rider rise to challenge him?

2. Pecco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin. I really hope they bounce back from their mental and physical health problems, I felt so sorry for them last year. They deserve a better 2026.

3. Alex Marquez and Marco Bezzecchi. Can they do as well as in 2025 and make the battles interesting?

4. Maverick Viñales. I am SO excited to see what he does this year due to his new partnership with Jorge Lorenzo. My head says nothing will change and he’ll fall out with Jorge. But my heart says Maverick will rise and after all these years battle for the title, hopefully with Marc.

5. Pedro Acosta and Fabio Quartararo. Will these two finally live up to their alien reputation and fight for the title, or at least win lots of races?

+1. How on earth did I forget Toprak?!?🤦‍♀️ My right honourable friend below reminded me. I am looking forward to his riding and also his activities in press conferences etc. He seems to be a charmer, he brought sweets for his crew at the test and I think we could see some shenanigans with his team mates and other riders. But I've heard and seen very bad things about his Turkish fans e.g. threatening Bulega last season, so I hope we don't see any terrible situations this year...

From the fluo era into a new chapter, the covers come off the 2026 machinery of Di Giannantonio and Morbidelli. Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team have revealed their 2026 colours! […]

In case you didn't see, Dorna published the 2026 schedule today and have also provided a calendar synch of all the sessions to your calendar of choice. I just tried with icloud and worked like a dream.

Super handy and should update if things change too.

Just wanted to say that some guy online was advising that if we like MotoGP/ any motorcycling, to go to our local track and see it in real life.

We don't live near an official track, so I thought that wasn't good advice.

But then I thought 'what about Motocross?' I found a track 10 minutes drive away, parking was free, no entry fee either. So we went this morning and got our 'fix' of motor racing live in the 'off season.'

We used to travel to Thruxton/ Brands Hatch/ wherever but those were a long distance and expensive. So Motocross is in some ways better.

Does anyone else do this? If not, I highly recommend it. Make sure you wrap up warm though!

There were 2 more GPs this year compared to last but it's impressive to see the turnaround.

An incredible year of milestones marked by the most exciting sport on Earth