Howdy, y’all, we’ve touched down stateside for Round 3 of 22 and the latest instalment of action from the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Just hours away from going green in the USA, Thursday offers us a glimpse into all the latest news, insight, opinion and more ahead of a weekend that is always memorable, so let’s take a look at what Thursday brought.
Marc Marquez warns about overconfidence
He was confident coming into 2019’s COTA Grand Prix and it came back to bite him but the #93 aims to not make the same mistake twice despite being the red-hot favourite
Pecco responds to GP24 switch rumours
Not in the Press Conference for the first time since Assen 2022 (when he went on a winning run), the double MotoGP Champion clarified his thoughts on Ducati’s GP25, stating that “Marc has shown the potential with the new bike is there”…
PRESS CONFERENCE: Marc, Alex and Ogura in the spotlight
The traditional Thursday Press Conference welcomed the top two in the Championship, of whom have contrasting fortunes at COTA whilst Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) was also there, giving comment to his disqualification last time out at Termas.
Acosta: "I came to KTM with a clear dream..."
Moving into factory colours for 2025, last year’s rookie may not have had the start he hoped for to 2025 but he continues to dream – despite recent rumours that a switch is on the cards for 2026…
MotoGP Legend™ Kevin Schwantz to join World Feed commentary team
The 1993 World Champion will pic up the microphone and bring an extra dynamic to the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas, offering extra insight both from the commentary box during Practice and FP2 as well as post-race analysis in After The Flag.
Get the full schedule for this weekend as action commences at 09:00 Local Time (UTC – 6) on Friday morning before two race days headline a festival of action at COTA!