MotoGP 2026

VR46 as a stable is doing a really good job of bringing in riders who are competitive..
 
PaulKempTheSecond said:
BMW have had a rough go in 2026 after Toprak’s exit but it’s most certainly a good ride to pick up.
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Yeah undoubtedly. They are a factory outfit, first and foremost. Also, BMW appears to be taking WorldSBK quite seriously in terms of development. Apparently they are developing a whole new bike for next year to take on the Ducatis.

I doubt Brad will be on it from the get-go and I fully expect Oliveira to overshadow him. But I do expect him to make good progress throughout the season.

Not sure what the nuts and bolts of the contract are. It doesn't say more than the 2027 season, but I hope he is given some leeway to get up to speed.
 
Agent_Smith said:
Yeah undoubtedly. They are a factory outfit, first and foremost. Also, BMW appears to be taking WorldSBK quite seriously in terms of development. Apparently they are developing a whole new bike for next year to take on the Ducatis.

I doubt Brad will be on it from the get-go and I fully expect Oliveira to overshadow him. But I do expect him to make good progress throughout the season.

Not sure what the nuts and bolts of the contract are. It doesn't say more than the 2027 season, but I hope he is given some leeway to get up to speed.
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We hope for the best noting that he and Oliveira seem very equal in ability through the classes except Brad took the Moro3 championship. Oliveira has had some big accidents as well, Brad not so bad.
 
Mzezman said:
VR46 as a stable is doing a really good job of bringing in riders who are competitive..
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They're not focusing on their academy anymore, though.

Diggia was not a part of the academy, and neither is Fermin Aldeguer (who will ride for VR46 next season). Aldeguer will also be the first non-Italian to ride for them. Bulega is a former academy rider, though, having raced for VR46 in Moto2 and Moto3.

Signing Aldeguer for next season also has a bit of irony to it in that Rossi established his academy to address what he felt was a decline in the quality of Italian riders and to counter the Spanish dominance of the sport. He wanted to replicate in Italy what Spain was doing in developing riders. And now he has signed a young Spaniard.

I'd imagine that this was always going to be the result of them ending their Moto2 and Moto3 programs to focus on MotoGP. The academy has been a success, with Bagnaia being its crowing achievement, but without fielding junior teams the development pipeline was going to start running dry, and they now operate just like any other team.
 
thestaggy said:
They're not focusing on their academy anymore, though.

Diggia was not a part of the academy, and neither is Fermin Aldeguer (who will ride for VR46 next season). Aldeguer will also be the first non-Italian to ride for them. Bulega is a former academy rider, though, having raced for VR46 in Moto2 and Moto3.

Signing Aldeguer for next season also has a bit of irony to it in that Rossi established his academy to address what he felt was a decline in the quality of Italian riders and to counter the Spanish dominance of the sport. He wanted to replicate in Italy what Spain was doing in developing riders. And now he has signed a young Spaniard.

I'd imagine that this was always going to be the result of them ending their Moto2 and Moto3 programs to focus on MotoGP. The academy has been a success, with Bagnaia being its crowing achievement, but without fielding junior teams the development pipeline was going to start running dry, and they now operate just like any other team.
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I'm quite keen to see how Nicola does - Toprak has struggled but he also had to deal with new tyres and a crappy Yamaha. He has been utterly dominant SBK

The pipeline IS an issue for VR46 - maybe the realised its not worth the investment and much better to pick already trained riders. Hopefully we can also get more nationalities represented else it just becomes the Spanish MotoGP
 
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