Overview
- Pramac unveiled its 2026 programme in Siena, confirming MotoGP rookie Toprak Razgatlioglu alongside Jack Miller and assigning Razgatlioglu race number 7.
- Miller lauded Yamaha’s V4 effort, saying engineers have been “busting their arses” and “made miracles happen” to bring the prototype to the grid for 2026.
- Razgatlioglu will join the Sepang shakedown on January 29–31 as a rookie, with the first full test on February 3–5 and a Buriram test on February 21–22 before the Thai Grand Prix season opener.
- VR46 launched its ‘Black and Light’ livery in Rome and confirmed a split Ducati spec, with Fabio di Giannantonio on factory‑spec machinery and Franco Morbidelli on a year‑old bike.
- Team and crew‑chief pairings are largely stable across the grid, as manufacturers frame 2026 as a development year ahead of the major 2027 regulation changes.