holeshot

The only way to find the limit for a MotoGP start is to go over it.

There was plenty of post-race debate over whether Enea Bastianini fought too strongly with fellow Ducati rider, and MotoGP title leader, Francesco Bagnaia in Sunday’s Malaysian MotoGP.

The news that front ride-height devices will be banned in the MotoGP World Championship from 2023 hasn't gone down well with Ducati's riders.

Yamaha Racing managing director Lin Jarvis thinks a decision on the future of ride-height devices will be made before the end of this weekend's Indonesian MotoGP.

'The speed Ducati gets off the line with the rear and front down is incredible. It looks like a drag bike! Teams used to target 2.3s for 0-100k at a MotoGP start. If Jack drops into the 1.9s that's a whole new ball game' – Michael Laverty.

After an impressive race debut for the Suzuki holeshot device last time at Jerez, Alex Rins will try it again at the start of Sunday's Brno MotoGP round.

Alex Rins defied the pain from last weekend's dislocated and fractured right shoulder, plus melting 63-degree track temperatures, to salvage tenth place in Sunday's Andalucia MotoGP.

Franco Morbidelli matched his best MotoGP result with fifth-place in Sunday's Spanish MotoGP, crossing the line less than one-second from Andrea Dovizioso and a place on the podium.

Alex Rins has confirmed rumours that Suzuki is set to join MotoGP rivals Ducati, Aprilia and now Yamaha in using a holeshot device to help with race starts. But the Spaniard added it might no longer be enough just to lower the bike on the grid.

According to Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia has been developing its MotoGP holeshot device 'since last year' and the system is now 'very good'.