MotoGP’s latest proposal for the sport is bringing team radio to the stage, and world champion Marc Marquez has made his feelings clear about the new initiative.
Team radio has been a staple of racing in Formula 1 for years. Beginning as an experiment in the 1980s, it became more common over the next decade as digital systems emerged.
Since then it has become integral to the way teams organize their weekends. Pit boards became more difficult as drivers began to get the information they wanted from their race engineers through their ears.
They are now being considered as a new system in MotoGP, along with other changes planned following Liberty Media’s takeover of the category from Dorna.
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Marc Marquez shares his thoughts on MotoGP introducing team radio to the sport.
Season Ducati 2026 MotoGP season launch event, Mark Marquez He was asked his thoughts on the addition of team radio stations to the sport.
The Spaniard has previously touched on the subject. In a discussion about the major differences between F1 and MotoGP, Marquez indicated the radio communication The most visible external surface between the driver and the cavity wall.
In his latest comments, GPONMarquez explained how it is not necessary in the F1 two-wheeled counterpart due to the lack of race strategy in the Grand Prix.
He told reporters, “It’s good for the event, but it’s not very important for us for race strategy, for example.
“If you have red flags or oil on some corners, it can be good for the stewards; they’ll tell you, ‘oil is turn seven.’ So that might be good for safety, but not good for strategy.”
Fermin Aldeguer tested the MotoGP team’s radio equipment. During last season’s mid-season test with Somkyat Chantra, who was riding for the LCR Honda team at the time.
Nothing came of it after the first test phase, but it proved to be a fairly controversial topic during the Italian constructor season.
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Francesco Bagnaia made his feelings clear on team radio in MotoGP
After Marquez gave his opinion on the matter Francesco Bagnaia He also expressed his thoughts about meeting his boss. David TardoziIn the ear at critical moments during the run.
The two-time MotoGP World Champion said: “I think it’s a strange change to adapt to because it’s difficult with our helmet.
“We move our heads while we’re riding, so the rope can get irritated. Then maybe you’re making a corner, and you start hearing David’s voice saying, ‘Oil in the seventh’.”
After some laughter from the audience, Bagnaya continued, “It’s something we have to learn, and to be honest, something I tried two years ago was probably too far.
“I know other riders have tried it in Valencia, and I don’t know what they are saying. It was very annoying, so I hope it will be better than what I tried before.”
