https://gatedrop.com Get the jump on Motocross news Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:58:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://gatedrop.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-Simple-Professional-Name-Introduction-LinkedIn-Profile-Picture-32x32.png https://gatedrop.com 32 32 https://gatedrop.com/interview-ruben-fernandez-i-think-im-capable-of-more/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:58:10 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=197851 Heading into what will be his fourth season with Team HRC, Ruben Fernandez finds himself at a pivotal point in his MXGP career. The Spaniard has shown flashes of genuine front-running speed over the past few years, including impressive outings on Honda’s prototype machinery late last season, but he is the first to admit he...]]> https://gatedrop.com/rumour-ruben-fernandez-to-remain-at-honda-hrc-as-third-mxgp-rider/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:06:50 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=190878 The rider market continues to heat up as we edge closer to the end of the 2025 season. One of the latest rumours from the paddock concerns Ruben Fernandez and his future with Honda HRC. Coming into this season, both Fernandez and Tim Gajser were in the final year of their contracts with the factory...]]> https://gatedrop.com/official-ruben-fernandez-to-race-latvia-as-ferruccio-zanchi-ruled-out/ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:34:58 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=185006 Ruben Fernandez (MXGP class) and Valerio Lata (MX2) will be the Honda HRC representatives at the MXGP of Latvia this weekend, as unfortunately Ferruccio Zanchi joins Tim Gajser on the sidelines after his crash in Germany last weekend. Despite missing the motos after his crash on the first lap of moto one, Fernandez has been...]]> https://gatedrop.com/ruben-fernandez-heads-to-his-home-gp-as-sole-honda-hrc-mxgp-rider/ Thu, 08 May 2025 12:49:57 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=183218 Honda HRC’s Ruben Fernandez is hoping to improve upon last weekend’s podium performance in Agueda, Portugal, setting his sights on victory at his home MXGP of Spain, taking place at the Lugo circuit not far from where the #70 grew up. After the news broke earlier today that Tim Gajser will be absent for the...]]> https://gatedrop.com/ruben-fernandez-and-tim-gajser-discuss-their-1-2-mxgp-qualifying-in-switzerland/ Sun, 20 Apr 2025 10:17:01 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=181997 Ruben Fernandez and Tim Gajser went one-two respectively in the MXGP of Switzerland qualification race, dominating the MXGP class by nearly 30 seconds and making a statement for the Honda HRC team. Fernandez’ holeshot followed on from Valerio Lata’s holeshot in the MX2 class, showing the power of the CRF machinery at the Frauenfeld circuit....]]> https://gatedrop.com/gajser-fernandez-lata-and-zanchi-discuss-qualifying-day-in-argentina/ Sun, 02 Mar 2025 10:59:28 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=178456 Honda HRC’s Tim Gajser started off the 2025 MXGP World Championships with a solid third place finish in the Saturday qualification at the brand-new, impressive Cordoba circuit in Argentina. Posting the fastest time in free practice was a great start to the day for the Honda CRF450R rider, and he backed it up in the...]]> https://gatedrop.com/video-ruben-fernandez-collides-with-a-back-marker-in-spain/ Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:51:46 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=177856 In the second moto at round two of the Spanish Championship, Ruben Fernandez was leading the way and was looking good to take the overall.  However, disaster struck on lap eight as he collided with a back marker.  Jose Butron who was second then got caught up but got back on his bike. It didn’t...]]> https://gatedrop.com/honda-hrc-riders-provide-update-ahead-of-the-2025-mxgp-season/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:08:53 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=176369 Honda HRC has bolstered its roster even further for the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship, building on last year’s impressive trio of Tim Gajser (MXGP), Ruben Fernandez (MXGP), and Ferruccio Zanchi (MX2). The addition of Valerio Lata (MX2) to the team in November promises even more strength, with two riders aboard the Honda CRF450R and...]]> https://gatedrop.com/video-ruben-fernandez-2025-mxgp-prep/ Sat, 14 Dec 2024 12:04:59 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=173779 Ruben Fernandez is hard at work on his HRC machine as he prepares for the 2025 MXGP World Championship. After picking up an injury last year which meant he missed the majority of the season, the Spaniard will be keen to put that behind him and run at the front in 2025. Luis Andrade with...]]> https://gatedrop.com/team-hrc-head-to-arnhem-as-fernandez-gears-up-for-racing-return-in-spain/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 14:33:48 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=162089 Team HRC duo, Tim Gajser and Ferruccio Zanchi will head to Arnhem, Netherlands for the 16th round of the 2024 MXGP World Championship, where the final sand circuit of the series awaits them. This comes directly after the rocky terrain of Uddevalla, where Gajser stepped back onto the podium and with Switzerland up the following...]]>