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MotoGP: Marquez: 'Too early to tell if new engine better'

15 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Marc Marquez has said it is too early to tell whether Honda’s revised engine for 2017 has solved the issues they have had with aggressive power delivery over the last two seasons. The 2016 World...

MotoGP: Smith delighted with KTM debut

15 November 2016 by Simon Patterson

Bradley Smith has been left delighted with his first day on KTM’s new RC16 MotoGP machine; pleased that the bike has succeeded the expectations he had before jumping from the Monster Yamaha Tech 3...

MotoGP: Rossi criticises new Yamaha engine

15 November 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has slammed the new engine that Yamaha have delivered to him as part of the 2017-specification M1 machine that he tested for the first time today at Valencia, criticising it for...

MotoGP: Crash for Lowes, Espargaro impressed with Aprilia on first day of testing

15 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Sam Lowes’ first official day in the MotoGP class didn’t get off to the best of starts as a crash on Tuesday afternoon saw the British rider taken to hospital for checks. The Moto2 race winner, who...

MotoGP: Vinales leads way on Yamaha debut

15 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Maverick Vinales’ initial transition from Suzuki to Yamaha appeared to be seamless on the first day of testing in Valencia as the Spaniard cruised to the top of the time sheets aboard his new...

MotoGP: Valencia Test Gallery

15 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

While the 2016 season may have only drawn to a close on Sunday, 2017 has already begun as the annual post-Valencia test got underway this morning. This year’s test is one of the most-anticipated in...

MotoGP: Bagnaia gets Ducati Desmosedici experience

15 November 2016 by Simon Patterson

Moto3 race winner Francesco Bagnaia has been given the opportunity to take to today’s Valencia MotoGP test on a premiere class machine, joining the regular field for a chance to complete a few laps on...

MotoGP Picture Special: Vinales makes Yamaha debut

15 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Maverick Vinales took his first run out as a Yamaha MotoGP rider as the 2017 pre-season test got underway in Valencia this morning. Waiting a little before heading out, Vinales put in his first laps...

MotoGP Picture Special: Lorenzo makes Ducati debut in Valencia

15 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Two days after the end of the 2016 MotoGP season, Jorge Lorenzo has swapped his blue Movistar Yamaha leathers for a black-testing set as he joins Ducati for the first time. Remarkably, despite colder...

MotoGP: Watch the 2016 prizegiving

15 November 2016 by Simon Patterson

On Sunday night only hours after concluding the 2016 MotoGP season, the sport’s best and brightest gathered for a black-tie awards ceremony to see this year’s titles and honours handed out. Hosted by...

MotoGP: Circuit of Wales reportedly loses £1.2 million at Silverstone

14 November 2016 by Simon Patterson

The beleaguered Circuit of Wales has been hit by yet more bad news, after leaks from inside the project were reported to show that running the British Grand Prix at Silverstone instead of the...

BSB: Halsall Racing quit British Superbikes

14 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Halsall Racing has today announced that the team will be withdrawing from the MCE British Superbike Championship for the 2017 season. The Bolton-based squad had been Suzuki’s official BSB effort until...

MotoGP: Lorenzo bids farewell to Yamaha with Valencia masterclass

13 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jorge Lorenzo enjoyed the perfect end to his Yamaha career with a stunning lights to flag victory in the final race at Valencia. Having obliterated the outright lap record to take pole on Saturday,...

Moto2: Champion Zarco signs off with victory

13 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Johann Zarco brought an end to his Moto2 career with a stunning victory in Valencia this afternoon. The double World Champion fought hard with Italian Franco Morbidelli in the early stages of the 27...

Moto3: Binder bounces back to end on a high

13 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Brad Binder ended his dominant Moto3 season in style with a dramatic victory in the Moto3 race in Valencia. An issue in the early stages left the World Champion down in 22nd place but another...

MotoGP: Marquez: 'First laps are important'

12 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Marc Marquez has said he will need to be particularly fast in the opening of tomorrow’s race if he’s any chance of beating the dominant Jorge Lorenzo. Lorenzo has decimated the opposition so far this...

Moto2: Zarco takes final Moto2 pole by 0.006 seconds

12 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Johann Zarco gave himself the best chance of bowing out of the Moto2 class in style tomorrow by topping this afternoon’s ultra-close qualifying session to take pole by 0.006 seconds. The World...

MotoGP: Crutchlow slams Bradl after qualifying incident

12 November 2016 by Simon Patterson

Cal Crutchlow has slammed Aprilia rider Stefan Bradl, after accusing the German of cruising on the racing line and interfering with his fast lap during today’s qualifying one at the Valencian Grand...

Moto3: Canet steals debut pole at the flag

12 November 2016 by Simon Patterson

Moto3 rookie Aron Canet has stolen his first ever world championship pole position from reigning champion Brad Binder right at the last possible opportunity of his debut season, sneaking in a fast lap...

MotoGP: Lorenzo decimates outright lap record for pole

12 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jorge Lorenzo will start tomorrow’s Valencian Grand Prix from pole position after obliterating the circuit outright lap record in qualifying. The Mallorcan’s time of 1’29.401 was 0.6 seconds quicker...

MotoGP: Marquez moves to the top in FP3

12 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Marc Marquez took control as the final timed practice session got underway in Valencia to move ahead of the combined timesheets ahead of qualifying. The 2016 World Champion edged closer to the...

Moto2: Onboard at Valencia with Johann Zarco

12 November 2016 by Simon Patterson

There’s no better way to get a sensation of how bumpy race circuits can be, how stiff a prototype chassis is or fast world champions are than to go onboard with them, but Ajo Motorsport have given us...

WSS: Cluzel returns to PTR Honda for 2017

12 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Three-time World Supersport runner-up Jules Cluzel will return to Simon Buckmaster’s PTR Honda team for the 2017 season. Cluzel, who finished second in this year’s series to series legend Kenan...

MotoGP: Rossi laughs off free practice mechanical

11 November 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has laughed off a free practice one mechanical problem this morning, joking that the problem that saw him make an unusual return to the paddock was all a mechanic’s fault! “My mechanic...

Moto3: Biaggi to head up Mahindra CIV team

11 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Four time 250cc Grand Prix champion Max Biaggi will head up a new Mahindra-supported Moto3 team in the Italian CIV Championship next year. Biaggi will run the team in the Italian series and enter...

Moto2: Morbidelli fastest as Kent finds form

11 November 2016 by Simon Patterson

Franco Morbidelli has laid down the gauntlet to his Moto2 rivals as he edges closer to his goal of finishing out the 2016 season with a maiden win, topping the opening day of Moto2 action at Valencia...

Moto3: Battered Bastianini tops first day

11 November 2016 by Simon Patterson

A battered and bruised Enea Bastianini has topped the first day of Moto3 action at the final race of the 2016 season, bouncing back both form a vertebrae injury sustained in Australia two races ago...

MotoGP: Kallio: "The gap to the front was a big surprise for us"

11 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Mika Kallio and the KTM Factory Racing team were left surprised at their lack of pace as the RC16 made its MotoGP debut at Valencia today. The Finn ended the day with a fastest lap of 1’33.574, some...

MotoGP: Lorenzo dominates opening day in Valencia

11 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jorge Lorenzo continued his dominance of the opening day at Valencia to top the afternoon’s second practice session from Marc Marquez and Maverick Vinales. Lorenzo’s time of 1’30.463, almost a second...

MotoGP: Lorenzo on top and under lap record

11 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jorge Lorenzo opened proceedings for the final round of the 2016 MotoGP season with dominant pace in first practice at Valencia. Preparing for his last race as a Yamaha rider, Lorenzo was 0.4 seconds...

WSS: Smith moves to Lorini Honda for 2017

11 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Britain’s Kyle Smith will remain in the Supersport World Championship next year after penning a deal to ride for the Gemar Lorini Honda team. The three-time race winner will make the move to the...

Moto2: Rossi confirms Silverstone sensation Manzi alongside Bagnaia

10 November 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi’s Team Sky VR46 team have confirmed paddock speculation that Silverstone wildcard sensation Stefano Manzi as joining double Moto3 race winner Francesco Bagnaia at the squad on Kalex...

MotoGP: Lorenzo: 'Rossi and I can profit from what we've learned from each other'

10 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jorge Lorenzo has said he believes he and soon-to-be-former team-mate Valentino Rossi will be able to profit from the things they have learned from and about each-other more as they head their...

MotoGP: Pedrosa further quashes retirement rumours

10 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Dani Pedrosa has further quashed rumours that he will retire from MotoGP at the end of 2016 as the final round of the season got underway in Valencia. The Spaniard has been absent from the grid since...

MotoGP: Petrucci could risk GP17 chance for wet weather win

10 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Danilo Petrucci has said he could be willing to risk losing the option of a factory Ducati GP17 for next year if he’s presented with an opportunity to become MotoGP’s tenth winner this season in...

MotoGP: Lorenzo's goodbye letter to Yamaha

10 November 2016 by Simon Patterson

With this weekend marking five-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo’s last weekend with the Movistar Yamaha squad, after winning three titles with the team over nine years with them. To mark the...

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