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MotoGP: Rain hits test of new Le Mans surface
03 May 2017 by
Rain has hit a one-day MotoGP test at Le Mans, leaving a number of riders not taking to track after heading to the home of the French Grand Prix to test out a new surface, after the Bugatti circuit...
MotoGP: Zarco edging closer to podium goal
02 May 2017 by
Monster Yamaha rookie Johann Zarco says he’s confident that he’s edging closer towards his target of podium success – and that it couldn’t be happening at a better time as the series makes its...
MotoGP: Lorenzo edging closer to podium success
29 April 2017 by
Jorge Lorenzo has come away from his third weekend of action on Ducati machinery ever more confident that he’s edging closer to a return to podium success, after showing potential at last weekend’s...
Moto3: McPhee strong at bad track in Austin
28 April 2017 by
John McPhee has come away from the third round of the 2017 Moto3 championship last weekend pleased with his seventh place finish in America, even if the result doesn’t quite live up to the high...
MotoGP: Rossi launches war of words with rookie Zarco
28 April 2017 by
Movistar Yamaha racer Valentino Rossi’s race wasn’t completely without drama despite securing the championship lead on Sunday, after an incident between him and fellow Yamaha rider Johann Zarco left...
MotoGP: Rins out for six weeks, Tsuda to replace at Jerez
27 April 2017 by
Suzuki MotoGP rider Alex Rins will face at least six weeks out of action and potentially even longer, following surgery to fit two titanium plates to the wrist he broke during practice for the...
MotoGP: Baz makes save of the century?
27 April 2017 by
Loris Baz may well have made the save of the century during Saturday’s qualifying session for the American Grand Prix, after essentially crashing the Avintia Ducati not once but twice exiting the last...
MotoGP: Repsol Honda auctions off exclusive experience for charity
26 April 2017 by
The Repsol Honda MotoGP squad are auctioning off an ultra-exclusive package for two lucky MotoGP fans at June’s Barcelona round of the 2017 world championship to raise money for disabled sports...
Moto3: Fenati admits Italian earthquake played a role in changed mentality
26 April 2017 by
American Grand Prix Moto3 race winner Romano Fenati has admitted that first hand experience during the devastating earthquake that hit his home region of Italy last year played a role changing his...
MotoGP: Race control explains Rossi penalty
26 April 2017 by
Sunday’s American Grand Prix saw a day of high action for Movistar Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi, as an incident in the opening lap of the race with Monster Yamaha rookie Johann Zarco saw the Italian...
MotoGP: Viñales shrugs off mystery crash
24 April 2017 by
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP racer Maverick Viñales has shrugged off the mystery crash that brought an end to his chances of making it three wins out of three during Sunday’s American Grand Prix in...
Moto2: Kent parts ways with Kiefer Racing
24 April 2017 by
Former Moto3 world champion Danny Kent has been left out of a ride in the Moto2 class, after walking away from the Kiefer Racing squad that took him to title glory before Sunday’s race at the Circuit...
MotoGP: Marquez wins, Viñales crashes out, Rossi leads the title
23 April 2017 by
Marc Marquez has taken an outstanding ninth consecutive American Grand Prix – and his fifth at the Circuit of the Americas – in an action packed race that has turned the 2017 MotoGP championship on...
Moto2: Morbidelli dominates again to extend title lead
23 April 2017 by
Franco Morbidelli has become the first person since 2001 to win the opening three races of the middleweight season, after adding the American Grand Prix Moto2 title to his credits. The...
Moto3: Fenati dominates in Texas as Canet falls
23 April 2017 by
Romano Fenati has taken a dominant Moto3 win at the American Grand Prix – his first win since he took the top spot at the same race last year – after red flags allowed him a second chance at taking on...
MotoGP: Marquez and Viñales set up duel as qualifying goes down to the wire
23 April 2017 by
Spanish MotoGP rivals Marc Marquez and Maverick Viñales have set the stage for an epic duel between themselves at tomorrow’s American Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas, as qualifying went down...
Moto3: Canet obliterates lap record for pole position
22 April 2017 by
Aron Canet has obliterated the Circuit of the Americas lap record – and his opposition in the process – to back up dominant performances all weekend with pole position for tomorrow’s Moto3 race at the...
MotoGP: Avintia Ducati secures GP17s for 2018
22 April 2017 by
Reale Avintia Ducati have confirmed a major coup for the 2018 season, extending their deal with the Italian manufacturer for another season and securing the of GP17 machines currently being used by...
MotoGP: Rins ruled out after crash-filled session
22 April 2017 by
Suzuki rookie Alex Rins is out of this weekend’s American Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas, after being one of a big group of riders to get caught out on a cold and damp Texan track. However,...
MotoGP: Abraham fractures ankle in teammate collision
22 April 2017 by
Karel Abraham has limped away from the first day of action at the American Grand Prix with a fractured ankle after a misunderstanding between him and Pull&Bear Aspar Ducati teammate Alvaro Bautista...
MotoGP: Marquez and Viñales trade top spot in Texas
21 April 2017 by
Marc Marquez and Maverick Viñales have traded the top spot of the time sheets in the first day of action at the Texan round of the 2017 MotoGP championship, with the Repsol Honda rider emerging ahead...
MotoGP: Day of Champions tickets go on sale
21 April 2017 by
Tickets for this year’s Day of Champions event at the British Grand Prix will go on sale this Tuesday at 10am, giving fans the chance to get up close and personal with the stars of MotoGP while...
MotoGP: Lorenzo ‘couldn’t wait to get to Austin’ after Argentina disaster
20 April 2017 by
Jorge Lorenzo says he ‘couldn’t wait’ to get this weekend’s action at the Circuit of the Americas underway after making a major breakthrough last time out in Argentina only to be denied a chance to...
MotoGP: Iannone and Rins out to change their fortune in Texas
20 April 2017 by
The Suzuki MotoGP pairing of Andrea Iannone and Alex Rins say that they’re out to change their fortunes this weekend after a slow start to the season for both the MotoGP veteran and the rookie in the...
MotoGP: Miller says Honda can ‘expect good things’ in Texas
19 April 2017 by
Jack Miller says that after a difficult weekend last time out for the Marc VDS Honda squad in Argentina, they and their fellow Honda riders ‘can expect good things’ this weekend when the 2017 MotoGP...
MotoGP: Rossi has ‘an account to settle’ in Texas
19 April 2017 by
Valentino Rossi says that he’s got ‘an account to settle’ this weekend when the 2017 MotoGP series heads to Texas and the Circuit of the Americas, after a clutch problem caused an uncharacteristic...
MotoGP: Viñales ‘very strong’ at Circuit of the Americas
19 April 2017 by
Maverick Viñales has admitted that he knows he can be ‘very strong’ at this weekend’s American round of the 2017 MotoGP world championship at Texas’ Circuit of the Americas as he looks to maintain the...
MotoGP: No different front options from Michelin at COTA
18 April 2017 by
Michelin will not bring the controversial front tyre that caused conspiracy theories at the last round of the 2017 MotoGP championship to this weekend’s third round, instead sticking with the original...
MotoGP: High-flying Folger out to build on Argentina
18 April 2017 by
High-flying MotoGP rookie Jonas Folger says he’s out to build on his strong performance at the Argentinian Grand Prix as the 2017 MotoGP series moves to the third round of the championship at Texas’...
MotoGP: Marquez rueing not arriving in Texas ‘in a better position’
18 April 2017 by
Reigning MotoGP world champion marc Marquez says he’s rueing not arriving at this weekend’s Texan Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in a better position, after a difficult start to the 2017...
MotoGP: Shareholders take billion Euro payday from promoter Dorna
17 April 2017 by
Shareholders in MotoGP and World Superbike’s organising body Dorna are set to take a payday worth nearly a billion Euros from the company, after using a dividend recapitalisation to take a profit...
Moto2: Binder to miss Austin after surgery on loose plate
17 April 2017 by
Reigning Moto3 world champion Brad Binder will miss this weekend’s American Grand Prix in Texas after undergoing surgery to reattach a plate on his left forearm bone that came loose during last...
MotoGP: Crutchlow: ‘I could have fought with Mav
16 April 2017 by
Cal Crutchlow has come away from Sunday’s Argentinian Grand Prix pleased to have finally returned to the podium after a series of disastrous results – but disappointed that he wasn’t able to challenge...
MotoGP: Baz disappointed with 11th in Argentina
16 April 2017 by
Loris Baz has come away from the second race of the 2017 MotoGP season disappointed by 11th place, after evasive action on the opening lap of the Argentine Grand prix cost him what he believes was the...
MotoGP: Marquez adamant Viñales pressure didn’t cause fall
15 April 2017 by
Marc Marquez has left the second round of the 2017 MotoGP world championship in a new place, finding himself on the back foot and no longer the boy wonder of the class for perhaps the first time in...
MotoGP: Aspar Ducati pair earn their keep
15 April 2017 by
The Pull&Bear Aspar Ducati pair of Karel Abraham and Alvaro Bautista have come away from their second race together as teammates having made an impressive mark on the series so far, after the Czech...