Exactly how the prohibited steroid Drostanolone came to be present in Andrea Iannone's urine samples at last year's Malaysian MotoGP still remains unclear.
Like the other MotoGP test riders, Stefan Bradl initially thought he wouldn't be racing in grand prix this season after a decision to ban wild-cards as part of the Covid restrictions for 2020.
A debut MotoGP podium, and potentially race victory, slipped through Takaaki Nakagami's fingers on more than one occasion in 2020. The most obvious example was at the second Aragon event, which Nakagami dominated practice and qualifying only to fall from the lead on the opening lap.
Sam Lowes may have missed out on the Moto2 title in Portimao, but he delivered 'probably his best-ever ride' to defy a wrist injury and fight for victory.
Final practice for last weekend's Portimao MotoGP finale saw Johann Zarco pull onto the run-off area towards the end of the lap, with smoke emitting from his Avintia Ducati.
MotoGP is to join F1 in having trackside Light Panels - used to display crucial safety information such yellow or red flags, plus the arrival of rain - at all its circuits from 2022.
Aprilia has announced that it will be retaining both current test riders, Lorenzo Savadori and Bradley Smith, for the 2021 MotoGP season and that one of them will get the vacant race seat alongside Aleix Espargaro.
After a total of 15 seasons, Valentino Rossi bid farewell to the Factory Yamaha MotoGP team at Portimao on Sunday. The result, twelfth place but just a fraction behind team-mate Maverick Vinales, wasn't anything special.
Andrea Dovizioso has remained tight-lipped on the exact reasons behind halting contract negotiations with Ducati in mid-August and ultimately walking out of not only the team but a place on the 2021 MotoGP grid.
After concluding the 2020 MotoGP season with eighth place at Portimao on Sunday, Aleix Espargaro will head to Jerez tomorrow for his debut on the 2021 Aprilia.
17th in KTM's debut 2017 MotoGP season, Pol Espargaro brought the curtain down on his RC16 career with fifth place in the world championship at Portimao on Sunday.
Oliveira takes a perfect home victory with lights-to-flag domination of the 2020 Portimao MotoGP season finale. Morbidelli held off Miller for most of the race, but the Australian made a last-lap pass to snatch second.