'RNF RACING LTD. hereby announces its decision to initiate formal legal proceedings against DORNA Sports S.L. and the International Road-Racing Teams Association (IRTA)'
Miguel Oliveira says every step was followed by Dorna and that they did everything they could to try and have the MotoGP sprint go ahead at Phillip Island.
IRTA president Herve Poncharal is confident all MotoGP manufacturers will have a satellite team in the 'near future' - but is adamant the eight Ducatis have helped, rather than hindered, the world championship.
Dorna signs Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of bringing MotoGP to Saudi Arabia on a ‘newly constructed, multi-purpose FIM and FIA homologated circuit’.
Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea has become the latest rider to reveal shocking social media abuse after recalling an incident at Magny-Cours in 2021 where he believes ‘Dorna threw me under the bus, they painted me as a real villain’.
Dorna has issued the following statement in response to rumours Suzuki will leave MotoGP at the end of this season, warning 'the conditions of their contract do not allow for them to take this decision unilaterally'
Construction of the new Mandalika Circuit, set to host WorldSBK in 2021 and MotoGP in 2022 is already 80% complete, with homologation expected by the end of the month.
The MOTUL FIM World Superbike Championship will continue to be broadcast live on Eurosport until 2025, after a new long-term contract agreement is announced.
Austrian broadcaster ServusTV will cover the FIM Motul World Superbike championship for two more years across Austria, Germany and Switzerland after it’s confirmed extension.
The 2021 WorldSBK calendar has undergone further updates as Czech Autodrom Most circuit will make its official World Championship debut, while Phillip Island will attempt to return as the 2022 season opener.
Aprilia beomes the final manufacturer to sign-up for the MotoGP World Championship from 2022-2026, will be given its own grid places as an Official Factory team.
Indonesia's new Mandalika street circuit now aiming for MotoGP race debut in March 2022, but could still host a World Superbike round and MotoGP test later this year.