Due to logistical and customs issues, Honda could be at risk of losing any WorldSSP points scored at both Phillip Island and Mandalika after failing to present its engine and other parts before the deadline.
Former 500cc Grand Prix racer Scott Smart is no longer the FIM technical director for the WorldSBK championship and will be replaced by French engineer Ludovic Reignier.
An official date to stage the 2021 Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas has been confirmed by Dorna for October 1-3, while the Japanese GP has been cancelled.
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.
The FIM MotoGP Stewards are to investigate possible breaches of the motorcycle grand prix rules regarding practice and testing. No names or classes have been released, but an FIM statement said it is 'specifically… regarding the type of machines permitted for rider training'.
Andrea Iannone has taken to social media to give his reaction to the 18-month ban he’s been handed following his FIM anti-doping hearing for a prohibited substance from last November’s Malaysian MotoGP.
Andrea Iannone has been handed an 18-month ban by the FIM, following positive tests for a prohibited substance during last November's Malaysian MotoGP. The ban starts from 17 December, when the positive urine test was announced, and runs until 16 June, 2021.
FIM president Jorge Viegas says he expects the International Disciplinary Court to deliver its decision on the positive doping test by MotoGP star Andrea Iannone 'very soon'.
The FIM President Jorge Viegas says the 2020 racing season will be extended into the start of 2021 if necessary to ensure a full completion of campaigns following the coronavirus outbreak.
With the ongoing coronavirus forcing MotoGP organisers to reshuffle the 2020 calendar, Carmelo Ezpeleta says nothing has been ruled out to deliver a full campaign including racing until Christmas.
With MotoGP clocking off for the winter, it is usually the most relaxed time of the season for all connected to the sport but with Andrea Iannone’s anti-doping case surfacing it has provided a reminder of the shadowy side of sport.
Andrea Iannone has responded to his FIM provisional suspension for failing a drugs test by explaining he’s had no communication with officials and remains confident of overturning the decision.
The FIM has defended its call to run the opening World Superbike championship race in Argentina on Saturday when six riders opted to sit it out over safety concerns.
The Grand Prix Commission has postponed the mandatory use of FIM homologated helmets for all riders until June to allow time for the “large number of late requests” by helmet manufacturers.
World Superbike technical director Scott Smart lays out the pros and cons in the arguments to bring in a single-specification ECU, the health of the production series in the boom of MotoGP and the Jonathan Rea factor.
FIM and World Superbike championship organisers Dorna have confirmed the European Superstock 1000 class will be cut from the series at the end of this year.