WIX Racing's Jack Goff has emerged from second practice as the driver to beat after leading a Honda 1-2-3 lockout ahead of qualifying for round 16 of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton.
1. Jack Goff WIX Racing with Eurotech Honda Civic Type R 1 minute 55.684 seconds 2. Dan Cammish Halfords Yuasa Racing Honda Civic Type R 1 minute 56.928 seconds
Bradley Ray feels his #12 Yoshimura Suzuki Motul squad can take the fight to the factory Honda efforts at the Suzuka 8 Hours but concedes fighting with the Kawasaki and Yamaha teams may prove difficult.
Honda driver Matt Simpson sets the pace during a wet-dry opening British Touring Car Championship practice session at Snetterton, ahead of Team HARD's Mike Bushell.
Honda looks set to have only four machines on the MotoGP grid next season. After an internal dispute, Marc VDS is expected to cut back to just a Moto2 team in 2019, leaving Honda with only its official Repsol team and one satellite squad (LCR).
Alberto Puig played a major role in starting Dani Pedrosa's racing career, when he selected the youngster from hundreds of hopefuls in a Movistar talent search.
Dan Linfoot has been ruled out of the Thruxton and Cadwell Park rounds of the Bennetts British Superbike championship after it was confirmed he had suffered a fractured left scaphoid in his wrist during his crash in race one at Brands Hatch this weekend.
Repsol Honda pulled off one of the biggest surprises in recent MotoGP history by signing Jorge Lorenzo to partner Marc Marquez next season. The Spanish stars have won seven premier-class titles, three for Lorenzo and four for Marquez, including every MotoGP championship since 2011.
Pierre Gasly will line-up last on the grid for Sunday's German Grand Prix after Honda opted to take a complete set of fresh Formula 1 power unit components following qualifying.
Max Verstappen says he’s unsure whether Honda can find enough updates to be instantly competitive against the top two teams Mercedes and Ferrari at the start of 2019 but has hope for ‘other opportunities’.
Jason O’Halloran will assess his strength and movement on the Honda following his recovery from an ankle injury which hampered his charge at Knockhill two weeks ago.
PJ Jacobsen has been promoted to the Red Bull Honda with Japan Post rider line-up to replace the injured Leon Camier, while Randy de Puniet has taken the American’s vacant role at MuSASHi RT HARC-PRO Honda entry.
The fastest Honda rider by the end of free practice at the German MotoGP, Cal Crutchlow again fell victim to tyre overheating problems when racing in a group. Without clear air, the front tyre on his RCV starts to overheat, which raises the pressure and reduces the grip.
Formula 1 engine supplier Honda’s confidence has grown higher during its new relationship with Toro Rosso, according to the team’s technical director James Key.
Even at the height of his past controversies with Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez turned down the use of any bodyguards - and he certainly showed no apprehension in getting up close to the
Marc Marquez has warned his MotoGP rivals he had extra pace he resisted using on his way to a ninth consecutive victory at Sachsenring to see him extend his world championship lead to 46 points.
Jorge Lorenzo feels breaking Marc Marquez’s Sachsenring domination is a realistic goal ahead of the German MotoGP, while he concede ending his rival’s run of pole positions slipped away due to a mistake during his best qualifying lap.
Fresh from a record-breaking Assen race, MotoGP could be set for another big battle at the Sachsenring. Just over half-a-second covered the top twelve riders in qualifying and Cal Crutchlow believes at least ten of them will be fighting at the front on Sunday.
Marc Marquez says his sole focus will be on maximising his MotoGP world championship lead over maintaining his flawless Sachsenring record after securing his ninth consecutive pole position at the German track.