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Bradley Smith looks set for a return to MotoE in 2022 with the RNF E-Racing Team, while Alex Escrig has completed the Tech3 E-Racing line-up.

The cancellation of the Sepang MotoGP tests meant Cal Crutchlow's return to Yamaha, and debut as a Factory test rider, has been pushed back until the remaining official tests in Qatar.

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.

Bradley Smith is present and ready for this weekend's Aragon MotoGP round, but the slim possibility remains that he could yet be replaced before tomorrow morning's opening practice session.

Bradley Smith began what could be his final race weekend of the season by putting Aprilia at the top of the timesheets on his last lap of a wet opening practice for the French MotoGP.

Smith causes a surprise by putting Aprilia fastest at the very end of a wet opening practice for the French MotoGP at Le Mans. Despite 16 crashes in the previous Moto3 session, there were no fallers in MotoGP.

When Maverick Vinales shot to the top of opening free practice for the Misano MotoGP with a late lap on the hard rear tyre, rival teams had no choice but to react, Aprilia Bradley Smith explained.

Continued uncertainty over Andrea Iannone's appeal against his doping ban, also means Bradley Smith has no idea when his MotoGP season will end.

Starting just 20th on the initial grid, Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro gained places during both races starts on his way to twelfth place in Sunday's Styrian MotoGP.

After taking a closer look at the video footage of the Johann Zarco-Franco Morbidelli incident in last Sunday's Austrian MotoGP race, Cal Crutchlow said he has now revised his opinion.

Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro will press the reset button after the double DNF disappointment at Jerez and aim for his first MotoGP points of the season at Brno this weekend.

Aleix Espargaro's high hopes for the new 2020 Aprilia turned to bitter disappointment as he crashed out of both season-opening races at Jerez.

Bradley Smith, replacing the suspended Andrea Iannone at Aprilia for at least the early rounds of the 2020 MotoGP season, continued his transition from test to race rider at this week's Misano test.

Tech3 KTM's Miguel Oliveira set the fastest lap time during the second day of private MotoGP testing at Misano.

There is less than one month to go until MotoGP's new season-openers take place at Jerez, on July 19 and 26th. But at present, Aprilia's 2020 rider line-up remains unconfirmed.

UPDATE: The Grand Prix Commision has officially announced that wild-cards will not be allowed in 2020:

While the 2020 MotoGP rider market had been set to dominate the headlines this year, the unexpected coronavirus shutdown could see older riders delay retirement plans to stay in the sport.

Reigning MotoE title runner-up Bradley Smith is excited at what he belives will be an 'even closer' 2020 season. The electric-bike class completed their opening pre-season test at Jerez in mid-March, just before the spread of coronavirus brought Europe to a standstill.

A little over 12 months ago, MotoE’s existence looked in serious danger before it had truly begun when a massive fire during the Jerez pre-season test gutted all the bikes and equipment.

For the first time since 1982, MotoGP is returning to Finland to race at the purpose-built KymiRing in the latest expansion to the sport’s horizons as organisers look to old and new destinations.

Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia have already been labelled as the dark horses for the 2020 MotoGP season and their pre-season testing momentum continued to build on the final day in Qatar.

Aprilia's 2020 MotoGP rider line-up may currently be unclear, but the team has today presented its new race livery for the upcoming season.

While Aleix Espargaro has been positively impressed by Aprilia’s 2020 RS-GP MotoGP upgrade, he’s also felt an overall shift in how the team operates and hopes the combination of changes provide progress in terms of results.

Aleix Espargaro’s first experience of the new Aprilia MotoGP bike left him with plenty to smile about but also a list of demands to extract better performance as he focused on the team’s new 90-degree V4 engine.