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Officially, the start of the 2020 MotoGP season is now set for a two-month delay, the coronavirus pushing the opening race back from Qatar on March 8 to Jerez on May 3.

Italy’s government is set to pass a law to ban entry and exit from Lombardy and 11 provinces in the north of the country as it ramps up efforts to fight the coronavirus.

In the latest MotoGP gossip round-up, Andrea Dovizioso has his say on the influence Jorge Lorenzo had at Ducati during his two-stint at the team, a decision on Andrea Iannone’s anti-doping case is expected and Valentino Rossi on his tyre life worries.

Michael Dunlop is set to compete for Paul Bird Motorsport Ducati at the 2020 Isle of Man TT and North West 200 Superbike races.

Jordi Torres (Mie Althea Honda) and Leandro Mercado (Motocorsa Racing Ducati) join the WorldSBK grid from the third round at Jerez.

Full Phillip Island WorldSBK FP2 results Scott Redding has enjoyed the perfect start to his World Superbike debut by topping Friday practice following rainy conditions and a brief red flag.

Free practice 2 results from Phillip Island, the first round of the 2020 World Superbike championship.  Jordi Torres (Mie Althea Honda) and Leandro Mercado (Motocorsa Racing Ducati) join the WorldSBK grid from the third round at Jerez. 

Free practice 1 results from Phillip Island, the first round of the 2020 World Superbike championship. Jordi Torres (Mie Althea Honda) and Leandro Mercado (Motocorsa Racing Ducati) join the WorldSBK grid from the third round at Jerez. 

Jack Miller may have been the only Ducati rider in the top nine on the final day of MotoGP pre-season testing in Qatar but fellow GP20 riders Danilo Petrucci, Andrea Dovizioso and Francesco Bagnaia were all buoyed by the results of a race simulation.

In the latest round-up of MotoGP gossip, Andrea Dovizioso expects Marc Marquez to be in the world title tussle whatever shape his Honda is in, Romano Fenati becomes a crime-stopper and Aleix Espargaro hits out at Aprilia team-mate Andrea Iannone.

Following the conclusion of the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike championship, all eyes will switch to preparations for the 2020 season as the grid continues to take shape.

Official results on Day 1 of the two-day Phillip Island 2020 pre-season test, the final winter test ahead of the 2020 World Superbike championship. The day was split into two 90-minute sessions, with the best lap taken from the combined times.

UPDATE: After day two in Qatar, Miller confirmed he's been able to lower the back of his bike on corner exit since Buriram last year.

Reigning Bennetts British Superbike champions Paul Bird Motorsport has pulled the covers off its 2020 livery which features new title sponsor VisionTrack.

- In an interview with Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta, he reveals Kawasaki requested a MotoGP wildcard entry for its Superbike team but were turned down by the series organisers. Ezpeleta also expects to retain its six current MotoGP manufacturers in the next round of factory contracts.

Johann Zarco and Tito Rabat have helped Avintia Ducati launch its 2020 MotoGP campaign following the Sepang pre-season test.

The Aruba.it Racing Ducati squad has unveiled its 2020 World Superbike livery with help from new rider Scott Redding alongside Chaz Davies.

The latest MotoGP gossip following on from the conclusion of the Sepang pre-season test, starting with an update from Ducati on its future rider line-up.

Factory Ducati riders Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci struggled to hide their disappointment at the end of the opening 2020 MotoGP test at Sepang. The pair were ranked sixth (Petrucci) and 14th (Dovizioso) on the ultra-close timesheets, but their biggest worry was race pace.

Pol Espargaro says he’s “never felt so ready and never been so close” since joining KTM and has confidence the updated RC16 can be competitive from the off in 2020.

Francesco Bagnaia believes upgrading to the Ducati GP20 will not only benefit his weaknesses but is also an improvement on the Italian manufacturer’s own key areas.

Johann Zarco has left the Sepang pre-season test in an upbeat frame of mind following his three-day debut on the Avintia Ducati.

An awkward tumble from an innocent looking front-end fall left Andrea Dovizioso with a stiff neck for the remainder of day two at the Sepang MotoGP test.

Jack Miller has given the thumbs up to Ducati’s new engine as he marched back the top of the speed trap at Sepang and feels the extra power hasn’t come at the expense of rideability with the GP20.