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Paulo Ciabatti, Ducati's Sport Director, has discussed the possibility of offering new MotoGP contracts to Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo, claiming the negotiations will be ‘complicated’.

Honda's MotoGP project would benefit from a fast test rider with similar pace to Ducati's Michele Pirro.

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Not even Joan Mir, grand prix racing’s hottest prospect, could have envisioned of success he enjoyed in 2017.

Having enjoyed an impressive rookie campaign in the British Touring Car Championship last year, BTC Norlin Racing has switched from Chevrolet to Honda machines for 2018.

Yamaha’s team boss Lin Jarvis has claimed that the MotoGP team do not miss Jorge Lorenzo.

Red Bull motorsport adviser Dr Helmut Marko says Formula 1’s engines rules are heading towards a sensible outcome but feels “fans should be king” in the decision-making process.

On average, a Honda rider was almost twice as likely to fall compared with a Yamaha rider during the 2017 MotoGP season. But Aprilia riders suffered almost three times the accident average of those at Yamaha.

Picture: Steve English Debuts rarely go better. JD Beach triumphed in the Superprestigio Superfinal in his first appearance at the event, after winning out in a tight 16-lap battle with fellow American Briar Bauman.

McLaren has almost recovered the two-week deficit on its 2018 Formula 1 car schedule after delaying its decision on its engine supplier for next season, according to team racing director Eric Boullier.

Brendon Hartley says after a tough introduction to his Formula 1 career he is keen to “prove my worth” in the sport with the new-look Toro Rosso Honda squad in 2018.

The 2018 World Superbike championship entry list has now been formally confirmed. Kawasaki Racing Team Jonathan Rea Tom Sykes Aruba.it Ducati Marco Melandri Chaz Davies

During his 22-years in the MotoGP paddock, Livio Suppo worked with many special riders. But he insists that newly crowned four-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez is the most remarkable (or perhaps 're-marc-able').

If you were asked to find a new motorcycle grand prix rider in Japan, a place called Chiba, on the eastern side of the Greater Tokyo Area, would be a good place to start.

Jake Gagne will make the full-time switch to the World Superbike championship for 2018 with the Red Bull Honda squad as Leon Camier’s team-mate after impressing during replacement riders this season.

Pierre Gasly says Toro Rosso’s switch from Renault to Honda power units from 2018 will ensure “there will be no compromise” for the team after its frustrating end to the season.

At the final FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting of the year it was confirmed

Honda has confirmed a switch in management of its Formula 1 operation ahead of its new partnership with Toro Rosso, with Yusuke Hasegawa replaced by Toyoharu Tanabe as its new head.

Brendon Hartley says he has huge respect for Red Bull motorsport advisor Dr Helmut Marko for ‘taking that risk’ by putting the New Zealander straight into a Toro Rosso drive before securing his Formula 1 future at the team for 2018.

PJ Jacobsen will graduate to the World Superbike championship in 2018 with the new TripleM Honda squad who will make its class debut next season.

Stoffel Vandoorne has described his off during the Abu Dhabi Pirelli tyre test as “a bit strange” after losing control of his McLaren-Honda at the same corner as team-mate Fernando Alonso who suffered a similar crash a day before.

Fernando Alonso says he still completed a full testing programme on his final day of track action for McLaren-Honda in 2017 despite crashing in the morning of the opening day at the Abu Dhabi Pirelli tyre test.

Nico Rosberg has suggested that Lewis Hamilton may be considering quitting Formula 1. Hamilton’s former Mercedes teammate said: “He has hinted this year that he doesn’t want to spend so much time travelling.