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Red Bull confirms Ticktum's '19 racing plans as Auer joins junior team
Red Bull has confirmed junior programme member Dan Ticktum will race in Japan’s Super Formula championship in 2019.
Marc Marquez undergoes successful shoulder surgery
Marc Marquez has undergone surgery on his injured left shoulder and will begin his six-week recovery programme to be fit in time for the start of the 2019 MotoGP pre-season tests.
Red Bull Racing extends TAG Heuer partnership, drops engine name deal
Red Bull Racing will retain its ongoing deal with TAG Heuer until at least the end of 2021 but will not use the brand as its engine-naming partner as its joins up with Honda in 2019.
Gasly: P9 in F1 2018 not reflective of Toro Rosso’s potential
Pierre Gasly reckons ninth place in the Formula 1 constructors’ championship does not reflect “all the potential” Toro Rosso had during the 2018 season.
MotoGP: Marquez: We’re in a good place
Marc Marquez feels Honda is well placed going into the two-month winter break, after a positive two-day outing for the MotoGP factory at Jerez.
Marquez faster on 2018 Honda, feeling better on 2019 prototype
Marc Marquez may have set his fastest lap of the day on his 2018 Repsol Honda but with focus on the 2019 prototype he remains buoyed by the better feelings despite remaining under strict instruction not to push the limits.
Hartley: I have unfinished business in F1 after Toro Rosso exit
Brendon Hartley has issued his first comments since his exit from Toro Rosso's Formula 1 team for 2019 was confirmed, saying he has "unfinished business" in the sport.
Ten Kate Racing declare bankruptcy following Honda split
Ten Kate Racing has declared bankruptcy and started legal proceedings following the last-minute split from Honda in the World Superbike championship.
Honda F1 chiefs pay tribute to Brendon Hartley after Toro Rosso exit
Honda Formula 1 chiefs Toyoharu Tanabe and Masahasi Yamamoto have paid tribute to Brendon Hartley after his exit from Toro Rosso was confirmed.
Verstappen blinded by oil from Gasly’s Honda F1 engine in Abu Dhabi
Max Verstappen compared the last laps of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to “driving through fog” after being blinded by oil from Pierre Gasly’s Honda Formula 1 engine.
Abu Dhabi GP: Gasly explains Grosjean clash, Honda engine issue
Pierre Gasly reflected on an eventful penultimate day with Toro Rosso with optimism feeling he has nothing to lose ahead of the 2018 finale in Abu Dhabi after a hairy practice moment with Romain Grosjean plus a Honda engine issue in Q1.
Xavi Fores completes Honda BSB line-up for 2019
Xavi Fores has joined Andrew Irwin to complete the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike championship rider line-up at Honda Racing. Fores, a regular World Superbike podium finisher in 2018 with Barni Ducati, will make his BSB debut next season with the official Honda outfit.
Althea MIE Honda adds Delbianco in separate entry
Alessandro Delbianco will make his World Superbike debut in 2019 with an Althea MIE Honda entry separate to the factory squad revealed earlier this month.
MotoGP: Marquez: If I crashed, the team would kill me!
Marc Marquez revealed he was under strict instructions not to crash in this week’s two-day test at Valencia, joking "my team would kill me” if he fell while assessing two new bikes from Honda.
Marquez: Difficult day, 2019 Honda feeling good
Marc Marquez has been battling both weather conditions and his injured left shoulder which restrained his progress on the opening day of the post-Valencia MotoGP test.
Gasly expects another step from Honda F1 engine in 2019
Pierre Gasly is confident Honda will be able to find “another step” in engine performance heading into the 2019 Formula 1 season.
Marquez: My biggest mistake of the season
Marc Marquez dismissed fears he may not be fit for the first tests of 2019 after he once again hurt his problematic left shoulder in a violent fall out of the final MotoGP race of the season at Valencia.
2018 MotoGP Valencia - Warm-up Results
Stefan Bradl fills in for the injured Cal Crutchlow at LCR Honda after the British rider suffered a fractured right ankle during Australian MotoGP race weekend. Xavier Simeon has been declared unfit after his Friday fall.
MotoGP: Marquez dominates soaking wet warm-up
Taped up left shoulder or not, Marc Marquez was in scintillating form in MotoGP morning warm-up at Valencia, the recently crowned world champion leading the way by a hefty 0.8s.
MotoGP: Marquez: We already have a very good test rider…
Marc Marquez issued an interesting reaction to recent speculation linking Casey Stoner to a testing role with HRC, with the current world champion stating “we [Honda] already have a very good test rider” in Stefan Bradl.
MotoGP Valencia: Pedrosa finds wet rhythm ahead of final MotoGP
Dani Pedrosa feels confident he was able to rediscover a rhythm and feeling with his Repsol Honda in wet conditions during Friday practice in Valencia ahead of his final MotoGP race before retiring.
Honda signs up Andrew Irwin for BSB in 2019
Honda Racing has signed Andrew Irwin as its first rider for its 2019 Bennetts British Superbike championship attack, while Tom Neave joins its National Superstock 1000 line-up.
Verstappen: Red Bull isn’t lying about Honda F1 engine numbers
Max Verstappen insists Red Bull is “not lying” about the promising steps made by Honda ahead of the team’s Formula 1 engine switch to the Japanese manufacturer.
Valencia MotoGP: Marquez leads red flag-hit wet FP1
Full MotoGP FP1 results from Valencia