Yamaha
Rea takes apart Suzuka pole record by one second
Jonathan Rea has smashed the Suzuka 8 Hours pole position lap record in his second qualifying session as Kawasaki sends out a warning to its factory rivals.
Yamaha given close company from Kawasaki at Suzuka
Defending Suzuka 8 Hour champions Yamaha Factory Racing Team has started quickest on the opening day fractionally ahead of the factory Kawasaki squad.
Mackenzie on BSB rookie year, ‘luxury’ of team-mate Brookes
Tarran Mackenzie may have come within one lap of his maiden Bennetts British Superbike championship podium in race one at Brands Hatch, but the BSB rookie feels progress is coming at every round following a frantic 18 months rising through the ranks.
Rossi: 15 years ago MotoGP was more romantic!
MotoGP racing is closer than ever, with half-a-second covering the top eleven riders in qualifying at Assen and then the top nine last time at Sachsenring.
Brookes celebrates Brands Hatch double with moustache shave
Josh Brookes has blasted back into the Bennetts British Superbike championship title picture with a dominant double victory at Brands Hatch – and celebrates by shaving his moustache.
Haslam: We’ve definitely made a step at Brands Hatch
Leon Haslam is confident he’s found pace breakthroughs at Brands Hatch but says he was still frustrated at missing out on the battle for victory behind Josh Brookes and Glenn Irwin.
Brands Hatch GP - Race results (2)
Full race two results for the sixth round of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Brands Hatch. 1. Josh Brookes AUS McAMS Yamaha YZF-R1 +9.695s 2. Glenn Irwin GBR Be Wiser Ducati Panigale R +0.090s
Brookes sees off Irwin for victory in Brands Hatch opener
Full BSB race one results from Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch GP - Race results (1)
Full race one results for the sixth round of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Brands Hatch. 1. Josh Brookes AUS McAMS Yamaha YZF-R1 20 laps, 28m 49.695s 2. Glenn Irwin GBR Be Wiser Ducati Panigale R +0.227s
Brands Hatch GP - Warm-up results
Full warm-up results for the sixth round of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Brands Hatch. 1. Josh Brookes AUS McAMS Yamaha YZF-R1 1m 25.503s 2. Jake Dixon GBR RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 25.574s
Mackenzie: Being 0.001s off front row shows progress
Tarran Mackenzie says his best qualifying performance of his rookie Bennetts British Superbike championship with fourth place shows his progress in the series but admits he was slightly frustrated to miss out on the front row.
Brookes manages quickshifter issue in front row fight
Josh Brookes avoided a quickshifter disaster to secure a front row start on the McAMS Yamaha as he targets much-needed wins to kick-start his Bennetts British Superbike championship charge.
Brands Hatch GP - Free practice results (2)
Full free practice two results for the sixth round of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Brands Hatch. 1. Josh Brookes AUS McAMS Yamaha YZF-R1 1m 36.324s 2. Jake Dixon GBR RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 39.098s
Pata Yamaha retains van der Mark, Lowes for 2019
The Pata Yamaha squad has re-signed both Michael van der Mark and Alex Lowes for the 2019 World Superbike championship, confirming an unchanged line-up for next year.
Yamaha to host anniversary R1 tributes at Brands Hatch
The McAMS Yamaha squad and riders Josh Brookes and Tarran Mackenzie will lead the 20 th anniversary celebrations of the YZF-R1 at this weekend’s Bennetts British Superbike round at Brands Hatch.
Monster replaces Movistar as Yamaha title sponsor
Monster Energy will replace Movistar as title sponsor at the factory Yamaha MotoGP team of Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales, from 2019.
Rossi: We found something for podium
Valentino Rossi says set-up switches to improve the balance and corner speed of his Movistar Yamaha paved the way for his MotoGP podium charge at Sachsenring, but has warned the same issues still remain.
Riding style changes give Vinales compromise
Maverick Vinales says tweaks to his riding style on the Movistar Yamaha are acting as a balance to its current acceleration weakness as he secured back-to-back podiums for the first time in over a year.
Zarco in a 'sad, difficult' situation
After scoring 58 points during the opening four races of the 2018 MotoGP season, Johann Zarco has collected just 23 in the four that followed.
Vinales: If I start at front, I can play my cards
As the majority of the MotoGP field was expressing concerns regarding the closing laps of Sunday’s German Grand Prix, Maverick Viñales believes he will come into his own when the grip decreases, a time when he can “play [his] cards.”
Rossi, Pedrosa break top 10 in FP3, Dovi left out
Andrea Iannone returned to the top of the MotoGP timesheets during Saturday morning's FP3 session at Sachsenring.
Rossi: We want a good battle on Sunday
A fifth place in the intense Assen battle means that Valentino Rossi and Yamaha have now gone over one calendar year without a MotoGP victory. They have also matched the 18-race win drought of 2002-2003, before Rossi joined the team in 2004.