Gossip: Seven MotoGP races shortened for 2018

- Seven MotoGP race distances have been shortened after a consolation between MotoGP riders and the safety commission. The United States, Jerez, Le Mans, Barcelona, Brno, Misano and Valencia races have all been shortened. (La Gazzetta dello Sport)

- MotoGP launches the new FIM MotoE World Cup in Rome which will debut in 2019 with 18 riders on the grid (Crash.net)

- As MotoGP riders continue pre-season training after the Sepang test, Marc Marquez pulls off an incredible ‘fall or save?’ on a flat track bike (Marca)

- Former MotoGP rider Alex de Angelis has become Federico Fulgini’s rider coach and is aiming to become a rider instructor with a going rate of 500 euros per day (Speedweek)

- Milena Koerner explains how she went from grid girl to team manager at Forward Racing in Moto2 in light of Formula 1 dropping grid girls for 2018 (GPone.com)