MotoGP title leader Fabio Quartararo 'very happy about the change we made' despite being left just 15th fastest in wet opening practice for the Americas Grand Prix.

Free Practice (1) results from the 2021 Austin Moto2 Grand Prix at COTA.

Free Practice (1) results from the Austin MotoGP at COTA, round 15 of 18 in the 2021 world championship.

Free Practice (1) results from the 2021 Austin Moto3 Grand Prix at COTA.

MotoGP riders suggest ways to improve safety in the junior Moto3/SSP300 classes following the tragic deaths of Hugo Millan, Jason Dupasquier and now Dean Berta Vinales.

Maverick Vinales' MotoGP rivals fully support his decision to withdraw from the COTA event, following the death of his cousin at Jerez last weekend.

Aleix Espargaro happy for the Qatari people following the newly-announced F1 deal, but fears the cars will 'destroy' the smooth nature of the Losail International Circuit.

Pol Espargaro believes Honda understands why its riders are struggling with the present RCV, 2022 prototype 'was better'

Keith Huewen gives his Insider's Guide to COTA and the city of Austin, venue for this weekend's MotoGP.

Francesco Bagnaia needs to halve Fabio Quartararo's 48-point MotoGP title lead over the next three events to at least force a final round showdown in Valencia.

Maverick Vinales won't compete in this weekend's COTA MotoGP following the death of his cousin in last Saturday's Jerez WorldSSP300 race.

MotoGP will return to Argentina's Termas de Rio Hondo circuit until at least 2025.

Alberto Surra becomes the ninth official member of the VR46 Riders Academy in world championship racing.

Alex Rins 'so happy' MotoGP is back at COTA; '2019 was such a special race – a great battle with Rossi, a big crowd, and really nice celebrations'.

MotoGP title leader Fabio Quartararo; 'my goal was not to think about the championship until the San Marino GP, but I've decided to keep it going... In Misano that nearly gave my mum a heart attack!'

Michelin will offer four different rear tyre options for COTA this weekend, MotoGP's first visit to Texas since 2019.

Michelin asked riders to test a revised rear tyre construction at Misano, but it might not be raced until 2023.

Episode 22 of Crash.net's new MotoGP podcasts featuring Keith Huewen previews this weekend's Americas Grand Prix at COTA.

Absent since 2019, MotoGP's return to COTA this weekend feels 'like arriving at a brand-new track' for Tech3's Herve Poncharal.