MotoGP Features

Abe is reported to have collided with a truck, while riding a motorcycle near the city of Kawasaki, after it made an 'illegal' U-turn in front of him.

By Peter McLaren Team Roberts held mid-season discussions with MV Agusta about the possibility of running a factory WSBK outfit next year, but the Italian factory - whose planned partnership with Foggy Racing was recently scrapped - seems to be backing away from the series.

Rossi, then driving a Michelin backed Peugeot, had posted the 25th fastest time during a short opening stage in Cardiff, but was caught out by the slippery Welsh forests early the next morning - in what was the first real stage of the rally - when his 206 slowly slid off the road on a tight left

Plans to host MotoGP's first ever night race at the 5.4km Losail circuit, on March 9, 2008, were announced last month - but the estimated cost was avoided.

During this weekend's San Marino Grand Prix it was officially announced that the desert track will be floodlit next season - confirming the reality of an idea first evaluated in 2006, when Kenny Roberts Jr, Loris Capirossi and Valentino Rossi rode street bikes around the circuit under football-st

MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden hasn't had the easiest of starts to his title defence, sitting sixth in the standings after round two of 18.

Spanish star Dani Pedrosa will be chasing his first MotoGP victory in front of his home fans at Jerez this weekend, a circuit where the talented 21-year-old has already tasted success in the 250cc class.

Part one of the Yamaha technical presentation detailed how the YZR-M1 has evolved since its 2002 racing debut, and part two will now concentrate specifically on the 2006 machine.

The end of the 2006 MotoGP season also marked the last ever race for the 990cc prototypes, including Yamaha's YZR-M1, with new 800cc engine regulations being introduced for next season.

Although it is possible for Nicky Hayden to clinch the 2006 MotoGP World Championship in Portugal this weekend, the most likely scenario is that the title chase will go all the way to the final race in Valencia.

Former British Superbike team owner Ben Atkins is facing a four-week countdown in an ambitious bid to launch new all-British teams in the 2007 125 and 250cc World Championships.

Former 500cc world champion, Kevin Schwantz, will be amongst the former winners heading for China this November as the Macau Grand Prix celebrates the 40th running of its famous motorcycle street race.

Ducati has already built an incredible 20 engines in preparation for next year's new 800cc formula in MotoGP, racing chief Filippo Preziosi has revealed.

The MotoGP World Championship returned to America, and the Laguna Seca circuit, after a ten year absence last season - where home star Nicky Hayden went on to take his first ever grand prix victory.

Nicky Hayden made Honda history on Saturday at Assen when his dramatic last turn victory gave the Japanese giant its 200th premier-class grand prix victory.

If Valentino Rossi was to select a particular event to restart his championship campaign it would surely be his home Italian Grand Prix at the magnificent Mugello circuit.

The famous Spa Francorchamps circuit in the Belgian Ardennes recently reverberated to the sound of a factory grand prix bike for the first time in 16 years, when Shinya Nakano put his Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR through its paces.

Michelin may have won both the 2005 Formula One and MotoGP World Championships - with Renault's Fernando Alonso and Yamaha's Valentino Rossi - but the similarities between the tyres essentially begins and ends with the brand name on the side.

Five times MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi is scheduled to make his 100th appearance in the premier-class at Turkey this weekend. The Italian superstar has not missed a race since making his debut in the category at the first race of the 2000 season, in South Africa.

The Istanbul Park circuit holds a special place in Marco Melandri's heart - being the venue of his first ever MotoGP class victory last season - and here the Fortuna Honda rider reviews the secrets of quick lap around the challenging Turkish racetrack...

Reigning five times MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi and Camel Yamaha team-mate Colin Edwards face an uphill battle in tomorrow's opening round of 2006 after the much feared chatter problems returned during Saturday at Jerez.

Team Suzuki boss Paul Denning has stated that the 2006 British Superbike season will be a "do or die" year for former MotoGP rider Shane Byrne - if the Briton wants Suzuki backing for a return to world championship action.

Former four-times World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty believes that, within two years, new Suzuki grand prix rider Chris Vermeulen will be capable of beating reigning five-times MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi... if they are on equal machinery.

Former four-times 500cc World Champion, John Surtees, believes that MotoGP engines should be limited to 600cc - rather than the soon to be 800cc - since it would provide a natural progression from the light and nimble 125 and 250cc machines, match the commercial needs of the manufacturers and all