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Andrea Dovizioso: I won’t race in MotoGP next year
It comes as no great surprise, but Andrea Dovizioso has ruled out continuing in MotoGP for the 2023 season.
Keith Huewen: Bagnaia ‘idiot’ for drink driving, but it shouldn’t affect career
Francesco Bagnaia’s Ibiza drink-driving incident, a review of the 2022 rookies and listener questions headline this week’s Crash.net MotoGP podcast featuring Keith Huewen.
Racing against Rossi at Sepang - ‘oh my god, I’ll never forget it’ - Toseland
After racing against the legend that is Valentino Rossi - on circuits he had no prior experience on - former two-time WorldSBK champion James Toseland details the challenges he and any current WorldSBK rider could face if they switched to MotoGP.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Attitude’ in the UK ‘more towards Superbikes’, not MotoGP - Lowes
Participation numbers and success remain extremely high within WorldSBK, however, that’s far from the case in MotoGP which is without a British rider for the second consecutive season. So what is the cause of this - Sam Lowes shares his thoughts.
“Fortunately they let the riders know…” - Alvaro Bautista on Suzuki MotoGP exit
Alvaro Bautista says he is ‘surprised’ to see his former Suzuki team declare its intention to quit the MotoGP World Championship at the end of the 2022 season for the second time in little more than a decade.
EXCLUSIVE: MotoGP ‘requires a higher skill level’ than Superbikes - Toseland
Following Toprak Razgatlioglu’s recent Yamaha MotoGP test and potential switch to Grand Prix racing in 2024, former two-time WorldSBK champion and MotoGP rider James Toseland spoke to Crash.net about the differences between both classes and why MotoGP requires a higher ‘skill level’.
Remy Gardner: ‘Motocross is a bitch sometimes’, Hard Enduro ‘safer’
MotoGP rookie Remy Gardner has explained why he now favours Hard Enduro over Motocross for training.
2022 MotoGP engine list: 6 engines withdrawn at LCR
How many engines each MotoGP rider has used – and withdrawn - so far in 2022.
Drink-driving incident latest twist in Bagnaia’s tumultuous season
This week’s Ibiza drink-driving incident adds to a year of extremes for Ducati MotoGP star Francesco Bagnaia.
KymiRing: Motocross GP departs, bankruptcy application filed
Will Finland’s KymiRing ever host a MotoGP race?
Bagnaia in a car crash in Ibiza; fails breathalyser test
Francesco Bagnaia was in a car crash in Ibiza before failing a breathalyser test.
John Hopkins: ‘Devastating, Beaubier should have been on the podium’
Cameron Beaubier goes into the Moto2 summer break still chasing a debut grand prix podium after another opportunity slipped away at Assen.
Bagnaia: ‘I don’t want to be part’ of factory Ducati team-mate talks
Whether it’s Jorge Martin or Enea Bastianini, MotoGP’s latest race winner Francesco Bagnaia is unconcerned who his team-mate will be next season, as long as they ‘understand our work and try to be part of the team’.
Keith Huewen: ‘Good guy’ Freddie Spencer’s position has become untenable
Yamaha’s statement criticising the FIM Stewards, Marc Marquez’s recovery, Ducati’s MotoE machine and listener questions dominate this week’s Crash.net MotoGP podcast featuring Keith Huewen.
EXCLUSIVE: Teams ‘judge too fast’, Vinales ‘one of the best’ - Sam Lowes
Aprilia’s rise from MotoGP strugglers to title contenders, team continuity being integral to success and the talent of Maverick Vinales - Sam Lowes shares his thoughts on his former team.
‘The podium is getting closer’ for Valentino Rossi…
Valentino Rossi has been encouraged that he will soon finish on the podium after his best result on four wheels at Misano.
Brilliant Valentino Rossi earns best four-wheel result in Misano
Valentino Rossi delighted his home crowd by finishing fifth at Misano in the GT World Challenge Europe sprint race on Sunday.
Valentino Rossi spins then fails to finish at Misano homecoming
Valentino Rossi spun then failed to finish his first race at Misano on four wheels in the GT World Challenge Europe on Saturday.
‘It’s going to be crazy’ - Valentino Rossi heads home to Misano
Valentino Rossi is predicting ‘hot weather, big crowds and weekend full of emotions’ as he heads home to Misano for the sixth round of the Fanatec GT World Challenge.
MotoGP Silly Season: All the latest news as Rins closes in on LCR Honda switch
With Alex Marquez officially confirmed at Gresini Ducati and Alex Rins on the verge of replacing him at LCR Honda, here’s all the latest on the 2022 MotoGP ‘Silly season’.
‘It was a dangerous movement’; Marini ‘lucky not to crash' after Mir contact
Although neither rider suffered damage, there was a clear difference of opinion between Joan Mir and Luca Marini following their opening lap incident at the Dutch MotoGP.
Brad Binder: 'Hats off to Aleix, somehow he bombed both Miller and I!'
It may have been at his and Jack Miller’s expense, but Brad Binder couldn’t help but admire Aleix Espargaro’s double pass into the final chicane at the Dutch MotoGP.
Lin Jarvis slams Stewards, Yamaha wanted to take Quartararo penalty to CAS
Yamaha Racing Managing Director Lin Jarvis ‘disappointed to see the inequality with which penalties are applied by the FIM MotoGP Stewards panel’.
Marc Marquez: 'A feeling of hope', waiting on X-ray, inspired by Nadal
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has given a detailed insight into his recovery from a fourth surgery on his right arm.