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EXCLUSIVE: Sam Lowes believes a transition to WorldSBK, not MotoGP is made easier for British talent due to the ‘attitude’ that’s adopted in the UK
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.
Alvaro Bautista 'surprised' to see Suzuki drop MotoGP exit bombshell again
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: Riding MotoGP bikes requires a ‘higher skill level’ than Superbikes - James 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’.
MotoGP: 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2022 MotoGP engine list: 6 engines withdrawn at LCR
How many engines each MotoGP rider has used – and withdrawn - so far in 2022.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 Francesco Bagnaia's tumultuous 2022 MotoGP season
This week’s Ibiza drink-driving incident adds to a year of extremes for Ducati MotoGP star Francesco Bagnaia.
KymiRing's MotoGP future in doubt after bankruptcy application, Motocross GP departs
Will Finland’s KymiRing ever host a MotoGP race?
Francesco Bagnaia in a car crash in Ibiza, then fails a breathalyser test
Francesco Bagnaia was in a car crash in Ibiza before failing a breathalyser test.
John Hopkins: ‘Devastating, Cameron 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.
MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia shuts down talk of helping Ducati choose team-mate - ‘I don’t want to be part of this’
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’.
MotoGP: 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: MotoGP teams ‘judge too fast’, learning from Aleix, 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.
Valentino Rossi told ‘the podium is getting closer’ after season-best result at Misano
Valentino Rossi has been encouraged that he will soon finish on the podium after his best result on four wheels at Misano.
Valentino Rossi skilfully earned his best result on four wheels at Misano in GT World Challenge Europe
Valentino Rossi delighted his home crowd by finishing fifth at Misano in the GT World Challenge Europe sprint race on Sunday.
Valentino Rossi spun then failed to finish at GT World Challenge Europe race in Misano
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 Alex Rins closes in on 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’.
MotoGP Assen: ‘It was a dangerous movement’; Luca Marini 'lucky not to crash' after Joan 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.
MotoGP Assen: Brad Binder: 'Hats off to Aleix, somehow he bombed both of us!'
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.
MotoGP Assen: Lin Jarvis slams Stewards, Yamaha wanted to take Fabio 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’.
MotoGP: Marc Marquez: 'A feeling of hope', waiting on X-ray, inspired by Rafa Nadal
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has given a detailed insight into his recovery from a fourth surgery on his right arm.
MotoGP Assen: Alex Rins and LCR Honda deal ‘almost done’ for 2023
Alex Rins may not have put pen to paper but an agreement to ride for LCR Honda in MotoGP 2023 is now ‘almost done’.
MotoGP Assen: Marco Bezzecchi: Casey Stoner praise ‘a big pleasure, I hope he saw some good skills’
The standout rookie so far in 2022, Marco Bezzecchi showed just why former two-time MotoGP champion Casey Stoner had such high praise for the Italian last season, after claiming a maiden premier class podium in Assen.
‘I won’t try any overtakes’ - Fabio Quartararo ‘congratulates’ MotoGP Stewards
MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo has made his anger clear at receiving a Long Lap penalty for Sunday’s collision with Aleix Espargaro at Assen.