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VR46 confirms Marini, Foggia for 2018
Valentino Rossi's Sky Racing Team VR46 team has completed its 2018 rider line-up by signing Luca Marini alongside Francesco Bagnaia in Moto2, with Dennis Foggia joining Nicolò Bulega in Moto3.
MotoGP: Valentino Rossi to make Aragon comeback!
Valentino Rossi will attempt a MotoGP comeback at this weekend's Aragon Grand Prix, just 22 days after breaking his right tibia and fibula.
MotoGP Aragon: Valentino Rossi puts in more R1 laps at Misano
UPDATE: Movistar Yamaha has issued the following statement:
2019 'realistic' for Indonesia MotoGP
Circuit designer Hermann Tilke believes the proposed Palembang track would be ready to host an Indonesian MotoGP round in 2019.
MotoGP: Valentino Rossi rides, Aragon decision by Wednesday
Movistar Yamaha has confirmed that Valentino Rossi took part in a test session on an R1 Superbike at Misano on Monday afternoon, but the arrival of rain meant the evaluation of his physical condition proved inconclusive.
MotoGP: Casey Stoner on track at Valencia
Former MotoGP champion Casey Stoner is taking part in what will 'probably' be his final Ducati test of the year, at Valencia.
UPDATE: MotoGP Aragon: Valentino Rossi tests at Misano!
UPDATE 2: Movistar Yamaha has confirmed Rossi's surprise test - CLICK HERE.
MotoGP: Valentino Rossi fan club condemns Misano jeers
Valentino Rossi's Official Fan Club vice president, Flavio Fratesi, has condemned the jeers directed towards Marc Marquez during the Misano MotoGP.
Yamaha expects Rossi talks to begin ‘around Mugello’
Yamaha has yet to enter into talks with rider Valentino Rossi about the possibility of the Italian extending his stay in MotoGP beyond 2018, according to factory managing director Lin Jarvis.
MotoGP releases provisional 2018 calendar
The inaugural Thailand MotoGP is set to be held on October 5-7. The date is listed on the provisional 2018 MotoGP calendar, which confirms the Buriram round as the only new addition to the present 18-race line-up.
MotoGP Misano: Running man: Zarco gets his point
Johann Zarco looked set to comfortably extend his points advantage over both Jorge Lorenzo and Cal Crutchlow, until his M1 ran out of fuel on the last lap of Sunday's Misano MotoGP.
MotoGP: Michael van der Mark to replace Valentino Rossi - Official
Yamaha has officially confirmed that - as first rumo
Misano MotoGP: Marquez 'saddened' by grandstand jeers
Misano MotoGP winner Marc Marquez admits he was left saddened by the reaction of some spectators who cheered when he fell during morning warm-up.
Misano MotoGP: Marquez: No risk, no reward
Marc Marquez says he considered settling for second place for a fleeting moment before deciding to follow his instincts as the reigning champion bounced back with a brilliant victory at Misano.
Moto3: Collarbone fracture for Livio Loi in huge Misano accident
Livio Loi could perhaps count himself fortunate to suffer only a broken left collarbone in a huge accident at the end of Moto3 qualifying at Misano.
MotoGP Misano: Petrucci shakes off cold and fever for fastest time
Considering he was battling sickness and taming a machine whose agility he jokingly likened to “a truck”, Danilo Petrucci could be content with his day’s work on Friday at Misano, during which he posted the quickest MotoGP time of the day.
MotoGP Misano: Decreased grip posing new challenges for Pedrosa
Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa says the markedly different track conditions at Misano compared to the recent test created a new set of challenges on Friday.
MotoGP Misano: van der Mark in running to replace Rossi?
If Valentino Rossi is unfit to return to MotoGP action at Aragon later this month, several names have been mentioned as likely replacements. Factory test rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga and Yamaha World Superbike's Alex Lowes, for example, both raced a YZR-M1 in MotoGP last season.
John Surtees tribute documentary screens this Sunday
A documentary on the career of John Surtees, who died in March this year at the age of 83, is to be screened on the Yesterday freeview TV channel in the UK at 9pm on Sunday (September 10).
MotoGP Misano: Folger explains terrifying Silverstone fall
Jonas Folger has described himself as “very unlucky” to escape injury after a terrifying 250kph fall at Silverstone, which ruled him out of the British Grand Prix, and admitted he hadn’t followed the correct procedure to warm up his newly fitted front brake before the spill.
MotoGP Misano: Crutchlow: Cutting Parmesan is a dangerous thing!
Cal Crutchlow says the knife injury he suffered in his kitchen has given him even more of a reason to leave the cooking to his wife Lucy from now on.
MotoGP: Valentino Rossi: 'There was a jolt and my leg broke'
Injured nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi has confirmed that, on paper, Motegi is the most likely venue for his MotoGP comeback.
MotoGP Misano: Avintia confirms Tito Rabat for 2018
Reale Avintia Ducati has confirmed the signing of Tito Rabat for the 2018 MotoGP season.
MotoGP Misano: Rossi saddened to miss 'very special' race
Injury victim Valentino Rossi says he is missing a ‘special’ race this weekend at Misano after suffering a broken leg in a training accident.