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Valencia agrees to alternating MotoGP rounds
Valencia has become the first of the current MotoGP circuits to sign a contract extension which does not guarantee one event per year. Instead, the traditional season finale has agreed to host 'at least three grands prix' between 2022-2026.
Marc Marquez signs with Honda - until 2024!
Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has signed a four-year contract extension, twice the usual length, keeping him as a factory Honda rider until at least 2024.
Coronavirus: 2020 Thailand MotoGP round will go ahead
MotoGP has confirmed that the 2020 Thai Grand Prix will go ahead as planned, having been assured by the Thai government that there is 'no major risk' from the outbreak of coronavirus.
KTM reveals 2020 colours, new look for Tech3
KTM has shown off its revised MotoGP team colours as it officially launches its 2020 campaign, with satellite squad Tech3 catching the eye with a new livery.
Marquez celebrates 27th birthday with motocross training return
Marc Marquez says he “couldn’t have been given a better present” on his 27 th birthday than returning to motocross training as he steps up his recovery from shoulder surgery.
Petronas Yamaha sees Rossi, Lorenzo options ‘tricky but interesting’
Petronas Yamaha may have already lost star rider Fabio Quartararo to the factory Yamaha team from 2021, but the satellite squad has quickly been linked to high profile options Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo which team principal Razlan Razali sees as “tricky but interesting at the sam
Aleix: Aprilia used to work like a small team
While Aleix Espargaro has been positively impressed by Aprilia’s 2020 RS-GP MotoGP upgrade, he’s also felt an overall shift in how the team operates and hopes the combination of changes provide progress in terms of results.
Zarco, Rabat on hand to launch Avintia Ducati 2020 MotoGP season
Johann Zarco and Tito Rabat have helped Avintia Ducati launch its 2020 MotoGP campaign following the Sepang pre-season test.
Sam Lowes suffers shoulder injury at Jerez test
Sam Lowes has been ruled out of the remainder of the Jerez tests after sustaining a fractured and dislocated right shoulder and faces a race against time to be fit for the 2020 season-opener in Qatar.
MotoGP: Honda: Lorenzo 'free to do what he wants', 'hope he's happy'
Had everything gone to plan, Jorge Lorenzo would have spent the recent Sepang test preparing for his second MotoGP season at Repsol Honda.
MotoGP: Miller: Keep working and we'll be on for a good year
Ducati didn't set the world alight in terms of race pace at the opening Sepang MotoGP test.
MotoGP: Vinales 'resists' time attack for race pace
Satellite Yamaha star Fabio Quartararo may have won the timesheet battle on each day of the Sepang MotoGP test, but Monster Yamaha's Maverick Vinales was most impressive in terms of a race simulation.
MotoGP: Crutchlow 'still fast', but corner entry 'worse'
Having not ridden any kind of motorbike since last November's Jerez test, Cal Crutchlow couldn’t help but smile after setting the second fastest lap time, just 0.082s from Fabio Quartararo, at the Sepang MotoGP test.
MotoGP: Morbidelli: New Michelin 'fills emptiness' for inline 4s
Suzuki and Yamaha were regarded as the bikes to beat for pace by the end of the opening 2020 MotoGP test, at Sepang.
MotoGP: Suzukis quick, 'holeshot' soon, 'need to innovate' like Ducati
Alex Rins has confirmed rumours that Suzuki is set to join MotoGP rivals Ducati, Aprilia and now Yamaha in using a holeshot device to help with race starts. But the Spaniard added it might no longer be enough just to lower the bike on the grid.
MotoGP: Rossi improves 'main issue', but 'it's just one track'
If Valentino Rossi, who set the fifth fastest lap time at the Sepang MotoGP Test, is considering retirement, then surely the 20 riders behind him should be as well?
MotoGP: Aleix: If race was tomorrow, I'd fight for podium
How impressed is Aleix Espargaro with the all-new 2020 Aprilia RS-GP? After finishing the opening test of the season at Sepang, the Spaniard thought he'd be able to fight for the podium if the Malaysian MotoGP took place tomorrow.
MotoGP: Ducati playing catch-up after Sepang test
Factory Ducati riders Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci struggled to hide their disappointment at the end of the opening 2020 MotoGP test at Sepang. The pair were ranked sixth (Petrucci) and 14th (Dovizioso) on the ultra-close timesheets, but their biggest worry was race pace.
Pol surprised with KTM’s competitiveness at Sepang MotoGP test
Pol Espargaro says he’s “never felt so ready and never been so close” since joining KTM and has confidence the updated RC16 can be competitive from the off in 2020.
Bagnaia: Ducati GP20 helps improve my weaknesses
Francesco Bagnaia believes upgrading to the Ducati GP20 will not only benefit his weaknesses but is also an improvement on the Italian manufacturer’s own key areas.
Nakagami: I’m only at 55-60% condition so far
Takaaki Nakagami concedes he’s struggled for fitness throughout the Sepang test on his comeback from shoulder surgery which restrained his workload for LCR Honda.
MotoGP: Quartararo: In one lap we're fast, but…
Whatever he rode at Sepang, the 2019 and then 2020 Yamaha, Fabio Quartararo finished top of the timesheets on all three days. But the rider with 13 front-row starts during his rookie season already had little to prove in terms of raw speed.
Zarco: Difficult to learn new things but I’m very motivated
Johann Zarco has left the Sepang pre-season test in an upbeat frame of mind following his three-day debut on the Avintia Ducati.
MotoGP: Marquez 'suffers' physically, 'more worried' technically
When a MotoGP rider says they need more power, they are usually talking about the engine. But in world champion Marc Marquez's case, it's a healing shoulder that is holding him back.