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MotoGP confirms race duration cuts
MotoGP has officially announced seven races on the 2018 world championship will be shortened as part of a “two-year transition” to help television broadcasters and the structure of race day programmes.
MotoGP: Marquez comparison makes clear what KTM is missing
Ducati designers are not the only ones targeting an improvement in turning ability for their 2018 MotoGP prototype. KTM has also been working feverishly to raise cornering quality on the new RC16.
Randy Mamola to become a MotoGP Legend
Randy Mamola is to be inducted into the MotoGP Hall of Fame this season, with the ceremony set for round three in Austin.
MotoGP: Iannone: Four or five races to see the reality
Suzuki's Andrea Iannone believes it will take at least until the start of the European MotoGP season to see the 'reality' in terms of the 2018 title contenders.
Thomas Luthi finding his feet in MotoGP
MotoGP rookie Thomas Luthi lowered the gap from 4.3s to 2.3s during his belated debut for the Marc VDS Honda team, at the Sepang test.
MotoGP: Redding targeting top six with Aprilia
Scott Redding is aiming to at least match last year's best result for the Aprilia RS-GP during his debut 2018 season with the factory team.
MotoGP presents MotoE electric bike championship
MotoGP's future electric support class, the 'FIM Enel MotoE World Cup', has been officially unveiled during a ceremony in Rome. The category will debut in 2019, when a grid of 18 riders will compete on identical motorcycles built by Energica.
MotoGP: Miller, Petrucci crew chiefs rate Sepang test
Jack Miller's crew chief Cristhian Pupulin and Pramac Ducati team-mate Danilo Petrucci's right-hand-man Daniele Romagnoli have given their assessment of the first MotoGP test of 2018, at Sepang.
MotoGP: Hafizh Syahrin to test for Tech3 in Thailand
Malaysia is on the verge of its first ever MotoGP rider after confirmation that Hafizh Syahrin will test for the Monster Yamaha Tech3 team.
Khairuddin return clears way for Syahrin to MotoGP
Hafizh Syahrin's move to MotoGP in place of Jonas Folger at Monster Yamaha Tech 3 is a step closer following news that countryman Zulfahmi Khairuddin has been hired for the Sepang Moto2 team.
MotoGP installs compulsory medicals for riders
MotoGP organisers have made undergoing a full medical a compulsory part of preparing for the 2018 season which will apply to all three classes.
MotoGP: Redding ‘still getting comfortable’ on ’18 Aprilia
Scott Redding was content to make solid progress over three days of MotoGP testing at Sepang, and revealed he is still some way from feeling comfortable aboard the 2018 Aprilia RS-GP.
Circuit de Catalunya changes given green light by FIA, FIM
Changes to the Circuit de Catalunya track have been approved by both chief safety officers for the FIA, Charlie Whiting, and the FIM, Franco Uncini, to ensure the alterations will see Formula 1 and MotoGP return to circuit in 2018.
MotoGP: Fifth fastest Miller ‘feeling very, very strong’
Jack Miller was more than content with his showing at the first MotoGP test of 2018, the Australian posting the fifth fastest time on each of the three days at Sepang while feeling “very, very strong.”
MotoGP: Crutchlow’s pace ‘nearly as good as anyone’
Cal Crutchlow believes his pace on the final day of MotoGP testing at Sepang was a match for the best the class has to offer after ending a largely positive three days with the third fastest time.
MotoGP: Rins gaining confidence after ‘great’ test
Alex Rins confirmed both his and Suzuki’s potential with a quietly impressive showing at the first MotoGP test of 2018.
MotoGP: ‘Very difficult’ day baffles Vinales
How soon it can change. Fastest on Monday yet baffled by Tuesday, Yamaha may not be out of the woods after all, as Maverick Viñales struggled to the 18 th fastest time on the final day of MotoGP testing at Sepang.
MotoGP: Lorenzo: Ducati made the difference this time
The old swagger is back - and with good reason. Jorge Lorenzo believes both he and Ducati will be among the MotoGP championship challengers if they can successfully replicate the speed shown at Sepang after he ended the three-day test with the fastest time.
Sepang MotoGP Test: 'Good pace', but Rossi puzzled by fast-lap fade
Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales were the only riders in the top 13 not to lap faster on the final day at the Sepang MotoGP test.
MotoGP: Marquez ‘avoiding risk’, balance ‘really good’
Jorge Lorenzo may have grabbed the headlines, but reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez appeared just as content as his countryman after deciding against setting a late ‘qualifying’ time, and retaining focus on engine development on the final day of testing at Sepang.
MotoGP: Zarco ‘pretty happy’, opts for ’16 chassis
Johann Zarco has confirmed that he will switch back to the Yamaha chassis he used last year for the remainder of preseason after ending the final day of MotoGP testing at Sepang with the ninth fastest time.
Sepang MotoGP Test: 'Really fast' - Dovizioso ups the pace
MotoGP title runner-up Andrea Dovizioso looks to have completed his final laps on the GP17 and is set to switch all his attention to the 2018 machine.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Espargaro: I hit the wall at over 250km/h
Pol Espargaro was forced to sit out the final day of the Sepang MotoGP test after a big accident on Monday. The KTM rider lost control of his RC16 under braking for Turn 4, the bike then spearing sideways off the track and into the wall.
Sepang MotoGP Test - Tuesday LIVE!
The final day of the opening 2018 MotoGP test is underway at Sepang in Malaysia. All 23 confirmed race riders are present, plus test riders, while Yonny Hernandez has been called-up by Tech 3 as they continue the search to replace Jonas Folger.