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MotoGP: ‘A big honour Zarco gave us this trust’
KTM has called the trust shown by Johann Zarco in their plans for MotoGP “a big honour” after months of speculation regarding the Frenchman’s future were put to bed at Jerez, with an announcement confirming he will ride for the Austrian factory alongside Pol Espargaro in 2019 and ’20.
Le Mans MotoGP: Rossi: On paper we should be fast...
Having discovered that the 2018 Yamaha suffers some of the same grip problems as last season at Jerez, Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales will be hoping the current bike can also be just as strong as last season at Le Mans.
MotoGP: Aprilia to debut carbon fibre swingarm 'in next races'
Aprilia's new carbon fibre swingarm is due to make its debut 'in one of the next races', following a promising private test with the MotoGP team at Mugello.
Le Mans MotoGP: Michelin heads home chasing track records
Fresh from a 400th premier-class victory at Jerez, MotoGP tyre supplier Michelin is turning its focus on new lap records during its home round at Le Mans this weekend.
MotoGP: Marquez: We’ll have to work hard at Le Mans
Having taken the MotoGP World Championship lead for the first time in 2018 with dominant victories in Austin and Jerez, Marc Marquez now arrives at Le Mans - a circuit renowned for mixed weather and, in Marquez's case, mixed results.
MotoGP: Bartholemy to attend Le Mans as Marc VDS team principal
The fallout between Marc VDS team principal Michael Bartholemy and team owner Marc van der Straten has taken a further twist.
MotoGP: Crutchlow: New Silverstone surface 1.5s faster
Cal Crutchlow believes the new Silverstone asphalt will reduce lap times by around 1.5s during August's British MotoGP weekend.
MotoGP: Ducati: Dovizioso future clear by Mugello
Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall’Igna admits that contract negotiations with lead rider Andrea Dovizioso are 'not easy', but expects a decision on the Italian's future by their home round at Mugello on June 1-3.
Le Mans MotoGP: 'Special and emotional' home race for Zarco, Tech3
Johann Zarco and the French-based Monster Yamaha Tech3 team will carry the hopes of the home fans during a 'special and emotional' Le Mans MotoGP. Zarco set Le Mans alight last year with his first front row and podium (pictured), in only his fourth MotoGP event.
MotoGP: Tech 3: Smith return ‘makes no sense’
Hervé Poncharal has claimed Bradley Smith returning to his team in 2019 ‘doesn’t make sense’, and has reiterated his belief that Tech 3 has a role within KTM as a ‘junior MotoGP team’ whereby it will educate younger riders.
MotoGP: Tech3 ‘priority’ for Syahrin, 2019 Sepang team ‘remote’
The chief executive of Sepang International Circuit has moved to pour cold water on rumours the track is seeking to fund a takeover of an existing MotoGP team for 2019, and said the priority remains for Malaysian rider Hafizh Syahrin to stay with Tech3 for a second successive season.
MotoGP: '99%' chance of Angel Nieto, Avintia remaining with Ducati
The Angel Nieto Team may have looked into alternatives, but the MotoGP squad is poised to announce a renewal with Ducati in the coming weeks after coming to an agreement at Jerez regarding 2019.
MotoGP: Lorenzo tests new chassis, modified aero at Mugello
Private MotoGP testing at Mugello got underway on Thursday, where the track was dry until rain and hail arrived at 3:30pm.
MotoGP: Marquez: Yamaha lost a really good rider
Four rounds into the 2018 MotoGP season and the top Yamaha rider is second in the world championship, with two podiums and one pole position. But that rider isn't Valentino Rossi or factory Yamaha team-mate Maverick Vinales.
MotoGP: Espargaro devastated as more Aprilia misery scrubs podium chance
Aleix Espargaro's home Spanish MotoGP lasted just five corners before his Aprilia suffered a major technical problem for the third time in this season's four races.
Rabat: 'Testing doesn't count', Cardelus debut
It was a bittersweet post-race MotoGP test for Tito Rabat at Jerez, the Avintia Ducati rider improving both his qualifying and race pace, but knowing 'the test doesn't count' for points.
Sixth at test completes Morbidelli's best MotoGP weekend
Franco Morbidelli topped off his most successful weekend as a MotoGP rider by setting the sixth fastest lap time in Monday's official Jerez test.
Jerez MotoGP Test: Crutchlow clarifies speed, Sunday 'no easier to accept'
Cal Crutchlow finished Monday's official Jerez MotoGP test a close second fastest to Johann Zarco. But that was of no consolation given his fall in the race and the LCR Honda rider, on pole in Spain, is still seeking greater rear grip from the RC213V.
Jerez MotoGP Test: Electronics, aerodynamics on the agenda for sore Pedrosa
Dani Pedrosa defied the pain from his massive Sunday's highside to deliver 75 testing laps of the same Jerez circuit on Monday, the equivalent of three MotoGP race distances.
MotoGP: Rossi awaiting ‘something more important’ for next test
Valentino Rossi has set his sights on a test in Barcelona in late May as a point for Yamaha to bring a considerable update that will aid the M1’s current woes in low grip conditions, after ending the post-race outing at Jerez with the tenth fastest time.
MotoGP: Vinales: We didn’t solve anything
There was little improvement in Maverick Viñales’ mood on Monday evening as Yamaha was unable to find a suitable cure for his rear grip woes, leading the 23-year old to comment, “We didn’t solve anything.”
MotoGP: Aero focus for Marquez, Crutchlow bike ‘exactly the same’
An emphatic victory in front of his home crowd was less than a day in the memory and Marc Marquez’s attentions had already turned to the next race in France, as the new championship leader used Monday’s post-race test at Jerez to assess a variety of new aerodynamic fairings.
MotoGP: Pedrosa ‘disappointed’ in Race Direction after fall
Dani Pedrosa has expressed disappointment at an interaction with MotoGP Race Direction in the wake of his dramatic exit from the Spanish Grand Prix, as his frustration its viewpoint of today's incident - as well as its reading of his clash with Johann Zarco in Argentina - remain.
