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Iannone lawyer outlines appeal strategy
Andrea Iannone's lawyer, Antonio De Rensis, has outlined the basis for their upcoming appeal against the Aprilia star's 18-month MotoGP ban.
Official: MotoGP proposes Jerez double as season opener
MotoGP, alongside the Regional Government of Andalusia and the City Council of Jerez, is to make a proposal to the Spanish government to start the 2020 season with two races at Jerez, held on consecutive weekends, in late July.
Mir: Tech freeze 'good' for Suzuki, Miller man to beat!
Joan Mir admits the MotoGP technical freeze is 'good news' for Suzuki after such a strong pre-season. But the long covid-19 layoff means, at least from a bike fitness perspective, he predicts Jack Miller could be the man to beat when the championship finally starts!
Marquez: Ducati made contact, but Honda project best
Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has revealed Ducati made contact to ask for 'information' regarding his future, before he ultimately signed a new four-year deal with Honda.
Rabat: Same Ducati support as Zarco
Tito Rabat is the only Ducati rider on the 2020 MotoGP grid that isn't directly contracted to the factory. Instead, Rabat's deal is with the Avintia team, for which he will race a year-old GP19 alongside new team-mate Johann Zarco.
Crutchlow humbled by history books, but 'I go from race to race'
Cal Crutchlow finally ended the UK's 35-year wait for a premier-class victory, when he took his debut MotoGP win at Brno in 2016 (pictured). It was the first time a British rider had stood on the top step of the 500cc/MotoGP rostrum since Barry Sheene in 1981.
Pol Espargaro to Honda? “It’s gossip but bike could suit me…”
Pol Espargaro believes he could be well-suited to the notoriously tricky Honda package but insists any talk of a switch from KTM is 'gossip' for now
“Looking for the limit is my DNA” – Marc Marquez on high crash rate
Marc Marquez says finding - and overstepping - the limit is in his DNA and that he has over time learned how to crash without causing injury
“Dorna working hard to give teams a lot of confidence” - Aspar
Aspar boss Jorge Martinez Aspar says Dorna's actions in the wake of the coronavirus crisis gives the smaller teams 'confidence' look ahead
“People said I was too tall to succeed in MotoGP” – Loris Baz
Loris Baz looks back on his MotoGP career, saying he feels he performed well considering both his machinery and his lofty frame
Troy Bayliss recalls his surprise one and only MotoGP victory
Troy Bayliss recalls the one-off MotoGP race that brought him his one and only win in the premier class with Ducati
Petronas to decide Quartararo's MotoGP replacement 'by August'
Petronas Yamaha team principal Razlan Razali has set out a deadline of 'July-August' to decide on the identity of Fabio Quartararo's 2021 MotoGP replacement.
Graziano: Valentino could race for 4 more years
The big question surrounding Valentino Rossi's MotoGP future is increasingly shifting from whether he will race on, to how long he will race on for.
Virtual MotoGP: 'We touched, I crashed' - Alex Marquez
So far, three riders have emerged head-and-shoulders over the rest in MotoGP's new Virtual world. Alex Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia had one digital victory each heading into round three at Jerez - broadcast on Sunday - with Maverick Vinales a double podium finisher.
Virtual MotoGP: Marquez slows for Petrucci battle, Ducati rider down
Entering the closing stages of Sunday's Virtual Grand Prix of Spain and MotoGP champion Marc Marquez was holding a lonely fourth place, with a four-second gap to the rider in front and behind.
Virtual MotoGP: Bagnaia mistake hands Jerez victory to Vinales
Francesco Bagnaia looked set to become MotoGP's first Virtual repeat winner as he stormed to a six-second lead with just over two laps remaining in the Virtual Grand Prix of Spain.
Virtual MotoGP: 'I crashed twice, so I didn't expect to win' - Vinales
Maverick Vinales overcame two crashes to take his debut Virtual MotoGP victory, at the Grand Prix of Spain.
As it happened: MotoGP's Virtual Grand Prix of Spain
After holding two previous Virtual Races for the premier-class, today sees the broadcast of the first 'Virtual Grand Prix' featuring a full line-up of MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races.
Suzuki re-signs Mir to complete 2021 MotoGP line-up
Suzuki will have an unchanged rider line-up for the 2021 and 2022 seasons after Joan Mir followed in the wheeltracks of Alex Rins in signing a contract extension.
Quiz: Guess the MotoGP bikes!
Crash.net's latest weekend quiz tests your knowledge of some MotoGP machines, past and present.
Petrucci 'happy to entertain'
Danilo Petrucci admits he's not a 'great videogame player' in general, but the Ducati MotoGP star is happy to help entertain the fans during the coronavirus lockdown by taking part in the Virtual races.
Marquez: New game like getting a new bike...
Alex Marquez may be yet to start a MotoGP race, but the rookie has already emerged as one of the favourites in the Virtual series, created to help fill the void caused by the coronavirus.
Petronas waiting 'to understand what Rossi wants'
When the factory Yamaha team decided they couldn't wait for Valentino Rossi to decide his MotoGP future and would sign Fabio Quartararo instead, they pledged to give the Italian a satellite seat should he race on in 2021.
Alex Marquez: 'Something was wrong with the aerodynamics'
Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez may have been cagey about naming the exact cause of Honda's turning difficulties in pre-season testing. But new team-mate and younger brother Alex has confirmed it was indeed the aerodynamics.