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'BO55KU' Syahrin: The KTM is a sexy bike!
Hafizh Syahrin will be hoping his new KTM MotoGP machine performs as well as it looks. Speaking at his local Sepang circuit on Thursday, the Malaysian - remaining with Tech3 but switching from Yamaha to KTM for his second season in the premier-class - said:
MotoGP: KTM, Aprilia race riders join Sepang Shakedown test
This year's Sepang MotoGP Shakedown test is being held slightly later than usual, from February 1-3. That means it falls outside of the winter test ban, from December 1 to January 31.
Morbidelli: Riding same bike as Rossi will help us both
Franco Morbidelli is confident competing on the same specification of Yamaha MotoGP bike will benefit both himself and Valentino Rossi in 2019.
MotoGP: Rossi reveals ‘romantic’ pre-race routine
By Laura Thomson He's a seven-time MotoGP World Champion so you’d think Rossi’s pre-race routine would be fairly straightforward, right? Wrong.
'Lewis Hamilton can try my MotoGP bike!'
With Lewis Hamilton's F1 car looking on during the Petronas Yamaha Sepang team launch, and given the Englishman's long-held desire to try a MotoGP bike , it was an obvious question to ask:
MotoGP: SRT: MotoGP line-up mix of precision and raw talent
Wilco Zeelenberg has provided an early assessment of Petronas Sepang Racing Team’s (SRT) MotoGP rider line-up, and believes the mix of Franco Morbidelli’s precision and Fabio Quartararo’s raw talent should lead to a positive inaugural premier class season for the squad.
FIRST LOOK: Morbidelli, Quartararo unveil Petronas Yamaha colours
This is the livery with which the new Petronas Yamaha Sepang team will make its MotoGP race debut during the 2019 season. Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo helped unveil the colours of Malaysia's first MotoGP team during a special ceremony at the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur.
MotoGP: Yamaha: Project leader ‘rotation nothing special’
Yamaha Motor Racing president Kouichi Tsuji has attempted to play down the factory’s decision to replace its MotoGP project leader ahead of the 2019 season by insisting it was a matter of personnel “rotation.”
Dörflinger, ‘Aspar’ Martinez become MotoGP Legends
Four-time world champions Stefan Dörflinger and Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez will be inducted as MotoGP Legends this year.
Petronas Yamaha ‘ambitious underdog’ in new MotoGP era for SRT
Sepang CEO Razlan Razali describes the new Petronas Yamaha MotoGP team as an ‘ambitious underdog’ at its 2019 launch to mark a new era for the Malaysian squad.
Sepang: McPhee 'a fighter', 'still believe' in Norrodin
Race winner John McPhee headlines a revised Sepang Moto3 line-up in 2019, the Scotsman replacing home rider Adam Norrodin on the Petronas-backed Hondas alongside Ayumu Sasaki.
MotoGP: Lorenzo: Team-mate to Marquez, like team-mate to Rossi
When Jorge Lorenzo joined MotoGP with Yamaha in 2008, it was as team-mate to five-time champion Valentino Rossi 'in the peak of his career'. Fast forward to 2019 and Lorenzo finds himself joining Repsol Honda as team-mate to reigning five-time champion Marc Marquez.
MotoGP: #69 to be retired in honour of Nicky Hayden
In tribute to the late, great Nicky Hayden, who passed away in 2017, the number 69 is to be retired from Grand Prix racing at April's US MotoGP round in Austin, Texas.
MotoGP: Lorenzo talks ‘unlucky crash,’ aims for rapid recovery
Jorge Lorenzo is hopeful of being close to full fitness by the time the 2019 MotoGP season rolls around on March 10th after a “very stupid” training crash fractured his left scaphoid and threw his preseason plans up in the air.
FIRST LOOK: Lorenzo, Marquez in 2019 Repsol Honda colours
Jorge Lorenzo became the latest in a long time of famous MotoGP riders to wear Repsol Honda colours as he joined reigning champion Marc Marquez on stage for the team's 2019 launch in Madrid.
MotoGP: Marquez: Shoulder recovery 3-4 months - but I’m working
Ahead of his first MotoGP outing of 2019 Marc Marquez has admitted the recent surgery performed on an injured left shoulder was “more complicated than expected” and revealed doctors’ prognosis of a recovery time is as long as four months.
Honda won't change approach for ‘true champion’ Lorenzo
HRC director Tetsuhiro Kuwata sees new signing Jorge Lorenzo as a ‘true champion’ for taking on the challenge by joining Repsol Honda but doesn’t expect working processes within the team to alter at the reigning MotoGP world champions.
MotoGP: Marquez: 'Boring, painful' winter - 'title fight or failure'
Having opted for shoulder surgery after the final MotoGP test of 2018 at Jerez, Marc Marquez gave an update on his physical condition during today's Repsol Honda team launch in Madrid.
Lorenzo: Joining Repsol Honda means a different level
Jorge Lorenzo has described the pressure and team effort provided by Repsol Honda is at “a different level” compared to his former MotoGP teams as he reveals more details on his recent scaphoid injury.
WATCH: 2019 Repsol Honda MotoGP launch
Crash.net is in Madrid for today's 2019 Repsol Honda MotoGP team launch, where Jorge Lorenzo will appear in team colours for the first time alongside reigning world champion Marc Marquez.
Lorenzo will recover “without doubt” for Qatar MotoGP race – Dr. Mir
MotoGP’s Dr. Xavier Mir has estimated Jorge Lorenzo will be “without doubt” ready for the 2019 season opener in Qatar and his scaphoid fracture was unrelated to his recent left wrist injuries.
MotoGP: Dovizioso: Danilo has more potential than people think
Andrea Dovizioso has conceded a more harmonious spirit inside the Ducati garage will not be enough to fight for the MotoGP world title, but is sure new team-mate Danilo Petrucci’s arrival to the official team has contributed to a “better feeling.”
Ducati dismisses Audi sale speculation
Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali says “there is no plan” from Audi to sell the Italian manufacturer having given a show of strength with the German brand’s logos appearing on the team’s MotoGP livery for the first time.
MotoGP: Lorenzo to miss Sepang after wrist surgery
Jorge Lorenzo's Repsol Honda preparations have been dealt a blow after it was confirmed that the triple MotoGP champion will miss the opening 2019 test at Sepang due to his recent left-wrist injury.