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MotoGP team boss Fausto Gresini 'making progress, path ahead is still long'
MotoGP team boss Fausto Gresini is continuing to make slow progress in his recovery from Covid-related respiratory problems.
Andrea Dovizioso open to MotoGP return, but 'not at all costs'
Andrea Dovizioso has reiterated that, while he continues to seek a MotoGP return, it would only be with 'projects of a certain type' and not 'at all costs'.
MotoGP champion Joan Mir “very calm” despite Davide Brivio’s exit from Suzuki
Reigning MotoGP champion Joan Mir insists he remains “very calm” in the wake of Davide Brivio’s unexpected departure from the Suzuki squad.
Avintia Ducati set to hold first 2021 MotoGP team launch
Avintia Ducati is set to hold the first 2021 MotoGP team launch after announcing a date of February 5 for its online presentation.
MotoGP backs new MiniGP World Series, 'first step' to the top
The FIM and Dorna Sports are delighted to announce a new platform on the Road to MotoGP: the FIM MiniGP World Series.
FIM homologates first flag 'light panel' ahead of mandatory MotoGP use
Ahead of the 2022 deadline for the mandatory use of trackside light panels in MotoGP, the FIM has announced the first product to pass its homologation tests.
No Honda call, but Dovizioso would be ready for Qatar MotoGP test
Andrea Dovizioso would be ready and available for pre-season testing and a return to the grid during the 2021 MotoGP season, should Honda call in search of a replacement for injured world champion Marc Marquez.
LCR is latest team to confirm MotoGP place for 2022-2026
LCR has become the latest team to officially confirm its place on the MotoGP grid for the next five-year contract cycle with Dorna and IRTA, from 2022-2026.
Jerez set to host two official MotoE pre-season tests
Ahead of its third season of competition, the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup has announced a provisional 2021 pre-season testing programme.
Suzuki's Facebook approach for Rossi led to Brivio as MotoGP team manager
Davide Brivio has revealed that a surprise Facebook message from Suzuki, asking about the availability of Valentino Rossi for the factory's upcoming MotoGP return, led to his role as team manager.
Gresini 'slowly improving' after spending 60th birthday in hospital
MotoGP team owner and 125cc world champion Fausto Gresini spent his 60th birthday in the intensive care unit of the Maggiore Carlo Alberto Pizzardi Bologna hospital on Saturday, where he has been battling serious respiratory problems caused by Covid-19 for almost a month.
MV Agusta adds third bike for Marcon, plans full 2022 season
MV Agusta Forward Racing will enter a third bike for Tommaso Marcon at 'some' European races in the 2021 Moto2 World Championship. The team then intends to promote the 22-year-old Italian to a full campaign in 2022.
Rossi: 'Good bike, team' means Marini, Bastianini 'can be competitive' in 2021
With Takaaki Nakagami promoted to the latest Honda machinery, the only MotoGP riders on 'year-old' bikes this season will be Petronas Yamaha's Franco Morbidelli and Avintia Ducati rookies Enea Bastianini and Luca Marini.
Russia's Igora Drive circuit drops off MotoGP reserve list
Among the surprises on the initial draft of the 2021 MotoGP calendar released last November was the inclusion of Russia's Igora Drive circuit on the official reserve list.
Johann Zarco eager to emulate Jack Miller at Pramac MotoGP team
Johann Zarco may not have got a seat at the Factory Ducati team for the 2021 MotoGP season, but by moving from Avintia to Pramac the Frenchman is joining a squad that took more podiums than any other Ducati team last season.
Qatar double, Portimao return on 2021 MotoGP calendar update
The 2021 MotoGP World Championship will now start with back-to-back rounds in Qatar while reserve circuit Portimao has been called up as host for round three, following the official 'postponement' of the Americas and Argentina events.
Stefan Bradl completes Honda's first MotoGP laps of 2021
Stefan Bradl and Honda have completed the first MotoGP laps of 2021, at a wet Jerez. Despite the bad weather, the German test rider took to the Andalusian circuit on Wednesday and Thursday.
Ducati Team confirms 2021 MotoGP online launch date
The Factory Ducati team will officially present its new MotoGP rider line-up of Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia during a team launch on February 9.
Marc VDS Racing withdraws from 2021 MotoE World Cup
Marc VDS has announced its withdraw from the 2021 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup. The Belgian team has run Mike di Meglio during both previous seasons, scoring one victory, four podiums and a best of fourth in the championship standings.
MotoGP team boss Fausto Gresini 'still serious, overlapping infection'
Dr Nicola Cilloni, overseeing the treatment of MotoGP team boss Fausto Gresini, says that the 59-year-old 's condition is 'still serious' with his lungs 'hit hard by the disease [Covid] and an overlapping infection'.
Ducati extends MotoGP contract with Dorna until 2026
Ducati has become the second factory (after KTM) to sign a contract extension with Dorna and thus remain part of the MotoGP World Championship for the next five-year term, from 2022 to 2026.
MotoGP's Marco Simoncelli would have been 34 today
Today, January 20, would have been Marco Simoncelli's 34th birthday. The charismatic Italian, winner of the 2008 250cc World Championship, was competing in only his second season of MotoGP when he lost his life at Sepang in 2011.
Suzuki MotoGP test rider Guintoli joins Yoshimura SERT for World Endurance
Fresh from helping Suzuki win the 2020 MotoGP riders' and teams' world championships through his development work as test rider for the GSX-RR, Sylvain Guintoli will be chasing a second FIM world title of his own this season.
Jorge Martin: I have to get fit and ready for MotoGP
In the absence of any MotoGP testing until March, rookie Jorge Martin has been building up his big bike experience on a Ducati Panigale V4S, at Cartagena and then this week at Almeria.