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Rossi: Biggest change in race suits the ‘RoboCop’ airbags
Having started his career with leather race suits and motocross-style boots, Valentino Rossi has seen more than most in the development of racing technology and one feature that’s impressed him has been the ‘RoboCop’ airbag safety device.
Vinales: I am ok and will have two weeks recovery
Maverick Vinales has issued an update on his condition following an overnight stay in hospital after a motocross training accident.
Jerez closes for 15 days, puts off MotoGP test
Jerez has announced it has temporarily closed for 15 days amid coronavirus measures meaning the planned MotoGP test will not go ahead.
MotoGP expects to deliver full 2020 championship
MotoGP chief Carmelo Ezpeleta says despite the ongoing delays to the 2020 world championship amid the coronavirus crisis plans remain in place to put on a full season.
Vinales suffers motocross training injury
Maverick Vinales has suffered an injury during a motocross training session and will stay in hospital overnight as a precaution.
Sepang: 'No plans' for second MotoGP race
Sepang CEO Razlan Razali says there are now 'no plans' for the circuit to hold a second MotoGP race in 2020.
2020 MotoGP calendar update: Argentina postponed, Valencia moved
Another day, another 2020 MotoGP calendar update. As feared, government efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus mean Argentina has now gone the way of Qatar, Thailand and the USA in abandoning its planned date on the premier-class calendar.
KTM pulls out of private Jerez MotoGP test
KTM team manager Mike Leitner has confirmed that the factory has pulled out of a planned private test at Jerez. The Austrian team had been due on track alongside some of its MotoGP rivals at the Spanish Grand Prix venue from March 18-20.
Argentina postpones MXGP, MotoGP next?
How long will the latest MotoGP calendar last? If the newly-announced postponement of Argentina's Motocross Grand Prix is anything to go by, the country's forthcoming MotoGP event is unlikely to go ahead.
Coronavirus: Not fair to run MotoE test - De Angelis
Alex de Angelis has expressed his 'anger' at the decision to go ahead with this week's official MotoE test at Jerez, despite the lockdown in Italy to try and contain the spread of coronavirus.
Austin MotoGP postponed to November, Argentina made round one?
To no-one's great surprise, the updated MotoGP calendar announced last Thursday has already been amended.
Qatar: 'Quiet' Baldassarri back on the rostrum
Winner of 3 out of 4 races at the start of last season, Lorenzo Baldassarri finally returned to the Moto2 podium during the 2020 opener in Qatar.
Qatar: Luthi 'felt ready', but 'it played a trick on us'
Multiple Moto2 title contender Thomas Luthi made up eight places in Sunday's Qatar season-opener, but that was still only enough to cross the line in tenth.
Qatar: Roberts leads, 'missed out' but proves he's a frontrunner
Qatar star Joe Roberts may have 'missed out' on victory at the season-opening Moto2 Grand Prix, but 'ticked another box' by leading the race and beat his previous best finish by six places.
Qatar: Vierge 'couldn’t do anything', Dixon got 'stronger'
Petronas Moto2 team-mates Xavi Vierge and Jake Dixon experienced contrasting fortunes during Sunday's Qatar season-opener. While Vierge faded from fifth to ninth, Dixon struggled in the early stages before a stronger finish allowed himto move from 20th to 14th.
Qatar: Gardner: One more lap and we'd have been there
Remy Gardner feels he needed just one more lap to complete a remarkable 11th-to-podium recovery during the final eight laps of Sunday's Qatar Moto2 Grand Prix.
Qatar: 'Incredible race' - Arenas hands KTM 100th win
Albert Arenas handed KTM its 100th victory in grand prix racing after holding off a train of Honda riders at the end of Sunday's Qatar Moto3 season-opener. The Spaniard crossed the line just 0.053s clear of John McPhee after fighting from seventh to first in the closing four laps.
Qatar Moto2: Nagashima: I forgot everything to win or crash
Tetsuta Nagashima made history at the 2020 Moto2 world championship opener as he gambled “to win or crash” to pay tribute to the late ex-Moto2 race-winner and friend Shoya Tomizawa.
Qatar: Marini escapes injury after last-lap Dixon clash
Luca Marini looked poised to make a perfect start to the 2020 Moto2 season, leading the way for most of the Qatar Moto2 race. But the Sky VR46 rider will leave Losail pointless after a late drop in pace was followed by a collision at the final corner.
2020 Qatar Grand Prix - Race Day as it happened
Live updates from Sunday's Moto3 and Moto2 warm-up sessions and then season-opening races, in Qatar. The MotoGP class is not present this weekend, due to Qatari entry restrictions placed on recent visitors to Italy.
Coronavirus: Italy preparing to quarantine key regions
Italy’s government is set to pass a law to ban entry and exit from Lombardy and 11 provinces in the north of the country as it ramps up efforts to fight the coronavirus.
Moto2: Marini feeling “totally different” at start of 2020 campaign
Luca Marini might count himself unlucky to miss out on pole position for the 2020 Moto2 world championship opener in Qatar after setting an identical lap time to Joe Roberts but he remains assured with bigger prizes in sight.
Roberts: I wouldn’t be here without Hopkins
The new American hope in Grand Prix racing Joe Roberts says the overhaul at his American Racing Moto2 team has transformed his fortunes, resulting in him taking a maiden pole position at the 2020 opener, as he reserves his biggest praise for new rider coach and ex-MotoGP star John Hopkins.
Sepang CEO asks, 'would fans like two Malaysian MotoGPs?'
The ongoing coronavirus disruption means there is no shortage of rumours surrounding the 2020 MotoGP calendar.