2012

'Secret' softer set of tyres per driver for one race at each event

'The Macau Grand Prix Committee has contacted the family and the members of the team, and the Committee expresses its sincere condolences' - official statement

'I can learn so much from Stuart [Easton] on and off the track. The Yamaha is a proven bike and having ridden one this season I know I can hit the ground running' - Glenn Irwin

"I gradually gained confidence on each exit and got faster and faster on every run" - Marc Marquez.

MotoGP lap times as of 5pm at the end of the second and final day of the post-season Valencia test.

'Even though we didn't bring the championship home it was a fantastic year' - Tim Martin

"We are happy to have fixed this deal to work with LCR and Stefan through to 2014" - HRC vice president Shuhei Nakamoto.

MotoGP lap times as of 4.30pm on the second and final day of the post-season Valencia test.

MotoGP lap times as of 3.30pm on the second and final day of the post-season Valencia test.

'It all depends on budget and I'm not even sure if we'll be doing a full season in the British Superbike Championship to be honest' - Nick Morgan

'It has been my dream for many years to see my bikes being raced and there is nowhere other than the Classic TT races and the TT Mountain Course that I would do this' - Ferry Brouwer

'It's a bit frustrating because I don't know for certain what I'll be doing next year, but Paul [Bird] has told me he will look after me whatever happens' - Keith Farmer

MotoGP lap times as of 12pm on the second and final day of the post-season Valencia test.

Ott Tanak was enjoying a promising run through Rallye de Espana, but ultimately saw his event end in frustration after a difficult final day.

'After a succession of seasons using basically the same image with only minor tweaks, 2013 promises a major shift'

MotoGP lap times as of 5pm on Tuesday, at the end of day one of the Valencia post-season test.

MotoGP lap times as of 2pm on day one of the post-season Valencia test.

MotoGP lap times as of 1pm on day one of the post-season Valencia test.

MotoGP lap times as of 11:30am on day one of the post-season Valencia test.

Before leaving the paddock at Valencia for the final time as a rider, former double MotoGP champion Casey Stoner met with reigning double champion Jorge Lorenzo to exchange helmets.

Honda lends its backing to a new Moto2 World Championship team headed up by former 500GP race winner Tadayuki Okada.

Go & Fun will provide title backing for Gresini's MotoGP and Moto3 efforts in 2013, 2014 and 2015, it is announced.

"I think that we have had a formidable season and that this has been reflected with the best CRT prize" - Aleix Espargaro.

Kevin Harvick won the AdvoCare 500 at Phoenix International Raceway in bizarre and controversial circumstances, after a race that may have decided the 2012 Sprint Cup championship.