2017

Track action at next year's season-opening Qatar MotoGP will begin on Friday, rather than Thursday.

Stoffel Vandoorne feels he has "fared very well" against McLaren Formula 1 teammate Fernando Alonso throughout his rookie season despite being hamstrung by the performance of his Honda power unit for much of the year.

Chief Technician has Christophe Bourguignon has estimated that a crash in MotoGP can cost “between €15,000 and €100,000”, stating that multiple crashes can put teams in serious ’trouble’.

Movistar Yamaha has been testing a new, more aggressive, version of its downforce fairing at this week's Valencia MotoGP test.

Following Sunday's Valencia MotoGP season finale, an official test began at the circuit on Tuesday morning.

Jack Miller could barely conceal his excitement after tasting Ducati machinery for the first time at Valencia, the 22-year old reveling in several of the bike’s features and declaring this to be “exciting times for me in my career.”

The MotoGP Season Review 2017 hardback book tells the story of an epic season as the fastest and most skilful riders on the planet battled it out for the title of MotoGP World Champion.

Lewis Hamilton says Formula 1 should not shy away from the robbery incidents that happened over the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend as it looks to improve security measures for future races at Interlagos.

Pirelli has confirmed the tyre selections for the final race of the Formula 1 season in Abu Dhabi, with all 20 drivers opting to load up on the ultra-soft compound at Yas Marina.

Sauber Formula 1 chief Frederic Vasseur is keen to make a final decision on the team's 2018 driver line-up in the next two weeks as it continues to discuss options with technical partner Ferrari.

Formula 1 has responded to the multiple security breaches and robbery incidents through last weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos by saying the responsibility to shore up measures and prevent attacks lies with the promoter.

Toro Rosso's spat with Renault makes Red Bull the biggest loser

Ducati’s technical chief Gigi Dall’Igna has insisted the dashboard messages sent to Jorge Lorenzo through the second half of the 2017 MotoGP finale at Valencia were ‘a suggestion’ rather than ‘an order’.

Marc Marquez says he has no friends in MotoGP once he pulls his helmet on, even though this year’s championship battle with chief rival Andrea Dovizioso was characterised by mutual respect and good sportsmanship.

HRC team principal and Communications/Marketing director Livio Suppo has announced he is to leave, just a day after Marc Marquez won the 2017 MotoGP title.

Pirelli has cancelled its planned two-day Formula 1 tyre test with McLaren at Interlagos over safety fears after a number of incidents through the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend.

Four-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez revelling in the moment as the Honda rider continues to realise his boyhood dreams.

On Sunday at Valencia, rumours began circulating that Johann Zarco might become a factory KTM MotoGP rider in 2019.

Esteban Ocon’s record-breaking run of 27 straight finishes to start his Formula 1 career came to an end in Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix after being left powerless to prevent a clash with Romain Grosjean on the opening lap of the race.

Jorge Lorenzo has defended his tactics in the dramatic Valencia MotoGP showdown by insisting the repeated signals from the Ducati team were ‘suggestions’ rather than orders, and feels his approach “was the best thing to do for all.”

Once again in trouble due to low-grip conditons at Valencia, Valentino Rossi and Movistar Yamaha team-mate Maverick Vinales felt they had little to lose by making a surprise last-minute switch to the 2016 chassis for race day.

It is highly unlikely that it would have changed the championship outcome, but there was plenty of post-race debate about whether Jorge Lorenzo was right to ignore team orders in Sunday's Valencia MotoGP.

Red Bull Formula 1 chief Christian Horner says the team had to sacrifice speed for reliability during Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix as it sweated on a possible failure on its Renault power unit.

On paper, the Valencia MotoGP weekend was an unmitigated disaster for Maverick Vinales. Outside the top ten in every session apart from FP1, the Spaniard qualified 13th and then finished twelfth in the season-ending race.