Motorcycling

Maverick Vinales, Aprilia, MotoGP

Vinales gets to test with Aprilia already in a two-day run at Misano

Maverick Vinales will get his first taste of Aprilia MotoGP RS-GP machine at the end of this month in a two-day run at Misano. Having parted ways with Yamaha after the Austrian MotoGP weekend, Vinales...
Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez

Photo: Marquez brothers spend time at Manchester City football academy

Marc and Alex Marquez paid a visit to the Manchester City football team camp ahead of the United Kingdom's MotoGP round this weekend. With the MotoGP action shifting to Silverstone this weekend, Honda's Marc and...
Thomas Luthi, Moto2, Prustel GP, MotoGP

Luthi to join Prustel GP in directorial role; retires from racing after 2021

Former MotoGP rider Thomas Luthi will retire from active racing at the end of the 2021 Moto2 season and will take up Sporting Director role at Prustel GP. Having made his MotoGP debut in 2018...
Jake Dixon, MotoGP, Cal Crutchlow, MotoGP

Crutchlow gets Yamaha ride for British GP; Dixon handed MotoGP debut

Cal Crutchlow will ride for the Yamaha factory team in British GP, as Moto2's Jake Dixon is handed his MotoGP debut with Petronas SRT. With Maverick Vinales out of Yamaha and Franco Morbidelli recovering from...
Maverick Vinales, Yamaha, MotoGP

Yamaha terminates 2021 MotoGP agreement with Vinales

Yamaha and Maverick Vinales has mutually ended their contract for the 2021 MotoGP season after the happenings between the two. The agreement between Yamaha and Vinales has ended with immediate effect for the 2021 MotoGP...
MotoGP, Misano, Malaysian GP

MotoGP cancels 2021 Malaysian GP, adds second race at Misano

MotoGP announced the cancellation of the Malaysian GP for the 2021 season, as it adds a second round at Misano. As was looking likely to happen, MotoGP has cancelled the Malaysian GP for the 2021...
Petronas, Sepang Racing, MotoGP

Petronas pull out from MotoGP team likely to end Moto2/Moto3 outfits

With Petronas pulling out from MotoGP team from 2022 onward, it could spell the end of SRT's Moto2 and Moto3 outfits as well. During the Austrian GP weekend, Sepang International Circuit announced the end of...
Aprilia, Maverick Vinales

Vinales signs with Aprilia for 2022 MotoGP season

Maverick Vinales will race for Aprilia in 2022 after signing a new deal with the Italian outfit to remain in MotoGP beyond the current season. Having ended terms with Yamaha one year ahead of its...
MotoGP, Austrian GP, Jorge Martin

MotoGP: Binder wins Austrian GP on dry tyres in a bizarre end

KTM's Brad Binder stayed on the dry tyres in wet conditions to win MotoGP Austrian GP from wet runners Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia and Pramac Ducati's Jorge Martin. Pole-sitter Jorge Martin dropped back to second abode...
MotoGP, Jorge Martin

MotoGP: Martin beats Quartararo by 0.034s to take Austrian GP pole

Pramac's Jorge Martin beat Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo by 0.034s to take MotoGP pole in Austrian GP, with Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia. Q1: The first part in MotoGP Austrian GP qualifying saw Pramac Ducati's Jorge Martin set the...
Maverick Vinales, Yamaha, MotoGP

Yamaha suspends Vinales after finding irregularities from rider in Styria

Yamaha has decided to suspend Maverick Vinales after finding irregularities committed by the rider during Styrian GP, as he won't race in Austrian GP. In further relation strain between the two parties, Yamaha has suspended...
MotoGP, Mike Webb, Dashboard

Webb explains couple of dashboard changes from Austrian MotoGP race

MotoGP Race Director, Mike Webb, explains the couple of dashboard changes which will come into effect from Austrian MotoGP weekend onward. After multiple meetings with the teams, the approval for couple of changes onboard the...
Aleix Espargaro, Marc Marquez

Espargaro says Marquez did what any rider would; the Honda rider adds

Aleix Espargaro says what Marc Marquez did in Styrian MotoGP race, any rider would have done, as the latter shares his view on the incident. There were two starts in Styrian MotoGP race and twice...
MotoGP, Dani Pedrosa, Lorenzo Savadori

Pedrosa recounts Styrian GP scary aftermath as Savadori set for a surgery

Dani Pedrosa recounts the scary Styrian GP crash and the aftermath as Lorenzo Savadori is set to miss the next MotoGP round after surgery. The crash for KTM wildcard Pedrosa ended up being a blessing...
Jorge Martin, MotoGP

MotoGP: Martin scores first win in Styrian GP after red flag for fiery incident

Pramac Ducati's Jorge Martin survived a red flag to first MotoGP win in Styrian GP from Suzuki's Joan Mir and Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo. The initial start saw pole-sitter Jorge Martin stutter aboard his Pramac Ducati,...
Jorge Martin. MotoGP, Styrian GP

MotoGP: Martin breaks lap record to Styrian GP pole from Bagnaia

Pramac Ducati's Jorge Martin broke lap record to Styrian GP pole on MotoGP return from Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia and Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo. Q1: The first part of MotoGP Styrian GP qualifying saw KTM's Miguel Oliveira lead...
Raul Fernandez, MotoGP, Tech 3

Fernandez will graduate to MotoGP in 2022 with Tech 3 KTM

Raul Fernandez will graduate from Moto2 to MotoGP in 2022 with Tech 3 KTM, to complete its all-new rookie line-up. Having already confirmed Remy Gardner before the summer break, Tech 3 KTM has announced his...
Valentino Rossi, MotoGP

Rossi opens up on retirement decision, titles, memories, regrets & more

Valentino Rossi opened up on multiple topics while announcing his MotoGP retirement, as he talked about his fans, championships, fights and more. Having announced his MotoGP retirement, Rossi took time out to answer and discuss...
Valentino Rossi, MotoGP

Rossi to end 22-year premier class career after 2021 MotoGP season

Valentino Rossi held a special press conference ahead of this weekend's Styrian GP to announce his retirement from MotoGP at the end of 2021 season. Already at the start of the 2021 MotoGP season, it...
Cal Crutchlow, Yamaha

Crutchlow to replace recovering Morbidelli for three MotoGP rounds

Cal Crutchlow will replace the recovering Franco Morbidelli at Petronas SRT for three MotoGP rounds after the summer break. Amid the summer holidays, Petronas SRT chief Razlan Razali, revealed that Morbidelli will need more time...
MotoGP, Thai GP

MotoGP is working on cancelled Thai GP replacement

MotoGP is now working on to find a replacement event to the latest cancelled Thai GP event, with COVID-19 restrictions still playing a role. After the cancellation of the Japanese GP and also the Australian...
Dani Pedrosa, KTM

Pedrosa returns to MotoGP as wildcard entrant for KTM in Austria

Dani Pedrosa returns to competitive MotoGP racing as a wildcard for KTM in the upcoming Styrian GP at the team's home event. Having last raced in MotoGP in 2018 with Honda, Pedrosa will make his...
Franco Morbidelli, MotoGP

Morbidelli set to miss more MotoGP races, riders queuing up for ride in ’22

Razlan Razali has revealed that Franco Morbidelli is not likely to return until Misano, as riders are queuing up for a MotoGP ride with them in 2022. Morbidelli underwent a knee surgery after the German...
MotoGP, Maverick Vinales

Photo: MotoGP riders undertake private running at Barcelona

Four MotoGP riders had a bit of private running at Barcelona on Tuesday on production machines, to shake off some cob-webs amid summer break. Weeks after the end of the Dutch GP and the MotoGP...
Valentino Rossi, Ferrari, MotoGP

Ferrari don’t think Rossi will be in for Hypercar drive but GT is doable

Ferrari head of GT Sports Activities, Antonello Coletta, says MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi is unlikely to be in line for Hypercar drive, but GT is doable. After the ACO and FIA decided to revamp the...

Australia cancels both F1 and MotoGP races for 2021 season

The Government in Australia has decided to cancel both the F1 and MotoGP races for 2021 at Melbourne and Philip Island. F1: Starting with F1 race at Albert Park circuit in Melbourne, it was already postponed...
Miguel Oliveira, KTM, Yamaha

Oliveira is committed to KTM, no chance of Yamaha MotoGP switch

Miguel Oliveira says he is committed to KTM for his current MotoGP tenure and revealed that he also put down a Yamaha offer for 2022. The decision of Maverick Vinales to leave Yamaha at the...
Honda, Marc Marquez, Alberto Puig

Honda saw the old Marquez in Assen as he adds on fight, summer break

Honda chief Alberto Puig believes that Marc Marquez showed his old self in Assen MotoGP win, as the Spaniard adds on the last two races. Having made his MotoGP return in Portugal, Marquez has been...
Valentino Rossi, MotoGP

Rossi says his MotoGP future still depends on his results than others

Valentino Rossi says his MotoGP future still depends on his own results and not what others do, as he is close to making one with the summer break now on. Despite signing a deal with...
Maverick Vinales, Yamaha, Aprilia

Yamaha confirms Vinales’ exit; Rivola, Esparagro wants him at Aprilia

Yamaha has confirmed the departure of Maverick Vinales at the end of the 2021 MotoGP season, as Massimo Rivola and Aleix Espargaro want him at Aprilia. After his first pole in some time and a...