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Andrea Iannone will join Aprilia for 2019 on a two-year deal, the Italian manufacturer has announced. Iannone confirmed just before the Italian GP at Mugello last weekend that he would no longer be part of the Suzuki team as of the end of the season, following rumours that the Japanese squad were looking to replace […]
Jorge Lorenzo will join the Honda MotoGP team from 2019 on a two year deal, replacing Dani Pedrosa at the Japanese factory. He will join reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez at the team, a combination that many in the MotoGP paddock have waited for years to see play out. Lorenzo joined Ducati on a […]
Hafizh Syahrin will remain with the Tech 3 outfit for 2019, staying with the French squad as they switch to KTM machinery next year. The Malaysian was called up to the Tech 3 team to ride one of their satellite M1 Yamaha’s at very short notice after Jonas Folger, who was contracted for 2018, was […]
Danilo Petrucci will join Andrea Dovizioso at the factory Ducati MotoGP team for 2019, replacing the outgoing Jorge Lorenzo on a one year deal. Petrucci has been in the frame for Lorenzo’s Duacti seat in recent weeks as rumours of the Spaniards departure have got ever louder, with fellow Pramac rider Jack Miller also in […]
The Honda MotoGP team has officially announced they will part ways with Dani Pedrosa at the end of 2018, after an 18 year partnership through all three Grand Prix classes. Rumours have been circulating all season about a potential replacement for the 32 year old as has struggled for form so far during 2018, the […]
Andrea Iannone dominated Friday at Mugello by topping the second free practice session of the weekend, in a session that saw two separate red flag periods. Behind Iannone came Maverick Vinales and Marc Marquez, the championship leader suffering a messy session after crashing at turn four as well as running into the gravel trap at […]
Andrea Iannone led the first MotoGP practice session of the weekend at Mugello, posting a stunning 1m 47.253s tour to finish over half a second clear of anyone else. The Suzuki rider, who announced just yesterday he would be leaving the Japenese manufacturer at the end of the season, set the blistering lap in the […]
MV Agusta will return to grand prix racing after a four-decade break, in the Moto2 class via a relationship with the Forward Racing team. The Italian marque was the most successful manufacturer in the early days of grand prix motorcycle racing, with MotoGP legend Giacomo Agostini taking 13 of his 15 titles with MV Agusta […]
Andrea Dovizioso will remain at Ducati for the next two years it was announced today, as the two parties finally came to a wage agreement. Dovizioso and Ducati were always expected to continue together despite the 2017 MotoGP runner-up declining a reported 3.5 million euro offer recently offered by Ducati, after wanting a salary closer […]
Aleix Espargaro will stick with the Aprilia Gresini MotoGP team for the next two years until 2020, the Italian team announced today. Espargaro joined Aprilia from Suzuki ahead of 2017, with the Spaniard guiding his RS-GP to a best finish of sixth, at both Qatar and Aragon last year. The relationship between the two parties […]
Suzuki have announced that Alex Rins will remain with the team for at least the next two years, meaning the Spaniard will ride a GSX-RR until at least the end of 2020. Rins has impressed Suzuki over his time in the team, scoring his and Suzuki’s first podium since 2016 with a third-place finish in […]
Johann Zarco will join the factory KTM squad in 2019, signing a two-year deal to ride one of its MotoGP RC-16 machines. The two-time Moto2 world champion will join KTM after spending two seasons with the Tech 3 Yamaha team, with the Frenchman scoring four podiums and best finish of second to date, on its satellite […]