Jorge Lorenzo says Ducati’s new aero fairing has delivered ‘a better potential’ than its predecessor, after the Spaniard ran several laps with it in practice for the Czech Grand Prix. The Ducati-pioneered winglets, first seen in 2015, were banned for this season and factories have been testing various aerodynamic fairings since the winter in a […]
Maverick Vinales was left bemused after encountering numerous issues with his Yamaha which left him outside of the top 10 on the combined times in Friday practice for the Czech Grand Prix. Vinales has endured a tough time of late, a switch to a new chassis at the Dutch TT – brought in after Yamaha’s slump […]
Aprilia has said it would like Sam Lowes to perform well in the next two grands prix in order for him to secure his future with the Italian marque for next year. Despite being on a two-year contract with the Noale factory – which the Briton is steadfast in his claims it is watertight – […]
Mattia Pasini ended the first day of Moto2 track action ahead of the Czech Grand Prix fastest of all, after the Italian headed Francesco Bagnaia in the dry second session. The day got off to a wet start, with KTM’s Miguel Oliveira – who spun a few laps on the RC16 MotoGP bike during the […]
Johann Zarco topped a wet first free practice session ahead of the Czech Grand Prix, the Tech3 rider edging championship leader Marc Marquez by 0.039 seconds in the closing stages. After a four-week hiatus following the German Grand Prix, MotoGP roared back into life this morning at the 3.36-mile Brno circuit. In the early part […]
In the wake of the news MotoGP will be heading to Finland in 2019, Honda’s Marc Marquez has expressed his desire to keep the calendar at 20 races. The KymiRing in Finland agreed a long-mooted five-year deal with MotoGP owners Dorna this week, which will see grand prix motorcycle racing return to the country for […]
Grand Prix motorcycle legend Angel Nieto has tragically succumbed to injuries sustained in a quad bike accident in Spain last week. The 70-year-old was riding his quad bike when he was struck by a car in Ibiza last week, suffering severe head trauma. Placed in an induced comma following surgery last week, Nieto’s condition worsened […]
The MotoGP World Championship will add Finland to its schedule from 2019, after bosses of the under-construction KymiRing agreed a five-year deal with Dorna Sports. The KymiRing has long sought a deal to host MotoGP since construction of the 2.8-mile circuit, with an agreement signed between circuit bosses and Dorna last year which initially had […]
Tech3 Yamaha’s Johann Zarco has set his sights on reaching the podium in the Czech Grand Prix at Brno following a difficult race at the Sachsenring before the summer break. Double Moto2 world champion Zarco has rarely put a foot wrong in his debut season, scoring a maiden podium at home at Le Mans and […]
Davide Giugliano will race for the Red Bull World Superbike team at the German round of the season at the Lausitzring following a positive test with the Dutch squad. Giugliano, who raced in WorldSBK for five years prior to this year and amassed 14 podiums, made a switch to the British Superbike Championship with Tyco […]
Red Bull Honda’s World Superbike operations manager Marco Chini says Davide Giugliano ‘deserves’ to be considered to partner Stefan Bradl after a positive Lausitzring test. Giugliano was dropped by the factory Ducati WorldSBK team for this season after two mixed years with the Italian marque and found himself lining up in the British Superbike Championship with […]
’12 plus one’ grand prix motorcycle world champion Angel Nieto is reported to have suffered a severe head injury after a quad bike accident in Spain. The 70-year-old was riding a quad bike on the road while in Ibiza when a car ran into the back of him, throwing him from the quad bike. Details […]