After tallying up his second podium of the season at the Dutch TT, Danilo Petrucci believes he is in the ‘best position’ coming into this weekend’s German Grand Prix as he has ‘nothing to lose.’ Petrucci has been running factory machinery this season, after prevailing in an inter-team battle with Scott Redding to receive the […]
Maverick Vinales has admitted Yamaha’s new chassis, which the team brought to the Dutch TT following a positive test with it at Barcelona, does not suit his riding style and contributed to his race-ending crash at Assen. Following a difficult Catalunya Grand Prix, in which both Vinales and team-mate Valentino Rossi struggled to 10th and […]
Despite dropping to fifth in the standings after a tough Assen race, championship leader Andrea Dovizioso and third-placed Valentino Rossi refuse to rule Dani Pedrosa out of the title hunt ahead of this weekend’s German Grand Prix. Pedrosa emerged as a championship challenger when he cruised to victory at the Spanish Grand Prix, while recovering from […]
Andrea Dovizioso has admitted he will not change his approach at this weekend’s German Grand Prix, as he seeks to secure the best result to maintain the championship lead he took at Assen. Dovizioso’s back-to-back victories in Italy and Barcelona, and a fifth at the Dutch TT with Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales crashing out, put him […]
Danny Kent will make his second Moto3 appearance this season with the Red Bull KTM Ajo squad, as the Briton is drafted in to replace the injured Niccolo Antonelli at the German Grand Prix. Kent sensationally parted ways with the Kiefer Racing Moto2 team at the Austin round at the start of the season, claiming […]
KTM test rider Mika Kallio will make at least two wildcard appearances at MotoGP rounds this season with the Austrian manufacturer, starting with this weekend’s German Grand Prix. KTM is in the midst of its first season in the premier class as a factory entrant and its first in any capacity since it supplied engines to […]
Alex Marquez will remain with the Marc VDS team in the Moto2 World Championship for a fourth seasons after agreeing a new one-year deal to remain with the Belgian outfit. Alex, younger brother of triple MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez, stepped up to the intermediate class with Marc VDS in 2015 after winning the Moto3 […]
The two 45-minute free practice sessions for the MotoGP class on Friday of the German Grand Prix have been extended by 10 minutes to allow extra running on the new Sachsenring track surface. The 2.28-mile Sachsenring circuit was resurfaced earlier in the year, but due to noise restrictions in the area MotoGP’s sole tyre supplier […]
The £425 million Circuit of Wales project has been dealt a potential final blow, as the Welsh Government refused a proposal to guarantee £210 million to backers of the Ebbw Vale development. The Circuit of Wales was first proposed back in 2011, and was awarded a five-year contract by Dorna Sports to host the British […]
Indian manufacturer Mahindra has announced it will withdraw from the Moto3 World Championship at the end of the eason, citing the move as a ‘strategic shift in Mahindra Racing’s focus toward electric vehicle racing.’ Mahindra entered grand prix racing in 2011 in the final year of the 125cc class, then riders Marcel Schrotter and Danny […]
Franco Morbidelli extended his championship lead to 13 points after snatching victory away from Tom Luthi in a thrilling Moto2 Dutch TT. Morbidelli, who was announced as a Marc VDS MotoGP rider for next season this morning, led the field in the opening stages after cruising ahead of Tom Luthi, who missed a gear exiting […]
Valentino Rossi fended off a titanic challenge from Danilo Petrucci to secure his 10th Dutch TT victory, while team-mate Maverick Vinales crashed out. Pole man Johann Zarco led into the first corner off the line, keeping a fast-starting Marc Marquez behind him while Rossi and Petrucci slotted into third and fourth. Zarco, running the soft […]