Ducati Corse’s Jorge Lorenzo says he leaves the Qatar test ‘optimistic about the first race’ following a positive conclusion to the three days of running. The Spanish rider has found life, up till now, largely difficult on the Ducati. The Desmosedici isn’t allowing him to ride it as he wants, and he has spent the […]
Red Bull KTM’s Bradley Smith has expressed his satisfaction at the progress the team made with the RC16 over the course of the final three-day test of the pre-season. The Austrian manufacturer brought a raft of new parts to the Losail International Circuit to try ahead of their full-time debut in the MotoGP World Championship […]
Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa says the Japanese manufacturer is in a ‘better shape’ than it was at this stage last year following a strong final test for the Spanish rider. HRC came into the first round of the 2016 championship with many foreshadowing a tough season ahead, after their winter was plagued with engine issues. Whilst […]
After three days of running at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar, Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi doesn’t feel like he is well-prepared for the opening round of the 2017 season in two weeks after a difficult end to the test. The Italian has struggled all winter to adapt to the 2017 YZR-M1, and has found there […]
Movistar Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales has concluded the final winter test of 2017 top of the time sheets, completing a clean sweep of this pre-season’s four outings. Vinales completed 60 laps on the final day of the Qatar test, focusing on race runs while also giving Yamaha’s aerodynamic fairing another go. During his race simulation the […]
GRT Yamaha’s Federico Caricasulo was a man under fire after a he wiped out CIA Landlords Insurance Honda’s Jules Cluzel on the final lap of the Australian race. The Italian, who switched from the Bardhal Evans Honda team to Yamaha for this season, was staring down a podium finish at Phillip Island when he tucked […]
Pata Yamaha’s Alex Lowes heads away from the flyaway rounds content with his performances, after the Briton bagged yet another fourth place finish in race two today. Lowes began the season in Australia with two fourths, backing that up with a decent fifth in yesterday’s first 20-lap race. The Yamaha rider started on the front […]
Red Bull Honda’s Nicky Hayden says the red flag for Aprilia’s Lorenzo Savadori’s crash at the end of lap five did him ‘big favour’, as it gave his team a chance to fix a problem he’d been having. The American had been struggling with engine braking all weekend, and once again the issue reared its […]
Kawasaki Racing’s Jonathan Rea notched up his 42nd World Superbike race win this weekend after a dominant double in Thailand, leading him to brand this as his ‘best ever start’ to a world champion campaign. The Northern Irishman has been in imperious form all weekend, posting devastatingly fast race runs in practice and smashing the […]
Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso gave the team’s new aerodynamic fairing a run-in during the second day of the Qatar test on Saturday, and heaped praise on the Italian marque’s engineers’ work. The Italian rider stole the headlines on Friday after topping the time sheets with a lap underneath the circuit record, and hinting at a much more […]
Jonathan Rea became the first rider since Neil Hodgson in 2003 to win the opening four races of a season, after the Kawasaki rider dominated Sunday’s fragmented second outing in Thailand. At the start, Ducati’s Marco Melandri led away from pole, whilst Jonathan Rea and the sister Aruba bike of Chaz Davies ploughed through to […]
GRT Yamaha’s Federico Caricasulo took a maiden victory in the World Supersport Championship in a dramatic Thai race which saw all key title challengers drop out. The action was frantic from the start, with Thai wildcard Charlermpol Polamai swapping positions with pole man Jules Cluzel into Turn 1, whilst Niki Tuuli behind came close to disaster […]