Movistar Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo admits that it won’t be easy to say ‘goodbye’ to the Japanese manufacturer at this weekend’s Valencian Community Grand Prix, as he gears up for his final race in Yamaha colours after nine years with the team. Lorenzo signed a deal to step up to the premier class with the factory […]
Maria Herrera will remain in the Moto3 World Championship next season after penning a deal to join the AGR team, riding KTM machinery. The Spaniard made her Grand Prix debut back in 2013 in Aragon whilst also enjoying success in the CEV Repsol Junior Moto3 Championship. Herrera made her full-time Moto3 debut in 2015 with […]
Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Bradley Smith has said that he is ‘confident’ of achieving a strong result on his final appearance with the French team before departing for KTM next season. The British rider announced on the eve of racing this season that he would be spearheading the Austrian manufacturer’s return to the premier class […]
Aspar Ducati’s Eugene Laverty has set his sights on a place inside the top 10 of the world championship standings in his final MotoGP appearance, before returning to World Superbikes in 2017. The Northern Irishman made his premier class debut in 2015 with the Aspar squad, riding an open Honda RC213V-RS. With the bike proving […]
Avintia Racing Ducati’s Hector Barbera says that the final round of the season in Valencia is ‘the most anticipated race’ of 2016 for him, as it is both his and the team’s home event. The Spaniard comes home after three hugely eventful flyaway races. For the Japanese and Australian Grand Prix, he was called up […]
Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez has set his sights on ending the season ‘on a high’ as he gears up for his homecoming as the 2016 MotoGP World Champion at this weekend’s Valencian Community Grand Prix. The Spaniard headed into the gruelling triple-header flyaway portion of the season with a strong chance at wrapping up […]
Repsol Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa will make his return from injury at this weekend’s season finale in Valencia, HRC have confirmed. The Spaniard has been absent from competition since the Japanese Grand Prix after he fractured his right shoulder and fibula in a nasty high-side crash during the second free practice session at Motegi. He […]
Honda World Supersport rider Ayrton Badovini will make a return to the World Superbike Championship next season with the Grelini team on a customer Kawasaki ZX-10R. The Italian rider won the STK 1000 Cup in 2010 and made the step up to the Superbike class the following season with BMW. He remained with the German […]
Aspar Mahindra rider Francesco Bagnaia has revealed that he will test the Ducati GP14.2 at the post-Valencia Grand Prix test on November 15 after winning a bet with his team. The Italian rider was promised by team boss Jorge Martinez ‘Aspar’ and Sporting Director Gino Borsoi that if he won two races in 2016 he […]
Pata Yamaha Superstock 1000 Cup rider Riccardo Russo will step up to the World Superbike Championship next season with the Guandalini squad. The Italian endured a tough season in the Superstock series thanks to injury. However, he did manage a podium finish at the Lausitzring in Germany in September and finished the season on a […]
In yet more set backs for the Circuit of Wales, the Welsh Audit Office is launching an investigation into how £9 million in public money was spent in relation to the project. The Welsh Government awarded the Circuit of Wales a development grant of £2 million whilst also underwriting a bank loan of just over […]
Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jonathan Rea became the first back-to-back World Champion in WorldSBK since Carl Fogarty in 1999 after clinching his second title under the floodlights in Qatar on Saturday. The Northern Irishman came into the crucial final round 48 points ahead of main rival and Kawasaki teammate Tom Sykes, making title success practically a […]