MotoGP

Pol Espargaro says his move to Honda in MotoGP for 2021 is about “discovering” what he can achieve as an athlete and sees it as an “adventure”. The 2013 Moto2 world champion will switch from KTM after four seasons together to Honda in 2021, after penning a two-year deal with HRC to partner Marc Marquez.

Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez underwent a third operation on his broken right arm on Thursday and looks unlikely to make the start of the 2021 season. Marquez broke his right arm in a violent crash during the Spanish Grand Prix, and required a second operation on it after making an aborted comeback at

Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has undergone a third operation on his right arm in Madrid and likely faces a six-month recovery period. The Honda rider broke his right arm in a heavy crash during the season-opening Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez on 19 July. Marquez had an operation immediately afterwards to have metalwork

Valentino Rossi admits he would have stopped racing had Yamaha not offered him a deal to return to the factory MotoGP squad in 2013 following his disastrous Ducati stint. Rossi joined an unfancied Yamaha from Honda in 2004 and went on to win four premier class titles to add to the three he secured with

Suzuki team boss Davide Brivio says the marque felt no added pressure in its 2020 title-winning season when its rivals repeatedly branded its MotoGP bike “perfect”. Joan Mir won the premier class title for Suzuki for the first time since 2000 when he wrapped up the championship with a round to spare last month in

Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi says at the beginning of the season he “didn’t expect” the COVID-19 pandemic situation to affect MotoGP as much as it did. The coronavirus crisis forced the original MotoGP 2020 calendar to be cancelled, with organiser Dorna Sports putting a 14-race schedule in place focused on Europe which ran from July to

Honda MotoGP team boss Alberto Puig admits Marc Marquez’s recovery from a broken arm has been “clearly a slower process than we expected”. The six-time MotoGP world champion broke his right arm in a crash during the opening round of the coronavirus-delayed 2020 season at the Spanish Grand Prix. Staging a comeback at the next

Brad Binder says he was “surprised” to be crowned MotoGP’s rookie of the year “with the amount I’ve fallen off this season”, after beating Alex Marquez by 13 points. The KTM rider was one of three rookies on the MotoGP grid in 2020, along with Tech3 KTM’s Iker Lecuona and Honda’s graduating Moto2 champion Marquez.

Brad Binder says he was “surprised” to be crowned MotoGP’s rookie of the year “with the amount I’ve fallen off this season”, after beating Alex Marquez by 13 points. The KTM rider was one of three rookies on the MotoGP grid in 2020, along with Tech3 KTM’s Iker Lecuona and Honda’s graduating Moto2 champion Marquez.

Aleix Espargaro says he is “furious” by Johann Zarco’s apparent lack of “responsibility” for the safety of other MotoGP riders following an incident in Portuguese Grand Prix practice. Zarco’s Avintia Ducati developed an engine issue at the end of the FP4 session at the Algarve Circuit, with the Frenchman deciding to cut across the final

American rider Joe Roberts turned down an Aprilia MotoGP offer for 2021 because “I want to win” and believes only Italtrans in Moto2 can allow him that opportunity. Aprilia was forced into looking for a replacement for Andrea Iannone for 2021 when the Italian was hit with a four-year doping ban following his Court of

Pol Espargaro says he has “no regrets” about ending his MotoGP career with KTM without a race victory and is “super-happy” with his achievements from the last four years. Espargaro joined KTM for its debut season in 2017 and spearheaded development of the RC16, bringing the marque its first MotoGP podium in 2018 in a

Danilo Petrucci says he “never found a good bike” across his final race weekends as a Ducati MotoGP rider, ending the Portuguese Grand Prix without a point in 16th. Petrucci knew before the start of the season he would not be staying for the 2021 season with Ducati and will join the Tech3 KTM squad

Alex Rins admits he “didn’t even think to finish third” in the MotoGP standings as he slumped to 15th in the Portuguese Grand Prix due to an incorrect tyre choice. The Suzuki rider came into the 2020 finale just four points down on Petronas SRT’s Franco Morbidelli in the battle for runner-up spot in the

Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro admits he is “very angry” about qualifying 14th for the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix as he felt he could have fought for the podium. Espargaro came through from the fifth row in the grid to score a season-best eighth in last Sunday’s race at the Algarve International Circuit to cap of the

Miguel Oliveira rounded out the 2020 MotoGP season on home soil with a dominant lights to flag victory in the Portuguese Grand Prix. The Tech3 rider led every lap from pole to round off his time with Tech3 before stepping over to the factory KTM squad as a double MotoGP race winner. Second place for

Fabio Quartararo says a “strange” arm pump issue from around midway through the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix led to him dropping down the order to a lowly 14th. The Petronas SRT rider looked the strongest of the 2020 Yamaha runners at the Algarve Circuit after qualifying fifth, feeling a top five finish was possible. But

Aprilia has named three riders for its 2021 MotoGP line-up, but will only decide which of Lorenzo Savadori and Bradley Smith will partner Aleix Espargaro once winter testing is concluded. Aprilia has named three riders for its 2021 MotoGP line-up, but only Aleix Espargaro remains confirmed while one of Lorenzo Savadori and Bradley Smith will

Cal Crutchlow says it was “important to see the flag” in his “emotional” farewell MotoGP race, though he is “disappointed” with the end result in the Portuguese Grand Prix. The LCR rider made his final appearance as a full-time MotoGP racer on Sunday at the Algarve Circuit before taking on a new role as Yamaha’s

Andrea Dovizioso admits he is “happier than some people in Ducati” with what he has achieved with the marque in MotoGP since 2013 following his Portuguese Grand Prix farewell. The 15-time premier class grand prix winner has been with Ducati for the last eight seasons and has won 14 times with the Italian manufacturer, finishing

Aspar’s Albert Arenas won the 2020 Moto3 world championship in a dramatic Portuguese Grand Prix finale as Raul Fernandez dominated for the race victory on his Ajo KTM. Arenas, Ai Ogura and Tony Arbolino came into the final round covered by 11 points, with Arenas prevailing by just four after crossing the line in 12th

Tech3 KTM’s Miguel Oliveira admits he cannot be too optimistic about converting his Portuguese Grand Prix pole into a famous home MotoGP win. Oliveira stormed to a maiden MotoGP pole on Saturday at the Algarve International Circuit, beating Franco Morbidelli by 0.044 seconds. The Tech3 rider admits he will have “very strong opponents” to contend

Andrea Dovizioso admits he is “very angry” with his final qualifying session as a Ducati MotoGP rider after only managing 12th for the Portuguese Grand Prix. Dovizioso will depart Ducati at the end of this weekend and take a sabbatical from MotoGP in 2021 with a view to returning in 2022. He will start what

Marco Bezzecchi was courted by Aprilia to join its MotoGP team for 2021 as replacement for Andrea Iannone, but the VR46 team didn’t give him the nod to step up. Aprilia has been left with limited options to replace Iannone for the 2021 season, after the Italian was handed a four-year doping ban earlier this

Petronas SRT’s Fabio Quartararo admits the Algarve circuit hosting the Portuguese Grand Prix is the “most difficult track” he has ridden a MotoGP bike on. The return of the Portuguese GP for the first time since 2012 takes MotoGP to the Algarve Circuit for the first time, with Quartararo ending Friday’s practice fourth overall. The

Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi says his difficult MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix Friday was a result of a radical set-up change not working and his FP2 crash ruining his run plan. The nine-time grand prix world champion is in his final weekend as a factory team Yamaha rider ahead of his switch to Petronas SRT in 2021,

Home hero Miguel Oliveira topped FP1 for MotoGP’s first Portuguese Grand Prix since 2012 ahead of the 2020 season finale at the Algarve International Circuit. MotoGP’s return to Portugal coincides with its first visit to the Algarve circuit, having previously run at Estoril. Friday’s practice sessions have been extended to 70 minutes each to allow

Andrea Dovizioso says the MotoGP titles he missed out on between 2017 and 2019 doesn’t “feel like we lost”, given how he started his career with Ducati in 2013. Dovizioso announced last week he will be taking a sabbatical in 2021 after failing to secure any option within MotoGP that kept the door open for

Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola says test rider Bradley Smith is a “valid option” for a 2021 MotoGP race seat, but admits he is looking talent from Moto2 as well. With Andrea Iannone’s doping ban extended to four years and heavily-linked riders in Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso off the market, Aprilia has limited options to

KTM’s Pol Espargaro admits his five podiums so far in the 2020 MotoGP season “feels like we are dreaming”, after scoring third in last Sunday’s Valencia Grand Prix. Espargaro once again guided his RC16 to a third-place finish at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in the second Valencia race last weekend, bringing his haul for the