MotoGP

Honda test rider Stefan Bradl tried a new radio warning system during Friday practice for the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix upon request from organisers Dorna Sports. The German – standing in for the injured Marc Marquez at the factory Honda team – took to the Misano circuit for a lap with headset and radio

MotoGP is gearing up for a frantic nine races in the space of 11 weeks to finish the redrawn 2020 calendar, with Misano hosting a double-header over the next two weeks. After a tough pair of races in Austria, the Yamaha riders have returned to the front with Fabio Quartararo topping Friday practice ahead of

Valentino Rossi admits he feels younger on his Yamaha after Friday practice for the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix, having felt as if he was “50 years old” in Austria. Rossi struggled for frontrunning pace in the two Austrian races last month, finishing fifth in the Austrian GP and only ninth in the Styrian GP

LCR MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow says the situation with his right arm is currently a “disaster” following arm pump surgery after the Styrian Grand Prix. Crutchlow fractured his left wrist in a crash during warm-up for the Spanish Grand Prix, though was back in action for the following week’s Andalusian GP at Jerez. It was

Fabio Quartararo admits it is “still difficult to believe” he is still leading the MotoGP standings after three “bad races” in which he scored just 20 points. After dominating both Jerez rounds, Petronas SRT rider Quartararo’s challenged stumbled through the Brno/Red Bull Ring triple-header, as he managed just a best of seventh from the three

Honda rookie Alex Marquez insists it is “time to take more risks” to get further up the MotoGP order after a steady start to his maiden season. Marquez has come under the spotlight in the wake of world champion brother Marc Marquez’s absence through injury and the problems LCR’s Cal Cructhlow has suffered over the

The Petronas Sepang Racing MotoGP team has quashed speculation that it is speaking to outgoing Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso to join the squad in 2021. The satellite Yamaha outfit has secured the services of Franco Morbidelli for two more years and is set to welcome nine-times grand prix world champion Valentino Rossi next season. Though

Tech3 team boss Herve Poncharal says the factory KTM squad’s line-up of Brad Binder and Miguel Oliveira for the 2021 season is MotoGP’s “dream team”. With Pol Espargaro departing KTM for Honda at the end of the current campaign, the Austrian marque has promoted Oliveira from Tech3 to join Binder to spearhead its efforts in

Double MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner says he is “pretty disappointed” with Ducati in light of Andrea Dovizioso’s imminent departure from the squad. Dovizioso and Ducati confirmed their split at the end of the 2020 season during the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, though details on their separation have so far been closely guarded by all

Marc Marquez’s stint on the sidelines has left MotoGP lacking its “next level”, according to world champion Casey Stoner. Honda star Marquez is facing at least another two months as he recovers from a broken arm sustained during the Spanish Grand Prix, after an initial comeback attempt at the Andalusian GP left him needing a

KTM MotoGP rookie Brad Binder says he is “not at all” thinking about challenging for the 2020 world championship despite sitting fourth in the points after the first five races. Binder has been one of the standout performers of this “chaotic” 2020 season, with the rookie winning his first grand prix just three races into

Cal Crutchlow insists he has not been demotivated by a tough 2020 MotoGP campaign as he continues to look to secure a ride for the 2021 season. The LCR rider has so far only scored seven points from the opening five races, managing a best finish of 13th at the Andalusian Grand Prix, with a

KTM motorsport boss Pit Beirer admits not being able to come to an agreement to sign Andrea Dovizioso for the 2021 MotoGP season “hurt”. Dovizioso faces an uncertain future after announcing his Ducati exit at the end of the year during the Austrian Grand Prix weekend. The three-time MotoGP championship runner-up had been linked to

Miguel Oliveira believes the absence of reigning champion Marc Marquez has made more riders think they can win races in the 2020 MotoGP season. Honda rider Marquez will be out for at least another two months after breaking his right arm in a crash during the Spanish Grand Prix, while stress damage to the titanium

Joan Mir believes Suzuki “is a contender” in the 2020 MotoGP title race despite having only scored one podium finish from the first five races. The 2017 Moto3 world champion beat Pramac’s Jack Miller to second in the Austrian Grand Prix last month to register his first podium in the premier class and the first

Tech3 is a MotoGP stalwart, having raced in the premier class for the past 20 years under the guidance of Herve Poncharal. A regular podium visitor, Tech3 had never been a winner – that is, until Poncharal’s bold switch to KTM reaped rewards in the 2020 Styrian GP. Tech3’s hugely popular team boss Herve Poncharal

Honda will not qualify for concessions for the 2021 MotoGP season even if it fails to score a podium in a so-far tough 2020 campaign. For the first time since 2008, no Honda rider has scored a podium in the first five races of a season, with the best-placed HRC rider in the standings LCR’s

Several MotoGP manufacturers are not happy that KTM will be permitted to develop its engines ahead of the 2021 season, with fears it is working on a “super engine”. KTM and Aprilia are permitted by the regulations to be exempt from the engine development freeze imposed on non-concession manufacturers Honda, Yamaha, Ducati and Suzuki. However,

Johann Zarco thinks he’s “ready” to step up to the factory Ducati team in 2021, but believes he needs to score more MotoGP podiums before being considered. The double Moto2 world champion joined the Ducati fold for 2020 after signing a deal directly with it to join the satellite Avintia squad on a year-old Desmosedici.

LCR MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow admits “hesitantly” that he doesn’t believe Honda is working as closely with him in the 2020 season as it used to. Crutchlow joined the Honda stable in 2015 with LCR and has been contracted directly to Honda since 2018, with the Briton winning three grands prix in his time with

Leading riders have called for greater consistency from MotoGP stewards following numerous incidents across the Austrian and Styrian Grand Prix weekends. Opinion was split on the pitlane start penalty awarded to Johann Zarco for the Styrian GP after his horror collision with Franco Morbidelli in the Austrian GP the week before. In the Styrian GP,

Franco Morbidelli admits he was “a little bit shy” early in the MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix at Turn 2 a week after his horror Austrian GP accident with Johann Zarco. Morbidelli escaped a near-200mph collision with Zarco at the fast Turn 2 kink without serious injury during the first Red Bull Ring race and was

Tech3 boss Herve Poncharal is “very happy” to have been able to give “underrated” Miguel Oliveira a chance to “show he’s a MotoGP rider” with his Styrian Grand Prix win. Oliveira snatched a maiden win for himself and the popular Tech3 outfit at the last corner of a thrilling Styrian Grand Prix last Sunday, capitalising

Valentino Rossi says he hopes to see his protege Francesco Bagnaia “dressed in red” for the 2021 MotoGP season as Ducati nears a decision on its future works team line-up. During the Styrian Grand Prix weekend, Ducati confirmed it had offered Pramac rider Bagnaia a new two-year deal to remain within the Italian marque’s ranks

Maverick Vinales ignored advice from MotoGP brake supplier Brembo to run a new system for the Styrian Grand Prix after Yamaha riders suffered numerous issues in the Austrian GP. The hard-braking nature of the Red Bull Ring caused numerous riders to suffer from overheating brakes during the Austrian GP weekend. Brembo brought new material for

Jack Miller admits he was “panicking” when Miguel Oliveira passed him at the last corner of the MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix as he thought more riders were coming through. The Pramac rider led the early laps of the first part of the Styrian Grand Prix race before the red flag, and headed the pack for

Aleix Espargaro says his 12th place in the MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix was “100% the limit” of the Aprilia at the Red Bull Ring. After a technical issue with his number one bike in qualifying left him in 20th on the grid, Espargaro worked his way up to 12th by the end of the restarted

Valentino Rossi says it’s “difficult to manage” the Yamaha’s speed deficit to its MotoGP rivals having had to “suffer” in the Styrian Grand Prix. In both Austrian races, Rossi was top Yamaha runner, with a fifth-place finish in the Austrian GP and a ninth in the Styrian event. With the Red Bull Ring arguably Yamaha’s

MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix podium finishers Jack Miller and Pol Espargaro offered sympathy for Joan Mir after the red flag denied the Suzuki rider a maiden victory. Mir had looked one of the strongest riders throughout the Styrian weekend, and was in total control of the race with a 2.4-second gap to the chasing pack

The 2020 MotoGP season welcomed another new winner, as Tech3’s Miguel Oliveira snatched a shock maiden victory in the Styrian Grand Prix. The Portuguese rider capitalised on a last-lap tussle between fellow KTM rider Pol Espargaro and Pramac Ducati’s Jack Miller to claim victory in the 900th premier class race. Championship leader Fabio Quartararo endured