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The MotoGP Dutch, German and Finnish Grands Prix will not appear on a revised 2020 calendar, as all three events have been officially cancelled by the FIM. The coronavirus pandemic has put the 2020 season on hold until August at the earliest, after the first 11 races were wiped from their original slots. The season-opening

Valentino Rossi believes the retired Jorge Lorenzo “can think to come back” to MotoGP with Yamaha in the future, but is unsure of the triple world champion’s motivation. Lorenzo retired from MotoGP at the end of last year following a miserable sole campaign on the works Honda, but signed to Yamaha in the winter to

Toni Elias says Valentino Rossi still hasn’t forgiven him for inflicting defeat on the Italian in the 2006 Portuguese Grand Prix, which ultimately cost Rossi that year’s MotoGP title. Estoril played host to the closest finish of the MotoGP era in 2006, as Gresini Honda rider Elias pipped Yamaha man Rossi to the finish by

Alex Rins has revealed he began talks about remaining with Suzuki in MotoGP for 2021 during last year’s Argentine Grand Prix weekend. The double MotoGP race winner announced last Sunday that he has signed a new two-year deal to remain with Suzuki beginning next season, with team boss Davide Brivio admitting to Autosport beforehand that

MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports says it is “optimistic” the delayed 2020 season can begin in July, with races without spectators the most likely course of action this year. The coronavirus pandemic has forced the first 11 round of the 2020 season to be cancelled or postponed, with the only action so far coming in the

Andrea Dovizioso admits he didn’t expect reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez to commit to Honda for four more years, and thought he would have switched manufacturer. Honda shocked the paddock when it announced in February that it had locked down Marquez for four more seasons, in a deal that is rumoured to be worth

Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi says he will now have to take a decision on his MotoGP future before completing any races in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic has delayed the season. The seven-time MotoGP world champion is out of contract at the end of the year and has already lost his place at the works Yamaha

Yamaha MotoGP riders Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales have praised frontline healthcare workers battling coronavirus worldwide, branding them “heroes”. The COVID-19 pandemic has infected more than 2.5million people worldwide and killed over 170,000, with much of the world locked-down as governments impose strict measures to help quell the spread of the deadly disease. The lockdowns

Jack Miller says his famous ‘shoey’ celebration after winning the 2016 MotoGP Dutch TT was a “dig” at Honda for fining him over a similar act at a party. Miller was signed directly to Honda on a three-year deal to join the satellite LCR squad in MotoGP for 2015, after finishing as runner-up in the

MotoGP 20 marks Milestone’s most ambitious instalment in the franchise so far, with an April release date, a revamped career mode and the return of historic bikes. This unprecedented early release date – just days after the fourth round of the real-life MotoGP season was supposed to take place prior to its cancellation – immediately

MotoGP’s return to Finland for the first time since 1982 has been put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number of scrapped races up to 11. The 11th round of the 2020 season was due to take place at the newly-constructed KymiRing 100km outside of Helsinki on 12 July, marking MotoGP’s

Andrea Iannone admitted in a social media Q&A with Max Biaggi that he regrets his exit from the Ducati MotoGP team at the end of the 2016 season. Iannone made his MotoGP debut with Ducati at the Pramac squad in 2013 and graduated to the works team in ’15 before winning his so far only

MotoGP has announced it will run its first Virtual GP to replace the postponed Spanish Grand Prix on 3 May, with Moto2 and Moto3 featured on the virtual bill. The coronavirus pandemic has wiped out the first half of the 2020 MotoGP calendar, with the Dutch TT at Assen the latest event to be postponed

Last week Suzuki confirmed Alex Rins for two more years in MotoGP, and is expected to announce a two-year renewal with Joan Mir soon. Rins proved one of the paddock’s hottest properties when he stepped up to Moto2 in 2015, finishing runner-up in his debut season, and made a strong impression in his first two

Dani Pedrosa says he would now consider a return to MotoGP as a wildcard entrant, should KTM require him to test the RC16 in race conditions. Pedrosa stepped down from full-time competition at the end of the 2018 season after a 13-year stint with the Repsol Honda team in the premier class, which included 31

The MotoGP machinery locked in storage in Qatar following coronavirus-cancelled season-opener has been returned to Europe following an extensive logistical mission. The outbreak of COVID-19 last month resulted in the Qatari government imposing travel restrictions on travelers from Italy, which ultimately led to the cancellation of the first round of the 2020 MotoGP season. MotoGP

Dorna Sports CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta expects MotoGP riders to take pay cuts in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic, including those that have already signed contract renewals for 2021. The COVID-19 outbreak that has caused the opening nine races of the 2020 season to be either cancelled or postponed has placed great financial stress

Maverick Vinales admits he felt he was missing Yamaha’s “trust” for much of the 2019 MotoGP season, which played a part in him strongly considering a Ducati switch for 2021. Last year, Ducati was open about its interest in securing Vinales’ services, and the 25-year-old himself did little to dampen speculation such a move could

Suzuki has firmed up half of its line-up for the 2021 MotoGP season after it confirmed it had retained the services of Alex Rins on Sunday. Rins made his MotoGP debut with Suzuki in 2017 following a two-year stint in Moto2 with Pons Racing, and has remained aboard the GSX-RR since then. The Spaniard repaid

Cal Crutchlow says beating Andrea Dovizioso for his first MotoGP podium at the 2012 Czech Grand Prix was the “big turning point” of his career. Crutchlow stepped up to MotoGP from World Superbikes in 2011 with the Tech3 Yamaha squad, though endured a largely difficult opening campaign which yielded just one top five finish. He

The start of the MotoGP season has been pushed back even further following the official postponement of the Sachsenring race in Germany. With the Italian and Catalan Grands Prix postponed earlier this month, the German GP – originally the ninth round – scheduled for 21 June, was left as the earliest possible starting point for

MotoGP will continue to use 2020 bikes next season as part of cost-saving measures to mitigate the financial impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on the indefinitely postponed series. The 2020 season has had the first eight of its races either cancelled or postponed, with new government social distancing guidelines in Germany likely leading to

All MotoGP manufacturers aside from Ducati have opposed the idea to scale back the number of bikes per rider to just one as a cost-saving measure, Autosport has learned. The coronavirus pandemic has hammered the MotoGP World Championship, with the cancellation and postponement of the first eight races meaning no team is producing any income

Aleix Espargaro has revealed a deal to join Ducati for the 2015 MotoGP season was “practically done”, before it ultimately retained Andrea Dovizioso. Espargaro made his full-time MotoGP debut in 2010 with Pramac Ducati, before returning in 2012 with the Aspar team on its Aprilia CRT machine in 2012. He moved to the Forward Racing

Jorge Lorenzo believes he may have secured a future with Ducati beyond 2018 had he not crashed out of a convincing lead of the 2017 MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix. Lorenzo spent nine years at Yamaha between 2008 and 2016, winning all three of his premier class world titles on the M1, before departing for

MotoGP promoters Dorna Sports has ruled out the possibility of the series having two-race weekends as part of a condensed schedule should racing get underway later this year. The coronavirus pandemic has forced the opening eight races of the 2020 campaign to be either cancelled or postponed due to lockdown restrictions worldwide, with the season

Pol Espargaro believes Honda will find it “difficult” to manage its Marquez brothers MotoGP line-up in 2020, especially as the pair are “very close” off-track. In the wake of Jorge Lorenzo’s retirement announcement, Honda moved to form the first all-brother rider line-up in MotoGP when it signed reigning Moto2 world champion Alex Marquez to join

The unprecedented effects of the coronavirus crisis on motorsport are beginning to show, with numerous teams and manufacturers in car and bike racing alike currently facing major difficulties. Ducati’s Borgo Panigale base is situated right in the major breakout zone for COVID-19, and the lockdown in place in Italy means Ducati has shut its shop

Francesco Bagnaia beat Maverick Vinales in a chaotic second #StayAtHomeGP MotoGP Esports race around a virtual Red Bull Ring. Just as with the Mugello race, a five-minute qualifying preceded the 10-lap Red Bull Ring contest on the official MotoGP 19 game, with Pramac’s Bagnaia claiming pole in a crash-strewn session. Bagnaia beat Yamaha’s Vinales –

Seven-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi has named the three race victories he considers his “best”, and reveals the rivals which spurred him on most in his career. Should the 2020 MotoGP season get underway, it will his 21st in the premier class and mark his 24th year of grand prix racing, having made his