Injured Asian riders
The return of fast Japanese riders after a decade or more in abeyance was slightly interrupted in Italy, with one of the new brigade missing injured, alongside another of the rising tide from South-East Asia. Moto3 rookie Ai Ogura, with one top ten among three debut-season fin
Petrucci and Miller in competition
Once again, former Pramac Ducati team-mates Danilo Petrucci and Jack Miller will be racing each other on Sunday, as the pair vie for the second factory Ducati seat alongside Dovizioso for 2020. With almost all other riders on two-year contracts, as long as things remain equal
Dovi joins the 300 club
Andrea Dovizioso is set to become the third member of the 300 club on Sunday, joining Valentino Rossi and Loris Capirossi in clocking up 300 GP starts. He still has a little catching up to do, however, with Rossi moving on towards a record 400, if he starts every race this yea
Rookies fastest at free practice in Italian GP
It was Rookies’ Day again on the first day of free practice for Sunday’s Italian GP. But this time it wasn’t Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha) topping the table at the sunny Mugello circuit. Honours went instead to reigning Moto2 champion Pecco Bagnaia, on a year-old Prama
Can Ducati fight off Marquez at Mugello?
The reigning Champion is on a run of top form. But now it's Italian turf, and a venue Ducati - and Rossi - have reigned
Barcelona hosts private Moto2, Moto3 test
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will see some intermediate and lightweight class teams test on Tuesday this week
A crash for Remy at Le Mans
Returning to racing action following his opening lap crash in the Spanish GP Remy Gardner once again showed his pace and championship potential with a gutsy ride that saw him in the leading group before he slid out of contention at Turn 3 at half distance. The legendary 2.6-mile
Marquez wins French GP
The trends were confirmed at Le Mans. One of those is that the weather generally plays a big part here – this time rain muddled qualifying, and a cold track complicated race day. Another is that Marc Marquez is currently in a class of his own. What they added up to was a mas
Jorge Lorenzo fends off rumours
Jorge Lorenzo was fending off rumours started in the Spanish press that HRC are ready to jettison him at the end of this season if his results don’t improve forthwith. “Nobody has given me an ultimatum. You always hear these kinds of rumours when your results are bad. But
Johann Zarco turns to racing legend Jean-Michel Bayle
Beleaguered new KTM rider Johann Zarco has turned to former French racing legend Jean-Michel Bayle, to try to get his results back on course, after a difficult start to his first season on the Red Bull factory bike. After four poles and six podiums in two years on a satellite
Viegas issues a statement
New FIM president Jorge Viegas found himself rapidly selecting reverse gear today, after being firmly put in his place by Dorna. Viegas, the highly visible successor to popular Vito Ippolito, had given an interview broadcast in Poland on Friday, stating that he did not believe
PLENTY OF CRASHES FOR MILLER
Jack Miller saw the funny side of having crashed three times over the two practice days – the most in the premier class, with 61 tumbles so far in tricky conditions across all three classes. His third crash was in qualifying, when “I pushed too hard, and she didn’t want