Bautista to WorldSBK?
Displaced MotoGP rider Alvaro Bautista has been unable to find a ride, in spite of coming into a strong run of form on the Angel Nieto Ducati – but his career might yet be rescued by the Ducati factory with a Superbike ride. The Aspar-owned Nieto team is pulling out of MotoG
Yamaha apologises to its riders!
Yamaha surprised the Red Bull Ring paddock with an unexpected press briefing to apologise to factory riders Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales, in a surely unprecedented public feast of humble pie.
Marquez takes pole at the Red Bull Ring
The reigning Champion was able to hold off the charge as Dovi misses out by just 0.002 seconds
Possible 20th GP in Mexico
Mexico – yes or no? Reaction to news earlier this week of a possible 20th GP in Mexico as soon as next year has left many heads shaking at the perils of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, situated in a Mexico City park. The major worry is the proximity of walls on a track tha
Marco Bezzecchi moving to Moto2
Current Moto3 points leader Marco Bezzecchi will not be hanging around to see if he needs another year to secure the title, after today’s official confirmation that he is to move straight up to Moto2. The rising Italian has been signed up to the Tech 3 Moto2 team along with
Jorge Martin back in action
Injuries took their toll at the first back-to-back races of the season. KTM’s MotoGP rider Pol Espargaro was a prominent absentee, but Moto3 rider Jorge Martin was back in action a week after breaking his wrist at Brno, albeit below his usual dazzling form. Espargaro had bee
Red Bull Ring better in the rain this year
One year after several MotoGP riders threatened to boycott the race should it rain on Sunday, a thorough clean-up job seemed to have solved the problems that made the Red Bull Ring so horribly treacherous in the wet. In 2017 when rain struck in the second Moto2 free practice,
Andrea Dovizioso fastest man on Friday at Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) was the fastest man on Friday at the eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
2019 MotoGP Test Dates
Test dates for the 2019 season have been announced, reduced by one compared with last year but with three extra days at Sepang, described as a “shakedown”, three days before the official session at the Malaysian circuit. As well as the two days at Valencia on November 20-2
Marquez back on top in Brno test
Reigning Champion leads Zarco in the Official Test
Second win of the year for Andrea Dovizioso
The weather was marginally less hot on race Sunday than the preceding two days. The action at the 2018 Czech Republic GP had not cooled down at all – as a day of centuries yielded the closest top three finish since 20016, the second Ducati one-two of the season, the secon
Oliveira overcomes Marini to take the Championship lead
A second win of the season for the Portuguese rider as he beats Marini in last lap battle