Valentino Rossi fears the rider market for the 2021 MotoGP season could move “too soon” for him to be able to make a fully-informed decision whether to retire or not. The seven-time premier-class champion is under contract to Yamaha until the end of 2020, but previous rider market cycles indicate that deals for 2021 and

Johann Zarco says he wants to “understand why” Marc Marquez has been “destroying everyone” on the Honda on his first outing on the bike in this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. Zarco will make his first of three outings this weekend at Phillip Island on board the year-old LCR Honda bike, replacing the injured Takaaki Nakagami,

KTM has named Brad Binder as Johann Zarco’s replacement in its factory MotoGP team in 2020 and will line-up alongside existing rider Pol Espargaro. Moto2 rider Binder had been set to graduate to MotoGP next year, but he was in line to replace Hafizh Syahrin at KTM’s satellite outfit Tech3. But Zarco’s exit from KTM

Ducati MotoGP general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has suggested Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales could be an option for the 2021 season. Vinales will be a free agent for 2021 – like the majority of other riders on the grid – after the expiration of his current factory Yamaha deal. As Marc Marquez is already in early

Valentino Rossi “has perhaps hung around a little bit too long” in MotoGP according to his long-time crew chief Jeremy Burgess. Veteran engineer Burgess (pictured above with Rossi in 2009) was by Rossi’s side for all seven of his premier class titles, the two working alongside each other from 2000 up until the end of

Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso has expressed his concern over his bike’s lack of performance when the tyres offer peak grip, despite scoring a podium in Motegi. Dovizioso charged late in the race on used rubber to put second-placed Fabio Quartararo under pressure and ultimately complete the podium within a second and a half of

Franco Morbidelli says he signalled to Jack Miller in the early stages of MotoGP’s Japanese Grand Prix to show that he was “pi**ed off” with the Pramac Ducati rider. Petronas Yamaha rider Morbidelli and Miller spent the early laps of the Motegi race battling over third place behind Marc Marquez and Fabio Quartararo, almost making

Aprilia racing department CEO Massimo Rivola has admitted his “anger” at the MotoGP team’s recent reliability woes, following a Japanese Grand Prix outing compromised by engine problems. The outfit revealed that riders Aleix Espargaro and Andrea Iannone both encountered issues with their engines in the Motegi race, despite running new units. Espargaro, who had qualified

Former MotoGP rider Scott Redding has become British Superbike champion on his first attempt, sealing the 2019 crown in the Brands Hatch triple-header finale. Redding joined the Paul Bird Motorsport Ducati BSB team this season after losing his place in the MotoGP field following a five-year stint in which he scored two podium finishes. His

Andrea Dovizioso said he was “taking too many risks” and “braking like a stupid rider” when he was chasing Fabio Quartararo late in MotoGP’s Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi. Dovizioso was four seconds down on second-placed Quartararo after he had passed the other Petronas SRT Yamaha of Franco Morbidelli for third shortly following the halfway

Marc Marquez cruised to his 10th MotoGP win of the season ahead of Fabio Quartararo to secure Honda the manufacturers’ world championship at the Japanese Grand Prix. Marquez, who wrapped up his sixth premier-class title last time out in Thailand, led every lap from pole – only briefly losing the lead on the first tour.

MotoGP champion Marc Marquez says he was “surpassed” by brother Alex’s save in Moto2 practice at for the Japanese Grand Prix, which he described as “once in a lifetime”. The younger Marquez, who currently leads the Moto2 class standings, was launched out of the seat of his Marc VDS bike 15 minutes into the third

Suzuki has blamed a “hazy” regulation regarding wildcard riders for Sylvain Guintoli’s exclusion from Friday’s practice sessions and having to ditch its 2020 MotoGP engine for the Japanese Grand Prix. Test rider Guintoli is making his fourth race appearance – and third as a wildcard – this year on the GSX-RR this weekend at Motegi,

Franco Morbidelli described outqualifying his Petronas SRT Yamaha MotoGP team-mate Fabio Quartararo at the Japanese Grand Prix as “one of the most difficult things in the world”. Quartararo has been a one-lap sensation in his rookie campaign in 2019, taking four pole positions and becoming MotoGP’s youngest-ever polesitter. Motegi marked only the third time all

Recently-crowned six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez scored his 10th pole position of the 2019 season by topping qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. In the closing stages of Q2 on a damp-but-drying track, Honda rider Marquez posted a best time of 1m45.763s to take pole by 0.132 seconds and beat Petronas SRT Yamaha duo Franco

Ducati’s Danilo Petrucci topped third practice for MotoGP’s Japanese Grand Prix at a wet Twin Ring Motegi, leading recently-crowned six-time champion Marc Marquez. Honda man Marquez led a rain-delayed FP3 from virtually start to finish, breaking the 1m55s barrier 15 minutes into the session to put himself comfortably ahead of the opposition. It wasn’t until

Johann Zarco’s dramatic 2019 MotoGP season took another twist this week, as LCR Honda announced he would be joining the team for the final three races of the year. That deal, revealed by Autosport last week, arose after LCR announced its regular rider Takaaki Nakagami will be undergoing an operation on a shoulder injury after

Valentino Rossi has ditched the updated Yamaha exhaust and swingarm he has used since August’s Misano test for the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix. Yamaha introduced a Suzuki-style twin exhaust and the long-requested carbon fibre swingarm to its M1 during the Misano test, with Rossi racing both elements in the San Marino, Aragon and Thailand Grands

Jorge Lorenzo branded second practice for the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix as his “best” since he got injured at Assen, after reverting to an older chassis Motegi. Lorenzo’s already difficult debut season with Honda took a turn for the worse when he suffered a back injury in a crash during FP1 at Assen and was

Maverick Vinales set the pace in the opening practice for MotoGP’s Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, leading Yamaha stablemate Fabio Quartararo by a quarter of a second. Factory Yamaha man Vinales posted a lap of 1m45.572s at the very end of the 45-minute Friday morning session to lead Petronas SRT rider Quartararo by 0.258 seconds,