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MotoGP: Flag to flag masterclass from Marquez

06 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Flag to flag masterclass from Marquez

Marc Marquez has delivered a masterclass in flag to flag racecraft to take an incredible win at the Czech Grand Prix, taking his third victory of the 2017 MotoGP season by over tens seconds from...

Moto3: Textbook win for title leader Mir

06 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto3: Textbook win for title leader Mir

Aron Mir has delivered a textbook victory at the Czech Grand Prix to extend his dominant Moto3 championship lead even further, picking his way through a wet but drying track to deliver a knockout blow...

MotoGP: Rossi delighted with front row start

06 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Rossi delighted with front row start

Valentino Rossi is going into today’s Czech Grand Prix delighted with a front row start on the Movistar Yamaha – even if he admitted afterwards that he was expecting even more, believing that it...

MotoGP: Crutchlow survives battering day in Brno

05 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Crutchlow survives battering day in Brno

2016 Czech Grand Prix winner Cal Crutchlow has survived a battering day at the Brno circuit after a crash caused by track contamination left his participation in the event in doubt. The LCR Honda...

Moto2: Pasini extends dream season with first pole in a decade

05 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto2: Pasini extends dream season with first pole in a decade

Mattia Pasini has extended his dream season in the Moto2 class with pole position for tomorrow’s Czech Grand Prix, furthering a year that saw him take a dark horse win at his home race in Mugello with...

Moto3: Rodrigo goes from medical centre to maiden pole in one lap

05 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto3: Rodrigo goes from medical centre to maiden pole in one lap

Argentine racer Gabriel Rodrigo has gone from the medical centre to pole position for tomorrow’s Czech Grand Prix in only one lap, after missing out on the start of today’s qualifying session thanks...

MotoGP: Marquez romps to Brno pole

05 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Marquez romps to Brno pole

Marc Marquez has romped to pole position at the Czech Grand Prix, making the most of the Repsol Honda squad’s test at the Brno circuit last month to take the top spot for tomorrow’s race. Marquez...

MotoGP: Ducati debut new aero fairing

05 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Ducati debut new aero fairing

Ducati have unveiled their new aerodynamic fairing upgrade during free practice for the Czech Grand Prix at Brno, with Jorge Lorenzo taking to the track to trial the Italian manufacturer’s replacement...

MotoGP: ‘Important’ for Marquez to be comfortable in the wet

04 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: ‘Important’ for Marquez to be comfortable in the wet

Marc Marquez says that the opening day of MotoGP action at the Czech Grand Prix was an important experience for him, after wet conditions in the morning gave the championship leader the opportunity to...

MotoGP: Yamaha duo put positive spin on difficult day

04 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Yamaha duo put positive spin on difficult day

The Yamaha MotoGP duo of Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales have put a positive spin on the opening day of action at the Czech Grand Prix, despite the pair finishing a distant 14th and 11th...

Moto2: Pasini finds his form to lead at Brno

04 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto2: Pasini finds his form to lead at Brno

Mugello race winner Mattia Pasini has launched himself to the top of the time sheets on the opening day of action at the Czech Grand Prix, after ending the say a quarter of a second ahead of a stellar...

MotoGP: Dovi maintains the momentum to top first day back

04 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Dovi maintains the momentum to top first day back

Andrea Dovizioso has maintained his momentum from before MotoGP’s four-week summer break to top the opening day of action at the Czech Grand Prix, running fast in both wet and dry conditions to end...

Moto3: Championship leader Mir tops opening day at Brno

04 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto3: Championship leader Mir tops opening day at Brno

Moto3 championship leader Joan Mir has started where he left off after the first day of action at the Czech Grand Prix, topping free practice two and the day’s combined times as action resumes after...

MotoGP: Rested Rossi ready to get season back underway

03 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Rested Rossi ready to get season back underway

A well-rested Valentino Rossi says he can’t wait to get the 2017 MotoGP season – and his aspirations for a tenth world title – back underway this weekend when action kicks off again at the Czech Grand...

MotoGP: Dovi says Brno ‘a fascinating place’

03 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Dovi says Brno ‘a fascinating place’

Andrea Dovizioso says that he’s looking forward to seeing what the weekend will bring for him and the Ducati MotoGP squad at the Czech Grand Prix, as they go into a race that he describes as...

Angel Nieto passes away

03 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

Angel Nieto passes away

Thirteen-time world champion Angel Nieto has died, after succumbing to the injuries he sustained in a road traffic collision last week when his quad was involved in a crash with a car near his home on...

Video: Doctor Oliveira gives teammate Binder a check-up

03 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

Video: Doctor Oliveira gives teammate Binder a check-up

Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 racer Miguel Oliveira saw an unusual patient this week in his other role, when teammate Bran Binder stepped into the Portuguese rider’s waiting room for a check-up as he...

MotoGP: Two Wheels for Life announce action-packed Day of Champions

03 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Two Wheels for Life announce action-packed Day of Champions

MotoGP’s official charity Two Wheels for Life have confirmed an action-packed schedule for this year’s annual Day of Champions at Silverstone, as they gear up for their biggest fundraising event of...

MotoGP: Lowes looking to regain previous momentum

02 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Lowes looking to regain previous momentum

Sam Lowes is going into this weekend’s opening round of the second half of the 2017 MotoGP season looking to regain the momentum that he built up in the first half of the year, after a strong weekend...

MotoGP: Zarco ‘full of confidence’ for Brno

02 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Zarco ‘full of confidence’ for Brno

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rookie Johann Zarco says he’s going into this weekend’s Czech Grand Prix full of confidence, as he heads to a circuit where he’s had plenty of success in the past and where he’ll...

MotoGP: Marquez feeling rested after demanding start to 2017

02 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Marquez feeling rested after demanding start to 2017

Marc Marquez has admitted that he’s made the most of the 2017 MotoGP season summer break to relax and rejuvenate, after an ultra-competitive first half of the season that he says has taken its toll on...

Moto2: Morbidelli keeping focus on championship battle

02 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto2: Morbidelli keeping focus on championship battle

Moto2 championship leader Franco Morbidelli says that it’s going to be key in the coming weeks to retain focus on the Moto2 championship battle as the series gets back underway after a month’s break...

MotoGP: Michelin ready for Brno challenges

02 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Michelin ready for Brno challenges

MotoGP tyre manufacturer Michelin says that they’re ready for the challenges of the Brno circuit this weekend when MotoGP gets back into action after the summer break with range of tyres designed...

MotoGP: Finland's KymiRing confirmed for 2019

02 August 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Finland's KymiRing confirmed for 2019

The new KymiRing has been officially confirmed as joining the MotoGP calendar in 2019, bringing Grand Prix racing back to Finland for the first time since 1982, when it was last held at the famous...

MotoGP: Buy Valentino Rossi’s love letter to his Yamaha

31 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Buy Valentino Rossi’s love letter to his Yamaha

Valentino Rossi’s love letter to his M1 Yamaha, which the team issued as a press release when the nine-time world champion departed the squad to head to Ducati in 2011, is up for auction for an...

MotoGP: Angel Nieto in serious condition after quad crash

27 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Angel Nieto in serious condition after quad crash

Thirteen-time world champion Angel Nieto has been placed in a medically-induced coma after suffering serious head injuries in a quad crash yesterday on the Spanish island of Ibiza. The 70-year-old was...

90 riders picked for British Talent Cup selection

26 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

90 riders picked for British Talent Cup selection

90 riders will line up next month for the British Talent Cup selection event at the British Grand Prix, after organisers for the new series series whittled down the 200 applications ahead of the...

Video: Red Bull KTM Ajo review first half of 2017

25 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Video: Red Bull KTM Ajo review first half of 2017

Miguel Oliveira and Brad Binder look back on the first nine races for the Red Bull KTM Ajo project in the intermediate class, before the second half of the campaign gets underway.

MotoGP: Marc Marquez's mid term report

23 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Marc Marquez's mid term report

With nine races run and the riders of the 2017 MotoGP championship laid up on the beach for their month-long summer break, we’ve finally had a brief truce in what has so far been the fiercest start to...

MotoGP: Maverick Viñales' mid term report

22 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Maverick Viñales' mid term report

With nine races run and the riders of the 2017 MotoGP championship laid up on the beach for their month-long summer break, we’ve finally had a brief truce in what has so far been the fiercest start to...

MotoGP: Andrea Dovizioso's mid term report

21 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Andrea Dovizioso's mid term report

With nine races run and the riders of the 2017 MotoGP championship laid up on the beach for their month-long summer break, we’ve finally had a brief truce in what has so far been the fiercest start to...

MotoGP: Pramac Ducati crew chiefs rate their riders

21 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Pramac Ducati crew chiefs rate their riders

It’s been a bittersweet start to the 2017 MotoGP season for the Pramac Ducati pair of Danilo Petrucci and Scott Redding, with the Italian enjoying a strong start to the season and podium pace while...

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi's mid term report

20 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi's mid term report

With nine races run and the riders of the 2017 MotoGP championship laid up on the beach for their month-long summer break, we’ve finally had a brief truce in what has so far been the fiercest start to...

Moto3: Archer and Booth Amos get Brit GP wildcard

20 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto3: Archer and Booth Amos get Brit GP wildcard

The Team City Lifting KTM duo of Jake Archer and Tom Booth Amos, who currently sit first and second in the British Motostar championship, will take to the grid at this year’s British Grand Prix for a...

MotoGP: Bautista to remain with Aspar Ducati for 2018

19 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Bautista to remain with Aspar Ducati for 2018

2006 125GP world champion Alvaro Bautista will remain with the Pull&Bear Aspar Ducati squad for the 2018 MotoGP season, after signing an extension to his contract with Jorge Martinez Aspar’s squad at...

Video: What do all the buttons on a MotoGP bike do?

13 July 2017 by Simon Patterson

Video: What do all the buttons on a MotoGP bike do?

MotoGP bikes have become complicated beasts in recent years, with a plethora of buttons on the handlebars to control how a rider runs his race. But Pramac Ducati sat down Scott Redding to give us a...