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Valentino Rossi: How the GOAT defined MotoGP with 26 seasons of irreverent genius, talent and rival-beating mind games

13 August 2021 by MCN

Legend. Icon. GOAT. Prankster. Idol. Genius – whatever label you give him, Valentino Rossi deserves them all. There have been racing megastars who have transcended the sport before – from Duke and...

MotoGP: New dashboard warnings introduced for Austrian Grand Prix

11 August 2021 by Josh Close

Additional dashboard messages for rider behaviour and equipment problems will be introduced at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. Two messages will be available to race direction at the Red Bull...

WSB Most: Toprak Razgatlioglu reignites his title hopes with double win

09 August 2021 by Josh Close

The introduction of Autodrom Most to the World Superbike Championship has turned out to be a positive one for the series. This year’s championship fight has been turned on its head once again with...

MotoGP Styria: Lorenzo Savadori to undergo ankle surgery after fiery crash

09 August 2021 by Josh Close

Aprilia rider Lorenzo Savadori is set to undergo ankle surgery today (August 9) following his collision with Dani Pedrosa’s KTM at the Grand Prix of Styria. On the third lap of the race, Pedrosa fell...

MotoGP Styria: Jorge Martin takes a sensational maiden victory

08 August 2021 by Josh Close

Jorge Martin secured his first-ever MotoGP victory in a restarted Grand Prix of Styria at the Red Bull Ring. Martin regrouped after losing the lead at the restart and entered a two-rider duel with...

Moto2 Styria: Marco Bezzecchi clinches his first win of 2021

08 August 2021 by Josh Close

Marco Bezzecchi secured his first win of the 2021 Moto2 season in an enthralling race at the Red Bull Ring. The SKY Racing Team VR46 rider took the lead at the start of the race but would fall back...

MotoGP: Raul Fernandez signs with Tech3 KTM for 2022 season

07 August 2021 by Josh Close

KTM have confirmed that current Moto2 rookie sensation Raul Fernandez will be promoted to MotoGP next year with the Tech3 team. Fernandez has been linked with a move to MotoGP for several weeks after...

BSB Thruxton: Jason O'Halloran masters mixed conditions to complete the hat-trick

01 August 2021 by Josh Close

Jason O’Halloran secured his second hat-trick of the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike season after mastering the mixed conditions in race three at Thruxton. Rain had been falling prior to the final...

WSB: Jayson Uribe signs with Pedercini Kawasaki for remainder of 2021

29 July 2021 by Josh Close

Jayson Uribe has joined the OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki team for the remainder of the 2021 World Superbike season. The American joins Belgian rider Loris Cresson at the team following the...

WSB: Alex Lowes signs new two-deal with Kawasaki

29 July 2021 by Josh Close

Alex Lowes has signed a new two-year deal with the factory Kawasaki team which will see him remain in green for at least the next two seasons. Lowes joined Kawasaki ahead of the 2020 season and has...

BSB Thruxton: Luke Stapleford replaces injured Tim Neave at Buildbase Suzuki

29 July 2021 by Josh Close

Luke Stapleford will replace the injured Tim Neave in the Pirelli National Superstock Championship this weekend at Thruxton. Neave tore his Acromioclavicular (AC) joint ligament in an accident on the...

MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow set for racing return with Petronas Yamaha

28 July 2021 by Josh Close

Cal Crutchlow will make his return to MotoGP with Petronas Yamaha next month as a replacement for the injured Franco Morbidelli. The Brit, who is Yamaha’s official test rider, will compete in both...

BSB Brands Hatch: Christian Iddon wins sensational seven-lap shootout

25 July 2021 by Josh Close

Christian Iddon came out on top in a seven-lap spectacular in the final race of the weekend at Brands Hatch. The original race was red flagged on lap 12 when Gino Rea’s Buildbase Suzuki suffered a...

WSB: Garrett Gerloff signs one-year contract extension with Yamaha

22 July 2021 by Josh Close

Garrett Gerloff will remain in the World Superbike Championship for at least another year after agreeing a one-year contract extension with Yamaha Motor Europe. Since making his WorldSBK debut in 2020...

WSB: Eugene Laverty to miss Assen as RC Squadra Corse withdraw from event

21 July 2021 by Josh Close

Eugene Laverty will not take part in this weekend’s World Superbike race meeting at Assen due to his RC Squadra Corse team’s withdrawal from the event. The satellite BMW outfit, which stepped up to...

MotoGP: Day of Champions to return at 2021 British Grand Prix

21 July 2021 by Josh Close

The Day of Champions fundraising event which runs alongside the MotoGP British Grand Prix at Silverstone will return this season. The event, created by Two Wheels for Life, the official charity of...

MotoGP: Thailand Grand Prix cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions

21 July 2021 by Josh Close

The Thailand Grand Prix has been cancelled for the second consecutive season due to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions. Reports have been circulating in the last few days...

MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa to make wildcard appearance with KTM in Austria

20 July 2021 by Josh Close

Dani Pedrosa will make a sensation return to MotoGP at the Grand Prix of Styria as a wildcard entrant for the Red Bull Factory KTM team. The Spaniard became KTM’s test rider in 2019 following his...

MotoGP Big Read: Celebrating 25 years of Lucio Cecchinello Racing

16 July 2021 by Josh Close

Owning your own race team is dream for many. To actually do that in MotoGP and turn it into a financially stable, competitive and respected entity is on another level entirely. Lucio Cecchinello has...

BSB Knockhill: Danny Buchan seals the double following red flag in race three

11 July 2021 by Josh Close

Danny Buchan doubled his tally of wins in BSB after taking victory in a shortened final race of the weekend at Knockhill. Buchan had taken the lead away from rookie Rory Skinner on lap 24, with the...

BSB Knockhill: Xavi Fores ruled out of the weekend with broken scaphoid

10 July 2021 by Josh Close

Xavi Fores has been ruled out of the Bennetts British Superbike weekend at Knockhill following a two-week X-Ray check-up on his broken scaphoid. The Spaniard sustained the hand injury in a highside at...

MotoGP: 2021 Australian Grand Prix cancelled as Portimao returns

06 July 2021 by Josh Close

The Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island has been cancelled for the second consecutive season due to ‘travel complications and logistical restrictions’ caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The race was...

MotoGP: Maverick Vinales to leave Yamaha at the end of 2021 season

28 June 2021 by Josh Close

Maverick Vinales and Yamaha will go their separate ways at the end of the 2021 MotoGP season following the rider’s request to end their two-year deal early. Rumours began to circulate on Saturday even...

BSB Oulton: Jason O'Halloran secures the treble in race three

27 June 2021 by Josh Close

Jason O’Halloran pipped Christian Iddon once again in the final race of the weekend at Oulton Park to secure a sensational hat-trick. O’Halloran took the lead away from pole man Peter Hickman going...

MotoGP Assen: Maverick Vinales pips Fabio Quartararo to pole

26 June 2021 by Josh Close

Maverick Vinales broke the lap record at Assen to clinch his first MotoGP podium since Misano 2 last season. Vinales posted a 1:31.814, which was enough to beat Yamaha teammate Fabio Quartararo by...

MotoGP: Franco Morbidelli set for eight-week rehabilitation after successful surgery

26 June 2021 by Josh Close

Franco Morbidelli has undergone successful surgery on his left knee and will now face an eight-week rehabilitation programme. The Italian’s knee was operated on for an hour to fix his injured...

BSB Oulton: New event format in place for the 2021 season

25 June 2021 by Josh Close

The 2021 Bennetts British Superbike season gets underway at Oulton Park this weekend and there will be a new event format for the riders to adjust to. The revamped format, in place for the entire...

MotoGP: Andrea Dovizioso completes two-day Misano test with Aprilia

24 June 2021 by Josh Close

Andrea Dovizioso has completed a further testing of Aprilia’s RS-GP after taking part in a two-day test at Misano. It’s the third time that Dovizioso and Aprilia have worked together, and the first...

MotoGP: Aramco Racing Team VR46 sign three-year deal with Ducati

24 June 2021 by Josh Close

Valentino Rossi’s Aramco Racing Team VR46 team will be a Ducati satellite outfit when they join the MotoGP grid next season. The Tavullia based team has signed a three-year team with the Italian...

MotoGP Assen: Garrett Gerloff to replace injured Franco Morbidelli

24 June 2021 by Josh Close

World Superbike rider Garrett Gerloff will make his MotoGP debut at Assen this weekend after being brought in by Petronas Yamaha to replace the injured Franco Mobidelli. Morbidelli has aggravated an...

Moto3: Number 50 retired in honour of the late Jason Dupasquier

21 June 2021 by Josh Close

In honour of the late Jason Dupasquier the number 50 has been retired from further use in the Moto3 World Championship. In an official ceremony held at the Sachsenring on Friday evening prior to the...

MotoGP: KTM and Aki Ajo extend partnership until 2026

21 June 2021 by Josh Close

Aki Ajo’s Moto2 and Moto3 teams will continue as KTM’s official factory entrants after a new deal was agreed between the two parties. The successful partnership has been extended by another five years...

MotoGP Sachsenring: Marc Marquez secures sensational 11th victory in Germany

20 June 2021 by Josh Close

The comeback is complete. Marc Marquez returned to the top step of the MotoGP podium with a sensational victory at his beloved Sachsenring. The Repsol Honda rider stormed up to second at the start of...

Moto2 Sachsenring: Remy Gardner dominates to extend championship lead

20 June 2021 by Josh Close

Remy Gardner dominated the German Moto2 Grand Prix at the Sachsenring to secure his third consecutive victory of the 2021 season. Gardner and Red Bull KTM Ajo teammate Raul Fernandez immediately...

BSB: Knockhill becomes two-day event due to current restrictions

18 June 2021 by Josh Close

Round two of the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill has been reduced to a two-day event due to the latest Covid restrictions. In a statement released today by BSB organisers...

BSB: Pirelli introduce SCX Super Soft Slick tyre for 2021

18 June 2021 by Josh Close

Bennetts British Superbike teams will have access to Pirelli’s DIABLO Superbike Slick SCX (Super Soft) tyre this season. The SCX tyre, first introduced in the World Superbike Championship in 2019, is...