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Retired Lorenzo to get MotoGP ‘Legend’ status
Retired triple premier class world champion Jorge Lorenzo will be made an official MotoGP ‘Legend’ during this year’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez.
Puig brushes off Marquez distraction concerns
Honda MotoGP team boss Alberto Puig believes Marc Marquez “would worry much more” if younger brother Alex was making his premier-class debut with another team in 2020.
Marquez set for extra Sepang MotoGP test mileage
New factory Honda MotoGP rider Alex Marquez is set to take part in the shakedown test at Sepang that precedes the first official pre-season test of 2020 at the same venue.
Podcast: Predicting a mad MotoGP star name ‘silly season’
With all factory contracts up for grabs for the 2021 season, this year's MotoGP silly season is set to be one of the maddest.
Rossi open to Petronas Yamaha move in 2021
Valentino Rossi admits he would be open to a move to satellite Yamaha MotoGP squad Petronas SRT if it meant he could prolong his top-line career.
Yamaha had to address "internal islands" problem
Yamaha MotoGP boss Lin Jarvis believes the manufacturer has addressed a problem of "internal islands" that had hampered its premier-class form in the past years.
The most exciting motorsport signings of 2020
In the second part of our end-of-year feature, we name the competitors whose new deals for 2020 should provide some of the year's most fascinating motorsport storylines.
Miller: 2019 "definitely" better than Moto3 runner-up season
Pramac Ducati rider believes the 2019 MotoGP season was “definitely” his most complete season in grand prix racing, even more so than ’14 when he fought for the Moto3 title.
The top 20 motorsport signings in 2019
In the first half of a two-part end-of-year feature, Motorsport.com counts down the 20 signings made by racing teams that had the biggest impact in 2019.
All-Marquez line-up "could affect Marc more than Alex"
Honda's decision to pair MotoGP dominator Marc Marquez with his brother Alex could affect the reigning champion more than the rookie, believes Wayne Rainey.
BMW MotoGP entry 'wouldn't be worth the effort'
The head of BMW's motorcycle division believes that a MotoGP project would not justify the extra effort required compared to its existing World Superbike team.
How Sepang 2015 stained Rossi, Marquez and Lorenzo
In the next feature in our series looking back on motorsport in the 2010s, we revisit the '15 Malaysian MotoGP race and the famous feud involving the championship's biggest personalities and how it shaped their subsequent achievements.
Ducati: Petrucci's post-renewal slump "just a coincidence"
Ducati sporting director Paolo Ciabatti believes it is “just a coincidence” that Danilo Petrucci’s MotoGP form tailed off dramatically once he was handed a contract extension for 2020.
Top Stories of 2019, #5: Lorenzo's Honda hurdles prove too much
Kicking off the final five of our Top Stories countdown is the sudden end to Jorge Lorenzo's full-time MotoGP career.
Vinales, not Quartararo, is the reference Yamaha - crew chief
The reference rider among Yamaha’s MotoGP contingent is Maverick Vinales rather than Fabio Quartararo, according to Vinales’ crew chief Esteban Garcia.
Rossi: My results must improve for new contract
Valentino Rossi concedes that it is "better not to renew" his Yamaha MotoGP contract unless his results improve in the early part of 2020.
Motorsport.com's Top 20 bike racers of 2019: Who missed out
Some big names with substantial achievements in 2019 ended up missing from our countdown of top 20 motorcycle riders of the year. Below, we outline the most obvious omissions.
Prime Motorsport.com's Top 20 motorcycle racers of 2019, Part 2
In the second part of Motorsport.com's countdown, we name the 10 standout motorcycle racing competitors of the 2019.
Motorsport.com's Top 20 motorcycle racers of 2019, Part 1
Motorsport.com selects its top 20 bike racing competitors of 2019, with the first half of the countdown featuring riders from MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3, World Superbike, national-level series and road racing.
Rivola arrival has made Aprilia 'much more serious'
Aleix Espargaro says ex-Ferrari Formula 1 sporting director Massimo Rivola has ‘changed the image’ of the struggling Aprilia MotoGP team since his arrival.
Watch Hamilton’s onboard lap riding Rossi’s Yamaha MotoGP bike
Watch Lewis Hamilton ride Valentino Rossi’s 2019 Yamaha MotoGP YZR-M1 on a hot lap of the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia.
Ride onboard with Valentino Rossi in Mercedes F1 test
How hard did Valentino Rossi push Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes-AMG F1 W08 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia during their recent ride swap? See for yourself in this onboard video, and strap yourself in for quick lap with ‘The Doctor’.
Mir had breathing problems following Brno crash
Suzuki’s Joan Mir admits he had problems with breathing in some MotoGP races late in the 2019 season, a legacy of his monster Brno test crash in August.
Lorenzo offered Yamaha MotoGP test role for 2020
Yamaha has offered retired triple MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo a test role with the Japanese marque for 2020, Motorsport.com has learned.
