Yamaha MotoGP managing director Lin Jarvis believes his ability to maintain neutrality helped the team cope with the pressure of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo's declining relationship during 2015.The renewal of Rossi and Lorenzo's partnership at Yamaha in 2013 was initially much more amicable than their previous time together in...

Valentino Rossi has formally withdrawn the Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal he lodged in a bid to avoid starting the 2015 MotoGP finale at Valencia from the rear of the grid.The Yamaha rider received three penalty points for his Malaysian Grand Prix clash with Marc Marquez, which took him...

Jorge Lorenzo says he understands why his Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi blamed his MotoGP title defeat on Marc Marquez.Lorenzo's Valencia Grand Prix victory last Sunday allowed him to best Rossi to the championship as the Italian could only finish fourth from his penalized starting position at the back of the...

Jorge Lorenzo has apologized for making a 'thumbs down' gesture at Valentino Rossi on the Sepang MotoGP podium after his Yamaha team-mate's clash with Marc Marquez.Following the Malaysian Grand Prix, Lorenzo declared that the three penalty points given to his title rival – which earned Rossi a back of the...

Valentino Rossi's appeal against his penalty for this weekend's MotoGP finale at Valencia has been rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.The championship leader took his case to the CAS when his appeal against having to start from the back of the grid for the title decider was rejected...

Valentino Rossi hopes the appeal against his punishment for colliding with Marc Marquez will let him have a "normal" race against MotoGP title rival Jorge Lorenzo in the Valencia finale. Rossi is awaiting the Court of Arbitration for Sport's verdict on his bid to have the penalty that will put...

Jorge Lorenzo has been denied the opportunity to contribute to the Court of Arbitration for Sport's review of Valentino Rossi's penalty for the MotoGP finale at Valencia.Rossi took his case to the CAS after his appeal to motorcycling's governing body the FIM was rejected following his punishment for causing a...

Marc Marquez says he has never experienced anything like his recent feud with Valentino Rossi following their collision in MotoGP's Malaysian Grand Prix.The Honda rider crashed out of the Sepang race after Rossi deliberately tried to run him wide at Turn 14 while they were battling for position.Rossi was given...

Valentino Rossi has lodged an appeal of the penalty for his MotoGP clash with Marc Marquez with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.Rossi received three penalty points for his collision with the Honda rider during last Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix, triggering a rear-of-grid start for the season finale in Valencia.Vettel:...

Former Kawasaki MotoGP rider Anthony West has had his Moto2 results from the past 18 months annulled following a court decision regarding a doping test failure in May 2012.West was originally given a one-month ban in October 2012 when the prohibited stimulant methylhexaneamine was found during a urine test on...