MotoGP has announced a 2017 calendar that broadly mirrors this year's schedule, with none of the mooted new additions making the cut.The championship had been working on options in Indonesia and Thailand, but neither has come together in time for next season, when MotoGP will keep its existing 18 venues.The...

Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo insists he always believed that turning his tough run of form around was simply "a question of time."The Yamaha rider fell from leading the championship by 10 points to being a distant second to Marc Marquez over the Barcelona, Assen and Sachsenring rounds before the...

Maverick Vinales has called on Suzuki to solve the woes that make it "impossible to go fast" on its MotoGP bike in wet conditions.Vinales was a practice pacesetter in the dry at the Sachsenring, but finished the wet-dry German Grand Prix a distant 12th, 41 seconds behind winner Marc Marquez....

Jorge Lorenzo believes there is an element of luck accompanying MotoGP title rival Marc Marquez's newfound approach this year.Marquez has discussed his more conservative attitude after several races this season, including following the Dutch TT at Assen, in which the Honda rider finished second.While crashes stymied his quest for a...

Three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo concedes that his form in wet conditions like those experienced during the Dutch TT at Assen is a worry.When rain started on Saturday, Lorenzo was eighth in the fourth practice session, then 11th of the 12 riders to set a time in the main phase...

Valentino Rossi missed a golden opportunity to seize the MotoGP title fight momentum when he crashed out of the Dutch TT, and now faces a battle to make history.Rossi headed to Assen having registered two DNFs from the first seven races, the same as Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo, while championship...

Scott Redding says recording his second career MotoGP podium at the Dutch TT is a much-needed tonic to a tough start to his first season with the Pramac Ducati team.The British rider switched from Marc VDS, which won Sunday's Assen race with Jack Miller, to the Ducati satellite outfit this...

British rider Sam Lowes will test a MotoGP bike for the first time on Wednesday, before graduating to the championship in 2017 with Aprilia.The Moto2 title contender signed his deal with the Gresini-run squad last year, and Aprilia has now confirmed he will be partnered in 2017 and '18 by...

Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso feels the spate of crashes in the wet Dutch TT were as a result of a front MotoGP tire from Michelin that "didn't work".Dovizoso qualified on pole at Assen and was at the top of the order when Sunday's race was red flagged after lap 14. Facing...

MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez says his second-place Dutch TT finish feels like a win, based on Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo's Assen misadventures.The Honda rider led after Rossi crashed out of the race as Lorenzo struggled on his way to a distant 10th, but Marquez eventually settled for second...