LCR rider Cal Crutchlow is set to stick with the updated Honda MotoGP frame he has adopted for the balance of the 2016 season.Crutchlow started using the new frame during his home grand prix at Silverstone last month, and stuck with it for the subsequent Misano and Aragon races.While he...

Dani Pedrosa says going back to basics with an older specification of his Honda MotoGP bike has helped him feel "less unhappy" with it and improve his form over recent events, rather than gains coming from new parts.San Marino Grand Prix winner Pedrosa has been one of the riders hardest...

Yamaha says Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi's early response to a new MotoGP frame it introduced during the post-Catalunya Grand Prix test was "positive."Both Lorenzo and Rossi have raced with Yamaha's 2015-style chassis this year, having tried a different frame with a rear-mounted fuel tank during pre-season testing. Rossi also...

Honda is making gains with its MotoGP bike every time it takes to the track, championship leader Marc Marquez feels.Following a challenging winter as it adjusted to the new Magneti Marelli control electronics, Honda was on the back foot heading into the new season, and even made a wrong turn...

Circuit of The Americas' first-gear corners negated Honda's MotoGP acceleration deficit more than Marc Marquez expected during Friday's practice sessions.The championship leader has discussed acceleration as being Honda's weakest point, as it continues to adapt to the new control electronics. He had expected the Austin circuit to highlight that more...

The Honda MotoGP team officially launched its 2016 bike and livery at Indonesia's Sentul circuit on Sunday. The latest RC213V and its revised color scheme were unveiled in front of a large crowd of fans by riders Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa.Honda struggled in the opening pre-season test at Sepang...

The Ducati MotoGP team thinks losing its dispensation to use softer tires than Honda and Yamaha in 2016 might actually prove beneficial.A package of measures to help the struggling Italian squad – which was later adapted into the rules as an ongoing set of dispensations for less successful manufacturers –...

Honda MotoGP riders Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa have mixed feelings over the team's 2016 engine after inconclusive tests at Jerez this week.The aggressive power delivery of the 2015 Honda engine was cited as a key factor in Marquez's error-strewn first half of this year's championship. Honda is conducting a...

Honda MotoGP president Shuhei Nakamoto remains adamant Valentino Rossi kicked Marc Marquez's bike during their controversial Malaysian Grand Prix battle.Although some television angles indicated the Italian kicked out at his Spanish rival, a lack of decisive evidence meant Rossi was officially penalised for pushing Marquez wide and causing him to...

The handling problems that stymied the first part of Honda's 2015 MotoGP season are still present in wet conditions, says Marc Marquez.The reigning world champion crashed out of second place in last weekend's British Grand Prix at Silverstone while chasing Valentino Rossi's Yamaha in increasingly heavy rain. Marquez's title defense...