Ducati has chosen Andrea Dovizioso to partner MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo for 2017 and '18, leaving Andrea Iannone out of its line-up from the end of this season.Lorenzo's high-profile switch from Yamaha to Ducati left its two Italian riders vying for one seat alongside the Spaniard, and on Tuesday the...

Ducati has recruited its long-time World Superbike team manager Davide Tardozzi for its MotoGP operation.Tardozzi won the inaugural WSBK race at Donington Park in 1988 and finished third in the first ever season's standings. After retiring from riding, he then spent nearly 20 years as manager of Ducati's Superbike team,...

Honda would almost certainly quit MotoGP if control ECUs were made mandatory, HRC team principal Shuhei Nakamoto has warned.The series mandated the use of spec ECUs and data-loggers from the start of next year's championship, although factory teams have an opt-out clause provided they agree to run on 20, rather...

Aprilia has announced it will return to MotoGP in 2016, 12 years after last racing in the category.Roberto Colaninno, chairman of Aprilia owner Piaggio Group, confirmed the marque's plans on Tuesday at the Milan Bike Show."In 2016 Aprilia will return to MotoGP to win and match the success it had...

Aprilia Racing boss Luigi Dall'Igna has been appointed as the new manager of Ducati Corse, taking over from the Volkswagen-bound Bernhard Gobmeier.Gobmeier had only been in the post for 10 months, having replaced long-term Ducati boss Filippo Preziosi as part of a wider re-organization that came into effect at the...