Valentino Rossi says MotoGP riders will push for extra safety modifications at the Red Bull Ring before future Austrian Grands Prix.Related StoriesSafety has been a major talking point ahead of motorcycle grand prix racing's first visit to Austria since 1997, namely the proximity of walls in braking zones and the...

MotoGP's technical director has found that there were no mechanical issues on the Moto2 bike of Luis Salom that were a "concern" in relation to his fatal accident.The Spanish rider lost his life following a Catalunya Grand Prix practice accident on Friday June 6. In the week after the accident,...

Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo are set to attend MotoGP's regular safety commission meeting at Assen on Friday, as riders evaluate changes to the Barcelona circuit following Luis Salom's death.The Spanish Moto2 rider lost his life at Turn 12 of the regular MotoGP layout of Circuit de Catalunya...

Valentino Rossi accepts that every MotoGP circuit will never be completely safe, owing to the constraints that exist at various venues and the scope for freak incidents.Prior to Luis Salom's fatal Turn 12 accident at Circuit de Catalunya, the corner was not thought to pose enough of a risk to...

Luis Salom's team believes the Moto2 rider lost control of the front end of his bike braking over a bump at Turn 12, leading to his fatal accident last Friday.The 24-year-old crashed during the second practice session for the Catalunya Grand Prix, and lost his life at a Barcelona hospital...

MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo is more disappointed with Andrea Iannone's reaction to the crash that ended their Barcelona races than he is with the incident itself.Lorenzo dropped from an early lead to fifth over the course of six laps at the Catalunya Grand Prix amid front-tire graining, before being...

Valentino Rossi says his feud with Marc Marquez is over after the events of the Barcelona MotoGP weekend.The pair had been at loggerheads since their collision at Sepang last year and Rossi's accusations that Marquez had been trying to help Jorge Lorenzo beat him to the 2015 title.Related StoriesBut after...

Tech3 Yamaha's Bradley Smith has expressed his disappointment that only 10 of the 21 MotoGP riders "assumed their responsibilities" and attended a safety commission meeting after Luis Salom's death on Friday.The safety commission has a standard meeting at 5.30pm on the Friday of every grand prix, with Marc Marquez suggesting...

The cancellation of MotoGP's Catalunya Grand Prix was a genuine option if suitable track modifications could not be made after Luis Salom's fatal accident, Marc Marquez says.The Spanish Moto2 rider lost his life following an accident at Turn 12 in Friday afternoon's second practice session.Related StoriesMarquez was one of 10...

There is currently "no explanation" for the accident that claimed Moto2 rider Luis Salom's life at Barcelona, the CEO of MotoGP promoter Dorna Carmelo Ezpeleta says.Salom crashed at Turn 12 during Friday afternoon's second Moto2 practice session and later lost his life at Hospital General de Catalunya. The right-hand corner...