Valentino Rossi has lamented front-end grip issues with his Yamaha MotoGP bike in cold and wet conditions, after qualifying 15th for the Australian Grand Prix.The Italian was only 12th fastest in Saturday morning's practice session, which meant he had to line up in the first phase of qualifying for the...

Yamaha MotoGP teammates and title rivals Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have both played down minor injuries picked up following the Aragon Grand Prix.Rossi crashed heavily during the post-race Michelin tire test at Aragon, while Spanish media revealed at the weekend that Lorenzo had sprained his left shoulder i- where...

Jorge Lorenzo put his jump-start in yesterday's MotoGP race at Austin's Circuit of The Americas down to being distracted by mosquitoes on his visor as he came to the grid.The two-time MotoGP world champion described the error as one of the biggest of his career, after his Yamaha shot forward...

Yamaha has named Silvano Galbusera as Jerry Burgess's replacement as Valentino Rossi's crew chief for the 2014 MotoGP season.Rossi surprised the MotoGP paddock at Valencia when he announced his decision to drop Burgess, who had been alongside him throughout his top-class career, which produced seven world titles prior to his...

Jorge Lorenzo believes Yamaha has found a 'new level' in recent MotoGP events and is excited to discover its potential this weekend at Aragon.The Spaniard has triumphed in the last two straight races and in the process closed to within 34 points of Honda's rookie championship leader Marc Marquez.While Yamaha...

Valentino Rossi admits the pressure is now on him to spearhead Yamaha at the Dutch Grand Prix after his title-chasing teammate Jorge Lorenzo was sidelined with a fractured collarbone.Lorenzo crashed at high speed in second practice at Assen on Thursday and will miss at least this weekend's race."It's a great...