Stefan Bradl has been released from his Forward Racing contract amid the team's difficulties and is tipped to join Aprilia for the rest of the 2015 MotoGP season.Forward will miss the next grand prix at Indianapolis as it regroups following the arrest of team boss Giovanni Cuzari.Although it is determined...

Aprilia has confirmed that Michael Laverty will return to MotoGP to replace Marco Melandri in its Gresini-run factory team from this weekend's German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring.The long-rumored end of 2005 runner-up Melandri's unsuccessful MotoGP comeback was announced by Aprilia earlier on Wednesday. Laverty, whose younger brother Eugene is...

MotoGP race winner Marco Melandri has parted company with Aprilia effective immediately after a poor start to his comeback season.The 2005 MotoGP runner-up, who won five grands prix in his early career at the top level, has been mired at the back of the grid since returning to the field...

Paul Bird Motorsports will field Michael Laverty and Broc Parkes in the 2014 MotoGP championship.Laverty, 32, rode for the team during this year's campaign, claiming a best result of 13th at Jerez. Parkes, meanwhile, will make his MotoGP debut, having spent the majority of his career competing in World Superbikes...

Damian Cudlin will return to MotoGP at Aragon this weekend to replace Yonny Hernandez on the Paul Bird Motorsport CRT Aprilia.Hernandez has moved to Pramac Ducati for the rest of the season in place of the injured Ben Spies. Australian rider Cudlin takes Hernandez's place alongside Michael Laverty in the...