Ducati's 2017 MotoGP bike is "more comfortable everywhere," Andrea Dovizioso believes after his first two days on it at Valencia.The Italian manufacturer has improved its technical package since Luigi Dall'Igna was appointed to lead the program in late-2013, and won its first races in nearly six years this season. While...

Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone will miss this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi due to his fractured vertebra.The Italian crashed during first practice at Misano last month, fracturing the T3 vertebra in his upper back and was ruled out for the balance of the weekend. He attempted to return...

Andrea Dovizioso hopes that work between the Ducati MotoGP team and Michelin will lead to an end to "frustrating" races such as his Aragon Grand Prix.Dovizioso qualified fourth at the Spanish circuit, but fell back during the race to eventually finish 11th, behind even the developing Aprilias, more than 30...

Ducati rider Andrea Iannone has been ruled out of MotoGP's Aragon Grand Prix as a result of the back injuries he sustained at Misano.Iannone crashed in first practice two weeks ago and fractured his T3 vertebra, and was ruled out of the rest of that weekend. He was cleared to...

Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone is committed to returning from injury at Aragon later this month, even if he is only at 80-90% fitness.Iannone crashed in first practice for the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano last Friday morning, and fractured the T3 vertebra in his upper back. After some...

Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone has been ruled out of this weekend's San Marino Grand Prix.Iannone crashed in first practice at Misano on Friday morning and fractured his T3 vertebra, and was originally deemed unfit for the weekend. However that position was revised to include more tests on Saturday morning,...

Andrea Iannone hopes he can contest the San Marino Grand Prix despite fracturing a vertebra in his upper back in a MotoGP practice crash on Friday.The Ducati rider fell at Turn 13 just 10 minutes into the morning session and after checks at the trackside clinica mobile was flown to...

Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone has been ruled out of this weekend's San Marino Grand Prix.The Italian crashed at the high-speed Turn 13 right-hander 10 minutes into Friday morning's first practice session at Misano. Following treatment and initial x-rays at the trackside clinica mobile, he was taken to the nearby...

Officials at the Sepang International Circuit are investigating track issues following its recent resurfacing, ahead of Formula 1 and MotoGP's visits in October.The Malaysian Grand Prix venue was resurfaced in full between February and May this year, as part of Sepang's first major works since 2007. The World Superbike Championship...

Avintia Ducati MotoGP rider Loris Baz will return from injury at this weekend's German Grand Prix.Baz was injured in a three-rider, first-corner accident at Mugello in May, sustaining a broken right foot that required three titanium plates, two nails and 15 screws.Ducati test rider Michele Pirro stood in at Barcelona...