Last week's MotoGP test at the Bururam circuit in Thailand was difficult for the Movistar Yamaha team as riders Maverick Vinales, Valentino Rossi and team manager Massimo Meregalli all affirmed."In six months I haven't felt good on the bike," said Vinales after the conclusion of the test. "It's many, many...

Valentino Rossi is set to miss a second MotoGP round due to his leg injuries suffered in a training accident, and this time his Movistar Yamaha team will replace him.Yamaha World Superbike rider Michael van der Mark (pictured) is set to make his MotoGP debut on Valentino Rossi's YZR-M1 at...

LCR Honda's Cal Crutchlow has injured a tendon on the index finger of his left hand while training in Italy. The British rider was hospitalized with a "lesion of the extensor tendon of the second finger" which was subsequently sutured.Crutchlow remains hopeful of racing this weekend at Misano, with the...

Valentino Rossi will have to sit out at least one round of the MotoGP championship while his leg fractures heal, his Movistar Yamaha team has confirmed. Yamaha has decided not to replace Rossi for the race at Misano next weekend, and will instead field a single bike for Maverick Vinales.The...

Valentino Rossi has been declared fit to race this weekend on his home Mugello circuit despite "severe" pain caused by injuries from a motocross training accident."The Doctor" underwent a check-up on Thursday and was scheduled to test his Movistar Yamaha YZR-M1 on Friday.Having won seven straight years at Mugello from...

Valentino Rossi has an impressive record at his home GP at Mugello, where he won seven straight years from 2002-'08, but the Italian legend goes into the race this year unsure he will even be able to race following a motocross accident while training.Pushing hard to recover as fast as...

Nine-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi suffered mild thoracic and abdominal trauma – but no fractures – in a motocross training accident at the Cross Club Cavallara in Mondavio, Italy, Thursday evening.The Movistar Yamaha rider was taken to a local Rimini hospital for a check-up and has since been released....

The first Movistar Yamaha duel of the season saw Maverick Viñales the man to take the stunning 500th win for Yamaha after a clash of the titans at Le Mans – with the tremors from the French GP felt throughout the Championship standings as the dust settles.With both Yamahas dueling...

After stealing the headlines throughout preseason, Maverick Vinales (Movistar Yamaha) retained them with his first win for Yamaha at the Qatar season opener. The polesitter fought it out with Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) in an awesome desert duel. Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) completed the podium in third after coming back...

Despite suffering his first crash on the Movistar Yamaha, Maverick Viñales was the fastest rider Friday after three practice sessions for the Grand Prix of Qatar at Losail International Circuit.The Spaniard set a fast lap of 1m54.316s in the first session and was unhurt in the second session of the...