New Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro reckons its RS-GP still stands to "lose a couple of kilos" as part of its development in MotoGP.Aprilia's first thoroughbred MotoGP bike missed the bulk of pre-season testing, first turning a wheel five weeks before the Qatar opener, and it remained overweight during the season.Before...

Aprilia MotoGP riders Stefan Bradl and Alvaro Bautista will have two of the Italian manufacturer's new frames available to them from the Japanese Grand Prix.Related StoriesFirst taken to a race at Silverstone last month, the new frame has been central to Aprilia's progress with its RS-GP in recent grands prix.Bautista...

Aprilia believes its MotoGP package is now "maturing" after its most-competitive weekend of the season at Misano.With its first fully-fledged MotoGP bike delayed in development, Aprilia has essentially been testing in public, and largely down the order with a heavy and underpowered RS-GP. But having tested at Misano two weeks...

The human errors that led to Aprilia's disastrous Austrian Grand Prix have been slammed by "furious" bosses of its MotoGP program.Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl were both part of a group of five riders deemed to have jumped the start and handed ride-through penalties at the Red Bull Ring.Bradl then...

Moto2 title contender Sam Lowes believes Aleix Espargaro's experience developing Suzuki's MotoGP bike will help when they both join Aprilia next year.Aprilia is in the early stages with its first full-blown MotoGP bike, the RS-GP, which missed the bulk of 2016's pre-season testing owing to delays. Lowes and Espargaro will...

British rider Sam Lowes will test a MotoGP bike for the first time on Wednesday, before graduating to the championship in 2017 with Aprilia.The Moto2 title contender signed his deal with the Gresini-run squad last year, and Aprilia has now confirmed he will be partnered in 2017 and '18 by...

Aprilia is "turning in a bit of a circle now" as it looks to develop its new MotoGP bike, Stefan Bradl feels.Delays with its all-new RS-GP meant Aprilia's 2016 bike, which replaced last year's production-derived machine, did not join the rest of the field until the final pre-season test in...

Aprilia will explore different development directions for each of its MotoGP riders when it continues testing its new RS-GP at Mugello later this week.The Italian manufacturer's first fully-fledged MotoGP bike did not make its debut until the final pre-season test in Qatar, owing to development delays. Aprilia brought a host...

Aprilia says it is "relatively optimistic" heading into the MotoGP race debut of its new RS-GP, following its run in Qatar's final pre-season test.The Italian manufacturer's all-new bike was delayed during development, only turning its first laps in a shakedown at Aragon in the middle of February. Aprilia skipped the...

Aprilia has formally launched its all-new RS-GP, declaring its 2016 MotoGP challenger the "most ambitious project" it has ever undertaken.The Italian manufacturer returned to MotoGP with a Gresini-run factory programme in 2015, but its bike was largely based on the ART superbike regulations. Alongside what it dubbed a "laboratory season,"...