The Asian Le Mans Series has become the latest in the ACO’s portfolio to announce a heavily-revised calendar for the 2020/21 season in response to the COVID-19 situation. The series, which has seen growth in recent years, particularly in its LMP2 and LMP3 ranks, has focused on cost-saving measures with...

Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) got within just 0.067s of Jorge Lorenzo’s fastest ever lap of Sepang on Day 2 of testing, with the 1m58.830s set by Lorenzo last season – although not an official lap record – now under threat on Day 3. Viñales had been hovering in...

It has been a tale of ups and downs for Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) of late, and the five-time World Champion had a number of technical gremlins affect his Qatar GP throughout the weekend. The biggest of those, however, was finding himself without brakes during the race – and the...

Lewis Hamilton believes the coming races in Japan and the United States will be crucial to show if Mercedes can overcome the problems it faced in the Malaysia Grand Prix.Starting from pole position, Hamilton struggled for outright pace compared to Red Bull and Ferrari and was beaten to victory by...

Ferrari set the pace as Mercedes struggled in a second practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix that was shortened by a high-speed crash for Romain Grosjean.With 22 minutes of the session remaining, a drain cover came loose on the apex curb at Turn 13, with the cover sticking up...

First it was Ducati test rider Casey Stoner, then Suzuki's Andrea Iannone, but it was the fastest man from the Valencia test – Yamaha's Maverick Vinales – who hit back on Day 3 to head the times on the final session of MotoGP testing at Malaysia's Sepang circuit. Fastest in...

Suzuki's factory MotoGP team officially introduced its 2017 squad at Sepang, with riders Andrea Iannone and Alex Rins, former Moto2 title contender.The new-look Team Suzuki Ecstar was introduced in Sepang ahead of the start of the first series official test, with team manager Davide Brivio the first to speak ahead...

Andrea Dovizioso insists that he is not intimidated by the arrival of three-time MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo at Ducati. The Italian, who is preparing for his fifth season at Ducati, earned his second career win at Sepang last year. Lorenzo's long tenure with Yamaha yielded 44 MotoGP victories, and...

Suzuki recruit Andrea Iannone will not ride on the final two days of the Jerez MotoGP test, in order to save the manufacturer's testing allowance.The former Ducati rider made his debut with Suzuki last week at Valencia, finishing impressed with the GSX-RR chassis and with the fourth-fastest time. With rookie...

Suzuki MotoGP rookie Alex Rins has been diagnosed with two compressed vertebrae following his crash during testing at Valencia on Wednesday.The Moto2 race winner will graduate to MotoGP in 2017 as part of Suzuki's all-new line-up with Andrea Iannone. Rins tested Suzuki's GSX-RR for the first time on Tuesday at...