Imola is ready to host Formula 1 again in the future, with its chief Selvatico Estense meeting Bernie Ecclestone in Bahrain to discuss the possibility.The track has not hosted F1 since 2006 but has since been revamped and currently holds the FIA Grade 1 license required to do so. There...

Former Ioda MotoGP rider Alex de Angelis has undergone further surgery on the injuries he sustained at Motegi last October.De Angelis crashed heavily at Turn 9 during the fourth practice session for the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix, suffering multiple head, chest and back injuries. He remained in hospital in Japan...

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...

Marco Melandri has admitted he only came back to MotoGP with Aprilia reluctantly and would have preferred to remain in World Superbikes for 2015.Aprilia has dropped its factory WSBK program in favor of its new MotoGP project with Gresini, and brought Melandri back to grand prix racing with it.Melandri's return...

Hiroshi Aoyama will switch to a test rider role for Honda after losing his Aspar MotoGP ride to Eugene Laverty. The 33-year-old's new position will begin immediately, with Honda giving him the 2015 version of its Open class bike to race in this weekend's season finale at Valencia.He will share...

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...

Aprilia has announced it will return to MotoGP in 2016, 12 years after last racing in the category.Roberto Colaninno, chairman of Aprilia owner Piaggio Group, confirmed the marque's plans on Tuesday at the Milan Bike Show."In 2016 Aprilia will return to MotoGP to win and match the success it had...