
Nicky Hayden is in Mugello today, testing the Ducati 1199 Panigale RS13 with Ducati Corse's World Superbike contingent. The purpose of the day's track excursion is surely a bid by Ducati Corse to keep Hayden in the Bolognese family, and to give Hayden an idea of the Panigale's WSBK racing...
Though the factory seats in MotoGP are all filled, the prime seats on the non-factory entries are still open. Top favorites among the riders are the NGM Forward team, with the leased and FTR-kitted Yamaha M1s, and the Aspar team, which will be running factory-backed Aprilias, though not as an...
1 Aleix Espargaro NGM Mobile Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 1:39.357 2 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha M1 1:39.714 3 Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V 1:39.849 4 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V 1:39.860 5 Valentino Rossi Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha M1 1:40.167 6...
Quickest across the opening three practice sessions in Qatar, the elder of the two Espargaro brothers was a favourite for pole position before crashing both of his bikes in qualifying. He would finish Sunday's race fourth from ninth on the grid, which was still his best ever race result in the...
Aleix Espargaro and Colin Edwards will race for the NGM Forward team in MotoGP next year, riding FTR-based Yamaha production machines. The announcement had been expected for a very long time, but confirmation only came on Saturday morning at Valencia, as haggling over buying out Espargaro's...
Since the curtain fell on MotoGP™ 2013, Espargaro has had opportunities to familiarise himself with the new FTR-Yamaha package courtesy of test sessions in both Valencia and Jerez - the latest having taken place this week - as he prepares to race 'Open' machinery for the first time. Aleix, which...
Marc Marquez will start from pole for the inaugural G.P. Red Bull de la República Argentina at the 14-turn, 2.9-mile Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo. It's Marquez's third pole this year. Movistar Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo and Marquez's Repsol Honda teammate, Dani Pedrosa, will join their fellow...