MotoGP Zarco consigned to pitlane start for Morbidelli crash Avintia Ducati rider Johann Zarco has been hit with a pitlane start penalty for Sunday’s Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, following last weekend’s high-speed collision with Franco Morbidelli
MotoGP Will anything change in second Red Bull Ring MotoGP race? Like Jerez earlier in the season, the Red Bull Ring gets a second race in as many weekends with the Styrian Grand Prix. Simon Patterson thinks there could well be some shake-ups ahead for the field to avoid a carbon copy event
MotoGP Is the Suzuki a title-calibre MotoGP bike going to waste? The Austrian GP marked Suzuki’s first MotoGP podium of 2020, but its all-new GSX-RR looks much better than that stat suggests
MotoGP Pol Espargaro needs to cool his temper if he wants to win Two races, two very similar collisions for Pol Espargaro – and both on days he had the pace to win. Our MotoGP correspondent Simon Patterson says the KTM rider needs to take responsibility and calm down
MotoGP Simon Patterson: Chilling crash shows Red Bull Ring must change Our MotoGP correspondent Simon Patterson gives his personal take on the shocking crash at the Red Bull Ring and what must be done in response
MotoGP Crashes stoke riders’ concerns over Red Bull Ring safety A number of MotoGP riders have hit out at safety aspects of the Red Bull Ring after two huge crashes during today’s Austrian Grand Prix, reiterating concerns raised both earlier this weekend and in previous years
MotoGP Zarco attempts to clear the air after ‘killer’ crash comment Johann Zarco has moved to clear the air with Franco Morbidelli after the horrific high-speed crash between the duo in today’s Austrian Grand Prix, with Zarco speaking to both Morbidelli and mentor Valentino Rossi in the aftermath of the huge accident
MotoGP Can KTM make it back-to-back MotoGP wins? Despite Red Bull Ring’s history as a Ducati track, KTM is in with a real chance of taking back-to-back MotoGP wins after the Brno shock
MotoGP Who will replace Dovizioso at Ducati? The collapse of Andrea Dovizioso and Ducati’s relationship leaves a group of Ducati’s satellite riders and its past employees vying for one of the best seats on the 2021 MotoGP grid
MotoGP Espargaro in major row with ‘stupid’ Petrucci Aleix Espargaro and Danilo Petrucci have continued their Austria qualifying spat, blaming each other in their respective media sessions
MotoGP How Ducati managed to lose its top MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso’s decision to back out of negotiations with Ducati will leave both sides scrambling for alternatives. Just how did it come to this?
MotoGP Dovizioso ends Ducati contract talks and will leave team Andrea Dovizioso’s management has this morning informed Ducati that he will not renew his contract with the team
MotoGP The surprise contenders to topple MotoGP’s lords of the Ring Ducati is unbeaten in Austria in MotoGP and only Marc Marquez has come close. But with Ducati struggling and Marquez absent, some surprise names are in the mix
MotoGP Has Pol Espargaro made a huge mistake? Leaving a team that had never won for the legendary works Honda looked like a no-brainer for Pol Espargaro. Then KTM started winning just as Honda’s fragile state became painfully apparent
MotoGP Hope or false dawn at track where Ducati’s been invincible? Ducati’s never been beaten at the Red Bull Ring, but it’s been all at sea in the 2020 MotoGP season so far. Now a change of tyre spec has thrown it a lifeline for Austria. With Andrea Dovizioso quick in practice, has it worked?
MotoGP Yamaha facing more misery and confusion in Austria Maverick Vinales admits Yamaha is “completely lost” after tough Friday in Austria, and RPM limit amid reliability woes isn’t helping
MotoGP MotoGP riders concerned over Red Bull Ring safety in wet The weekend weather forecast for the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring could spell trouble for MotoGP, with heavy rain beginning to hit the track and riders already on edge about racing on the low-grip surface in torrential conditions
MotoGP Crunch races for Dovizioso as he gets his tyre wish Ducati has had a miserable time with MotoGP’s 2020 tyre, but the 2019 version is back for the Austrian races. So now Andrea Dovizioso has to shine
MotoGP Iannone’s appeal delayed, giving Aprilia a rider quandary Andrea Iannone finally has a date for his doping ban appeal, but it’s not until October – creating headaches for Aprilia and Cal Crutchlow
MotoGP Twelve months that transformed MotoGP’s new winning team KTM certainly has its own way of doing things, but it has found its way to the front in MotoGP. Simon Patterson goes behind the scenes of its rise
MotoGP MotoGP locks in Algarve as 2020 season finale venue The Portimao circuit has been confirmed as the host of the final round of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship, with the Portuguese Grand Prix returning to the calendar for the first time since 2012.
MotoGP Just how good is KTM’s shock rookie winner Binder? Brad Binder was last in his first MotoGP tests in November 2019. On Sunday he won in only his third premier class start, and broke KTM’s duck in the process
MotoGP What went wrong for Yamaha at Brno? The Yamaha riders who dominated at Jerez were nowhere at Brno. But the fact Valentino Rossi did well provides a clue to why Fabio Quartararo and Maverick Vinales didn’t
MotoGP KTM vs Ducati over Espargaro and Zarco’s controversial clash Pol Espargaro was fuming over his collision with Johann Zarco in MotoGP’s Czech Grand Prix – but Ducati management was just as angry at Espargaro and the officials
MotoGP Why Zarco is thriving as other Ducatis flounder Twelve months after the split with KTM that could’ve ended his MotoGP career, Johann Zarco is on pole with a third-tier Ducati – at a time when the factory Ducatis are struggling
MotoGP First postive COVID-19 test reported in MotoGP paddock The Race’s sources in the MotoGP paddock have been informed that the series has had its first suspected coronavirus case, with a member of series organiser Dorna’s TV production crew testing positive this morning at the Czech Grand Prix
MotoGP Has injured Bagnaia done enough for Ducati promotion? Francesco Bagnaia’s tibia fracture came just as the Pramac rider was bolstering his case to replace Andrea Dovizioso at Ducati in 2020. But can it significantly weaken his position?
MotoGP MotoGP riders want ‘disaster’ Brno surface repaved MotoGP riders are keen for the Brno circuit to be resurfaced, with Aleix Espargaro describing it as a “disaster” after Friday practice
MotoGP Ducati lining up replacements for Dovizioso amid stalemate With no progress in the talks over Andrea Dovizioso’s future, Ducati is starting to look at alternatives for the 2021 MotoGP season
MotoGP ‘Domestic accident’ caused Marquez’s new surgery – Honda Honda MotoGP team boss Alberto Puig says Marc Marquez’s second surgery was required due to a “domestic accident”, and insisted Marquez wouldn’t have tried to ride in the second Jerez race if doctors had foreseen that the plate in his arm could break
MotoGP Honda’s over-reliance on Marquez is about to bite it hard Honda has got away with making flawed MotoGP bikes because Marc Marquez could make them work. Now he’s sidelined, it must finally listen to its riders – says Simon Patterson
MotoGP Marquez’s title defence really is over now – but needlessly The second surgery Marc Marquez needs to fix the plate in his broken arm surely means he won’t be 2020 MotoGP champion. Simon Patterson thinks it could’ve been a very different story had Marquez not tried to rush his comeback
MotoGP Marquez to sit out Brno as Honda drafts in Bradl Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez will miss this weekend’s third round of the 2020 championship as he continues to recover from a second surgery on his broken right arm, with factory test rider Stefan Bradl instead stepping into the Repsol Honda team
MotoGP Marquez forced into second surgery due to plate damage Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has had to undergo a second surgery on the right arm injury he sustained during the opening round of the 2020 championship at Jerez
MotoGP How MotoGP’s ambitious underdog’s big week went wrong Aprilia went into the 2020 MotoGP season expecting a breakthrough, but there’s been very little sign of that so far. Simon Patterson finds out why
MotoGP MotoGP abandons flyaways but will add Portugal finale MotoGP has abandoned its plans to hold races outside Europe at the end of the curtailed 2020 season, but will instead add a race at a Portuguese venue
Motorcycle racing New Isle of Wight motorcycle road race launched A new motorcycle road race on the Isle of Wight is being launched for 2021, with key Isle of Man TT figures involved
MotoGP How Nakagami unlocked his inner Marquez Extra support and attention from Honda has helped Takaaki Nakagami to a career-best MotoGP finish, as he seeks to emulate Marc Marquez’s style
MotoGP Has MotoGP traded one runaway leader for another? It’s been a particularly chaotic start to the 2020 MotoGP season so far, with the running order practically tipped upside down after two races at Jerez – but will the chaos continue or does the championship already belong to one rider in particular?
MotoGP Nakagami: Bagnaia situation ‘terrifying’ and ‘big mistake’ Takaaki Nakagami says it was “terrifying” to ride behind Francesco Bagnaia’s smoking Ducati in the Andalucian Grand Prix, and believes it was a “big mistake” that Bagnaia wasn’t told to stop earlier
