THE introduction of 1,000cc engines to MotoGP may save the dwindling grid size but an increase the excitement factor is questionable, thinks Hayden.The major factor holding back the tyre-sliding entertainment is the progression of the electronics

THE MOTOGP men were back out in action on their 2010 machines today, just a day after the final race of the 2009 MotoGP season at Valencia, Spain.We've brought you the first shots of the best of the action, as the fearless riders slide their 220bhp

15-17 with recently-named team rider McCoy. The team's three-cylinder 800cc bike, which has been built using technology from the now defunct BMW MotoGP squad, needs to show it's capable of running competitively in MotoGP before it's officially allowed

should the Italian move to Ducati.However there may be at least one other big sponsor ready to move in. Red Bull is a major backer of teams in every other top motor sport, with MotoGP the exception.Should either Honda or Yamaha become available

AUSSIE SLIDING sensation Garry McCoy is back in MotoGP, riding for FB Corse in the 2010 championship.McCoy, recently laid-off by the BE1 Triumph World Supersport team, will ride a triple-cylinder 800cc machine in the upcoming MotoGP series. The 37

and Pirelli, it's like I return around 2003, 2004 for us: Big bike, sliding tires, you can make some mistake but recover. So especially the rhythm of the race, so you can win also if you don't make a perfect start or if you make some mistake. With MotoGP, from

his way through the pack and onto the podium, after a poor start from the front row of the grid.Lorenzo's team-mate Valentino Rossi secured victory in the 22-lap race, giving the Fiat Yamaha MotoGP squad a one-two win in the opening race of the season

weekend's Catalunya GP, Moto2 title contender Thomas Luthi completed a run of three races with a dislocated, then broken, then finally re-plated left collar-bone. The Swiss former 125 World Champion was on the rostrum at all three races.Luthi dislocated

, then the Tech 3 rider and finally Jonny Hernadez.Bradley himself suffered a high-side when he arrived at the wet corner on full slicks, hitting the ground hard before sliding into the Suter of Marquez.Following Moto2 FP1 the FIM fined the circuit organisers €15,000

2012 has been a good year in motorsport for Germany, with Stefan Bradl winning the Moto2 championship and Sebastian Vettel defending his Formula 1 crown.In celebration of these honours Bradl suggested the pair swapped wheels for a few demonstration