MotoGP

New Marc VDS Team Manager Joan Olive talks to Crash.net about his role for 2019, the changes within the team, and his hopes for riders Alex Marquez and Xavi Vierge in the season ahead.

'Braking is one of our strong points. The bike stays stable in hard braking and that could help us' - Aleix Espargaro, French MotoGP.

'Le Mans is a track that I like a lot, and our Yamaha is usually competitive there ' – Valentino Rossi, French MotoGP.

Factory Ducati team to run a revised livery for French MotoGP, Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci expect Desmosedici to be strong at stop-go Le Mans.

'Le Mans is a circuit I really like and where I scored some of the best results of my career. So, to me, that's a track to be back at the top' – Maverick Vinales, French MotoGP.

'We’ll stay grounded and not get carried away' - Alex Rins and Suzuki just one point from MotoGP title lead.

Tech3, the only French team in MotoGP, heads for its home round at Le Mans this weekend.

'We have new compounds in the range that were added after the tests at the start of the year and these will certainly help the riders to improve their performance' - Piero Taramasso, Michelin.

'In the past, I have gone well in France but we will need to see how this weekend goes' - Jorge Lorenzo, French MotoGP.

Marc Marquez can claim Honda's 300th premier-class win at this weekend's Le Mans MotoGP.

'There will be a lot of fans at the French GP and that will give me extra motivation. It also generates more stress and pressure as it's my home Grand Prix' - Fabio Quartararo, French MotoGP.

'After testing the bike last Tuesday I think our potential is very high' - Mattia Pasini.

Jake Dixon will be back in Moto2 action at Le Mans after being forced to miss Texas and Jerez through injury.

The popular World GP Bike Legends will appear at the Silverstone Classic over the 26-28thJuly weekend, it has been confirmed.

'I still don’t fully understand why I went down, and then they wouldn’t let me restart' - Remy Gardner.

'I tried, but I was lacking strength in my foot to shift gears' - Andrea Iannone, Jerez MotoGP Test.

Group tyre-heat in the Jerez race followed by corner entry work at the test for Suzuki MotoGP rookie Joan Mir.

Andrea Dovizioso will make a surprise appearance in DTM next month teaming up with Audi at Misano

The latest MotoGP gossip sees Valentino Rossi target beating Marc Marquez and Suzuki boss Davide Brivio keeping the pressure off Alex Rins...

Silverstone will undergo a full circuit resurfacing in June, while the track has secured a one-year contract extension to host the British MotoGP until 2021

Lap times from Monday's official MotoGP test, at Jerez.

'It isn’t how we wanted to end the test with a crash. I am OK, sore but OK' - Jorge Lorenzo, Jerez MotoGP test.

Electronic tweaks provide minor gains for Valentino Rossi during Jerez MotoGP test, anti-wheelie added to future wish list.