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Trackhouse retains Fernandez for 2025-26 MotoGP seasons with new deal

Trackhouse Racing has signed a new deal with Raul Fernandez that will keep the Spaniard at the Aprilia satellite squad until the end of the 2026 MotoGP season.

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Mir unsure "how long my body can take this" amid Honda MotoGP struggles

Despite a change in philosophy and the added advantage of MotoGP’s new concession system, Honda has so far been unable to turn its fortunes around, with the RC213V remaining the weakest bike on the grid. Mir, now the lead rider in Honda’s stable after the exit of Marc Marquez to…

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Aprilia CEO Rivola "can't wait" to be beaten by MotoGP satellite team Trackhouse

Trackhouse has joined MotoGP this year after taking over from previous owners RNF and CryptoDATA, running two Aprilias for Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez. The last few months have been a whirlwind for the American squad, which has had to build the structure to compete in MotoGP virtually from scratch. Little…

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Speed Reads: January Sales Numbers And Ducati Commemorative Coins

News roundup: Harley Q4 2023 sales down, Royal Enfield sales were up, European moto registrations were up, Davide Brivio joins Trackhouse MotoGP; Ducati coins.

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Davide Brivio to leave Alpine Racing after three years

Brivio joined Alpine at the start of the 2021 season as its racing director in F1, having the previous year guided Suzuki to its first MotoGP world championship in 20 years with Joan Mir.

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Alpine's Brivio linked to Honda MotoGP team boss role for 2024

Honda has already gone through a number of personnel changes, with former technical manager Takeo Yokoyama being replaced by ex-Suzuki technical chief Ken Kawauchi.

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Ex-Suzuki MotoGP boss Brivio linked to Honda team boss role

Honda has already gone through a number of personnel changes, with former technical manager Takeo Yokoyama being replaced by ex-Suzuki technical chief Ken Kawauchi, while chief technical officer Shinichi Kokubu was replaced earlier this year by Shin Sato.

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Rins surprised by relationship change with Kawauchi at Honda after Suzuki days

Ken Kawauchi was one of the keys to the success at Suzuki on its return to MotoGP from 2015 and, together with Davide Brivio, he took charge of the technical side up until the Japanese manufacturer quit the series at the end of 2022.

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The MotoGP philosophy Suzuki's "madman" installed that Honda and Yamaha can't

In a decision that caught everyone by surprise - from the members of the team itself to the rest of the paddock - Suzuki decided in early 2022 to shut down its MotoGP programme at the end of the campaign. Despite the brutal blow for the Hamamatsu-based team, which had…

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Suzuki's final MotoGP race "special" but end of season "depressing", says Mir

Joan Mir says Suzuki’s final MotoGP race at the Valencia Grand Prix is 'a special one' but the way his time with the team has ended is 'depressing'.

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Alpine F1 CEO Rossi "proud" of Szafnauer signing

Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi says he has total trust in Formula 1 team boss Otmar Szafnauer, singling him out as the signing he is most ‘proud’ of making.

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Pol Espargaro blasts Honda MotoGP exit rumours as "fake news"

Pol Espargaro says rumours of him being ousted by Honda at the end of 2022 are 'fake news' and says he is 'not worried' about his MotoGP future.

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Espargaro denies "fake news" that Honda MotoGP ride is under threat

Pol Espargaro says rumours of him being ousted by Honda at the end of 2022 are 'fake news' and says he is 'not worried' about his MotoGP future.

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The secrecy surrounding Rossi's career-defining Yamaha MotoGP move

Valentino Rossi was at the height of his powers with Honda in 2003, and few would have tipped him to join a Yamaha outfit that was in disarray. That he did so owed much to personable team manager Davide Brivio and his successful courtship efforts, resulting in the most successful…

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The secrecy surrounding a MotoGP legend’s career-defining move

Valentino Rossi was at the height of his powers with Honda in 2003, and few would have tipped him to join a Yamaha outfit that was verging on disarray. That he did so owed much to personable team manager Davide Brivio and his effective efforts at courtship, resulting in the…

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