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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a big place. It’s large enough to accommodate a 9-hole golf course, the world’s most famous oval race track and, on a good day for the Indy 500, more than 400,000 spectators. There will be nowhere near…
Mid-June is here, but for the first time in 52 years, the 24 Hours of Le Mans is not. The world’s most prestigious endurance sports car race has been postponed to a new date due to the coronavirus pandemic that halted live sports…
The calendar says this is May, and the welcome sign says this is Indianapolis, but it does not feel like either at the moment. Because this month in this city means the Indy 500 being contested on the Sunday before Memorial Day. It…
Sporting events in the Republic of Ireland are to be hit by new restrictions imposed by government in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar advised that outdoor gatherings of over 500 people, and indoor gatherings of over 100, should be…
Valentino Rossi admits he was wise to the possibility of Fabio Quatararo replacing him at Yamaha towards the end of last season. The Doctor may be about to embark on his last season as a factory Yamaha rider with the up and…
MotoGP fans were reduced to tears after racing legend Jorge Lorenzo celebrated the end of sensational career with a massive rear wheel burnout after his final race in Valencia today. Lorenzo, who had another year left on his contract with Honda, has…
Lewis Hamilton made the switch to two wheels, as he swapped his Mercedes F1 car for Valentino Rossi ’s Yamaha MotoGP bike. The two motorsport legends made the job switch in Valencia, with the pair comparing their lap times at the end….
MotoGP ace Jorge Lorenzo has confirmed his retirement – and now there’s a vacant spot in the Honda garage. Johann Zarco, who has been temporarily deputising for Takaaki Nakagami at LCR Honda, looks the most likely contender. However, according to BT Sport…
Jorge Lorenzo admits he decided to retire from MotoGP after an injury-hit year. The MotoGP legend has suffered a series of career-threatening injuries – including a broken vertebrae – and has found it difficult to get to grips with the RC213V. He…
MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo has suggested he would sign a new Honda deal if his performances improved. The Spaniard has endured a challenging season having been ravaged by injuries. Valentino Rossi says he’s not ’strong enough or fast enough’ in frank admission…
MotoGP sensation Marc Marquez can beat Valentino Rossi ’s record of 400 race starts. That’s according to LCR Honda heavyweight Cal Crutchlow who reckons Marquez, 26, has youth on his side. Rossi is still motorsport royalty, but has struggled for form this…
Indonesian rider Afridza Munandar has died after a crash at a MotoGP support race in Malaysia. He was 20. The International Motorcycling Federation says Munandar died at Kuala Lumpur Hospital in the Malaysian capital on Saturday after being flown from the Sepang…