Rossi undergoes successful operation
Ducati Team rider Valentino Rossi underwent surgery on Monday morning to remove a rod from his right leg

2012 Honda sporting presentation in Tokyo
Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa were in attendance at Honda Racing's 2012 presentation in Tokyo on Friday, February 3rd, representing MotoGP™ at the prestigious factory's annual event.

Stoner: "We need to find the same performance with less fuel"
After winning the MotoGP™ World Championship title first season as a Repsol Honda Team rider, Casey Stoner is ready to defend his crown onboard the 1000cc RC213V in a season full of new endeavors, both professional and personal.

Hayden to undergo shoulder surgery
Nicky Hayden will undergo surgery on Tuesday to speed up the recovery of his left shoulder after weakness at the Test in Sepang made riding difficult.

Pedrosa: "The 1000cc brakes later and corners faster"
After claiming the third fastest time at the Official MotoGP™ Test at Sepang, Repsol's Dani Pedrosa looks ahead to the start of the season on April 6th in Qatar

Bradl ends 11th in first outing with LCR
The final day of putting the new 1000cc prototypes through their paces at the 5.548km Sepang International Circuit concluded today with MotoGP™ rookie Stefan Bradl setting a lap of 2’01.894 to place eleventh in the field.

Edwards makes big strides in Malaysia
After three days of intense testing at the Sepang International Circuit, the NGM Mobile Forward Racing team concluded their first steps of a great adventure for the newly formed MotoGP™ team, with veteran rider Colin Edwards at the controls of the Suter-BMW prototype.

Bridgestone wraps up a successful first round of testing
The first round of MotoGP testing for the 2012 season has been completed following the end of the first Sepang test with Bridgestone undertaking extensive assessment of its 2012 specification tyres.

Hayden to undergo shoulder surgery
Ducati has confirmed that Nicky Hayden will have an operation on Monday in order to speed up the recovery of his damaged left shoulder. During Sepang testing last week, the American rider’s running time was limited as he continued to suffer pain.

MotoGP photos: Sepang testing - Day 3

Stoner breaks Rossi's 2009 track record
Casey Stoner remained quickest as the chequered flag fell at Sepang on Thursday, bringing an end to MotoGP’s first pre-season test of the year. The World Champion, who had been injured and skipped the first day, ducked under the two-minute lap time barrier as the factory Honda and Yamaha riders filled the top four places.

MotoGP photos: Sepang testing - Day 2

Stoner heads second day at Sepang
A recovered Casey Stoner led the way as MotoGP testing continued in Malaysia on Wednesday. The reigning World Champion had been forced to sit out with an injured shoulder 24 hours earlier, although today the Honda rider topped the timesheets from Yamaha pairing Ben Spies and Jorge Lorenzo plus team-mate Dani Pedrosa.

MotoGP photos: Sepang testing - Day 1

Lorenzo quickest as Stoner misses first day
Jorge Lorenzo has led MotoGP’s opening day of pre-season testing. The Champion of 2010 toured Sepang with a best effort of 2:01.657, topping the timesheets from Dani Pedrosa and Cal Crutchlow. However, reigning title holder Casey Stoner was relegated to the sidelines after injuring a muscle while warming up.

MotoGP photos: Honda bike launch in Kuala Lumpur

Valentino Rossi has metalwork removed
Both Ducati MotoGP riders have undergone surgery on the same day, with the surprise announcement that Valentino Rossi had metalwork removed from his leg on Monday morning...

Nicky Hayden needs shoulder surgery
After struggling with his healing shoulder during the Sepang MotoGP test, Nicky Hayden travelled directly to California for a thorough examination at Doctor Arthur Ting's clinic...

Casey Stoner - Q&A
“They also say you slow down when you get married, but in my first year of marriage I won the title and when I found out that we were having a baby I won it a second time” – Casey Stoner.

Edwards upbeat after head-to-head CRT MotoGP test
“I got behind Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden and a couple of other guys just to see what kind of power we have and surprisingly, the bike is pretty fast" - Colin Edwards.

Bridgestone happy to work with Capirossi
“In my discussions with riders, the general feeling is that the 2012 specification tyres are very good and they are happy with the feeling they offer” – Loris Capirossi.

Moto2: Redding confident of first race form
Having struggled for the first half of both previous Moto2 seasons, 2012 testing - which starts at Valencia this week - will be especially important for Scott Redding and the Marc VDS team.

Baptism of fire for Avintia MotoGP team
“It must be taken into account that whereas the factories do their winter job with 'closed doors', we and the CRT work in direct contact with the public and in less time”

Moto2: Damian Cudlin gets QMMF ride
The QMMF Racing Team has announced a revised 2012 Moto2 rider line-up which will see Australian Damian Cudlin joining lady racer Elena Rossell on the team's Moriwaki MD 600 machines.