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The SYNETIQ BMW team have unveiled their 2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship livery ahead of the final Official Test at Donington Park on Tuesday 8 June. Andrew Irwin and Danny Buchan have been getting to grips with the all-new BMW M 1000 RR in the opening three tests, as the countdown continues to the opening round of the season on June 25/26/27 at Oulton Park. This season mark the second consecutive year of TAS Racing’s partnership with SYNETIQ, with the new stealth mode black live...

March 11, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. joined the premier series of motorcycle road racing in 1961, making 2021 our 60th anniversary in the Grand Prix World Championship. To mark the occasion, we revealed to the world a special YZR-M1 in commemorative 60th anniversary colours at MotoGP’s pre-season Official Test in Qatar ridden by Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow. The livery adorning this YZR-M1 features Yamaha’s traditional white and red colour scheme used from 1964 and is based on the des...

March 11, 2021 March 11, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. joined the premier series of motorcycle road racing in 1961, making 2021 our 60th anniversary in the Grand Prix World Championship. To mark the occasion, we revealed to the world a special YZR-M1 in commemorative 60th anniversary colours at MotoGP’s pre-season Official Test in Qatar ridden by Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow. The livery adorning this YZR-M1 features Yamaha’s traditional white and red colour ...

Haas retain Fittipaldi as 2021 reserve/test driver PlanetF1 19/02/2021 © Getty Images Pietro Fittipaldi Haas have confirmed that Pietro Fittipaldi will remain their test and reserve driver for the 2021 campaign. Fittipaldi held the position in 2020 and ended up driving the last two races of the season in place of the injured Romain Grosjean. It was widely assumed that he would be retained for 2021, with the global pandemic meaning teams need reserve drivers capable of stepping up at short ...

Roy Nissany Continues with Williams Racing as Official Test Driver 19.01.2021: Williams Racing is pleased to announce that Roy Nissany will continue his work as Official Test Driver with the team for 2021. Roy enjoyed a successful first year with Williams providing valuable feedback and contributing to the development of the FW Williams Racing is pleased to announce that Roy Nissany will continue his work as Official Test Driver with the team for 2021.   Roy enjoyed a successful first year wit...

It was decided that the fairest approach was to award the 2017 Factory bike to the rider scoring the most points over the remaining rounds of 2016, but that meant each rider became fixated on beating the other and they eventually clashed on track. While not at risk of losing any points, Aprilias situation carries a twist in that Smith and Savadori will be auditioning for the race place while carrying out essential early development work on the new RS-GP. Assuming no additional private tests, t...