Aprilia

Lorenzo Savadori has topped the combined free practice timesheet at Phillip Island for Milwaukee Aprilia ahead of the 2018 World Superbike season opener held in challenging conditions.

For Aleix Espargaro, Sunday was a realisation that, no matter how valiant his efforts, no matter how much he risked, the Aprilia RS-GP is lagging some way behind its MotoGP competitors in its current guise, after the Catalan was continually outgunned in Thailand.

Click here for the combined results from day two of the WorldSBK Phillip Island test

Some of 2017’s frustrations may remain, but Aleix Espargaro believes Friday’s on-track action at the Chang International Circuit confirmed Aprilia’s new RS-GP is capable of outperforming its predecessor after ending the day 15 th fastest.

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Scott Redding is aiming to at least match last year's best result for the Aprilia RS-GP during his debut 2018 season with the factory team.

Scott Redding was content to make solid progress over three days of MotoGP testing at Sepang, and revealed he is still some way from feeling comfortable aboard the 2018 Aprilia RS-GP.

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Since 2016 and the departure of IodaRacing (Aprilia), the only satellite machines on the MotoGP grid have been provided by Ducati, Honda and Yamaha.

Francesco Bagnaia is said to be close to an agreement to join MotoGP with Pramac Ducati for 2019.

Johann Zarco does not want development in his MotoGP career to depend on Valentino Rossi’s future. The highly-rated Frenchman said “If I show intelligence I can squeeze the bike 100%, I will not be far from the top three of the World Championship.

Marc Marquez has revealed he never looked at title records when challenging for the MotoGP championship.

On average, a Honda rider was almost twice as likely to fall compared with a Yamaha rider during the 2017 MotoGP season. But Aprilia riders suffered almost three times the accident average of those at Yamaha.

Valentino Rossi’s Ranch could be at the centre of a legal dispute after neighbours complained about the level of noise coming from the MotoGP rider's track.

A week is a long time in racing. To this, Scott Redding can attest, as the Englishman used three days in the Andalusian sun to continue his adaption to Aprilia’s MotoGP RS-GP machine and found it much more to his liking than his previous outing seven days before.

Marc Marquez’s manager has claimed that Honda will “always be Marc’s first choice”. The Spanish manager went on the say “Marc never forgets that Honda was the manufacturer that gave him the opportunity to make his debut, to win races and MotoGP titles".

Fred Corminboeuf, team manager of Thomas Luthi's Interwetten Moto2 team, is in no doubt that Sam Lowes can carry the team to a championship victory in 2018, when the Englishman returns to the intermediate category.

Aleix Espargaro equalled Aprilia's best MotoGP finish of the four-stroke era, with sixth place in Sunday's Aragon MotoGP.

The World Superbike paddock is gearing up for 2018 with a number of teams beginning testing on next year’s machines which will also give series organisers the opportunity to assess any technical regulation rule changes.

Jorge Navarro secures a deal to stay with Federal Oil Gresini Racing in Moto2 for a second year

Full Superpole qualifying results from the eighth round of the 2017 World Superbike Championship at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, United States

"We have to make this thing accepted by the riders, like [the wings] were last year."

Full race two results from the seventh round of the 2017 World Superbike Championship at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italy.

Full race results (1) from the seventh round of the 2017 World Superbike Championship at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italy.