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After having no showdown during the Covid-19 affected 2020 British Superbike season, Glenn Irwin says ‘having it this year is great’ after a slow start.

Leon Haslam hopes to use ‘great memories’ at Assen in both WorldSBK and BSB to his advantage this weekend; ‘it’s always been one of my favourites, I think the Honda will go well there.”

KTM confirm that test rider Dani Pedrosa will make his competitive debut with the team as a wildcard during next month’s Styrian MotoGP.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the pace in the second and final practice session ahead of Formula 1’s first-ever sprint race at the British Grand Prix.

New Repsol Honda rider Pol Espargaro endures a tough first half of the 2021 MotoGP season.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes Formula 1 teams would be better off competing in Formula E if the next era of engine regulations are not “entertaining”. 

Glenn Irwin says ‘racing in 11th’ is not what gets the Honda man excited, but that race three at BSB Knockhill saw ‘massive progress’ despite a late crash.

Despite being one of the riders who’s crashed the most so far this season, Pol Espargaro remains set on continuing his current method of finding the limit; ‘I like to ride like that, on the limit, crashing with the front. For me it’s the only way of racing in MotoGP.”

Andrew Irwin’s tough start to life at BMW continues during BSB Knockhill; ‘It definitely doesn’t look like it was my best weekend’, with just four points scored.

British Superbike race one at Knockhill leaves Honda Racing UK rider Glenn Irwin frustrated; ‘to walk away from today's race 12th isn't where we want to be, one of the most frustrating days possible’.

How has each MotoGP manufacturer - Yamaha, Ducati, Suzuki, KTM, Honda and Aprilia - fared compared to the same time last season?

Honda Racing UK rider Glenn Irwin is confident that a return to the front will take place at Knockhill - round two of the 2021 British Superbike championship; ‘I feel better coming into this weekend. I felt strong during the test, even though we’ve not raced there since 2019.”

Takaaki Nakagami far from satisfied with his MotoGP season so far; 'Difficult to give a number but around 3.5 or 4 [out of 10]. Less than 5.'

Honda’s Alvaro Bautista off the pace at WorldSBK Donington after finishing tenth in race two; ‘honestly this isn’t what we are aiming for. We need to improve from here on’.

Leon Haslam secures Team HRC’ best WorldSBK result of 2021 to date with P4 in the Superpole race; ‘we were in the mix for the podium in both yesterday’s race 1 and the Superpole race, which was definitely a positive.”

F1 says “very positive discussions” took place during a meeting of manufacturer CEOs in Austria on Saturday afternoon.

Audi and Porsche will join a meeting of engine manufacturers in Austria today to discuss Formula 1’s future power unit regulations. 

Alvaro Bautista was a staggering two seconds off the pace on day-one of WorldSBK Donington; ‘Today was an objectively difficult day and our position reflects this. I have been struggling to 'feel' the tyres. With this problem I can't push hard.”

Honda has moved to clarify how it has been able to unlock more performance from its second Formula 1 power unit without upgrading it.

Pol Espargaro's Dutch MotoGP race compromised by 'huge shaking on the straights... We need to analyse more data and discover what's going on'.

Miguel Oliveira believes KTM’s hunger to ‘try new things’ and never ‘give up’, along with the introduction of Dani Pedrosa as test rider in 2019, are key cogs to the Austrian manufacturer’s success.

A new and improved oil from ExxonMobil has boosted Red Bull’s performance over the past three Formula 1 grands prix. 

Christian Horner has revealed Red Bull held “exploratory discussions” with Ferrari over a possible Formula 1 engine deal before deciding to go its own way for 2022 and beyond.

Alvaro Bautista is keen to ‘take steps forward’ after tough opening three WorldSBK rounds; ‘In testing at Navarra we tried some electronic things that will probably help us in this race.”