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Alvaro Bautista’s first official day on the new Honda might have been stalled by wet and windy conditions but the Spaniard is already clear he will have to adapt his riding style to suit the new CBR1000RR-R.

When MotoGP champion Marc Marquez opted for surgery on his right shoulder, almost exactly a year after a major operation on his left, it was "to avoid the situation we had with the other shoulder".

Wet conditions remain throughout the opening day of the two-day Jerez World Superbike pre-season test. Team HRC takes part in its first public test with Leon Haslam and Alvaro Bautista on the new CBR1000RR-R, having completed private tests at the end of 2019 in Japan and Spain.

After completing private tests both in Japan and Spain, the new-look Honda World Superbike team has made its public test debut at Jerez with Alvaro Bautista and Leon Haslam.

Takaaki Nakagami has revealed he’s returned to two-wheels for the first time since undergoing a shoulder operation which ruled him out of the final three rounds of the 2019 MotoGP season and the post-season tests.

Upwards of 22 riders have secured slots on the 2020 WorldSBK Championship grid as the much-delayed entry list for the new season was finally revealed.

While Pat Symonds isn’t surprised by the performance Mercedes has produced from its power unit in the V6 hybrid era, he admits he didn’t anticipate its rivals to continue to trail for so long in Formula 1.

Andrea Dovizioso averaged 14.15 points per race across the 2019 MotoGP season, a feat he has only bettered once in his premier class career, but his pursuit for the world title felt further away than in his previous two championship challenges.

The revised 2020 MotoGP aerodynamic rules, aimed at closing the kind of 'grey areas' that resulted in four rival manufacturers (unsuccessfully) protesting the Ducati swingarm device after last year's Qatar race, have now been published.

Marc Marquez is facing a race against time to be fit for the opening pre-season MotoGP test in Sepang as his recovery from shoulder surgery hasn’t gone to schedule.

Honda Racing’s new recruit Davey Todd has suffered a broken collarbone during his winter training programme and has undergone a successful operation.

Tributes have been pouring in following the passing of Paulo Goncalves at the Dakar Rally, with Honda Racing Corporation President Yoshishige Nomura describing him as “a driving force for the team” with “tremendous achievements and immeasurable contribution as a Honda rider”.

Tom Chilton has made the move to BTC Racing Honda for the 2020 British Touring Car Championship. Following a tricky 2019, Chilton is focusing on a fresh start in BTCC with BTC Racing and returns to competing in Honda machinery for the first time since 2008.

Honda youngster Yuki Tsunoda will graduate to the FIA Formula 2 championship with Carlin in 2020. Tsunoda, 19, has been part of the Honda Formula Dream Project since 2018 when he won the Japanese Formula 4 title before moving into FIA Formula 3 last year.

Red Bull has placed junior driver Juri Vips in the Japanese Super Formula championship for the 2020 season.

With testing programmes being finalised as the MotoGP paddock prepares to head to Sepang for the opening pre-season tests, Crash.net looks at what will be the biggest targets for each manufacturer. Honda: Producing a bike that suits more than just Marquez

Jorge Lorenzo says becoming a MotoGP test rider is “one of the possibilities I have on the table” as he weighs up his options since retiring from racing.

With preparations ramping up for the 2020 MotoGP world championship season, teams are beginning to confirm launch dates ahead of the start of pre-season testing and the opening round.

Alex Marquez says his main target is to be top rookie in the 2020 MotoGP world championship in his first official appearance as a Repsol Honda rider.

MotoGP in 2019 witnessed thrilling action on track and dramatic turn of events off it which will define how the year will be remembered. From surprise splits to rifts between manufacturers, the year has been filled with talking points some of which will spill into 2020.

In the final MotoGP Gossip column of the year, Jorge Lorenzo reveals how concerns over being paralysed were part of his call to retire and Alex Marquez explains how he was selected as Lorenzo’s replacement at Repsol Honda.

Leon Camier has undergone a successful shoulder surgery after sustaining an injury in a crash during testing at Aragon last month.

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