2011

Loris Capirossi at ease with retirement decision

15 November 2011 by MCN

Loris Capirossi says he’s 100 per cent convinced that he made the right choice to quit MotoGP at the end of the 2011 campaign. The Italian veteran retired after 22 years in the world championship...

Manx GP under scrutiny

15 November 2011 by MCN Sport

The Isle of Man Department of Economic Development has launched a comprehensive consultative review to clarify the costs, benefits and future potential to exploit the Manx Grand Prix Festival. The...

Casey Stoner confident new Honda will get faster

14 November 2011 by MCN

Casey Stoner believes Honda’s impressive new RC213V machine has plenty of room for improvement, despite the Aussie and team-mate Dani Pedrosa’s domination of last week’s 1000cc test in...

Suzuki poised to officially confirm MotoGP withdrawal

14 November 2011 by MCN

Suzuki is expected to officially confirm it will withdraw from the MotoGP world championship before the end of this week. The Japanese factory was set a deadline by Dorna boss Carmelo Ezpeleta to...

TT Legends fifth in Doha

14 November 2011 by MCN Sport

The Honda TT Legends inaugural Endurance World Championship came to a close today with a fifth place finish in the Eight Hours of Doha at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. The resulting...

Ducati happy with testing rule boost

11 November 2011 by MCN

New testing regulations for MotoGP will help Ducati try and bridge the gap to Japanese rivals Honda and Yamaha, according to the Bologna factory’s technical guru Filippo Preziosi. MotoGP bosses have...

Alvaro Bautista determined to honour Marco Simoncelli in 2012

11 November 2011 by MCN

Alvaro Bautista has vowed to give his all to honour the memory of late Italian rider Marco Simoncelli in 2012 after he joined the Gresini Honda squad this week. Bautista quit Suzuki with the Japanese...

Ben Wilson and David Jones stick with Gearlink Kawasaki

10 November 2011 by MCN

Gearlink Kawasaki have announced that Ben Wilson and David Jones are to ride for the team in 2012 Fuchs Silkolene British Supersport championship. Wilson missed out on the championship win by just one...

Great final race!

10 November 2011 by alan winstanley

Great race at the weekend to see out the 2011 MotoGP season!

Meeting Marco in 2009

10 November 2011 by den wilson

Marco and me at Donington, 2009.

Andrea Dovizioso seeks rear stability from Yamaha

10 November 2011 by MCN

Andrea Dovizioso made a solid rather than spectacular Yamaha 1000cc debut in Valencia this week after he ended the first test for 2012 with the fifth quickest time. The Italian clocked a best time of...

Valentino Rossi looks ahead to crucial Sepang test

10 November 2011 by MCN

Valentino Rossi quickly turned his attention to a crucial first test of 2012 at the Sepang track in Malaysia next January after he finished over 1.5s away from the fastest pace during a two-day test...

Cal Crutchlow impresses on Yamaha 1000cc debut

10 November 2011 by MCN

Cal Crutchlow made an impressive start to the new 1000cc MotoGP era in Valencia this week when he ended a two-day test session at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in fourth place. The British rider finished...

First pic: Alvaro Bautista tests Gresini Honda

09 November 2011 by MCN

Alvaro Bautista has made his debut for the Gresini Honda squad at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia this morning. The Spaniard has moved to the Italian squad after confirming he was leaving Suzuki...

Alvaro Bautista leaves Suzuki

09 November 2011 by MCN

Alvaro Bautista seems certain to move to the San Carlo Gresini Honda squad in 2012 after Suzuki confirmed in Valencia today that the former 125GP world champion has left the Japanese factory. Suzuki...

Valentino Rossi: “Some big problems remain.”

08 November 2011 by MCN

Valentino Rossi admitted Ducati still has to make huge improvements to its new GP12 1000cc bike after he made his long-awaited public debut on a new twin spar aluminium chassis in Valencia today. The...

Andrea Dovizioso satisfied with Yamaha debut

08 November 2011 by MCN

Andrea Dovizioso was satisfied with the start to his Yamaha career in Valencia today after he posted the seventh best time on the opening day of 2012 testing at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit. The Italian...

Dani Pedrosa fastest while adapting 1000cc riding style

08 November 2011 by MCN

Dani Pedrosa topped the timesheets at the end of the opening day of 1000cc MotoGP testing in Valencia today, the Spaniard working on adapting his riding style to suit the more powerful RC213V...

Broken wrist rules Nicky Hayden out of Valencia test

08 November 2011 by MCN

Nicky Hayden was forced to withdraw from today’s crucial MotoGP test in Valencia after discovering he has broken his right wrist in two places after a first corner crash in Sunday’s race. The American...

Suzuki set Friday deadline to commit to MotoGP in 2012

08 November 2011 by MCN

Suzuki has until Friday to commit to the 2012 MotoGP world championship, MCN can reveal. Suzuki team boss Paul Denning and Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta met in Valencia yesterday (Monday) to discuss the...

First pic: Valentino Rossi tests Ducati GP12 with new frame

08 November 2011 by MCN

Valentino Rossi has started evaluating Ducati’s new twin spar aluminium frame at the Valencia circuit in Spain this morning. The nine-times world champion was one of the first on to the Ricardo Tormo...

First pic: Cal Crutchlow makes Yamaha 1000cc debut

08 November 2011 by MCN

British rider Cal Crutchlow has completed his first laps on board Yamaha’s new YZR-M1 1000cc MotoGP machine in Valencia today. The 26-year-old waited for small damp patches to dry out before he...

First pic: Ducati’s new twin spar aluminium frame

08 November 2011 by MCN

This is Ducati’s radical new twin spar aluminium frame that Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden will test on the GP12 Desmosedici MotoGP bike over the next two days in Valencia. The Bologna factory has...

Improved safety must be Simoncelli's legacy

08 November 2011 by Ryan Eckford

Marco Simoncelli was a character and a great aggressive rider who was willing to give his all to the cause, even if it meant crashing out of races, or causing controversy. But his talent and success on the track, which included a 250cc World Championship should not be his only legacy. Safety must be improved significantly to prevent incidents like the one in Malaysia. I know present and former...