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Mugello MotoGP: Ben Spies rues early errors

04 July 2011 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies said two early mistakes cost him the chance to follow up his brilliant debut win in Assen last month with another podium finish in Mugello yesterday. Spies finished in fourth position after...

Mugello MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow retires from top ten

04 July 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow had a disastrous Mugello MotoGP debut yesterday, the British rider retiring after only six laps with a lack of confidence in the front-end of his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine. Crutchlow...

Mugello MotoGP: Pressure builds on Scott Redding

04 July 2011 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding has been warned his poor run of results in the Moto2 world championship must improve quickly after he slumped to a disappointing 27th place in Mugello. The 18-year-old threatened to pull...

Mugello MotoGP: Bradley Smith extends podium streak

04 July 2011 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith’s golden run of form in his maiden Moto2 campaign continued in Mugello yesterday after the Oxfordshire rider fought for victory throughout a gripping Italian Grand Prix. The Tech 3...

Hopkins shakes up championship with double podium at Snetterton

04 July 2011 by Austin Lindberg

John Hopkins was the name of the day Sunday at Snetterton for the sixth round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike series. After becoming the first American to take a British Superbike pole...

BSB Snetterton 300: Kiyonari takes race two win

03 July 2011 by Tom Cambio

HM Plant Honda rider Ryuichi Kiyonari took his seventh victory at Snetterton in the final race of the day, snatching the lead as John Hopkins (Samsung Crescent Racing Suzuki) clashed with Shane Byrne...

BSB Snetterton 300: Hopkins wins race one

03 July 2011 by MCN

John Hopkins (Samsung Crescent Racing Suzuki) took his first win at Snetterton after a final lap battle with Tommy Hill (Swan Yamaha). Hopkins managed a strong start leading into Riches, before...

Mugello MotoGP: Lorenzo takes second victory of season

03 July 2011 by Tom Cambio

Reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) took his second victory of the season at Mugello, after battling with Repsol Honda team mates Andrea Dovizioso and Casey Stoner who...

Mugello MotoGP: Márquez takes Moto2 victory

03 July 2011 by Tom Cambio

Marc Márquez (Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol) took his third victory of the season at Mugello, after winning a hard fought race-long battle with Stefan Bradl (Viessmann Kiefer Racing) and Bradley Smith...

Mugello MotoGP: Terol steals 125 win

03 July 2011 by Tom Cambio

Nicolas Terol (Bankia Aspar Team 125cc) stole a brilliant win from Avant-AirAsia-Ajo rider Johann Zarco at Mugello, patiently stalking the Frenchman thoughout the second half of the race before...

Mugello MotoGP: Ducati struggles continue for Valentino Rossi

02 July 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi will start his first race for Ducati on Italian soil from a lowly 12th position tomorrow after another disastrous qualifying session at his beloved Mugello circuit. The 32-year-old...

Mugello MotoGP: Marco Simoncelli vows to avoid mistakes

02 July 2011 by Matthew Birt

Marco Simoncelli has vowed to cut out the big mistakes that have made him public enemy number one in 2011, as he goes in search of his maiden MotoGP podium on home soil tomorrow. Simoncelli will start...

Mugello MotoGP: Casey Stoner ‘I could have gone faster’

02 July 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner set the fastest ever lap of the Mugello circuit in Italy today and then said he could have gone even faster in better conditions. Earlier light rain that disrupted the 125GP session had...

BSB Snetterton: Hopkins obliterates field for Snetterton pole

02 July 2011 by Austin Lindberg

John Hopkins took pole for Snetterton 300 MCE Insurance British Superbike race by more than a half-second. Hopkins became the first American to take pole in a BSB race and did so after his Samsung...

BSB Snetterton 300: Hopkins takes first pole position

02 July 2011 by Tom Cambio

John Hopkins (Samsung Crescent Racing Suzuki) took his first BSB pole with the fastest ever lap of the Snetterton 300 in the last three minutes of the final qualifying session. Swan Yamaha rider Tommy...

Mugello MotoGP: Marquez snatches Moto2 pole

02 July 2011 by Tom Cambio

Marc Márquez (Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol) managed to snatch his second pole position of the season back from Alex de Angelis (JIR Moto2) in the final lap of Moto2 qualifying at Mugello. British Tech 3...

Mugello MotoGP: Stoner sets fastest ever lap at Mugello

02 July 2011 by Tom Cambio

Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda) set the fastest ever lap on two wheels at Mugello in qualifying this afternoon to clinch the twenty-seventh pole position of the Australian’s MotoGP career. With 37 minutes...

Mugello MotoGP: Zarco takes first pole of season

02 July 2011 by Tom Cambio

Johann Zarco (Avant-AirAsia-Ajo) qualified fastest in changeable conditions at Mugello to secure his first pole position start of the season, lapping 1.6 seconds faster than RW Racing GP rider Luis...

Mugello MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa back from injury hell

01 July 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa has spoken of his frustration at having his 2011 MotoGP world title hopes destroyed by Marco Simoncelli after he made an impressive return to action in Mugello earlier today. Riding for...

Mugello MotoGP: Neck pain troubles Casey Stoner

01 July 2011 by Matthew Birt

A neck injury picked up during a nasty crash during last weekend’s Assen MotoGP round hampered Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner during a rain-hit practice at the Mugello track earlier today. The Australian...

Mugello MotoGP: Valentino Rossi unfazed by lowly 13th

01 July 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi brushed off his lowly 13th place finish in practice at Mugello today after a problematic Ducati debut on home soil. Two different electrical faults with his new GP11.1 machines this...

Mugello MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow curses more rain

01 July 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow was left cursing more bad weather today as light rain that badly disrupted the second MotoGP practice session in Mugello cost the British rider precious time to learn the fast and...

Mugello MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa blasts Marco Simoncelli

30 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa’s long awaited return to the MotoGP paddock in Mugello today saw the Spaniard launch a stinging attack on fellow factory Honda rider Marco Simoncelli. Speaking at a packed pre-event press...

Mugello MotoGP: Valentino Rossi admits Ducati not strong enough

30 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has admitted he’s not competitive enough at the moment to be fighting for podium finishes ahead of his factory Ducati debut in Italy this weekend. Speaking on the eve of his...

Mugello MotoGP: Ben Spies looks to build on debut win

30 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies is determined to build on the confidence and morale gained from his maiden MotoGP win in this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Mugello The Texan became the 11th American rider in history to...

Buchan to race in Euro Superstock

30 June 2011 by MCN Sportsdesk

Danny Buchan will race a Go Eleven Kawasaki ZX-10R in European Superstock 1000cc at WSB meetings, starting in Brno, Czechoslovakia. The young rider will also continue trying to win the UK National...

Andrea Dovizioso calls for electronics reduction

30 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso believes the only way to improve the spectacle in MotoGP is to slash the influence of electronic rider aids. The Italian is the latest high profile rider to call for a reduction in...

Marc VDS nearing 2012 decision

30 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding’s Marc VDS Racing squad will decide next week whether to ditch plans to race a highly tuned production BMW S1000RR motor in MotoGP next season. MCN has learned the Belgium squad has held...

Tyco Honda and Bridewell part company

29 June 2011 by MCN Sportsdesk

Tyco Honda and Tommy Bridewell have announced that they have parted company. A joint statement issued by the Quay Garage Tyco Honda and Bridewell stated: “After a promising start which included a...

Baz will race Motorpoint Yamaha at Snetterton

29 June 2011 by MCN Sportsdesk

Loris Baz will race at Snetterton despite reports that his season may end prematurely after losing a personal backer. The Motorpoint Yamaha team he rides for issued a press release today, confirming...

Valentino Rossi without Jerry Burgess for home race

29 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi will ride in his home race in Mugello this weekend without the influence of legendary crew chief Jerry Burgess after the Australian flew home to be with his seriously ill wife. Burgess...

Loris Capirossi to miss home race

29 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Loris Capirossi has been forced to withdraw from his home race in Mugello this weekend. The Italian veteran broke two ribs and dislocated his right shoulder in Assen last weekend but it was initially...

Honda progress exposed Ducati weakness, says Valentino Rossi

29 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi reckons the performance improvements made by Honda in 2011 worsened the extent of the problems experienced by Ducati this season. Rossi has struggled to make any significant progress...

Dani Pedrosa to ride in Mugello

28 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa will end his injury nigtmare and make a return to action in Mugello on Friday – nearly 50 days since his 2011 MotoGP title dreams were shattered. The Spaniard hasn’t raced since he broke...

Lowes takes Race of the Year win from Ellison

27 June 2011 by Michael Guy

Parkalgar Honda rider Sam Lowes secured his first win of the 2011 season when he won the Mallory Park Buildbase Race of the Year on Sunday. The 20 year old World Supersport rider had to fight hard for...

Did Marco Simoncelli reject soft tyre offer in Assen?

27 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Suspicions about who rebuked Bridgestone’s offer to use a softer compound rear tyre in Assen last weekend have pointed to controversial Italian rider Marco Simoncelli. With numerous riders complaining...

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