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Mick Doohan: Winning easier at Honda for Casey Stoner

08 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Five-times MotoGP world champion Mick Doohan reckons the impressive 2011 factory Honda RC212V is making winning races a much easier job for Casey Stoner than when he was at Ducati. Doohan, who enjoyed...

Ben Spies signs new Yamaha deal

08 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies has signed an extension to his factory Yamaha deal to partner Jorge Lorenzo in the new 1000cc MotoGP world championship in 2012. Talks have been going on for months between the Texan and the...

Isle of Man TT: Supersport race red-flagged

08 June 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Today’s Supersport race has been red-flagged during the early stages of the second lap due to rain falling around the course. Race leader Michael Dunlop had built a 10.69s cushion over his brother...

British MotoGP: Ducati improving but work to be done, says Burgess

08 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi might be edging closer to the front in the 2011 MotoGP world championship, but further improvements are still needed to make the factory Ducati GP11 a more competitive force. Rossi has...

British MotoGP: Shoulder close to 100 per cent, says Valentino Rossi

08 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Relieved Valentino Rossi expects his right shoulder to be close to 100 per cent strength for this weekend’s British MotoGP race at the Silverstone circuit. The 32-year-old has been troubled by a...

British MotoGP: Bradley Smith expects competitive weekend

08 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith believes his Tech 3 Racing Moto2 machine will be perfectly suited to the fast nature of the Silverstone circuit as he bids for a podium challenge in this weekend’s British Grand Prix.

TT Supersport delayed by rain

08 June 2011 by Michael Neeves, in the Isle of Man

The supersport race should have started by now (10.50am), but it’s been raining hard over here and the circuit is still wet in places. These guys don’t run in the wet – wet tyres wouldn’t last – and...

Isle of Man TT: Guy Martin's crash at Creg Ny Baa

07 June 2011 by MCN

Relentless by TAS Suzuki rider Guy Martin ran wide at Creg Ny Baa in yesterday morning’s Supersport race and was captured on video heading into the safety barriers. Fortunately the padded barriers...

No replacement for Dani Pedrosa at Silverstone

07 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Honda has scrapped plans to draft Japanese rider Hiroshi Aoyama into its factory MotoGP squad as injury cover for Dani Pedrosa at this weekend’s Silverstone race. Pedrosa has withdrawn from the...

Decision looming on Japanese Grand Prix

07 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

A final decision on whether the Japanese MotoGP race will go ahead in early October will be taken by the Mugello round next month. The contentious issue of whether the Twin Ring Motegi race,...

Isle of Man TT blog: Incredible highs and desperate lows

07 June 2011 by Gary Pinchin

The TT continues to live up to its unenviable reputation of delivering incredible highs and desperate lows. In a split second a life is lost in a horrible high-speed crash. Not long after, racing...

Dani Pedrosa out of British Grand Prix

07 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa has confirmed he will not contest this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone as he struggles to regain full fitness from a broken right collarbone he suffered in Le Mans last...

Brit Burns second at Hengelo

07 June 2011 by Zoe Burn

Chris Burns stormed to second place in Sunday’s ONK Dutch Superbike Championship race at the historic Hengelo street circuit in Holland. In his first ever road race, the Newcastle-upon-Tyne rider...

Dunlop takes Superstock TT victory

06 June 2011 by MCN Sportsdesk

Michael Dunlop overcame the disappointment of retiring from this morning’s Supersport TT by winning Monday evening’s delayed four-lap Superstock TT. It was Dunlop’s second TT victory, having won the...

Anstey takes eighth Isle of Man TT race win

06 June 2011 by MCN

Bruce Anstey took his eighth Isle of Man TT win in this afternoon’s Supersport race which had to be restarted after a fatal crash involving Irish rider Derek Brien. Anstey finished ahead of Keith Amor...

Catalunya MotoGP: Casey Stoner ups pressure on Jorge Lorenzo

06 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner piled the pressure on reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo with a second successive dominant victory in the 2011 MotoGP world championship in Catalunya yesterday. Stoner’s third win of...

Catalunya MotoGP: 125GP penalty too harsh

06 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

The decision to penalise French rider Johann Zarco 20-seconds for an illegal overtake in the closing stages of yesterday’s Catalunya 125GP was too harsh, according to Casey Stoner and Jorge...

Catalunya MotoGP: Rear set-up mistake costs Valentino Rossi

06 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi believes a wrong rear set-up cost him the chance to notch his second successive podium for Ducati in the Catalunya MotoGP race yesterday. For the third successive race, the nine-times...

Catalunya MotoGP: Seventh heaven for Cal Crutchlow

06 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow warmed up for his British Grand Prix debut at Silverstone this weekend with a career best seventh place finish in yesterday’s Catalunya MotoGP round. The British rider got the better of...

Catalunya MotoGP: Colin Edwards denied race start

06 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards saw his record of never missing a MotoGP race in his career ended yesterday in Catalunya when he was banned from racing after failing a late medical check on his injured right...

Catalunya MotoGP: Ben Spies relieved with podium return

06 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies put a difficult start to 2011 behind him in Catalunya as the factory Yamaha rider claimed his first MotoGP podium since last August. Two sixth places in the opening four races had left the...

The first winners of TT 2011

05 June 2011 by JOK

The first winners of TT 2011

Catalunya MotoGP: Stoner dominates to take win

05 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner has dominated the Barcelona MotoGP at Catalunya to take his third win of the 2011 season. World champion Jorge Lorenzo got a good start to lead for the first couple of...

Catalunya MotoGP: Bradl wins Moto2 race from pole

05 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

German Stefan Bradl has won an incident-packed Moto2 race at Ctalunya after starting from pole position. Stefan Bradl was unable to pull away from the res of the pack early on, but a crash from Thomas...

Catalunya MotoGP: Terol wins after Zarco gets 20 second penalty

05 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

Nicolas Terol has won the Catalunya 125GP race after Johann Zarco was given a 20 second penalty for what race direction feel was an ‘illegal overtake’ on the final sprint to the line. Championship...

Catalunya MotoGP: Marco Simoncelli vows to race hard but fair

04 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Italian Marco Simoncelli has vowed to race hard but fair in tomorrow’s Catalunya MotoGP race after he stormed to a brilliant maiden pole position at the Montmelo track today. Simoncelli’s riding will...

Catalunya MotoGP: Valentino Rossi pushing for Ducati upgrades

04 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has urged Ducati to continue rolling out new parts for his factory GP11 machine after he finished over 0.8s off pole position in Catalunya today. The Italian emerged unscathed from a...

Catalunya MotoGP: Bradl takes Moto2 pole

04 June 2011 by MCN

Stefan Bradl continued his 100% pol position record in 2011 today with another pole position at Catalunya. The German dominated tha majority of the qualifying session, setting a best time of 1’46.753.

Catalunya MotoGP: Terol on pole

04 June 2011 by MCN

125GP championship leader has continued his dominance of the 2011 season by taking pole position at his home GP at Catalunya. Team-mate Hector Faubel stole pole position from Terol towards the end of...

Catalunya MotoGP: Simoncelli takes first MotoGP pole

04 June 2011 by MCN

San Carlo Honda rider Marco Simoncelli has taken his first pole position in MotoGP at Catalunya. Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner had to settle for second on the grid, just 0.016 seconds behind...

Isle of Man TT 2011: John McGuinness takes Superbike win

04 June 2011 by Liam Marsden

Honda TT Legends rider John McGuinness has won the Dainese Superbike TT race to record his 16th win at the Isle of Man TT. The race got underway right on time under excellent weather. Ryan Farquhar...

John Hopkins turns down Repsol Honda and Tech 3

04 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

MCN understands that John Hopkins has turned down approaches from Repsol Honda and Monster Yamaha Tech 3 to ride in next weekend’s British MotoGP round at Silverstone. HRC apparently approached...

Isle of Man TT blog: Anstey tops practice

03 June 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Bruce Anstey laid down his marker tonight for tomorrow’s six-lap Dainese Superbike TT with a 131.431mph on the Padgetts Honda – the first 131mph lap of the 2011 TT and it could have been even faster...

Colin Edwards out of British Grand Prix

03 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards will miss next weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone after he broke his right collarbone in a heavy crash during practice at the Catalunya track in Spain earlier today. The...

TT 2011: The party

03 June 2011 by Stephen Davison

Where to get your fix of the 2011 TT Friday, June 3 1820-2050 TT practice Tourist: Take a stroll along Douglas Prom with a ride back on the horse-drawn tram. Or ride the steam train down to Castletown...

Isle of Man TT blog: oil stops practice

03 June 2011 by Gary Pinchin

TT Thursday night. Traditionally the night to find out who’s really on the pipe. The riders are well dialled, the course has rubber down and it’s time for some seriously fast laps. Tonight was perfect...

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