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Poll: Do you think Lorenzo can lift the MotoGP title for Ducati in 2018?

31 January 2018 by MCN News

Lorenzo has just topped the timesheets at the Sepang MotoGP test. Will 2018 see him take the title for Ducati?

MotoGP: Lorenzo smashes Sepang record to take top spot

30 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

Five-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo has smashed the lap record at Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit to finish MotoGP’s first official pre-season test on top of the time sheets, finishing...

WSB: Camier quick despite lack of electronics switch

30 January 2018 by Oli Rushby

Leon Camier impressed in his third test with the Red Bull Honda team to place second quickest behind World Champion Jonathan Rea at Portimao. While his quickest time was set on qualifying rubber,...

BSB: Walker back on a superbike with TAG Yamaha

30 January 2018 by Oli Rushby

Chris ‘Stalker’ Walker jumped back on a British Superbike-spec machine for the first time since 2015 as he joined the TAG Racing squad for their opening test of the 2018 season at Jerez. Walker will...

BSB: Haslam: 'We've made big improvements already'

30 January 2018 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam has said he is confident the JG Speedfit Kawasaki team have made significant improvements with their package for the 2018 British Superbike season after their first test of the year in...

WSB: Rea remains quickest as rookie Razgatlioglu shines

29 January 2018 by Greg Haines

Jonathan Rea remained quickest as the Portimao World Superbike test drew to a close on Monday, although it was fellow Kawasaki rider Toprak Razgatlioglu who grabbed the attention by cracking the top...

MotoGP: Suzuki show off 2018 bike ahead of testing start

27 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

Suzuki have become the latest team to take the covers off their 2018 MotoGP machine, with Alex Rins and Andrea Iannone unveiling the bike at the Sepang circuit ahead of the start of the first official...

Gallery: The 2018 Movistar Yamaha M1

25 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

With the 2018 MotoGP season set to get underway this weekend at the first official pre-season test in Sepang, the Movistar Yamaha duo of Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi pulled the covers off...

MotoGP: Hernandez to deputise for Folger at Sepang

25 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

Columbian rider Yonny Hernandez will replace Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Jonas Folger at this weekend’s official MotoGP test at Malaysia’s Sepang circuit, as he lines himself up to replace the German full...

WSB: Sykes leads way after Jerez test

24 January 2018 by Oli Rushby

Kawasaki once again reigned supreme as testing for the 2018 World Superbike Championship got underway at Jerez this week, but it was Tom Sykes at the top of the timesheets at the end of the two-day...

MotoGP: Movistar Yamaha duo reveal 2018 machine

24 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

The Movistar Yamaha duo of Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi have pulled the covers off their 2018 MotoGP machines in Madrid, revealing a modified variant of last year’s design only days before the...

MotoGP: Viñales kicks off silly season with two-year Yamaha extension

24 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Viñales has delivered the first deal of the 2018 MotoGP silly season by announcing a two-year contract extension with the Movistar Yamaha team at the squad’s launch event in Madrid this...

WSB: Dorna considering triple headers for Donington and Portimao

24 January 2018 by Greg Haines

The Superbike World Championship is likely to run three races on at least two race weekends this season, MCN can reveal. The word in the Jerez paddock, where a two day test is taking place this week,...

Roads: David Johnson signs deal with Gulf BMW

24 January 2018 by Oli Rushby

Shaun Muir Racing will return to the Isle of Man TT in 2018 under the Gulf BMW banner. Aussie David Johnson will ride for the Giusborough squad at the TT as well as the 2018 North West 200 and...

Live: Watch Yamaha launch their 2018 MotoGP effort

24 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

With the 2018 MotoGP season set to get underway in earnest later this week in Malaysia with the opening official test at the Sepang circuit, the Movistar Yamaha squad of Valentino Rossi and Maverick...

BSB: Taylor Mackenzie joins MotoRapido Ducati for 2018

24 January 2018 by Oli Rushby

Taylor Mackenzie will ride for Wilf Moore’s MotoRapido Ducati team for the 2018 British Superbike Championship, it has been confirmed. The elder Mackenzie brother has spent two tough years in the...

WSB: Lowes chases Rea as 2018 testing gets underway

23 January 2018 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea shrugged off two small crashes to start 2018 where he left off on top of the timesheets as testing got underway at Jerez today. The three-time world champion wasn’t to let two small...

WSB: 1000cc V4 Panigale breaks cover in Jerez

23 January 2018 by Oli Rushby

The 1000cc version of the V4-engined Panigale Ducati will race in 2019 broke cover at Jerez today, where the Italian marque are testing with Lorenzo Zanetti alongside their World Superbike team. While...

BSB: Buildbase Suzuki kick 2018 off at Cartagena

22 January 2018 by Oli Rushby

Buildbase Suzuki began their preparations for the 2018 British Superbike Championship early with a shake down test for their new line-up of Bradley Ray and Richard Cooper in Cartagena last week. With...

MotoGP: Alex Lowes speaks out to end Tech 3 speculation

21 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

Pata Yamaha World Superbike rider Alex Lowes has spoken to MCN to end speculation that he’s in line to replace Jonas Folger at the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 squad after the German announced that he would...

Michael Dunlop to test Suzuki MotoGP bike

21 January 2018 by Oli Rushby

15-time Isle of Man TT winner Michael Dunlop will test Suzuki’s MotoGP bike at the Sepang International Circuit later this week. MCN understands the Ballymoney ace has been invited to the test to...

Dakar 2018: Brits Lyndon Poskitt and Max Hunt nail Dakar finish

20 January 2018 by Michael Guy

Brits Lyndon Poskitt and Max Hunt had cause for serious celebration after both men finished the 2018 Dakar. In what is fast being regarded as the toughest Dakar for years due to its brutal terrain and...

Dakar 2018: Matthias Walkner crowned Dakar champion

20 January 2018 by Michael Guy

Austrian Matthias Walkner is the new 2018 Dakar champion. The 31-year-old consolidated his lead in the final 120km timed special today to secure over all victory by 16m 53s ahead of factory Honda...

Podcast: Dakar, Ducati launch and John McGuinness

20 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

With the Dakar Rally entering its final week and Ducati kicking off the 2018 MotoGP season with their team launch, MCN Sport’s Oli Rushby and Simon Patterson are joined by sports editor Michael Guy...

WSB: Honda WorldSBK boss quits ahead of 2018 season

20 January 2018 by Oli Rushby

The man at the helm of Honda’s World Superbike effort has parted ways with the squad ahead of the 2018 season. MCN understands Marco Chini, Honda’s WorldSBK Operations Manager, has left his role...

Dakar 2018: Walkner closes in on overall win

20 January 2018 by Michael Guy

Stage 13 – San Juan to Cordoba, 560km liaison, 369km special stage Australian Toby Price showed his class to take his second stage win on the bounce with a commanding performance on the penultimate...

MotoGP: Silverstone set for whole-track resurfacing

19 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

The home of the British Grand Prix will have an entirely new surface for the 2018 season according to MCN’s exclusive sources, with work set to start on a full-track resurfacing of the Silverstone...

Roads: North One loses TT TV contract

18 January 2018 by Oli Rushby

North One Television has lost the rights to produce coverage of the Isle of Man TT for the first time in nine years. The London-based firm began producing the TT’s TV coverage in 2009 with audience...

Dakar 2018: Price takes a bite out of Walkner’s lead as Barreda retires

18 January 2018 by Michael Guy

Stage 11 – Belen to Chilecito, 205km liaison, 280km special stage Factory KTM rider Toby Price made up for yesterday’s frustrations of getting lost by dominating stage 11 of Dakar. Helped by his high...

MotoGP: Folger to sit out 2018 MotoGP season

17 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider will, as originally reported by MCN in October, sit out the 2018 MotoGP season as he continues to recover from the genetic disorder that saw him miss the final races of...

Dakar 2018: Brits Poskitt and Hunt jump up the standings in tough stage 10

17 January 2018 by Michael Guy

In a stage that ended the aspirations of a number of riders, Brits Lyndon Poskitt and Max Hunt delivered their best stage results of the race to date. For Poskitt it was yet another brutal day that...

Dakar 2018: Dramatic day blows race wide open

17 January 2018 by Michael Guy

Stage 10 – Salta to Belen, 424km liaison, 373km special stage It was a dramatic day on Dakar 2018 with former race leader Adrien Van Beveren evacuated from the stage after a heavy crash just 3KM from...

Gallery: Lorenzo and Dovizioso unveil 2018 Ducati

16 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

Ducati have pulled the covers off a new-look 2018 MotoGP machine at the Italian manufacturer’s headquarters in Bologna, with Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo unveiling a new colour scheme that sees...

Dakar 2018: Van Beveren “Everything to play for”

16 January 2018 by Michael Guy

With five stages of Dakar 2018 remaining official Yamaha rider Adrien Van Beveren tops the standings by a mere 22 seconds ahead of HRC rider Kevin Benavides. Despite having raced for a total of 22...

Roads: McGuinness 'keeping options open' after Honda split

15 January 2018 by Oli Rushby

John McGuinness has said he is ‘keeping his options open’ with regards to a ride for the 2018 Isle of Man TT after confirming he has split with Honda Racing. The 23-time TT winner announced at a Joey...

MotoGP: Ducati unveil new-look 2018 machine

15 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

Ducati have pulled the covers off a new-look 2018 MotoGP machine at the Italian manufacturer’s headquarters in Bologna, with Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo unveiling a new colour scheme that sees...

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