2010

Assen MotoGP: Andrea Iannone takes Moto2 pole

25 June 2010

Speed Up team rider Andrea Iannone continued his dominance at Assen today by claiming pole position during qualifying today. Second on the grid is Ratthapark Wilairot, who waited till his 16th and...

Assen MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo continues Dutch domination

25 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo continued his sparkling form in the 80th Dutch TT at Assen today as the MotoGP world championship leader claimed pole position. Lorenzo maintained his 100 per cent front row starting...

Assen MotoGP: Front row start for Bradley Smith

25 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith will start tomorrow’s Dutch 125GP clash at Assen from the front row of the grid after qualifying in second position. The British rider, who only scored his first front row start of the...

Assen MotoGP: Marco Melandri dislocates left shoulder

25 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Marco Melandri suffered a dislocated left shoulder after a massive high-side crash in this morning’s final free practice session at the famous Assen circuit. The Italian ran off track at the...

Valentino Rossi poised to sign Ducati deal?

24 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Speculation is rife in Assen that Valentino Rossi is poised to drop another transfer bombshell by confirming he will quit Yamaha and sign a lucrative contract with Ducati. It is the second time in...

Assen MotoGP: Casey Stoner looks to solve tyre heat issue

24 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner has admitted struggling to solve a temperature issue with his rear Bridgestone tyre at the legendary Assen circuit in Holland today. The Australian ended the opening practice session for...

Assen MotoGP: Nicky Hayden satisfied with early speed

24 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden quickly put the disappointment of last weekend’s British GP behind him to make an impressive start to the 80th Dutch TT at Assen this afternoon. The Kentucky rider lost the chance to...

Assen MotoGP: Colin Edwards finds form

24 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards made a welcome return to form today when he posted the fourth quickest time in opening practice at Assen. The American has had a tough start to 2010 but a front-end geometry setting...

Assen MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo on top in first practice

24 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo’s domination of the 2010 MotoGP world championship continued at Assen today when he topped the opening practice leaderboard. The Spaniard, who is chasing a fourth victory of the season...

Assen MotoGP: Bradley Smith fourth in 125GP practice

24 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith made a decent start to the famous Dutch TT at Assen today, the British rider clocking the fourth quickest time in opening 125GP practice. The Oxfordshire rider, who scored his first...

The headache of replacing Valentino Rossi

23 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s crash at the Mugello MotoGP race earlier this month caused more than one major headache for Yamaha. As well as ending Rossi’s 2010 world title hopes and throwing major doubt over...

Assen MotoGP: Casey Stoner looks to end podium drought

23 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner had admitted he would never have anticipated going into the sixth race of the 2010 MotoGP world championship still chasing his first podium finish. The Australian, who seems certain to be...

Assen MotoGP: Ben Spies plays down podium prospects

23 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies is keeping his feet firmly on the ground as he bids to fight for a second MotoGP podium at the iconic Assen circuit in Holland this weekend. Brimming with confidence after he claimed a...

Yamaha confirm Valentino Rossi’s replacement

23 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

A 41-year-old test rider will replace nine-times world champion Valentino Rossi while the Italian recovers from a broken leg. Wataru Yoshikawa will join Jorge Lorenzo in the Fiat Yamaha squad from the...

Rossi replacement set to be announced

23 June 2010 by James Sharpe

Yamaha is set to announce that Wataru Yoshikawa will replace Valentino Rossi while he recovers from his broken shin sustained at Mugello. Yoshikawa, a test rider for the Yamaha factory, will ride in...

Matt Roberts catching up on the news with MCN

23 June 2010 by Ian Macey

Matt Roberts keeping up to date with the latest news whilst at the Day of Champions.

Nicky Hayden at the Day of Champions

22 June 2010 by sam lewis

Here’s me with Nicky Hayden at Silverstone during the Day of Champions.

Ducati and Valentino Rossi rumours not worrying for Yamaha

22 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha insist it won’t worry about incessant speculation linking nine-times world champion Valentino Rossi with a switch to Ducati in 2011. The Italian has flirted with a move to Ducati in the past...

Yamaha right not to have moved Ben Spies to factory team

22 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha would have made a mistake had it seconded Ben Spies to its factory squad as injury cover for reigning world champion Valentino Rossi. Spies was never seriously considered as a replacement for...

Ducati to offer Nicky Hayden new deal

22 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Ducati will offer Nicky Hayden a new contract for 2011. The American will be rewarded for his stunning transformation in fortunes with an imminent offer of a new deal. The 2006 world champion endured...

Hiroshi Aoyama facing lengthy injury lay-off

22 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Japanese rookie Hiroshi Aoyama could be out of action for up to three months after a massive crash at last weekend’s British MotoGP clash at Silverstone. The Interwetten Honda rider suffered a...

Nicky Hayden excited at Moto2 chance for brother

22 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden could be joined by his younger brother Roger Lee in the Grand Prix paddock next year. The youngest of the famous Kentucky racing dynasty, Roger Lee has landed a wild card in the...

Ben spies at Silverstone

21 June 2010 by Jon Duffy

I got this picture of my daughter Jessica with Ben Spies at Silverstone. He was a nice bloke and this made her day.

Lorenzo at Silverstone

21 June 2010 by Glen Coombs

Here’s a couple of pictures from the Friday qualifiying sesionat Silverstone. I felt really sorry for Nicky Hayden losing out on his podium in the final part of the race. The picture of Lorenzo shows...

Silverstone MotoGP impressions

21 June 2010 by Anonymous

I spent the whole weekend at the circuit for the Silverstone MotoGP. The track is ace, but for most of the weekend the majority of the grandstands were either locked and closed or were empty! I have been to a few circuits in Europe and the stands are always packed. When we went back to our hotel on the Friday evening we watched FP1 and the managing director of the course said that all the...