2011

Alvaro Bautista back in training for Estoril return

21 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Alvaro Bautista has resumed training and told Suzuki he intends to ride in next weekend’s Estoril clash in Portugal. The Spanish rider has been able to cycle and swim as part of his recovery from the...

Burgess says Honda must win in 2011

20 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Honda will never have a better chance of winning the MotoGP world championship than in 2011, according to Valentino Rossi’s legendary crew chief Jerry Burgess. The winter addition of Aussie Casey...

Cal Crutchlow targets big step after mid-season

20 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow has tipped himself to be much more competitive in the second half of his rookie MotoGP world championship campaign in 2011. The British rider was an impressive 11th on his Monster Yamaha...

Bradley Smith relishing Tech 3 challenge

20 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith reckons he’s loving the challenge of trying to make the Tech 3 Racing Moto2 project a consistent top six contender in 2011. The Oxfordshire rider has been one of the revelations of the...

Yamaha won’t expand MotoGP effort in 2012

19 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha will not increase its involvement beyond four bikes when the new 1000cc four-stroke MotoGP class is introduced in 2012. The Japanese factory has no plans to increase its entry beyond its...

2011 results no influence on Suzuki's MotoGP future

19 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki’s decision whether to quit MotoGP completely or return with a fully-fledged two-rider factory effort in 2012 won’t rely heavily on early season results this year. The Japanese factory blamed...

Leon Haslam won’t test BMW-powered MotoGP bike

19 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Leon Haslam will not be called upon to help develop a new BMW-powered MotoGP bike being readied for the 2012 MotoGP world championship campaign by Scott Redding’s Marc VDS Racing squad. The factory...

Honda angered by illegal clutch rumours

15 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Honda boss Shuhei Nakamoto has vented his frustration again at suggestions earlier this season that the new factory RC212V machine was using an illegal dual clutch system. Rumours appeared in Italy...

John Hopkins eyes Suzuki MotoGP wild cards

15 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

John Hopkins was already plotting a dramatic return to the MotoGP world championship in 2011 before Alvaro Bautista’s cruel injury blow saw him a make a shock comeback in Jerez earlier this month. The...

Dani Pedrosa criticises weight limit plan

14 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa has launched a scathing attack on proposals to introduce a combined rider and bike weight limit in MotoGP. The Spaniard, who is a massive 21kg lighter than the heaviest rider in MotoGP,...

Bridgestone tyre deal best for MotoGP

14 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Booming costs would have made it impossible to ditch the single tyre rule in favour of a return to multi-brand competition in MotoGP. Bridgestone signed a new three-year deal to be the sole tyre...

Andrea Dovizioso defends Pedrosa over shoulder problem

14 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso has jumped to the defence of factory Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa as the Spaniard faces a race to be fit for the next race in Portugal early next month. Pedrosa underwent surgery on a...

No parts issue for factories after Japan earthquake

13 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Japan’s devastating recent earthquake and tsunami won’t impact on forthcoming races in the MotoGP world championship. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent deadly tsunami was one of the biggest...

Rossi/Stoner Jerez inquiry not a blame game

13 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

An inquiry into the immediate aftermath of the controversial recent Jerez MotoGP crash involving Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner will not be a blame game or witch hunt against marshals caught up in...

Texas on MotoGP calendar from 2013

13 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

A MotoGP race will take place at the new Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas from 2013 onwards. The circuit has signed a ten-year deal with MotoGP rights holders Dorna and the event will feature...

Ducati Grandstand tickets on sale for British MotoGP

12 April 2011 by Austin Lindberg

Ducati has announced a dedicated Ducati grandstand for the AirAsia British MotoGP at Silverstone and tickets are on sale now. Here’s a breakdown of the tickets and pricing: Ducati Grandstand £148.09...

Day of Champions tickets selling fast

12 April 2011 by MCN Newsdesk

Tickets to Riders for Health’s “Day of Champions” are selling fast, with only a limited number of morning paddock passes left. The charity event, held on the Thursday before the British MotoGP on 9th...

Furusawa retirement influenced by Valentino Rossi's Ducati move

12 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha boss Masao Furusawa has admitted he’d have delayed his retirement had Valentino Rossi not quit and joined Ducati in 2011. Furusawa played a fundamental role in the most successful period in...

Dani Pedrosa begins shoulder rehab

12 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa has kicked off his bid to regain full fitness ahead of the next round of the 2011 MotoGP world championship in Portugal next month. The Spaniard is recovering from an operation last week...

Nicky Hayden makes Ducati GP12 debut

11 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden has completed his first assessment of Ducati’s new 1000cc four-stroke MotoGP at the Jerez circuit in Spain. Less than 24 hours after Valentino Rossi completed his first evaluation of the...

Rossi completes first test onboard Ducati Desmosedici GP12

08 April 2011 by Michael Guy

Nine time world champion Valentino Rossi has completed his first test onboard the Ducati GP12 at Jerez today. Rossi will campaign the all-new bike in 2012 when technical regulations in MotoGP change...

Cal Crutchlow undergoes successful arm surgery

08 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow has undergone successful surgery in Modena, Italy, to cure a right arm problem that has troubled the talented British rider in the first two races of the 2011 MotoGP world...

Video: Casey Stoner applauds Valentino Rossi after Jerez drama

08 April 2011 by Matthew Birt

This is the moment Casey Stoner sarcastically applauded MotoGP rival Valentino Rossi after the Australian was forced out of last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez. The footage was shot from the inside of the first corner at the start of the lap nine, just moments after the Aussie had been the innocent victim of a mistake under braking by nine-times world champion Rossi. Stoner stood on a...