October
Honda thrilled to land Enea Bastianini for Moto3 challenge
06 October 2014 by
Honda management say it was vital to secure the services of teenage Italian sensation Enea Bastiainini for its 2015 Moto3 world championship assault. With leading Honda Moto3 duo Alex Marquez and Alex...
Mika Kallio misses Forward Yamaha chance
06 October 2014 by
Mika Kallio missed out on a last minute chance to return to the MotoGP world championship in 2015. The Finnish rider was made an 11th hour proposal to join ex-Moto2 world champion Stefan Bradl in the...
Pramac Ducati miss out on Eugene Laverty signing
03 October 2014 by
Pramac Ducati management have admitted Aspar Honda just beat them to Eugene Laverty’s signature for 2015. Laverty has been locked in lengthy negotiations with Pramac Ducati for weeks, as the Italian...
Aspar Honda confirms MotoGP deal for Eugene Laverty
02 October 2014 by
Spain’s high-profile Aspar Honda squad has confirmed the signing of Irish rider Eugene Laverty for the 2015 MotoGP world championship. Laverty’s premier class switch, which was first revealed by MCN...
Andrea Dovizioso: ‘I was close to Suzuki’
02 October 2014 by
Andrea Dovizioso says he came close to joining Suzuki for 2015 before agreeing a two-year contract extension with Ducati. The Italian was believed to be a top target for Suzuki, who were keen to...
Cal Crutchlow resigned to losing crew chief for 2015
02 October 2014 by
Cal Crutchlow has confirmed he will reluctantly split from crew chief Daniele Romagnoli when he ends his disappointing one-season career at Ducati next month. The British rider had wanted to take...
Dani Pedrosa: ‘Never anything serious with Suzuki’
02 October 2014 by
Dani Pedrosa has denied giving serious consideration to ending his career long association with Honda to head up Suzuki’s return to MotoGP next season. The Spaniard was linked to a Suzuki slot earlier...
Danny Kent backs Jack Miller to bounce back from Aragon crash
02 October 2014 by
British rider Danny Kent has backed Moto3 title contender Jack Miller to bounce back from losing the world championship lead for the first time in 2014 last weekend. An early crash at the Motorland...
Danilo Petrucci joins Pramac Ducati
02 October 2014 by
Pramac Ducati has confirmed it will replace Andrea Iannone with current Ioda Racing rider Danilo Petrucci in the 2015 MotoGP world championship. Petrucci has signed a two-year deal with the...
Loris Baz keen on Forward Yamaha move
02 October 2014 by
Loris Baz is hoping Forward Yamaha can save his MotoGP dream after the shock collapse of a proposed move to Aspar Honda in 2015. Aspar Honda rejected Baz for a production RC213V-RS alongside Nicky...
Ex-Casey Stoner crew chief to head Jack Miller’s MotoGP switch
01 October 2014 by
Casey Stoner’s former factory Ducati and Honda crew chief Cristian Gabbarini will play a key role in Jack Miller’s graduation to the MotoGP world championship in 2015. Aussie Miller is Honda’s new...
Suzuki never considered delaying MotoGP return until 2016
01 October 2014 by
Suzuki had no intention of further delaying its MotoGP return to 2016, despite major technical rule changes in advance of the Japanese factory’s much-hyped comeback. Suzuki has spent months of...