MCN
Reviews For sale News Insurance

Argentina MotoGP 2016

Reigning champ Jorge Lorenzo started his title defence with a controlling victory at the opening round in Qatar ahead of Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Marquez. Now the MotoGP circus heads to the Termas de Río Hondo circuit, which last year played host to the now infamous clash between Valentino Rossi and Marquez.

Year: ALL

Dovizioso: Expectations ‘not unbelievably high’ for 2014

05 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

Dovizioso: Expectations ‘not unbelievably high’ for 2014

Andrea Dovizioso believes there won’t be any big improvement in Ducati’s fortunes in the early part of the 2014 MotoGP campaign, despite a positive pre-season campaign in Malaysia and...

Tito Rabat ‘lucky’ after big crash in Australia

05 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

Tito Rabat ‘lucky’ after big crash in Australia

Marc VDS Racing Moto2 rider Tito Rabat admitted he was fortunate to escape injury after his pre-season testing campaign ended with a heavy crash on the final day of tyre testing at Phillip Island. The...

Jorge Lorenzo quickest at end of Phillip Island tyre test

05 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo quickest at end of Phillip Island tyre test

Jorge Lorenzo completed his domination of this week’s Bridgestone tyre test in Australia today by setting the fastest time in cool and windy conditions at Phillip Island this afternoon. The Spaniard...

MCN Fantasy Road Race is go!!

05 March 2014 by MCN

MCN Fantasy Road Race is go!!

With only days to go before the 2014 MotoGP season gets underway in earnest, MCN are pleased to unveil the all-new-look MCN Fantasy Road Race, which for the first time ever focuses on the Grand Prix...

Jorge Lorenzo evaluates new Yamaha bodywork in Australia

04 March 2014 by Jorge Lorenzo

Jorge Lorenzo evaluates new Yamaha bodywork in Australia

Double MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo assessed a new fairing on the second day of the Bridgestone tyre test at Phillip Island today. The unbranded black carbon YZR-M1 fairing was evaluated by the...

Jorge Lorenzo remains on top in Australia

04 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo remains on top in Australia

Jorge Lorenzo remained in control of the Bridgestone tyre test in scorching hot conditions at the Phillip Island track in Australia today. The Spaniard improved his pace to a 1.29.133 today to edge...

Valentino Rossi happy with new tyre endurance

03 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi happy with new tyre endurance

Valentino Rossi declared himself happy with improved endurance from a range of new Bridgestone tyres he evaluated on the first day of testing at the Phillip Island track in Australia today. Rossi is...

Jorge Lorenzo leads Bridgestone tyre test

03 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo leads Bridgestone tyre test

Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo put his tyre woes in Sepang last week to one side to head the timesheets on the first day of an official Bridgestone test at Phillip Island today. Lorenzo was highly critical of...

Suzuki satisfied with testing progress

03 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki satisfied with testing progress

Suzuki boss Davide Brivio is confident preparations for the Japanese factory’s full-time MotoGP return in 2015 are progressing well after a positive performance from Randy de Puniet in Malaysia last...

Ducati: Dovizioso and Crutchlow happy with Open strategy

03 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

Ducati: Dovizioso and Crutchlow happy with Open strategy

Ducati boss Gigi Dall’Igna says he had the unanimous backing of Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow when steering the Bologna factory into the new MotoGP class in 2014. Ducati’s desperate need to...

Camier absent as FIM release final MotoGP entry list

28 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Camier absent as FIM release final MotoGP entry list

Leon Camier’s hopes of becoming a MotoGP rider have been dashed at the eleventh hour, as rumours of sponsorship problems keeping him from taking his Ioda Racing Aprilia seat have come true, with the...

Rossi on top as testing concludes

28 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Rossi on top as testing concludes

Valentino Rossi has left the final official pre-season test of 2014 leading the way, as the Italian confirmed afterwards that he was feeling much more positive than this time last year. Just dipping...

Ducati confirm move from factory to open class

28 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Ducati confirm move from factory to open class

Ducati have finally announced that they will make the move from factory to open class in 2014, with the team ditching their own electronics software in return for extra fuel, tyres and engine...

Will Marquez's broken leg slow him down?

28 February 2014 by MCN

Will Marquez's broken leg slow him down?

Afte a flat track training crash, world champion Marc Marquez is currently sitting out the final Sepang test while he recovers from his broken leg. But the rookie champion has proven time and again...

Pedrosa fastest on day two at Sepang

27 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Pedrosa fastest on day two at Sepang

Dani Pedrosa has finished the second day at the Sepang in his customary position at the Malaysian track, topping the time sheets by 0.2 seconds at the circuit where he is traditionally dominant.  ...

Marquez to miss Phillip Island test

26 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marquez to miss Phillip Island test

Marc Marquez will sit out next week’s planned Phillip Island tyre test, despite initially aiming for a return just twelve days after breaking his fibula in a training accident. However, a medical...

Valentino Rossi bemoans new Bridgestone tyre direction

26 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi bemoans new Bridgestone tyre direction

Valentino Rossi says he is mystified why a new range of Bridgestone rear tyres will be introduced for the 2014 MotoGP world championship. The Italian spent the majority of the opening day of the...

Jorge Lorenzo disgruntled with new Bridgestone rear tyre

26 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo disgruntled with new Bridgestone rear tyre

Jorge Lorenzo’s frustration with the performance of a new 2014- spec Bridgestone rear tyre continued in Sepang today, with the double MotoGP world champion clearly disgruntled to be down in fifth on...

New shock boost for Sepang pacesetter Alvaro Bautista

26 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

New shock boost for Sepang pacesetter Alvaro Bautista

A new Showa rear shock helped Alvaro Bautista claim a surprise spot at the top of the opening day timesheets at the second Sepang MotoGP test in Malaysia today. The Gresini Honda rider led an unlikely...

Bautista fastest on Sepang day one

26 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Bautista fastest on Sepang day one

The first day of the Sepang 2 MotoGP test has thrown a number of surprise packages to the fore, as Alvaro Bautista and the Espargaro brothers took advantage of unusual track conditions to finish the...

HRC: No plans to test with Casey Stoner at Phillip Island

26 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

HRC: No plans to test with Casey Stoner at Phillip Island

Honda has said it has no plans to draft in Casey Stoner to test at next week’s Bridgestone tyre test in Phillip Island, with Marc Marquez likely to be ruled out with a broken leg. Reigning world...

Movistar return to MotoGP with Yamaha

25 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Movistar return to MotoGP with Yamaha

Yamaha’s 2014 livery, unveiled last month in Indonesia, is set to change before the first race at Qatar, as the team brings onboard Spanish mobile phone operator Movistar as title sponsor. The rumours...

No Brazil MotoGP round in 2014

24 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

No Brazil MotoGP round in 2014

The MotoGP world championship will not be returning to Brazil in 2014 after a planned race in late September at a revamped Autodromo Internacional Nelson Piquet track was dropped off the final...

Pol Espargaro plans style tweaks at Sepang 2

24 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Pol Espargaro plans style tweaks at Sepang 2

Reigning Moto2 world champion Pol Espargaro will focus on riding style tweaks when he makes his third pre-season testing appearance for the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 squad in Sepang later this week. The...

Suzuki: No plans to join Open class in 2015

24 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki: No plans to join Open class in 2015

Suzuki will return to MotoGP in 2015 as a full factory entry, with the Japanese factory rejecting the chance to join the new Open category. It had been rumoured that Suzuki would participate as an...

Ex-Ducati boss understands Open class appeal

24 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Ex-Ducati boss understands Open class appeal

Former factory Ducati boss Livio Suppo says he fully understands why the Bologna factory is seriously considering entering this year’s MotoGP world championship in the new Open class. It has been...

Suzuki planning new parts assessment at Sepang 2

24 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki planning new parts assessment at Sepang 2

Suzuki is expected to try new upgrades on its new 1000cc MotoGP project when the MotoGP winter testing campaign resumes at the Sepang track in Malaysia this week. The recent opening test in Malaysia...

Tech 3 confident Yamaha will supply new gearbox

23 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Tech 3 confident Yamaha will supply new gearbox

Satellite Yamaha boss Herve Poncharal remains confident that Pol Espargaro and Bradley Smith will be racing a new seamless shift gearbox when the 2014 campaign kicks off in Qatar next month. When...

Cal Crutchlow: FTR-Yamaha speed won’t influence Ducati strategy

23 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow: FTR-Yamaha speed won’t influence Ducati strategy

British rider Cal Crutchlow doesn’t believe Ducati will be influenced to adopt Open class status in MotoGP this year following Aleix Espargaro’s brilliant display in Sepang testing earlier this...

Colin Edwards pushing for FTR chassis test

23 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards pushing for FTR chassis test

Colin Edwards is pushing to test a new British-built FTR frame on his new Yamaha-powered Forward Racing MotoGP machine after a tough start to winter testing in Malaysia recently. The experienced Texan...

Breaking news: Marquez breaks leg

20 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Breaking news: Marquez breaks leg

MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has suffered a broken fibula in a training crash just weeks before the start of the 2014 season. The 21 year old was flat tracking in in Lleida, west of Barcelona,...

Rea sits out Jerez test with broken foot

19 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Rea sits out Jerez test with broken foot

British rider Gino Rea has been forced to sit out this week’s three-day official Moto2 test at Jerez, after breaking a bone in his foot at last week’s Valencia test.   The former Moto2 podium finisher...

BT Sport team break cover

13 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

BT Sport team break cover

After months of speculation, BT Sport has finally announced the team that will head their 2014 MotoGP coverage.   The team will be led by one of the most famous commentary teams in biking history,...

Casey Stoner unlikely to take up HRC test role again

13 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner unlikely to take up HRC test role again

Double MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner is looking increasingly unlikely to continue as test and development rider for Honda in 2014. HRC had intended to keep the Australian developing its factory...

Colin Edwards impressed by Aleix Espargaro’s Sepang speed

13 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards impressed by Aleix Espargaro’s Sepang speed

Veteran American Colin Edwards heaped praise of new Forward Racing teammate Aleix Espargaro after the Spaniard’s brilliant start to the 2014 MotoGP testing campaign in Malaysia last week. Making his...

No corner speed gain for factory Honda

13 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

No corner speed gain for factory Honda

Honda has so far failed in its bid to make its factory RC213V machine a match for Yamaha’s YZR-M1 on corner speed. Improved corner speed has been a key target for Honda’s technical staff during the...