Australian Grand Prix 2016

Brno MotoGP: Randy de Puniet cleared for remarkable return

12 August 2010 by Matthew Birt

Randy de Puniet will make a stunning MotoGP comeback tomorrow (Friday) in Brno just 26 days after his broke his left leg in two places. The Frenchman will complete a remarkable recovery when he rides...

Brno MotoGP: Casey Stoner seeks faster pace

12 August 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner has admitted facing a tough second half to the 2010 MotoGP world championship unless he can extract more speed out of Ducati’s factory GP10 machine. The Australian hasn’t won a premier...

Brno MotoGP: Hiroshi Aoyama poised for return

12 August 2010 by Matthew Birt

Hiroshi Aoyama is planning to gauge his fitness by returning to action during Monday’s MotoGP test session at the Brno circuit. The Japanese rider has been sidelined with a broken back that he...

Brno MotoGP: Ben Spies to test 2011 Yamaha

12 August 2010 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies will be given chance to test an early 2011 factory Yamaha prototype after this weekend’s Brno MotoGP race. The Texan will be handed an opportunity to complete laps on the new bike during...

Brno MotoGP: New parts boost for Suzuki

12 August 2010 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki will roll out a raft of new parts at the Brno test on Monday in a bid to get its struggling factory GSV-R competitive in MotoGP. The 2010 V4 contender has been left woefully off the pace so far...

Video: Randy De Puniet back on a bike

11 August 2010 by Pierre Galpin

Just 22 days after breaking his tibia, Honda LCR MotoGP rider Randy De Puniet rode a Fireblade yesterday around the Ales circuit in the south of France. He completed 20 laps on what looks like a standard road bike, clocking times that would have put on the front row of a French Supersport race. Afterwards he said: “Okay, it’s not as bad as I thought. The first run was a little difficult because...

Armoy Road Races

08 August 2010 by jamierob

A few pics from the Armoy Road Races. Notice Adrian Archibald braking MotoGP style(leg out) into the new chicane.

Yanks very much, Nicky!

08 August 2010 by Stephen Hayes

I’ve just developed the pictures I took at Silverstone MotoGP. Here’s Ben Spies passing Nicky Hayden on the last lap.

Valentino Rossi barred from riding new Yamaha

06 August 2010 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha will ban Valentino Rossi from riding its 2011 prototype machine in Brno later this month. Rossi’s multi-million pound switch to Ducati will be confirmed immediately after the Czech Republic...

Ben Spies doubts Jerry Burgess partnership

04 August 2010 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies has conceded it is a remote dream to think he will get a golden chance to work under Valentino Rossi’s legendary crew chief Jerry Burgess next season. The Texan will move to Yamaha’s factory...

Moto3 won’t be single engine, says race boss

04 August 2010 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP bosses have categorically denied plans to make the new Moto3 four-stroke class a single engine series to save costs. The current 125cc two-strokes will be banished and replaced by a 250cc...

Jerry Burgess unsure of Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha future

03 August 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s legendary crew chief Jerry Burgess has admitted for the first time that he’s no longer convinced that the Italian will remain at Yamaha in 2011. The Australian, who has been the...

How do you solve a problem like Andrea Dovizioso?

03 August 2010 by Matthew Birt

Honda is unlikely to entertain a deal where it pays Andrea Dovizioso to ride for a rival manufacturer in 2011. Unable so far to attract new investment that would allow HRC to run a planned factory...

Elena Myers to test factory Suzuki MotoGP bike

03 August 2010 by Dan Aspel

Up and coming American racer Elena Myers has been invited to test ride Rizla Suzuki’s factory GSV-R racebike at the end of the Moto GP season. Myers, 16, was offered the chance after touring the Rizla...

Colin Edwards keen on Ducati WSB deal

30 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards is in talks about a deal to spearhead Ducati’s factory World Superbike effort in 2011. The popular Texan is seriously contemplating a return to World Superbikes for the first time since...

Laguna Seca to stage Moto2 and 125 class in 2011?

30 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Laguna Seca could soon play host to the full MotoGP schedule with plans under discussion to run the Moto2 and 125GP races in California next year. Ever since Laguna Seca returned to the Grand Prix...

Suzuki results damaging for future recruitment

30 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki’s dismal form in 2010 is seriously weakening its bid to attract top talent to its factory effort. Loris Capirossi and Alvaro Bautista have scored just six top ten finishes between them in the...

Eddie Lawson: Jorge Lorenzo a worthy champion

29 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP legend Eddie Lawson reckons Jorge Lorenzo will be a worthy new world champion at the end of the 2010 world championship campaign. Even Fiat Yamaha rider Lorenzo has admitted fearing that his...

Andrea Dovizioso eager to see Casey Stoner at Honda

29 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso says he’s fascinated to see how new Honda recruit Casey Stoner will gel with a factory RC212V machine in 2011. The Italian said it would be intriguing to see how the Aussie morphs his...

Monster plan MotoGP expansion

29 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

American energy drink giant Monster is planning to expand its involvement in the MotoGP paddock next season. Monster is close to agreeing a new deal with Herve Poncharal’s Tech 3 Yamaha MotoGP squad,...

Tech 3 play down Cal Crutchlow approach

28 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Tech 3 Yamaha has denied being at an advanced stage in talks with British rider Cal Crutchlow over a MotoGP switch in 2011. With Ben Spies taking Valentino Rossi’s place in the factory Yamaha squad...

Ducati good enough to win, says Nicky Hayden

28 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Former world champion Nicky Hayden believes Ducati’s factory GP10 is good enough to win races even though it has yet to triumph in 2010. Aussie Casey Stoner told MCN after last weekend’s US MotoGP...

Nicky Hayden hails Jorge Lorenzo’s form

28 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

American Nicky Hayden reckons it is almost impossible to find a weakness in current MotoGP world championship leader Jorge Lorenzo. The Spaniard has obliterated the field in 2010 with six wins in the...

Casey Stoner to make Honda debut at Valencia test

28 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner will make his factory Honda debut immediately after the final race of the season in Valencia. Ducati has agreed to release the Australian to begin testing a factory RC212V machine after...

Ducati expands MotoGP entry for 2011

28 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Ducati will expand its involvement in MotoGP to six bikes in 2011. The extra Desmosedici GP11 will be campaigned by Czech Republic rider Karel Abraham. The shock move follows an impressive test...

Pingley's thoughts: Engines

28 July 2010 by Peter Ingley

There has been much discussed in the public domain, behind closed doors and in the media about the ever increasingly sensitive subject of engines in the MotoGP class recently. Regulations were introduced in 2009 at the Czech Grand Prix governing the number of engines for the rest of the season allowing five engines for the final seven Grands Prix and this was further reduced to six engines for the...