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German MotoGP: Randy de Puniet breaks left leg

19 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

A second big crash in less than 24 hours left luckless French rider Randy de Puniet with a double break in his left leg at the Sachsenring. Having escaped injury when he crashed at high speed on oil...

German MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa wins restarted Sachsenring clash

18 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa stormed to only his second win of the 2010 campaign in a restarted German MotoGP race at the Sachsenring this afternoon. The 24-year-old cruised to a relatively comfortable win over...

German MotoGP: Elias takes Moto2 win

18 July 2010 by MCN

Toni Elias extended his Moto2 championship lead with victory at the Sachsenring today after battling from 11th position at the end of the first lap. Team-mates Andrea Iannone and Gabor Talmacsi pulled...

German MotoGP: Bradley Smith fifth, Marc Marquez wins again

18 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith had to settle for a disappointing fifth place in today’s German 125GP as Marc Marquez continued his unstoppable surge to the 2010 world title. Desperate to end Marquez’s golden run,...

German MotoGP: Valentino Rossi doubts podium challenge

17 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has cast serious doubt on his podium hopes in tomorrow’s German MotoGP race, despite producing a heroic performance in qualifying this afternoon. Back in action just six weeks after...

German MotoGP: Casey Stoner disappointed to miss pole

17 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner admitted he was disappointed having just been thwarted in his bid to secure a first MotoGP pole position since the opening race in Qatar today. The 24-year-old looked on course to deny...

German MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa lucky to avoid oil trouble

17 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa admitted he was lucky not to have been caught up in the oil crash carnage caused by Jorge Lorenzo’s factory Yamaha YZR-M1 in Germany today. Pedrosa, who finished third in today’s close...

German MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo sorry after oil chaos

17 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo apologised to Ben Spies and Randy de Puniet after a spectacular engine blow-up on his factory Yamaha resulted in heavy crashes for the American and Frenchman. Lorenzo was trying to...

German MotoGP: Ben Spies relieved after lucky escape

17 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies was a relieved man in the Sachsenring paddock tonight after he escaped serious injury in a horror crash during today’s qualifying session. The Texan was an innocent victim when he lost...

German MotoGP: Randy de Puniet expects gruelling race

17 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Randy de Puniet faces the prospect of a physically gruelling German MotoGP race tomorrow after he was involved in a high-speed crash at the tight and twisty Sachsenring track today. The Frenchman has...

German MotoGP: Iannone takes Moto2 pole

17 July 2010 by MCN

Fimmco Speedup rider Andrea Iannone has taken his fourth pole of the season and third in a row at the Sachsenring in Germany. Local star Arne Tode was a surprise second. The German rider is currently...

German MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo claims pole in dramatic qualifying

17 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP world championship leader Jorge Lorenzo claimed his fourth successive pole position of the season in Germany today after a dramatic qualifying session at the Sachsenring circuit. Less than four...

German MotoGP: Bradley Smith clinches front row

17 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith bounced back from a heavy crash in a wet morning practice session to qualify on the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s German 125GP. The British rider secured his fifth successive...

Bridewell’s Silverstone WSB wild card ride

17 July 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Quay Garage Honda rider Tommy Bridewell has secured a wild card entry for the forthcoming Hannspree World Superbike Championship round to be held at Silverstone on August 1. Having proved to be a...

German MotoGP: Valentino Rossi thrilled and surprised at comeback speed

16 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi made a stunning return to MotoGP action in Germany this afternoon, the nine-times world champion ending opening practice at the Sachsenring in seventh position. Just 41 days after...

German MotoGP: Casey Stoner seeks braking improvement

16 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner reckons he needs to improve braking performance with his factory Ducati GP10 machine to strengthen his bid for a first MotoGP victory since October. The 24-year-old hasn’t won since the...

German MotoGP: Nicky Hayden impressed with Valentino Rossi’s return

16 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden hailed Valentino Rossi’s brilliant return to MotoGP action today after the American enjoyed an upturn in his own fortunes at the Sachsenring. The American finished opening practice with...

German MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa thrilled with early form

16 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa got an early confidence boost in Germany today after he ended first free practice with the quickest time. Pedrosa has been normally slow out of the blocks in 2010 with the Spaniard...

German MotoGP: Ben Spies finishes top Yamaha

16 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies finished top Yamaha at the end of opening practice at the Sachsenring today after another impressive performance from the Texan. The reigning World Superbike champion quickly mastered the...

German MotoGP: Valentino Rossi shines on Sachsenring return

16 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi produced a remarkable comeback to MotoGP this afternoon after the reigning world champion ended opening practice at the Sachsenring in seventh position. Back on his factory Yamaha...

German MotoGP: Lowly eighth for Bradley Smith

16 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith had to settle for a lowly eighth place on the timesheets after the opening 125GP practice session at a scorching hot Sachsenring today. Fresh from his best result of the campaign at the...

German MotoGP: Valentino Rossi plays down comeback hopes

15 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has been quick to play down expectations after he made a return to the MotoGP arena in Germany today. The Italian icon will ride at the Sachsenring this weekend having been passed fit...

German MotoGP: Casey Stoner talks Honda switch

15 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner has spoken briefly about his decision to quit Ducati at the end of the season and move to Honda in 2011. The 24-year-old, who has won 20 races for Ducati since the start of 2007, will...

German MotoGP: Top stars welcome back Valentino Rossi

15 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s main title rivals hailed the Italian’s much anticipated return to the MotoGP paddock in Germany today. Less than six weeks after breaking his right tibia in a high-speed crash at his...

German MotoGP: Valentino Rossi cleared to race at Sachsenring

15 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has passed medical checks at the Sachsenring circuit this afternoon and will compete in this weekend’s German MotoGP race. The Italian had declared himself fit to contest round eight...

Yamaha boss surprised at Valentino Rossi’s rapid recovery

14 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s factory Yamaha team boss Davide Brivio says he’s surprised at the fast recovery the Italian has made from a broken right leg. Just six weeks since suffering a compound fracture of...

Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP return ‘bloody great’

14 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s Aussie crew chief Jerry Burgess has told MCN the Italian’s MotoGP comeback in Germany this weekend is ‘bloody great’ for the world championship. Having missed the last four races...

German MotoGP: Valentino Rossi plans to race at Sachsenring

14 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi will make a return to MotoGP action in Germany this weekend having opted to try and comeback from injury way ahead of schedule. The nine-times world champion has declared himself fit...

German MotoGP: Bradley Smith seeks to end Marquez domination

14 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith says he’s determined to end Marc Marquez’s golden run in the 125GP class in this weekend’s German race at Sachsenring. Derbi rider Marquez has been unstoppable recently with the Spaniard...

Casey Stoner can be big success at Honda, says Nicky Hayden

13 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden has no doubt that Casey Stoner can help Honda become a major force in MotoGP again. Stoner will leave Ducati at the end of 2010 to try and transform Honda’s factory RC212V into a...

Valentino Rossi delays Germany return decision

12 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has delayed his decision on whether he will make a shock comeback in the MotoGP world championship at this weekend’s Sachsenring race in Germany. Rossi is still unsure about whether to...

First pictures: Valentino Rossi starts Brno test

12 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has started testing a factory Yamaha R1 World Superbike champion to check whether he’s fit enough to return to MotoGP action in Germany this weekend. The 31-year-old will decide...

Valentino Rossi to decide on comeback today

12 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Reigning MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi will decide later on today whether he will make a dramatic return to racing this weekend at the Sachsenring. The 31-year-old will test James Toseland’s...

Valentino Rossi set to test James Toseland's R1 in Brno?

11 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Speculation is increasing at the Czech Republic World Superbike round that reigning MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi will test James Toseland’s factory R1 machine on Monday. Rossi is desperate to...

Honda confirm Casey Stoner signing

09 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

The 2011 MotoGP world championship line-up is starting to take shape with Honda officially announcing the signing of Casey Stoner today. Shortly after Ducati confirmed the 2007 world champion was...

Casey Stoner grateful to Ducati

09 July 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner has thanked Ducati for helping transform him into a MotoGP world champion after it was confirmed today that he will quit the Bologna factory at the end of the season. Stoner arrived at...