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Sepang MotoGP: Casey Stoner ready to challenge for 10th victory

20 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Sepang MotoGP: Casey Stoner ready to challenge for 10th victory

Newly-crowned MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner is confident he can take his 2007 victory tally into double figures after he claimed a front row start for tomorrow’s Malaysian GP in Sepang. The...

Sepang MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa confident after Malaysia pole position

20 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Sepang MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa confident after Malaysia pole position

Spaniard Dani Pedrosa said he is confident of converting his impressive qualifying form into a positive race result in tomorrow’s Malaysian GP in Sepang. The Repsol Honda claimed his third successive...

Sepang MotoGP: Hector Faubel on pole for 125cc title decider

20 October 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Sepang MotoGP: Hector Faubel on pole for 125cc title decider

Hector Faubel is on pole position for the deciding race of the 2007 125cc world championship, with current series leader Gabor Talmacsi in second place on the grid. Faubel grabbed pole with a time of...

Sepang MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa spares Michelin blushes with pole

20 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Sepang MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa spares Michelin blushes with pole

Dani Pedrosa stormed to pole position in the dying moments of today’s qualifying session in Sepang to spare Michelin’s blushes. Only Repsol Honda team-mate Nicky Hayden in sixth and Valentino Rossi in...

Sepang MotoGP: Hiroshi Aoyama takes pole for 250cc GP

20 October 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Sepang MotoGP: Hiroshi Aoyama takes pole for 250cc GP

Hiroshi Aoyama has taken his first pole of the 2007 season, topping a KTM one-two as team-mate Mika Kallio qualifies second fastest. Aoyama posted a time of 2:07.429s, with Kallio 0.032s slower. Third...

Sepang MotoGP: Lucky escape for Chaz Davies on tough first day

19 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Sepang MotoGP: Lucky escape for Chaz Davies on tough first day

British rider Chaz Davies had a lucky escape on the first day of the Malaysian GP in Sepang after he was involved in a tangle with Japan’s Shinya Nakano in this morning’s opening free practice...

Sepang MotoGP: Riders slam new Sepang surface

19 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Sepang MotoGP: Riders slam new Sepang surface

Casey Stoner, Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden led widespread criticism of Sepang’s new track surface at the end of the first day of the Malaysian MotoGP. Rossi labelled the new tarmac a ‘disaster’...

Sepang MotoGP: Honda to crush Max Biaggi’s MotoGP return

19 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Sepang MotoGP: Honda to crush Max Biaggi’s MotoGP return

Honda is expected to announce tomorrow (Saturday) in Sepang that it will block a move by Fausto Gresini to lure controversial Italian Max Biaggi back into the MotoGP world championship in...

Sepang MotoGP: Randy de Puniet fastest in stormy Sepang

19 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Sepang MotoGP: Randy de Puniet fastest in stormy Sepang

Factory Kawasaki rider Randy de Puniet has topped the timesheets at the end of the first day of practice for the Malaysian GP in Sepang, with world champion Casey Stoner a close second. Frenchman de...

Sepang MotoGP: Tyre rule decision delayed until next week

19 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Sepang MotoGP: Tyre rule decision delayed until next week

Controversy and confusion surrounding tyre rules for the 2008 MotoGP world championship will drag on into next week after it was revealed there would be no final decision taken in Malaysia this...

Me and the GP stars

18 October 2007 by lorraine burleigh

Me and the GP stars

Here is a photo of me with Anthony West and Randy de Puniet. It was taken in the hotel bar in Monterey while we were at Laguna Seca. I wondered why everyone was laughing… I soon found out. The other...

Sepang MotoGP: Valentino Rossi admits Casey Stoner now biggest threat

18 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Sepang MotoGP: Valentino Rossi admits Casey Stoner now biggest threat

Valentino Rossi has admitted Casey Stoner will now be his main MotoGP adversary after the Aussie stepped out of the shadow of Dani Pedrosa. Since Dani Pedrosa moved to MotoGP in 2006 after claiming...

Sepang MotoGP: Kenny Roberts hopeful of 2008 Ducati deal

18 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Sepang MotoGP: Kenny Roberts hopeful of 2008 Ducati deal

Kenny Roberts is waiting on a multi-million pound sponsorship deal to be finalised to secure a deal to lease factory spec Ducati 800 machines for the 2008 MotoGP world championship. Team Roberts is...

Sepang MotoGP: Valentino Rossi denies Fiat world rally deal

18 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Sepang MotoGP: Valentino Rossi denies Fiat world rally deal

Valentino Rossi has denied he has already signed a future world rally deal with Fiat – current title sponsors of his Yamaha MotoGP squad. Rossi’s factory YZR-M1 ran a special one-off livery in last...

Sepang MotoGP: Valentino Rossi to learn Bridgestone decision tomorrow

18 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Sepang MotoGP: Valentino Rossi to learn Bridgestone decision tomorrow

Valentino Rossi will find out tomorrow (Friday) whether his pressure to dump Michelin tyres for a shock switch to Bridgestone has paid off. The 28-year-old though cast doubt on his plans to run the...

Sepang MotoGP: Jerry Burgess backs Valentino Rossi over Yamaha demands

18 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Sepang MotoGP: Jerry Burgess backs Valentino Rossi over Yamaha demands

Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha crew chief Jerry Burgess has backed the Italian over his recent scathing attack on the Japanese factory.  Rossi has threatened to quit Yamaha at the end of next season unless...

MotoGP: Loris Capirossi backs Valentino Rossi to succeed on Bridgestone tyres

17 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Loris Capirossi backs Valentino Rossi to succeed on Bridgestone tyres

Veteran Italian Loris Capirossi reckons compatriot Valentino Rossi will be a major force to be reckoned with if the Yamaha rider clinches a deal to race on Bridgestone tyres in 2008. It looks...

MotoGP: Casey Stoner unflustered by Valentino Rossi’s possible Bridgestone switch

17 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Casey Stoner unflustered by Valentino Rossi’s possible Bridgestone switch

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner said he won’t be distracted by the prospect of fighting Valentino Rossi on the same tyres in his retain the premier class title in 2008. Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino...

Casey Stoner gets a Hypermotard

17 October 2007 by Rob Hull

Casey Stoner gets a Hypermotard

Forget cards and cakes, newly crowned MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner was given a brand new Ducati Hypermotard by the Italian manufacture for his 22nd birthday yesterday. Casey Stoner was given the...

MotoGP: Suzuki to race 2008 GSV-R in Malaysian MotoGP

17 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Suzuki to race 2008 GSV-R in Malaysian MotoGP

Suzuki will steal a march on their MotoGP rivals this weekend after unveiling plans to race a new prototype factory GSV-R in Malaysia. Test and development rider Nobuatsu Aoki has a wild card slot for...

MotoGP: Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi agree on bike swap

17 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi agree on bike swap

It might be pure fantasy to imagine a scenario where Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi switch bikes for a Grand Prix weekend, but at least the world’s top two riders would be willing to give it a...

MotoGP: Casey Stoner can dominate like Mick Doohan

16 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Casey Stoner can dominate like Mick Doohan

Daryl Beattie believes Casey Stoner can follow in the footsteps of his boyhood hero Mick Doohan and dominate premier class motorcycle racing for years. Former world 500 championship runner-up Beattie...

MotoGP: Stars prepare for Qatar night test ahead of historic race

16 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Stars prepare for Qatar night test ahead of historic race

Plans for a historic night race in Qatar in 2008 could move a step closer when Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi carry out the first serious evaluation under floodlights next month. Five riders...

MotoGP: Colin Edwards calm over Valentino Rossi’s Bridgestone switch

16 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Colin Edwards calm over Valentino Rossi’s Bridgestone switch

Colin Edwards said he has no issues with remaining on Michelin tyres in 2008, despite Valentino Rossi nearing a deal to run his factory Yamaha on Bridgestone rubber next year. The Texan will be one of...

MotoGP: Ducati not worried about Valentino Rossi on Bridgestone tyres

16 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Ducati not worried about Valentino Rossi on Bridgestone tyres

Ducati boss Livio Suppo said the prospect of seeing Valentino Rossi go to head-to-head with new world champion Casey Stoner on Bridgestone tyres in 2008 held no fears for the Aussie star. With Rossi...

MotoGP: Michelin confirm three-rider talks with Yamaha

16 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Michelin confirm three-rider talks with Yamaha

Michelin confirmed that Yamaha had discussed the option of clinching a tyre deal for only three riders in 2008 before hot rumours emerged in Australia last weekend of Valentino Rossi’s shock switch to...

MotoGP: Bridgestone could supply Valentino Rossi in 2008

16 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP: Bridgestone could supply Valentino Rossi in 2008

Bridgestone boss Hiroshi Yamada has dropped a massive hint that the Japanese factory will strike a deal to supply tyres to Valentino Rossi in 2008. Rossi’s switch after his frustration with Michelin...

Australian MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo extends series lead with 250cc GP win

14 October 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Jorge Lorenzo has increased his lead in the 250cc GP world championship with victory at the Australian round. The Majorcan Fortuna Aprilia rider led from start to finish to take maximum points, finished 19 seconds clear of second placed Alvaro Bautista. Andrea Dovizioso fought hard, but finished third to keep his title hopes alive, just ahead of Hiroshi Aoyama and Thomas Luthi. Jorge Lorenzo now...

Australian MotoGP: Lukas Pesek takes the 125cc GP win

14 October 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Lukas Pesek has won the 125cc GP at the Australian round, as championship leader Gabor Talmacsi finished in eighth. The race featured 10 riders battling for the lead from the start of the race. The eventual winning margin was just 0.090 seconds, with the first nine riders taking the chequered flag with 1.5 seconds of Pesek. Behind the Valsir Seedorf Derbi rider, Joan Olive took second place, with...

Australian MotoGP: Casey Stoner wins as Nicky Hayden retires

14 October 2007 by MCN Sports Desk

Australian MotoGP: Casey Stoner wins as Nicky Hayden retires

Casey Stoner has won the Australian round of the 2007 MotoGP championship, continuing his dominant season, and taking the trophy at his home round of the championship. Ducati riders took first and...

Australian MotoGP: Valentino Rossi set to race on Bridgestone in 2008

13 October 2007 by Matthew birt

Australian MotoGP: Valentino Rossi set to race on Bridgestone in 2008

Valentino Rossi seems certain to race on Bridgestone tyres next season even though a controversial one-make tyre rule won’t be implemented for 2008. MCN understands the Italian will be the lone Yamaha...

Australian MotoGP: Chaz Davies looks for points finish in Phillip Island

13 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Australian MotoGP: Chaz Davies looks for points finish in Phillip Island

Britain’s Chaz Davies is confident he can fight with some of MotoGP racing’s hottest talents in tomorrow’s Phillip Island MotoGP after he ended today’s qualifying session in 17th position. Davies was...

Australian MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa storms to Phillip Island pole position

13 October 2007 by Matthew Birt

Australian MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa storms to Phillip Island pole position

Dani Pedrosa put a halt to new world champion Casey Stoner’s domination at Phillip Island today when he surged to his third pole position of the season. The Spaniard claimed his second successive pole...

James who?

12 October 2007 by lee macdonald

Think the treatment of motorcycle racing by the media is atrocious! Toseland winning the championship was reported on Five Live for about 10 seconds after scores from league two of the football were read out. National newspapers have tiny paragraphs about a Briton winning a world championship. BBC sport show stories as ‘latest’ news for up to two weeks after happening. Norick Abe’s death was...

Australian MotoGP: Gabor Talmacsi provisional pole for 125 GP

12 October 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Australian MotoGP: Gabor Talmacsi provisional pole for 125 GP

Aprilia’s Gabor Talmacsi has secured provisional pole position for Sunday’s 125 MotoGP race in Phillip Island. The Hungarian recorded a best time of 1:39.134 on his last lap on the Australian circuit...

Australian MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo fastest 250 rider in qualifying practice one

12 October 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Australian MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo fastest 250 rider in qualifying practice one

Aprilia’s Jorge Lorenzo was the fastest man in the first 250 qualifying practice in Phillip Island and has put himself on provisional pole position for Sunday’s race. The Spanish rider, who will be...