British MotoGP 2016

KTM launch fan trip to see new GP bike in action

KTM launch fan trip to see new GP bike in action

KTM have launched a unique fan trip to see their new RC16 MotoGP bike in public action for the first time at this year’s newly-returned Austrian MotoGP round at the Red Bull Ring in August. The new...

Suzuki finally debut seamless gearbox

Suzuki finally debut seamless gearbox

Suzuki have finally debuted their new seamless gearbox, taking to track at Sepang with Maverick Viñales just before the winter testing ban came into force for the first time with the significantly...

‘No decision made’ on Stoner Ducati wildcards

‘No decision made’ on Stoner Ducati wildcards

Double MotoGP champion Casey Stoner says that no decision has been made yet by him or the Italian factory on whether he will return to racing next season in a wildcard appearance. Speaking to...

Brno extends MotoGP deal until 2020

Brno extends MotoGP deal until 2020

The Czech round of MotoGP has bounced back from a potential demise only a year ago to secure a long-term deal that will see Grand Prix remain there until 2020. With the addition of a new round of the...

Stoner's take on 2015 MotoGP season

Stoner's take on 2015 MotoGP season

The 2015 championship was an intense fight between Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. So how did the man that has beaten them both see it? Stoner said: “Valentino rode a fantastic championship, I...

MotoGP change penalty point system after Rossi punishment

MotoGP change penalty point system after Rossi punishment

MotoGP have moved to change the way they award penalty points, in the aftermath of Valentino Rossi’s punishment for the collision between him and Marc Marquez at Sepang. Rossi was awarded three points...

Stoner: Marquez felt threatened by me at Honda

Stoner: Marquez felt threatened by me at Honda

Double MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has revealed in an interview for MCN with fellow Australian journalist Colin Young that part of the reasoning that saw him make a shock switch from Honda test...

Viñales rates 2015 and his rivals

Viñales rates 2015 and his rivals

Suzuki Racing’s Maverick Viñales has rated his 2015 performances and his rivals, sitting down to give his thoughts not only on his own performances throughout his rookie season in the Grand Prix class...

VR46 to take over Yamaha MotoGP merchandise

VR46 to take over Yamaha MotoGP merchandise

VR46 Racing Apparel, Valentino Rossi’s own merchandising company, have signed a three-year deal with his factory Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team to become their official supplier of merchandising. The...

Watch Marquez take on Baker and Mees at Superprestigio

Watch Marquez take on Baker and Mees at Superprestigio

Watch Marc Márquez, Brad Baker and Jared Mees go for the win at the 2015 Superprestigio at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain in awesome highlights video.

Could 2016 be the year of the GOAT?

Could 2016 be the year of the GOAT?

2016 may officially be the Chinese year of the monkey, but after an excellent 2015 season which saw Valentino Rossi finish second in the championship, and with new tyres and elecronics, could 2016...

Lorenzo confirms Shark switch after HJC helmet problems

Lorenzo confirms Shark switch after HJC helmet problems

Reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo has confirmed his widely speculated switch to Shark helmets, after suffering repeated problems with his HJC throughout the 2015 season. Losing out on a chance at...

Sepang set to close for resurfacing

Sepang set to close for resurfacing

The Sepang International Circuit is set to close immediately after this year’s opening MotoGP test in early February, as the Malaysian track undergoes a complete resurfacing ahead of the 2016...

Lorenzo: “Surely the intention is for Stoner to do wildcards”

Lorenzo: “Surely the intention is for Stoner to do wildcards”

2015 MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo says he’ll be very surprised if fellow champion Casey Stoner doesn’t return to track next year, after signing a new deal to become a Ducati test...

Rossi withdraws Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal

Rossi withdraws Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal

Valentino Rossi has drawn a line under his 2015 season with the withdrawal of his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for his incident with Marc Marquez at Sepang. Rossi suffered three...

Pedrosa and Marquez take to track on 500GP machines

Pedrosa and Marquez take to track on 500GP machines

Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez have had the chance to take to the track on Honda’s special NSR500 two-stroke Grand Prix machines for the first time at an event at Motegi. Joining...

GP stars line up for Superprestigio

GP stars line up for Superprestigio

Some of the top talent from MotoGP have assembled in Barcelona for this weekend’s Superprestigio flat track race, with the entry once again led by double world champion and defending winner Marc...

Eugene Laverty ties the knot

Eugene Laverty ties the knot

Aspar Ducati racer Eugene Laverty has tied the knot with long time partner Pippa Morson in a star-studded ceremony at Ireland’s Dromoland Castle. Pippa and the 29 year old Laverty, who first met while...

Michelin schedule extra MotoGP tests

Michelin schedule extra MotoGP tests

Michelin have scheduled an extra MotoGP test for late this month at Jerez, as they continue to refine their tyres ahead of the first official GP test at Sepang in early February. Coming during the...

Marquez: ‘Valentino created this problem’

Marquez: ‘Valentino created this problem’

How did it come to this? The boy who grew up with Rossi posters adorning his walls gives his side of MotoGP’s biggest controversy  arc Marquez has had time to let the dust settle on a bitter feud with...

First of many: Exclusive Danny Kent interview

First of many: Exclusive Danny Kent interview

Danny Kent speaks exclusively to MCN about taking his first world title and why he doesn’t intend it to be his last. hen Danny Kent crossed the line in Valencia, British race fans let out a huge sigh...

Ducati: Stoner likely to have first tests in Sepang and Qatar

Ducati: Stoner likely to have first tests in Sepang and Qatar

The return of Casey Stoner to Ducati as a test rider was rubber stamped late last month but Ducati are still to confirm when the double world champion will make his return to the track. Senior team...

Marini confirmed at Forward Moto2

Marini confirmed at Forward Moto2

Forward Racing has confirmed that Luca Marini will join the team for next year’s Moto2 campaign. Marini, a half-brother of Valentino Rossi, will join the team for his first full campaign in Grand Prix...

Kallio gets first taste of KTM MotoGP machine

Kallio gets first taste of KTM MotoGP machine

KTM has been out on track once again with their new RC16 MotoGP bike. Mika Kallio, who has been signed on as a test rider for the project had his first outing on the bike at Valencia. Kallio was...

Rossi takes fourth Monza Rally win

Rossi takes fourth Monza Rally win

Valentino Rossi has taken his fourth win at the Monza Rally Show, taking the victory by an impressive 50 seconds from World Rally Championship regular Thierry Neuville. Leading by half a minute going...

Iannone focusing on understanding used tyres

Iannone focusing on understanding used tyres

Despite only riding on the final day of the three day Jerez test Andrea Iannone felt that Ducati made a  positive step in understanding the Michelin tyres. Having completed 67 laps Iannone...

Rossi and MotoGP announce Rossi: The Game

Rossi and MotoGP announce Rossi: The Game

The 2016 official MotoGP game will take on a new look upon it’s release in June of next year, with a change in focus from covering the season’s action to focusing on the career of Valentino Rossi by...

Is Valentino Rossi the greatest of all time?

Is Valentino Rossi the greatest of all time?

He may have missed out on his 10th World Championship by a whisker, but Valentino Rossi’s brilliance is unquestioned. But is he the greatest racer of all time?  t’s the oldest argument among fans of...

Laverty undergoes surgery, 6 week recovery

Laverty undergoes surgery, 6 week recovery

Eugene Laverty underwent surgery this afternoon to plate his left radius after fracturing the bone in a crash yesterday in testing at Jerez. Laverty’s primary injury is a fracture of the distal radius...

Redding sets the pace on final day at Jerez

Redding sets the pace on final day at Jerez

The final day of the 2015 MotoGP saw Scott Redding set the pace at Jerez with the Pramac rider feeling confident on the Ducati. “Today was good,” said Redding. “We improved the lap time by quite a big...

Laverty to have surgery tomorrow in Barcelona

Laverty to have surgery tomorrow in Barcelona

Aspar Ducati has confirmed that Eugene Laverty will have surgery tomorrow in Barcelona to repair a fracture to his left radius. The 29 year old suffered the injury in a fast crash at turn seven during...

Redding feeling good on the Ducati

Redding feeling good on the Ducati

Scott Redding had another positive day on the Pramac Ducati with the Englishman continuing to adapt to the Italian machine. Redding immediately felt more comfortable on the bike in Jerez compared to...

Avoiding mistake with new engine key concern for Pedrosa

Avoiding mistake with new engine key concern for Pedrosa

Dani Pedrosa was able to spend more time today focusing on the 2016 Honda engines and determining whether or not they had made an improvement. The aggressive nature of the engine was blamed for the...

Marquez and Redding fastest at Jerez on Day 2

Marquez and Redding fastest at Jerez on Day 2

The second day of the Jerez test saw Marc Marquez once again top the unofficial times at the Spanish circuit. With teams electing to run without transponders the times have been taken from their...

Marquez: New engine has different power characteristics

Marquez: New engine has different power characteristics

Marc Marquez spent the second day of the Jerez test focusing on the use of the spec electronics and understanding how to get the most from the new software package. ” I rode all day with the Magneti...

Laverty fractures arm in testing crash

Laverty fractures arm in testing crash

Eugene Laverty suffered a fracture in his left arm following a crash today during testing at Jerez. Entering turn seven, a fast left hander, Laverty lost the front end of his Aspar Ducati and crashed.