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Assen MotoGP: Ben Spies relieved after Silverstone crash

22 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies has told MCN of the moment he feared he would be seriously injured in a high-speed crash during the recent rain-lashed British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The Texan fell heavily at over...

Assen MotoGP: Pressure less now, says Casey Stoner

22 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner reckons he is under less pressure now that he is leading the 2011 MotoGP world championship, as he goes in search of a fourth straight win for the first time in his career in...

Assen MotoGP: Nicky Hayden shrugs off new Ducati delay

22 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden did his best in Assen today to hide any frustration he may have at not getting hold of Ducati’s new MotoGP machine until the end of next month. Factory Ducati team-mate Valentino Rossi...

Assen MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa replaced by Hiroshi Aoyama

22 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Repsol Honda has confirmed that Dani Pedrosa will not make his long awaited MotoGP comeback in Assen this weekend. San Carlo Gresini Honda rider Hiroshi Aoyama will take his place alongside world...

FTR confirms MotoGP expansion plan

22 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

British chassis specialists FTR has confirmed it is working on a new project for the 1000cc MotoGP world championship in 2012. The Buckingham-based company is working on a chassis for the...

Cal Crutchlow under no pressure to return

22 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow insists he’s not felt under pressure to make a quick return to the MotoGP world championship after the heroic podium exploits of team-mate Colin Edwards in Silverstone earlier this...

Rossi at Silverstone

21 June 2011 by alan winstanley

Rossi on it at Silverstone

Dorna to commission independent Motegi inspection

21 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP bosses are to commission an independent inspection of radiation levels surrounding the Twin Ring Motegi circuit before a final decision on whether the rescheduled Japanese Grand Prix will go...

Ducati to roll out radical new bike in Assen

20 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Ducati has confirmed it will roll out a radical new bike for Valentino Rossi in Assen this weekend called the GP11.1 The bike includes the current 800cc engine fitted in a chassis that Ducati has been...

Suzuki to race 800cc GSV-R in 2012?

20 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki could delay the debut of its factory 1000cc MotoGP bike and in a shock move race its current GSV-R 800cc machine in 2012. No final decision has been taken on whether Suzuki will even...

Valentino Rossi: Simoncelli must cut out mistakes

20 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi believes Marco Simoncelli will soon stop making the mistakes that have so far prevented the highly rated Italian from claiming his first podium finish in the MotoGP world...

Colin Edwards: Honda untouchable on acceleration

20 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards reckons this year’s factory Honda RC212V machine’s unrivalled asset is its engine acceleration, aided by a new seamless shift gearbox. Honda has won five out of the opening six races in...

Nicky Hayden hoping for chassis boost in Assen

20 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden is hoping a revised Ducati chassis will help establish him as a conistent top six challenger in MotoGP after a tough start to 2011. The American has only scored two top six finishes in...

Casey Stoner

19 June 2011 by tonyjacklin

Mrs Stoner and my 4-year-old son Seb. I’d like to thank Adriana for getting Casey to sign the little fella’s Stoner replica bike and making the day really special. I’m glad Casey won, he deserved it...

Cal Crutchlow aiming for Assen return

17 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

British rider Cal Crutchlow is pulling out all the stops to be fit to ride in next weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix at Assen, including undergoing a course of extreme cold treatment called...

Assen comeback still in doubt for Dani Pedrosa

17 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa’s return to MotoGP action at next weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix at Assen is still in doubt, despite the Spaniard undergoing a second operation on his damaged right collarbone...

Rossi's Silverstone crash

17 June 2011 by its mand

Rossi’s crash at Vale during Sunday morning practice.

Dani Pedrosa to have further shoulder surgery

16 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa is to have another operation later today on the broken right collarbone he suffered in a controversial collision with Marco Simoncelli at Le Mans last month. The Spaniard has missed the...

Valentino Rossi boosted by new GP12 frame

16 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi was satisfied with his latest test on Ducati’s prototype GP12 1000cc contender after he evaluated a new chassis at the Mugello track. The 32-year-old was back on the GP12 for the third...

Cal Crutchlow in fitness race for Assen

15 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow is facing a race against time to be fit for the forthcoming Dutch Grand Prix at Assen having undergone successful surgery on the badly broken left collarbone he suffered at Silverstone...

Six new teams approved for 2012 MotoGP series

15 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Six teams, including Scott Redding’s Marc VDS Racing Moto2 squad, have been accepted for the new 1000cc MotoGP world championship in 2012. Moto2 world championship leader Stefan Bradl’s Keifer Racing...

Casey Stoner cautious on extending winning streak

15 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner has played down the prospect of extending his current golden run of winning form in the 2011 MotoGP world championship. The impressive Aussie has dominated the last three races in Le...

Andrea Dovizioso sure Dani Pedrosa will return

15 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

British MotoGP runner-up Andrea Dovizioso has dismissed talk that Dani Pedrosa will not return to MotoGP in 2011 as absurd. Rumour has been rife in Spain that Pedrosa will sit out the rest of the...

Nicky Hayden positive after GP12 test

15 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

American Nicky Hayden was back on Ducati’s prototype GP12 in Mugello yesterday (Tuesday), the 2006 world champion positive with progress made on the new 1000cc bike. Hayden, who finished fourth in...

Vale at Copse

15 June 2011 by Terry McGourty

I wanted to share my ten year old son’s stonking photo of Valentino Rossi coming out of Copse corner during a very wet MotoGP at Silverstone.

Silverstone Day of Champions

14 June 2011 by sperrdia

Here’s my meeting some of the riders at Day of Champions!

Me and my cousin with Jorge Lorenzo

14 June 2011 by Jordan Parker

I was wandering around a wet MotoGP paddock on Sunday afternoon when I bumped into Jorge Lorenzo. He stopped so I asked him for a picture, to which he kindly obliged. A member of his crew escorted us...

Dani Pedrosa unsure of Assen return

14 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa is unsure whether he will be fit to return to MotoGP action in Assen later this month. The Spaniard hasn’t raced since he broke his right collarbone in a controversial collision with...

Neck injury relief for Cal Crutchlow

14 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow will finally undergo surgery on his broken left collarbone today having learned he has no neck injury as a result of his high-speed crash during qualifying for last weekend’s British...

Silverstone MotoGP practice

13 June 2011 by kevin Langridge

Friday MotoGP practice, Silverstone, 2011.

British Grand Prix: Casey Stoner shivers to commanding win

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner conquered driving rain and ice cold summer temperatures to romp to a commanding British Grand Prix victory at Silverstone yesterday. The Australian became the first Honda rider to win...

British MotoGP: Heroic Colin Edwards claims podium

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

American Colin Edwards secured his first MotoGP podium finish in nearly two years with a heroic ride to third place in a rain-lashed British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider...

British MotoGP: Damage limitation for Valentino Rossi

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi ended a miserable debut at the Silverstone circuit with a lucky sixth place as the Italian conceded he was way off the pace throughout the entire British Grand Prix weekend. The...

British MotoGP: Distraught Marco Simoncelli remains positive

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Marco Simoncelli blew another chance to break his MotoGP podium duck in Silverstone yesterday, the Italian succumbing to atrocious conditions while he was running in third place. The San Carlo Gresini...

British Grand Prix: Rare mistake costs Jorge Lorenzo

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo failed to finish a MotoGP race for the first time since the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island in 2009 after a rare blunder cost him the world championship lead at Silverstone. The...

British Grand Prix: 28th to second for Bradley Smith

13 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith produced a fantastic display of overtaking in appalling conditions to claim his maiden Moto2 podium with a stunning comeback at Silverstone. Starting from a lowly 28th on the grid after...