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Malaysia Moto2: Rabat continues perfect weekend with pole

25 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tito Rabat has extended his perfect weekend into qualifying, beating teammate Mika Kallio to pole by 0.15 as he looks set to lift the Moto2 crown tomorrow. Rabat’s series of fast laps left him looking...

Malaysia Moto3: Miller takes command of pole in heavy traffic

25 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller has taken command of the Moto3 grid in Sepang, doing his best to avoid heavy traffic to qualify on pole. Many of the frontrunners have hit out at the amount of riders slowing to get a tow...

Malaysia Moto2: Rabat powers into lead on opening day

24 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tito Rabat has set the marker for the Moto2 field on the opening day at Sepang, finishing the day nearly half a second faster than second placed Maverick Vinales and 0.7 clear of MarcVDS teammate (and...

Malaysia MotoGP: Pedrosa in the dry, Lorenzo in the wet as mixed conditions hit

24 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Dani Pedrosa has ended the opening day in Sepang fastest of the MotoGP grid, but it was Jorge Lorenzo who topped the final session of the day, after a tropical thunderstorm caused free practice two to...

Malaysia Moto3: Antonelli on top of rain-hit session

24 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Niccolo Antonelli has topped the opening day of Moto3 action at Sepang, finishing at the front of an ultra-close free practice two session. The Italian was 0.016 ahead of Jakub Kornfeil when the rain...

McPhee stuns with brilliant Phillip Island performance

21 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Flying Scotsman John McPhee came within the width of a front wheel of breaking his podium duck before he ran into an unjust rollicking from hot-headed Efren Vazquez. The RTG Honda rider was just...

Yamaha thrilled to see Bradley Smith break MotoGP podium duck

20 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis says he was delighted to see British rider Bradley Smith end his search for a maiden MotoGP podium in an incident-packed Phillip Island race in Australia yesterday. The...

Thailand and Chile to host WSB in 2015, MotoGP in ’16?

20 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Thailand and Chile could be surprise additions to the 2015 World Superbike calendar ahead of a possible inclusion on the MotoGP schedule the following season, MCN has learned. Javier Alonso, Dorna’s...

Australia MotoGP: Rossi wins topsy turvy race, Smith on podium!

19 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has taken his second victory of the year at Philip Island, in a race of attrition that saw only fourteen riders finish, and saw Bradley Smith take his first ever Grand Prix podium. The...

Australia Moto2: Vinales wins, denies Rabat championship for another week

19 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Vinales has taken the win at Philip Island to deny Tito Rabat the Moto2 title until at least next time out at Sepang. Rookie Vinales was one of a group of five riders that made an early break...

Australia Moto3: Home boy Miller triumphs by a fraction

19 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

$Australia Moto3: Home boy Miller triumphs by a fraction$

Home boy Jack Miller has triumphed in front of his home crowd at Philip Island, taking victory with a superb tactical last lap after a Moto3 knife fight race. He took the flag by less than 0.03, with...

Australia Moto2: Rabat puts one hand on the title for MarcVDS with pole

18 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tito Rabat has put one hand on the Moto2 title for the MarcVDS team at Philip Island, and him and his teammate Mika Kallio look set to go down to the wire for the crown. The duo will both start from...

Australia MotoGP: Marquez cruises to Philip Island pole as Crutchlow on front row

18 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has cruised to pole position at Philip Island, taking the number one spot by 0.234 from a surprise performance from Cal Crutchlow, after rain hit the Q2 session at the seaside...

Australia Moto3: Marquez takes home fight to Miller, with two Brits on second row

18 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Alex Marquez has taken the fight for the Moto3 crown firmly to homeboy Jack Miller by comprehensively out-qualifying the Australian and taking pole in the process. Marquez ended the session only 0.014...

Scottish teen Rory Skinner selected for Red Bull Rookies

17 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Thirteen year old Aprilia Superteen champion Rory Skinner has been successfully selected for the 2015 Red Bull Rookies, and will join Bradley Ray in the Moto3 feeder series for next season. The...

Casey Stoner to make MotoGP testing return for Honda

16 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner will make a surprise return to MotoGP after HRC confirmed to MCN in Australia today that the double world champion will test a factory RC213V in Japan later this month. Stoner will...

Scott Redding admits contact with Jerry Burgess about crew chief role

15 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding’s Marc VDS Racing squad contacted Jerry Burgess about a crew chief role with the British rider next season when he switches to a factory Honda RC213V, MCN can exclusively reveal. The...

Honda confirms new RC213V-RS won't be ready until February

15 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Honda has confirmed its all-new production Honda RC213V-RS machine will not be ready for Jack Miller and Eugene Laverty to debut until the first MotoGP showdown of 2015 in Malaysia. The RC213V-RS...

Scott Redding excited to work with Jonathan Rea’s crew chief

14 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding believes his new crew chief Chris Pike is the right man to help him to challenge MotoGP’s established elite like Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo in the future. Pike is...

Mika Kallio explains decision to reject Aspar and Forward MotoGP deals

14 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Mika Kallio wasn’t so desperate to return to MotoGP in 2015 that he would ride for a pittance after confirming he did turn down offers from Aspar Honda and Forward Racing. Kallio has made no secret of...

MotoGP: Marquez wins second World Championship in Motegi!

12 October 2014 by Steve Hunt

With Marc Marquez needing to finish ahead of both Rossi and Pedrosa in order to secure the World Championship, round fifteen at Honda’s ‘home’, Motegi circuit, the scene was perfectly set. It was the...

Moto GP Qualifying: Italians spoil Honda party

11 October 2014

With the havoc forecasted from Typhoon Vongfong seemingly blowing over, it was warm air and blue skies that greeted qualifying at Motegi in Japan today. And then – in the final moments of the session...

Moto GP: Moto3 Qualifying Results

11 October 2014

A great qualification for British fans (and riders) sees Danny Kent take his first pole for Husqvarna and John McPhee complete the front row in third.

Tech 3 boss: Colin Edwards ‘perfect’ for Yamaha/Michelin development role

08 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards is the perfect choice to spearhead Yamaha’s intensive preparations for the switch to Michelin tyres in 2016. That’s the view of the American’s former Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team boss...

No MotoGP reunion for Scott Redding and ex-Marc VDS crew chief

08 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding’s former crew chief Pete Benson has confirmed he will honour his two-year deal with Moto2 world title favourite Tito Rabat and not complete a fairytale return with the British rider now...

Suzuki never launched strong bid to sign Dani Pedrosa

08 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki has denied talks to end Dani Pedrosa’s career long association with Honda ever got serious. Reports had suggested that Suzuki, who will return to MotoGP full-time in 2015 after being in...

Forward Racing plan to continue developing own chassis

07 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Forward Racing will continue to develop its own chassis for 2015, despite admitting it is unlikely to race any frame other than the factory-spec version supplied by Yamaha next season. The...

Honda thrilled to land Enea Bastianini for Moto3 challenge

06 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Honda management say it was vital to secure the services of teenage Italian sensation Enea Bastiainini for its 2015 Moto3 world championship assault. With leading Honda Moto3 duo Alex Marquez and Alex...

Mika Kallio misses Forward Yamaha chance

06 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Mika Kallio missed out on a last minute chance to return to the MotoGP world championship in 2015. The Finnish rider was made an 11th hour proposal to join ex-Moto2 world champion Stefan Bradl in the...

Pramac Ducati miss out on Eugene Laverty signing

03 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Pramac Ducati management have admitted Aspar Honda just beat them to Eugene Laverty’s signature for 2015. Laverty has been locked in lengthy negotiations with Pramac Ducati for weeks, as the Italian...