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Valencia MotoGP: Chris Vermeulen targets points milestone

Matthew Birt, 03 November 2009 15:27

Aussie Chris Vermeulen is hoping to end his MotoGP career in style this weekend and preserve his 100 per cent point-scoring record in 2009. Vermeulen, who is leaving MotoGP to return to World Superbikes with Paul Bird’s factory-backed Kawasaki squad in 2010, is the only rider who has scored points in every race so far this season. But while the ...

Australia MotoGP: Chris Vermeulen aims for strong finish

Matthew Birt, 15 October 2009 08:35

Aussie Chris Vermeulen hopes to bow out of MotoGP with a strong finish as he prepares to return to World Superbikes in 2010. Vermeulen will leave Suzuki’s factory squad at the end of the season having signed a two-year deal to move to Kawasaki’s WSB squad. And he hopes to leave MotoGP on a high, starting with his final appearance ...

Suzuki delay Chris Vermeulen’s Kawasaki WSB debut

Matthew Birt, 09 October 2009 13:45

Suzuki will not give special permission for Aussie rider Chris Vermeulen to make his Kawasaki World Superbike debut before the end of the MotoGP season. Kawasaki will test immediately after the final WSB round in Portimao on October 25 and had requested that Vermeulen make his debut on the ZX-10R. Vermeulen would be available for the test with it falling ...

Chris Vermeulen admits Ducati concern

Matthew Birt, 08 October 2009 14:20

Chris Vermeulen has admitted he was worried about joining Ducati in MotoGP next season because of the difficulty in matching compatriot Casey Stoner’s results. Confident he would not be another high-profile victim of Ducati’s fickle Desmosedici, Vermeuelen still opted to reject a chance to join the Pramac satellite squad, instead signing a two-year deal with Kawasaki’s World Superbike effort. Asked ...

Chris Vermeulen signs Kawasaki World Superbike deal

Matthew Birt, 02 October 2009 18:21

Aussie Chris Vermeulen has signed a two-year deal to ride for Kawasaki in the 2010 World Superbike championship. As was widely expected, the current factory Suzuki rider penned his deal in Estoril today at the start of the Portuguese MotoGP clash. Vermeulen met Kawasaki boss Ichiro Yoda in Estoril last night to finalise details of his contract that will see ...

Indy MotoGP: Chris Vermeulen determined to stay in MotoGP

Matthew Birt, 28 August 2009 23:39

Axed factory Suzuki rider Chris Vermeulen has spoken of his determination to stay in the MotoGP world championship in 2010. Vermeulen, who remains Suzuki’s only four-stroke MotoGP winner, will be replaced by Spaniard Alvaro Bautista after a four-year stint with the Japanese factory. Speaking after Suzuki announced Vermeulen’s departure in Indianapolis yesterday (Thursday), the 27-year-old said: “Of course I am ...

Chris Vermeulen not ruling out World Superbike return

Matthew Birt, 24 August 2009 14:55

Chris Vermeulen might be keen to keep his MotoGP place after splitting from Suzuki’s factory squad, but the Aussie has refused to rule out a dramatic return to World Superbikes in 2010. Vermeulen’s departure from Suzuki will be made official during this weekend’s Indianapolis GP, as was first reported by MCN last week, with Vermeulen losing his GSV-R ride to ...

Brno MotoGP: Chris Vermeulen out of Suzuki?

Matthew Birt, 17 August 2009 09:34

Confirmation that Alvaro Bautista will join Suzuki’s factory MotoGP team in 2010 appears to have placed the future of Aussie rider Chris Vermeulen in serious doubt. Bautista has signed a two-year deal to ride a factory GSV-R with Suzuki making the deal official with an announcement after yesterday’s Czech Republic GP in Brno. The Spaniard’s deal appears to leave Vermeulen ...

German MotoGP: Chris Vermeulen high-side pics

Matthew Birt, 17 July 2009 17:48

These pictures show just how lucky Aussie Chris Vermeulen was to walk away from a spectacular high-side at the end of today’s rain-hit opening practice session at the German MotoGP. The Aussie lost control at the downhill Turn Two to add to his recent crash-strewn spell. Vermeulen, who crashed twice in Laguna Seca earlier this month, firstly lost the front ...

German MotoGP: Error adds to Chris Vermeulen’s injury woes

Matthew Birt, 17 July 2009 16:58

Chris Vermeuelen suffered another big injury blow in Germany today when he crashed heavily at the end of opening free practice at the Sachsenring. The Aussie, who is still struggling to shake off injuries picked up in two big crashes at the recent American GP in Laguna Seca, high-sided his factory Suzuki GSV-R at the downhill Turn Two. Vermeulen hit ...