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Brno MotoGP: Mika Kallio slams Marco Melandri

Matthew Birt, 17 August 2009 09:48

Mika Kallio’s factory Ducati debut ended in disaster when he ended up in the gravel trap after a late tangle with Marco Melandri in a battle for sixth place. Kallio and Melandri were both hoping to close in on the battle for sixth between American duo Nicky Hayden and Colin Edwards when they clashed at the final corner on the ...

Brno MotoGP: Gresini Honda confirm Marco Melandri deal

Matthew Birt, 15 August 2009 09:13

Marco Melandri’s return to the Gresini Honda squad has been confirmed in Brno this morning. In a move widely expected when it became apparent Kawasaki would cease supporting the Hayate team at the end of 2009, Melandri will join fellow Italian Marco Simoncelli back at Gresini. The former world 250GP champion enjoyed his most successful spell in MotoGP with Fausto ...

Marco Melandri disappointed at Kawasaki exit

Matthew Birt, 05 August 2009 13:31

Marco Melandri has told MCN of his disappointment that Kawasaki will quit MotoGP at the end of the 2009 season. Having withdrawn its official factory team back in January because of the global economic crisis, Kawasaki opted to support Melandri in a one-rider team under the Hayate name. But despite some impressive results from Melandri in 2009, including a brilliant ...

British MotoGP: Marco Melandri expecting Hayate withdrawal

Matthew Birt, 23 July 2009 18:24

Italian Marco Melandri has confirmed he is expecting the Hayate team to quit MotoGP at the end of the season. Branded Hayate, Melandri’s team is run by Kawasaki and he’s currently riding a 2009 factory ZX-RR. The impact of the global credit crunch saw Kawasaki withdraw its factory team from MotoGP back in January. Run as a one-rider effort for ...

Marco Melandri battered and bruised after Catalunya test crash

Matthew Birt, 16 June 2009 08:19

Hayate rider Marco Melandri is expected to be fit for the next MotoGP clash in Assen after he suffered multiple injuries in a spectacular high-side crash in Barcelona yesterday. Just minutes remained on the first day of only two days of in-season testing now permitted in MotoGP when Melandri crashed out while trying to improve on his 11th position. The ...

Mugello MotoGP: Marco Melandri plays down home hopes

Matthew Birt, 29 May 2009 08:53

Marco Melandri has played down his hopes of springing another major surprise in this weekend’s Italian MotoGP clash in Mugello. Melandri has been the sensation of the 2009 season so far and heads into Mugello on the back of a stunning second place in the French GP in Le Mans earlier this month. That result followed successive top six finishes ...

Le Mans MotoGP: Marco Melandri hails stunning second

Matthew Birt, 17 May 2009 19:55

Marco Melandri was in dreamland after he produced the first major shock of 2009, the Italian riding the unfancied Hayate to a stunning second place in the French MotoGP race. The former world 250 champion was ecstatic after he ended a gripping flag-to-flag race behind dominant Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo. Starting on a wet track in ninth place, Melandri ...

Hayate boss praises Marco Melandri effort

Matthew Birt, 12 May 2009 14:11

Hayate MotoGP boss Andrea Dosoli has praised the input of Marco Melandri after the Italian rider’s sensational start to the 2009 MotoGP world championship. Melandri has been a revelation on the unfancied Hayate machine, which is a rebranded factory Kawasaki ZX-RR, in the first three races of the season. Sixth in the second race at the Japanese GP at the ...

Marco Melandri satisfied with Hayate potential

Matthew Birt, 16 March 2009 14:52

Italian Marco Melandri is confident he will be competitive on the new Hayate MotoGP bike in 2009. Having recently confirmed he will race the re-branded factory Kawasaki ZX-RR in a deal exclusively revealed by MCN, the former world 250 champion believes he won’t be a perennial backmarker when the new season starts in Qatar on April 12. Melandri ended the ...

MCN Exclusive: Marco Melandri agrees to race Hayate in 2009

Matthew Birt, 06 March 2009 16:45

Marco Melandri has decided today (Friday) to race a re-branded factory Kawasaki ZX-RR in the 2009 MotoGP world championship, MCN can exclusively reveal. The Italian has decided to continue riding for the new Hayate team after he tested the ZX-RR during the night test in Qatar earlier this week. Although the former world 250GP champion finished 17th and slowest at ...