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Valentino Rossi ecstatic with Sepang speed

Mattherw Birt, 07 February 2013 12:10

Valentino Rossi could barely contain his delight after he finished the Sepang MotoGP test with the third best time on his much anticipated return to Yamaha’s factory squad. After a disastrous two-year spell with Ducati, Rossi answered questions about whether he was still fast enough to challenge dominant Spanish duo Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo in emphatic fashion in Malaysia. ...

Pic Exclusive: Danny Kent’s 2013 Moto2 bike revealed

Matthew Birt, 29 January 2013 17:22

Danny Kent got a first glimpse of his new Tech 3 Racing Moto2 machine he will campaign in the 2013 world championship earlier today (Tuesday). The British teenager took a break from an intensive pre-season training schedule with pal and former double World Superbike champion James Toseland to make his first visit to the Tech 3 headquarters in France where ...

Ducati factory support vital for Andrea Iannone

Matthew Birt, 23 January 2013 10:08

MotoGP rookie Andrea Iannone believes his hopes of succeeding in the new look Pramac Ducati squad will be given a massive boost by Ducati’s commitment to offer him full factory support in 2013. In a bid to reduce the performance gap to rivals Honda and Yamaha. Ducati has changed its strategy for the forthcoming world championship campaign and will bring ...

Bradley Smith gets premier treatment ahead of Sepang test

Matthew Birt, 18 January 2013 16:26

Bradley Smith sampled elite level sport of a slightly more sedate pace than MotoGP when he was invited to a special training session with Premier League outfit Everton FC this week. The 22-year-old took time out from his own intensive pre-season preparations ahead of his rookie season in MotoGP to visit Everton’s Finch Farm training ground. Smith, who will partner ...

Ducati confident in old bike strategy

Matthew Birt, 16 January 2013 13:40

Ducati is confident its surprise strategy to kick off preparations for 2013 using an old version of its factory Desmosedici machine is the right approach to help it threaten Honda and Yamaha’s domination of MotoGP in the future. Although the bike unveiled by Nicky Hayden and Andrea Dovizioso in the Madonna di Campiglio ski resort is badged a GP13, it ...

10 MotoGP wishes for 2013

Matthew Birt, 14 January 2013 09:56

By now you’re probably growing weary of the daily regime of hoovering up millions of fallen Christmas tree needles, so looking forward to the 2013 MotoGP world championship campaign, what can we hope for when the new season kicks off under the Losail International Circuit floodlights in Qatar on April 7? A British MotoGP winner for the first time in ...

Dakar Stage 8: Casteau takes overall lead as Pain gets lost. Despres back in contention

Michael Guy, 13 January 2013 12:00

The overall standings of the 2013 Dakar were thrown on their head after complicated stage eight saw the majority of the top men get dramatically lost causing them to lose huge amounts of time during the day. Yamaha Racing France rider Olivier Pain was the big loser of the day, having ridden a faultless Dakar the Frenchman slumped to 78th ...

Dakar Stage 3: Lopez bounces back to take stage win, Despres secures overall lead

Michael Guy, 07 January 2013 16:29

Francisco Lopez bounced back after his disastrous day two to win stage three today which saw the Dakar leave Pisco and arrive in Nazca. The Chilean rider had the advantage of starting a long way behind his main rivals on the road giving him riders to chase through the technical sand and dune stage. Second on the stage was Speedbrain ...

Casey Stoner memories: Colin Edwards

Matthew Birt, 06 January 2013 10:30

In the final part of MCN’s exclusive series of Stoner memories Colin Edwards recalls a side to the Aussie few seldom see in the immediate aftermath of the tragic accident in Sepang last year that claimed the life of rising Italian star Marco Simoncelli. “Casey came to the medical centre to see how I was and that meant a lot. ...

Dakar stage 1: Brits deliver on potential in opening stage of 2013 Dakar

Michael Guy, 06 January 2013 03:05

Sherco rider James West ended the opening day of the 2013 Dakar as the highest placed Brit finishing the day 38th fastest. The Dubai based rider was just 1m 08s behind pace setter Francisco Lopez and is well placed for tomorrow’s significantly longer stage two. Irishman Stan Watt finished in 44th place onboard his Front row Crescent KTM and was ...