2015

Year: 2015

Month: ALL

Marquez and Lorenzo set the pace, Rossi ninth

16 October 2015 by Steve English

Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo set the pace but Maverick Vinales will steal the headlines after the opening day of practice at Phillip Island. The Spanish trio led the way at the Australian circuit on...

Navarro sets pace on opening day

16 October 2015 by Steve English

With rain having fallen prior to the start of FP2 the Moto3 field gingerly took to the Phillip Island circuit this afternoon but with the conditions improving throughout the session Jorge Navarro set...

Lowes tops the times in FP1

16 October 2015 by Steve English

Sam Lowes dominated the opening Moto2 practice session with the Englishman comfortably fastest at Phillip Island. Speaking to MCN before the action started in Australia Lowes said that “Phillip...

Lorenzo fastest with rain interrupting end of FP1

16 October 2015 by Steve English

Jorge Lorenzo went fastest on his final lap of FP1 at Phillip Island before rain started to fall and the final five minutes of the session were a wash out. The Spaniard had been biding his time in the...

Oliviera fastest in opening Moto3 session

16 October 2015 by Steve English

Miguel Oliviera topped the opening Moto3 session of the weekend with Danny Kent second fastest, two tenths off the pace. The championship leader is on the verge of a first world title and a top two...

Marquez: Phillip Island should suit us better

15 October 2015 by Steve English

Marc Marquez thinks that the Phillip Island track layout should suit the Honda better than some recent tracks on the MotoGP calendar. “I think the fast corners will be better because looks like where...

Miller confirmed at Marc VDS for 2016

15 October 2015 by Steve English

In a move that came as no surprise to the MotoGP paddock Jack Miller has finally been confirmed at Marc VDS for next season. The team will expand to two bikes with HRC contracted Miller joining...

Race Director explains decision to race without helicopter

13 October 2015 by Steve English

Race Direction came under a lot of scrutiny on Sunday in Japan with their decision to allow the race to be held without the availability of a medical air ambulance. Coming just 24 hours after Alex de...

MCN Plus - Three wings on my wagon

12 October 2015 by MCN

Manfred von Richthofen made triplanes famous. His three-winger was a proper Fokker (yes, really), and in it he led the multi-coloured Red Baron’s Flying Circus through exploits of great derring do...

Pedrosa throws spanner into title fight with Motegi win

11 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Dani Pedrosa has thrown a spanner into the battle for the 2015 MotoGP championship, after overhauling championship leaders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo in wet conditions at Honda’s home round of...

Peerless Zarco wins at Motegi

11 October 2015 by Steve English

Johann Zarco celebrated being crowned Moto2 world champion by taking a dominant victory at Motegi in damp conditions. With the rain having stopped the track continued to dry throughout the 15 lap race...

Antonelli wins but Kent now on verge of title

11 October 2015 by Steve English

Niccolo Antonelli took the win in Japan but with wet conditions it was Danny Kent who took another step towards the title. The British rider is now 56 points ahead of Enea Bastianini in the standings...

New time schedule for Japanese Grand Prix

11 October 2015 by Steve English

The MotoGP race should still take place on time at 14.00 local time but the rest of today’s schedule has been thrown into disarray by bad weather and poor visibility at Motegi. Both Moto2 and Moto3...

Rossi: Today is a positive day

10 October 2015 by Steve English

Valentino Rossi will start from the front row for only the fourth time this year at tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix but his qualifying effort could be one of the pivotal moments of the season. Jorge...

Lorenzo digs deep for pole

10 October 2015 by Steve English

Jorge Lorenzo may have taken pole position in Japan but after the session it was clear that he had been unnerved to be pushed so hard by Valentino Rossi in qualifying. Having been comfortably faster...

MCN Plus - Super Dan(ny Kent)

10 October 2015 by MCN

Moto3 looks set to bring Britain its first GP title since Barry Sheene in 1977 Way back in 1977 when Barry Sheene won Britain’s last Grand Prix world title, it was 16 years before Danny Kent was even...

IODA confirm de Angelis condition

10 October 2015 by Steve English

The IODA team has confirmed that Alex de Angelis has fractured five vertebrae and three ribs during his crash in final practice today at Motegi. The San Marino rider crashed heavily at Turn 9 and the...

Ducati riders pleased with progress and second row

10 October 2015 by Steve English

Braking stability is still an issue for Ducati at Motegi but both Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone felt that the team has made progress with the issue and were both pleased with their qualifying...

Smith: I know where the limit is but I wasn't listening to myself!

10 October 2015 by Steve English

Three crashes in a day should leave a rider disconsolate and thumbing through their book of excuses. For Bradley Smith however today’s crashes left him confident of his potential for tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix. Smith has spent this year riding to the limit of his Tech3 Yamaha and rarely overstepping the mark but at Motegi he’s been quick from the outset and has been keen to show his potential.

Thrilling battle sees Lorenzo take pole from Rossi

10 October 2015 by Steve English

Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi served up a classic qualifying session at Motegi with the Yamaha teammates dominating the 15 minute session. Rossi surprised everyone by challenging for pole position...

Vinales and Redding through to Q2

10 October 2015 by Steve English

Maverick Vinales and Scott Redding made it through to Q2 after leading the way in opening practice to finish comfortably ahead of Stefan Bradl and Yonny Hernandez. Behind the leading qualifiers...

Lorenzo tops FP4 after de Angelis crash

10 October 2015 by Steve English

A heavy crash in the middle of the final practice session at Motegi saw a lengthy delay after a heavy crash for Alex de Angelis. The San Marino rider was airflifted to hospital with circuit medics...

Fenati takes long awaited first career pole

10 October 2015 by Steve English

Romano Fenati claimed his first career pole position at Motegi with the Italian almost two tenths of a second ahead of Miguel Oliviera. Fenati, who has won six Grand Prix, has always been known as a...

Rins quickest ahead of qualifying

10 October 2015 by Steve English

Alex Rins laid down a marker to the Moto2 field ahead of qualifying by leading the way in final practice from Johann Zarco by almost four tenths of a second. The Spaniard set his time on his final lap...

Lorenzo and Iannone under lap record in FP3

10 October 2015 by Steve English

Jorge Lorenzo smashed the track record at Motegi with the Spaniard four tenths faster than the Ducati’s of Andrea Iannone and Andrea Dovizioso. Yesterday Valentino Rossi said that he was afraid that...

Antonelli continues to set Motegi pace

10 October 2015 by Steve English

Niccolo Antonelli continues to look in superb form at Motegi with the Italian setting a storming pace ahead of qualifying to lead the way by three tenths of as second from Brad Binder. The South...

Rossi looking for positives after opening day

10 October 2015 by Steve English

Eighth fastest while Jorge Lorenzo sets the pace illustrates how difficult this weekend, and winning a tenth world title, could be for Valentino Rossi but the Italian felt that there was positives to...

Hand injury not holding Marquez back

09 October 2015 by Steve English

Marc Marquez admitted that the pain in his left hand is making life somewhat difficult for him on track in Japan but brushed away any suggestion that it’s more than an inconvenience. The reigning...

Strong start for Pedrosa despite "complicated" bike

09 October 2015 by Steve English

Dani Pedrosa said that after Aragon he received plenty of messages saying how impressive it was to see him battling aggressively with Valentino Rossi. It’s something that has been lacking with Pedrosa...

Lack of midcorner grip costing Kent

09 October 2015 by Steve English

A lack of turn-in cost Danny Kent on the opening day of practice at Motegi but the Moto3 championship leader wasn’t too concerned about it affecting the rest of his weekend. Having had such a strong...

Lorenzo tops opening day at Motegi

09 October 2015 by Steve English

Jorge Lorenzo shrugged off concerns about his injured by dominating the opening day of practice in Japan with the Yamaha rider setting the pace ahead of Dani Pedrosa, Andrea Iannone and Andrea...

Zarco claims Moto2 world championship

09 October 2015 by Steve English

Johann Zarco became the sixth French rider to win a Grand Prix world championship with the Ajo Motorsport rider claiming the intermediate class crown this morning following Tito Rabat’s withdrawal...

Lack of power in wrist causes Rabat to withdraw from Motegi

09 October 2015 by Steve English

Tito Rabat’s decision to withdraw from this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix has handed the Moto2 title to Johann Zarco. The Spaniard fractured his wrist in the lead-up to this weekend’s race and after...

Luthi fastest, Rabat withdraws from Motegi

09 October 2015 by Steve English

Thomas Luthi was fastest in FP1 at Motegi with last year’s Moto2 winner showing strong pace to start this weekend. The Swiss rider was 0.012s faster than Johann Zarco with the duo comfortably quicker...

Lorenzo sets pace in opening practice

09 October 2015 by Steve English

First blood in Japan went to Jorge Lorenzo with the Spaniard setting the pace in FP1 ahead of Andrea Iannone with the championship leader, Valentino Rossi, four tenths off the pace of his teammate in...

Antonelli fastest in FP1, Kent fourth

09 October 2015 by Steve English

Niccolo Antonelli continues to impress in Moto3 with the Italian setting the pace in opening practice at Motegi. Ajo KTM teammates Miguel Oliviera and Brad Binder were second and third fastest ahead...