August

Year: 2015

Month: August

Kent quickest ahead of qualifying

08 August 2015 by Steve English

With the fastest time on his final lap of the session Danny Kent takes an advantage of almost half a second into qualifying with the Leopard Racing rider once again showing he is the class of the...

Positive start to Indy weekend for Redding

08 August 2015 by Steve English

A top ten time on Friday has given Scott Redding reason for optimism with the Marc VDS rider setting eighth fastest time and looking confident on the bike. In Germany Redding had a more encouraging...

Frustrated Smith "second in line"

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Bradley Smith’s frustration at not having his contract signed for 2016 has been bubbling over all weekend in Indianapolis with the Tech3 rider making barbed comments in the press conference about the...

How the markets look after opening day at Indy

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Ladbrokes has teamed up with Motorcycle News for this weekend’s Indianapolis Grand Prix to offer new customers a matched free bet up to £50! Any new customers can take advantage of the offer in what...

Crutchlow confident but needs to improve

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Cal Crutchlow was fifth fastest on the opening day at Indy but having made few changes through the day he feels there’s plenty of potential in the bike once the track improves tomorrow. Unlike the...

Rabat and Lowes lead the way

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Tito Rabat and Sam Lowes started the second half of the season by trying to start putting pressure on Johann Zarco in the Moto2 class. Both riders have fallen adrift of Zarco in the championshipn...

Lorenzo tops opening day at Indy

08 August 2015 by Steve English

Jorge Lorenzo set the pace in Indianapolis today with the Spaniard outpacing Marc Marquez on the opening day. “It was very good, very positive,” said Lorenzo after the session. “I’m very happy with...

Vazquez sets pace, Kent fourth fastest

07 August 2015 by Steve English

Efren Vazquez has been continuously outshone by his Leopard Racing teamamte, Danny Kent, but in this afternoon’s practice Vazquez set the pace. The Spaniard took his first career victory in...

Rins leads the way in Indy

07 August 2015 by Steve English

With track conditions improving in Indianapolis Alex Rins set the pace at the end of the Moto2 session to outpace Jonas Folger and Tito Rabat. Rins has had an impressive rookie campaign in the class...

Espargaro acknowledges need for improvement

07 August 2015 by Steve English

Fresh from having his future confirmed with a one year contract extension from Yamaha Pol Espargaro spoke to MCN about his new deal. “Yesterday it was pretty close to being signed,” explained...

Lorenzo quickest but times will tumble

07 August 2015 by Steve English

The opening MotoGP session ended with a flurry with the majority field setting their fastest times at the end of the session. Jorge Lorenzo wound up with the fastest time but there’s little that can...

Kent's a man on a mission

07 August 2015 by Steve English

A late crash took some of the shine off Danny Kent’s performance in opening practice in Indianapolis but the Leopard Racing rider’s half-a-second margin to the field saw him lay down a marker in FP1.

Espargaro signs new deal while Bradley waits

07 August 2015 by Steve English

Yamaha today confirmed that Pol Espargaro will remain with the Japanese manufacturer for 2016. Having won the Suzuka 8 Hours Espargaro was always likely to remain with the manufacturer for next year...

What are the odds for Indy?

06 August 2015 by Steve English

Forward confirm Brno return

06 August 2015 by Steve English

Forward Racing have today confirmed that they will return to MotoGP action in Brno after finding a solution to their ongoing budget problems. The team will miss this weekend’s Grand Prix at...

Video: Sam Lowes' half term report

06 August 2015 by Steve English

Sam Lowes had a difficult rookie campaign in Moto2 last year however this year he has consistently ran at the front, won his first Grand Prix and made himself a rider in demand for next year. Changes...

Rossi: I'm ready to go in Indy!

05 August 2015 by Steve English

Valentino Rossi won the inaugural Indianapolis Grand Prix, held in the tail end of a hurricane and in awful conditions, but since then he’s had little luck at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This...

Laverty keen to put rookie lessons to good use

05 August 2015 by Steve English

Eugene Laverty took advantage of the summer break to fully recover from the lingering effects of some recent crashes and now he’s ready to get back to work at this weekend’s Indianapolis Grand...

Hayden looking forward to 'true home Grand Prix'

05 August 2015 by Steve English

Last year the United States had the ignominy of not lining a rider up on the grid at a race on American soil after Nicky Hayden missed the race at Indy with a wrist injury. This year however he’s back...

Summer break helped Redding find confidence

05 August 2015 by Steve English

Scott Redding showed signs of progress at the German Grand Prix and the Englishman is keen to bring that forward to this weekend’ race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Redding, who has had a very...

Bradl gears up for Aprilia debut

05 August 2015 by Steve English

It’s not easy to jump onto a new bike at a Grand Prix weekend and expect to be fast but Stefan Bradl is looking forward to the challenge this weekend in Indianapolis. Having been announced as Marco...

'Back to work' for Smith

05 August 2015 by Steve English

After his Suzuka 8 Hours win it’s a case of back to the day job for Bradley Smith with the Tech3 Yamaha rider heading to the Brickyard full of confidence. Smith had a superb start to the 2015 season...