June

Year: 2015

Month: June

Aprilia to discuss Melandri's future

02 June 2015 by Steve English

Marco Melandri’s performances in recent races have led to plenty of questions about his motivation to succeed on the Aprilia in MotoGP. After finishing last at Mugello the Italian squad has started to...

Marquez crash sequence photos

02 June 2015 by Steve English

When Marc Marquez crashed out of Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix the reigning world champion was dealt a body blow to his title hopes. Falling 49 points behind Valentino Rossi he is now in danger of...

Espargaro lucky to avoid further injury after Petrucci clash

02 June 2015 by Steve English

Aleix Espargaro had a lucky escape at Mugello after the Suzuki rider was punted out of the race by an out of control Danilo Petrucci. The Italian had a gearbox failure and it left him in neutral and...

Suzuki to race with updated engines in Barcelona

01 June 2015 by Steve English

Suzuki will have updated engines at the disposal of Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales at the next round of the MotoGP championship in Catalunya. The pair have had to fight with a severe horsepower...

Laverty disappointed with pace, pleased with a point

01 June 2015 by Steve English

Mugello was a bittersweet race for Eugene Laverty. The Irishman was disappointed to have finished ten seconds adrift of Loris Baz in the Open class but pleased to come away with 15th place and another...

Crutchlow dislocates ankle in crash

01 June 2015 by Steve English

Cal Crutchlow dislocated his ankle when he crashed out of Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix. The LCR Honda rider had been running a very strong fifth in the race before his spill at the high speed Aribiata...

Lowes to test at Aragon this week

01 June 2015 by Steve English

Sam Lowes was disappointed after Sunday’s race not to do better than fourth but given his second lap clash with Simone Corsi his effort in the race was commendable. Lowes dropped to ninth and had to...

Factory riders testing Michelins today

01 June 2015 by Steve English

Another day and another set of bikes out on track at Mugello. For the first time since the second Sepang test the factory contracted MotoGP riders will have an opportunity to test the Michelin tyres...

Strategic Kent extends title advantage

01 June 2015 by Steve English

Danny Kent may not have won at Mugello but the English rider rode like a champion as he picked his way through the pack to finish second. The race was incredibly competitive with a group of 15...