March

Year: 2017

Month: March

Video: LCR Honda tease Crutchlow's 2017 livery

09 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

With LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow set to take to the track tomorrow night at the final pre-season test in Qatar running his new livery, the squad have teased a quick look at what to expect from the...

MotoGP: Teams gearing up for final tests

09 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

The 2017 MotoGP grid are gearing themselves up for the final pre-season test of the year, as they head to Qatar for the final chance to get things right ahead of the opening round of the championship...

MotoGP: Miller upgrading to latest Honda engine

08 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller will be upgraded to the latest specification of Honda’s new big bang engine this week in the final pre-season test of the 2017 MotoGP season, as they begin gathering data ahead of the...

Gallery: Reale Avintia Ducati take over Andorra

08 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Reale Avintia Ducati squad of Loris Baz and Hector Barbera have helped take over the principality of Andorra, in a series of events to launch their 2017 livery. First helicoptering the bikes into...

MotoGP: ‘Different situation’ for Aprilia in 2017

07 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

The situation in the factory Aprilia garage in 2017 will be very different to 2016, according to project boss Romano Albesiano, who says that now that the bike has been shown to be competitive, they...

MotoGP: Barbera out of Qatar test

07 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Reale Avintia Ducati rider Hector Barbera will not take part in this week’s final MotoGP pre-season test in Qatar, as he continues to recover from a broken collarbone sustained last week while...

MotoGP: Espargaró reduced to tears by Suzuki frustrations

07 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP racer Aleix Espargaró has candidly admitted that he was at times reduced to tears last season as the frustration of trying to get the best out of his Suzuki GSX-RR machine almost became too...

MotoGP: Lowes raring to go on new Aprilia

06 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Gresini Aprilia rider Sam Lowes says he’s raring to get going next week at the third and final MotoGP pre-season test as he finally gets the chance to test the Italian manufacturer’s new and improved...

MotoGP: Reale Avintia Ducati launch new bike in style

06 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Reale Avintia Ducati team of Loris Baz and Hector Barbera have launched their 2017 colours – and new title sponsor Reale – in style, dropping in quite literally to Andorra’s ice racing circuit to...

MotoGP: Circuit of Wales bosses hoping good news on the horizon

06 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Circuit of Wales boss Martin Whittaker has told MCN that he hopes there’s good news on the immediate horizon for the project, after they submitted what they’re hoping will be the final draft of their...

MotoGP: Espargaró disappointed in Suzuki sacking

05 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Gresini Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaró has hit out at former team Suzuki, slamming the Japanese manufacturer for the way they went about replacing him with Italian Andrea Iannone in the middle of the...

Gallery: Aprilia's marmite 2017 MotoGP machine

04 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Aprilia’s 2017 MotoGP contender has certainly divided opinion since Sam Lowes and Aleix Espargaró pulled the overs off the bike yesterday at the Italian firm’s headquarters in Noale, outside Venice.

BTC: Dorna lay out plans for new young talent series

04 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Dorna have laid out their plans for the new British Talent Cup series that will get underway during the 2018 season in a double-header event in London that also saw the MotoGP organisers launch the...

MotoGP: Dovi unamused at Ducati progress

04 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

While Jorge Lorenzo, without a real benchmark of Ducati’s progress since his defection from Yamaha, might be pleased with the progress being made by the Bologna firm’s engineers, his teammate Andrea...

MotoGP: Lowes and Espargaró unveil radically different Aprilia

03 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Gresini Aprilia racers Sam Lowes and Aleix Espargaró have unveiled the radically different livery that they’ll campaign the 2017 MotoGP season on, in the team’s official launch at their home base in...

MotoGP: Marquez admits work to do at Honda

03 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez has admitted that there’s still work to be done for him and the Japanese manufacturer ahead of the start of the 2017 MotoGP season, despite the reigning world champion...

BTC: McWilliams excited to be involved in youth development

02 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Former Grand Prix race winner Jeremy McWilliams says he’s excited to be involved in the new British Talent Cup series, as he’s given a chance to mentor the next generation of young talent from the...

Gallery: A closer look at the 2017 Pramac Ducati

02 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

With the 2017 MotoGP season now well underway after the completing of the second test at Phillip Island last week and with the Pramac Ducati team heading to Naples to launch their new bikes, it’s the...

MotoGP: Barbera in surgery for broken collarbone

02 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Avintia Ducati rider Hector Barbera is set to undergo surgery for a broken collarbone, after crashing at Valencia yesterday during a training session. The damage sustained to his left collarbone means...

MotoGP: Rookie Folger stuns with fast pace

02 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Viñales wasn’t the only Yamaha rider to come away from last week’s Phillip Island MotoGP test having impressed, with rookie sensation Jonas Folger stunning by finishing fourth overall, only...

Gallery: John McPhee's British Talent Team Honda

01 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

With the 2017 Moto3 season now well underway after the completion of the first series of Spanish testing last week, Czech Grand Prix winner John McPhee headed back to London to launch the new British...

MotoGP: Lorenzo not ready to race

01 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has admitted that he’s still far away from being ready to win races on the Ducati GP17 machine, after a difficult test for the Spaniard at one of the tracks most unsuited to the red...