2014

Year: 2014

Month: ALL

No Valencia wild card for Colin Edwards

31 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards has raced in his last MotoGP battle after it was confirmed there is not going to be a final farewell appearance in Valencia next weekend. The Texan had hoped to end his stellar...

Honda keen for Casey Stoner to continue MotoGP testing

31 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Honda will try and persuade Casey Stoner to carry out more test and development work on its factory RC213V MotoGP machine in 2015. The Australian made a surprise return to MotoGP action in Japan this...

Casey Stoner completes HRC test in Japan

30 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner has completed his first MotoGP test in 12 months at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan today after giving HRC staff crucial feedback on the 2015 factory RC213V contender. The Australian tested the...

Sykes relishing title conclusion under floodlights

30 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tom Sykes is relishing the opportunity to lift his second World Superbike title this weekend under the floodlights at Qatar, with the reigning champion saying he can’t wait to return to a track he...

MotoGP return to Brazil unlikely in near future

29 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Brazil’s bid to return to the MotoGP calendar for the first time since 2004 appears to have stalled. The South American country was pencilled in on the 2014 schedule for a race at the Brasilia track...

Ducati confident Michele Pirro will remain Desmosedici test rider

29 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Ducati is confident that test and development rider Michele Pirro will sign a new contract, despite interest from Italian rivals Aprilia about a MotoGP racing contract in 2015. Pirro has been Ducati’s...

Linfoot and O’Halloran spearhead Honda BSB return

29 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Dan Linfoot and Jason O’Halloran will spearhead the return of Honda Racing to the MCE British Superbike championship in 2015. Linfoot, who had a breakthrough year in 2014 to score his first podium and...

Life’s a beach with David Knight

28 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

What happens when you take a four time world champion, his local beach, and a box of Go Pro cameras? You end up with something like this! Isle of Man native and Enduro riding god David Knight shot...

Malaysia MotoGP: Marquez cruises to record matching win

26 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has equalled yet another record in the premiere class, by taking his twelth win of the season to match Mick Doohan as the most successful rider in a single season. The 21 year old won...

Malaysia Moto2: Vinales wins but third enough for Rabat to lift crown

26 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Maverick has beaten Mika Kallio in dominant form to win his third Moto2 race out of four, in a dominant display where he passed the Finn before pulling out a lead of nearly three seconds in only five...

Malaysia Moto3: Vazquez wins as title fighters come to blows

26 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Efren Vazquez has taken victory in the Malaysian Moto3 race, making the most of title rivals Alex Marquez and Jack Miller knocking chunks off each other in the battle for the win and the crown.

Exclusive: No BMW ride for Dunlop in 2015

25 October 2014 by Sports desk

MCN can reveal that 11 times TT winner Michael Dunlop is without a job for the 2015 season. The 25 year old, who had originally signed only a one year contract with the German manufacturer, is losing...

Malaysia MotoGP: Marquez on pole for lucky 13

25 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has taken his thirteenth pole position of 2014, setting a new record for most poles in a season as well. The reigning champion held off teammate Dani Pedrosa and the Yamaha of Jorge...

Malaysia Moto2: Rabat continues perfect weekend with pole

25 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tito Rabat has extended his perfect weekend into qualifying, beating teammate Mika Kallio to pole by 0.15 as he looks set to lift the Moto2 crown tomorrow. Rabat’s series of fast laps left him looking...

Malaysia Moto3: Miller takes command of pole in heavy traffic

25 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller has taken command of the Moto3 grid in Sepang, doing his best to avoid heavy traffic to qualify on pole. Many of the frontrunners have hit out at the amount of riders slowing to get a tow...

Malaysia Moto2: Rabat powers into lead on opening day

24 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tito Rabat has set the marker for the Moto2 field on the opening day at Sepang, finishing the day nearly half a second faster than second placed Maverick Vinales and 0.7 clear of MarcVDS teammate (and...

Malaysia MotoGP: Pedrosa in the dry, Lorenzo in the wet as mixed conditions hit

24 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Dani Pedrosa has ended the opening day in Sepang fastest of the MotoGP grid, but it was Jorge Lorenzo who topped the final session of the day, after a tropical thunderstorm caused free practice two to...

Malaysia Moto3: Antonelli on top of rain-hit session

24 October 2014 by Simon Patterson

Niccolo Antonelli has topped the opening day of Moto3 action at Sepang, finishing at the front of an ultra-close free practice two session. The Italian was 0.016 ahead of Jakub Kornfeil when the rain...

McPhee stuns with brilliant Phillip Island performance

21 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Flying Scotsman John McPhee came within the width of a front wheel of breaking his podium duck before he ran into an unjust rollicking from hot-headed Efren Vazquez. The RTG Honda rider was just...

Yamaha thrilled to see Bradley Smith break MotoGP podium duck

20 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis says he was delighted to see British rider Bradley Smith end his search for a maiden MotoGP podium in an incident-packed Phillip Island race in Australia yesterday. The...

Thailand and Chile to host WSB in 2015, MotoGP in ’16?

20 October 2014 by Matthew Birt

Thailand and Chile could be surprise additions to the 2015 World Superbike calendar ahead of a possible inclusion on the MotoGP schedule the following season, MCN has learned. Javier Alonso, Dorna’s...