2017

Year: 2017

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MotoGP: Dovizioso relishing Lorenzo challenge

27 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

Andrea Dovizioso says he’s relishing the challenge of lining up alongside new teammate Jorge Lorenzo on the factory Ducati GP17 machine come Qatar, keen not only to measure himself against the...

MotoGP: Suzuki to reveal new bike live on Sunday

27 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Suzuki MotoGP team of new signing Andrea Iannone and rookie Alex Rins will pull the covers off their 2017 bikes this Sunday at Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit – and you can watch live from...

MotoGP: Calendar set to expand again in upcoming years

27 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP boss Carmelo Ezpeleta has confirmed that the MotoGP calendar is set to expand in upcoming years, with a number of new rounds clamouring to join the ever-going series, potentially as soon as...

Gallery: Yamaha pull the covers off 2017 MotoGP machine

27 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

With Movistar Yamaha pulling to covers off their 2017 MotoGP machine last week in Madrid, we went up close and personal for a look at the machines that Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales will...

MotoGP: Lorenzo not thinking of Rossi’s Ducati record

26 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo says that he’s not concentrating on any of Valentino Rossi’s successes or failures at Ducati as he prepares to embark on his own adventure with the Italian manufacturer after a hugely...

Eurosport to be pulled from Sky TV

26 January 2017 by Oli Rushby

Sky TV customers could soon lose out on the chance to watch the World and British Superbike Championships after Eurosport’s parent company threatened to remove its channels from the...

WSB: Haslam gets Puccetti Kawasaki call up for Portimao test

26 January 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam will join the Puccetti Kawasaki World Superbike team for testing in Portimao this weekend after Randy Krummenacher was injured at Jerez. Krummenacher was involved in an incident with...

MotoGP: Dorna happy with Circuit of Wales situation

26 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP organisers Dorna say they’re happy with the current situation they enjoy with the Circuit of Wales project despite construction at the venue still not getting underway. The project are the...

Video: Inside the Passion: John McGuinness part two

26 January 2017 by Liam Marsden

The second episode of Inside the Passion: John McGuinness, created by actor and bike fan Andrew Shim, has been released on Youtube. In the second episode Andrew continues his interview with John, and...

WSB: Hayden: 'We look closer than we are"

26 January 2017 by Oli Rushby

Nicky Hayden has said the time he set as the first World Superbike test of 2017 came to a close in Jerez yesterday isn’t reflective of how far off their competitors the Honda team are with the new...

MotoGP: Yamaha praise Viñales for technical skills

26 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team have been full of praise for new signing Maverick Viñales after their first experiences of working with the 21-year-old, with the youngster’s feedback skills to his new...

MotoGP: Government give Circuit of Wales two-week deadline

26 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

Welsh Government Secretary for the Economy and Infrastructure Ken Skates has given the Heads of the Valley Development Company, the organisation behind the Circuit of Wales project, a two-week...

WSB: Savadori mixes up the order on Day 2 in Jerez

25 January 2017 by Oli Rushby

Italian youngster Lorenzo Savadori impressed in Jerez this week as he mixed it up with the factory Kawasaki and Ducati machinery to place second at the end of the two days on track. The former...

WSB: Rea quickest as Savadori impresses in Jerez

25 January 2017 by Oli Rushby

World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea remained in control as the 2017 season got underway in Jerez this week as he set the quickest time on both days of the first pre-season test. Rea was almost...

MotoGP: Baz ready for season with ‘brand new foot’

25 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

Avintia Ducati rider Loris Baz says he’s ready to get the 2017 MotoGP season underway, following an injury-hit 2016 that saw him miss many races and forced him into multiple surgeries to repair damage...

MotoGP: Rossi impressed with new bike potential

25 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi says he’s now much more upbeat about the potential of the 2017 Yamaha M1 for the coming season, finally coming to terms with the bike’s abilities in a private test in Sepang after the...

WSB: 'Stopping and turning' holding Laverty back in Jerez

25 January 2017 by Oli Rushby

Eugene Laverty is hoping to reap the benefits of the work done by Aprilia in their title winning year in 2014 as the 2017 Superbike World Championship gets underway. Laverty, alongside new team-mate...

MotoGP: British Talent Cup a go for 2018

25 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP boss Carmelo Ezpeleta has confirmed that their new British Talent Cup, a one-make series designed at bringing young Talent from the UK up through the ranks to the premiere class, will be a go...

Video: Guy Martin & John McGuinness - Team-mates talk business

25 January 2017 by Oli Rushby

If you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, you might not know that Guy Martin has signed a deal with Honda Racing that will see him return to the iconic Isle of Man TT alongside 23-time TT...

WSB: Encouraging new Fireblade debut for Hayden

24 January 2017 by Oli Rushby

Nicky Hayden and Stefan Bradl got a first taste of the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2 they will campaign in the 2017 Superbike World Championship as testing got underway at Jerez today. As would be...

MotoGP: Crutchlow wins prestigious Torrens Trophy

24 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

Double MotoGP race winner Cal Crutchlow has been awarded the prestigious Torrens Trophy, the Royal Automobile Club’s award for the promotion of motorcycling in the United Kingdom. Awarded only nine...

WSB: Rea quickest as 2017 testing gets underway

24 January 2017 by Oli Rushby

World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea started the 2017 season where he left off last year as he stormed to the top of the timesheets on the first day of testing at Jerez. The double champ pipped...

Gallery: Milwaukee Aprilia team launch

24 January 2017 by Oli Rushby

As the first test of the 2017 Superbike World Championship got underway in Jerez this morning, the British-based Milwaukee Aprilia squad lifted the covers off the RSV4-RF Aprilia Eugene Laverty and...

Gallery: Up close and personal with the Ducati GP17

24 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

With Ducati pulling to covers off their 2017 MotoGP machine last week at their Bolgona factory, we went up close and personal for a look at the machines that new signing Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea...

MotoGP: Rossi and Viñales get rave reception in Indonesia

24 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP racer Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales have received a rave reception in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta, when the two visited this week to help unveil Yamaha’s new...

WSB: Milwaukee Aprilia lift covers off RSV4 challenger

24 January 2017 by Oli Rushby

Milwaukee Aprilia this morning lifted the covers off the all new RSV4-RF Eugene Laverty and Lorenzo Savadori will campaign in the 2017 Superbike World Championship. Unveiling the livery for the...

MotoGP: 2017 calendar finally fully confirmed

24 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

The 2017 MotoGP calendar has finally been fully confirmed, after the last races still marked as provisional have finally been now confirmed. The calendar was first issued as far back as September, but...

Roads: McGuinness: 'New Blade less physical to ride'

23 January 2017 by Oli Rushby

John McGuinness has said he expects Honda’s new CBR1000RR Fireblade will turn into a strong Isle of Man TT contender given how it is less physical to ride than the outgoing model. McGuinness spent two...

Roads: Stephen Thompson to run Rutter on Yamaha R6

23 January 2017 by Oli Rushby

Michael Rutter is set to race a brand new Yamaha YZF-R6 on the roads this year provided by former team-mate and close friend Stephen Thompson who suffered life-changing injuries in a crash at the 2015...

Supercross: Dungey takes control as crash ends Roczen’s title hopes

23 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

Ryan Dungey has taken command of the 2017 AMA Supercross series by taking the win on Saturday night’s Anaheim II round of the series – and previous points leader Ken Roczen’s season was brought to a...

MotoGP: Red Bull Ring voted best round of 2016 season

23 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP newcomers the Red Bull Ring, home of the first Austrian Grand Prix in twenty years in 2016, has been voted the best round of the season in it’s inaugural year on the calendar. Awarded for...

BSB: Linfoot gives verdict on new Fireblade

21 January 2017 by Oli Rushby

Honda’s MCE British Superbike duo got their first taste of the all new CBR1000RR Fireblade at the Portimao circuit as they joined journalists at the world press launch. Riding both the standard ‘RR’...

Video: McGuinness intrigued by new teammate Guy Martin

20 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

John McGuinness will once again line up for the 2017 isle of Man TT as a part of the official Honda Racing squad as he sets out to match Joey Dunlop’s record of 26 TT wins on a brand new...

Video: Rossi 'officially' meets new teammate Viñales

20 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

They might be old acquaintances on and off the track, but the Movistar Yamaha team have ‘officially’ introduced new teammates Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales, in a season teaser clip shown...

MotoGP: Lorenzo appears in red as Ducati reveal 2017 machines

20 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has made his first official appearance in Ducati red, as he and 2017 MotoGP teammate Andrea Dovizioso pulled the covers off the colours that they will campaign in the upcoming...

Video: Yamaha unveil 2017 MotoGP machine

20 January 2017 by Simon Patterson

Yesterday in Madrid, Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales pulled the covers off their 2017 Yamaha M1 MotoGP machine – and now the Japanese firm has given us an up-close look at the machine in all its...