2007

Year: 2007

Month: ALL

Edwards fastest in crash strewn Turkey first session

20 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

American Colin Edwards took the spoils in an opening MotoGP session at Istanbul littered with mistakes and crashes. Fiat Yamaha rider Edwards clocked a best time of 1.57.422 in just an eight-lap...

Brit smith tops first Turkey 125 practice

20 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith made a perfect start to the Turkish GP in Istanbul today (Friday) when he topped the 125 timesheets in the opening free practice session. The Repsol Honda rider clocked the best time of...

Roberts Jnr to get Istanbul upgrades

19 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Former world 500 champion Kenny Roberts Junior will run two modified swingarms at this weekend’s Turkish GP in Istanbul. This has been done in a bid to solve chronic rear grip issues that have...

F1 boss Ecclestone at Turkish GP

19 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone made a surprise appearance in Istanbul today on the eve of the Turkish MotoGP weekend. It is not clear why Ecclestone is in Turkey or for how long he plans to...

Paul gets friendly with the Yamaha team

19 April 2007 by Linda Shaw

Here are some pictures of my chap, Paul Weston, with Colin Edwards and Jerry Burgess. They were taken at Donington Park last year (2006).

Edwards eyeing Rossi and Pedrosa threat

19 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Fiat Yamaha rider Colin Edwards has targeted team-mate Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa as the big threats in the 2007 MotoGP world championship, despite Casey Stoner’s promising start to the new...

Hopkins ready to take Suzuki engine gamble

18 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

American John Hopkins is willing to gamble on running a new Suzuki V4 800cc motor on the opening day of this weekend’s Turkish GP in Istanbul. Suzuki rolled out a new motor for Hopkins and Rizla...

Gibernau ties the knot

18 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Retired Spanish MotoGP racer Sete Gibernau continued to build his life away from racing recently when he married supermodel girlfriend Esther Canadas. The pair wed at a ceremony in Girona, just...

Stoner talks Turkey

18 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner is confident he can repeat his 2006 podium finish in Istanbul this weekend to keep the pressure on early MotoGP world championship leader Valentino Rossi. Istanbul was the venue of...

Rossi to erase '06 Istanbul disaster

18 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Former world champion Valentino Rossi will look to continue his brilliant start to the 2007 MotoGP world championship in Istanbul this weekend on a track where he is still to register a victory. The...

Hayden remaining positive ahead of Turkey

17 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Reigning world champion Nicky Hayden is refusing to let his bitterly disappointing start to the defence of his MotoGP crown dent his morale as he prepares for this weekend’s Turkish GP in...

Coghlan gets Turkish GP ride

16 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Scottish teenager Kev Coghlan will make a shock world championship comeback in this weekend’s Turkish 125 GP in Istanbul. Coghlan, who has a 100 per cent podium record in the 2007 British 125...

Vermeulen targets qualifying improvement

09 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Chris Vermeulen has admitted he must drastically improve on his qualifying performances to have any hope of adding to his one MotoGP podium finish in 2007. The factory Suzuki rider has struggled so...

Hopkins backs Rossi and Pedrosa for title scrap

08 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

American John Hopkins has backed MotoGP rivals Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa to be the two main contenders for the 2007 premier class world championship crown. The Yamaha and Honda rivals are the...

Stoner laughs off Ducati speed advantage

07 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Qatar GP winner Casey Stoner reckons his factory Ducati will be a serious threat even at tight and twisty tracks where the Bologna factory’s new GP7 won’t be able to maximise its top speed...

Four tracks give Rossi speed concern

06 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has expressed his concern about Ducati’s horsepower and top speed advantage at four tracks which remain on the 2007 MotoGP world championship calendar. The seven-times world champion...

Stoner happy to be in early title hunt

05 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Aussie Casey Stoner is confident he will be able to maintain his brilliant start to the 2007 season and pose a genuine threat to ruining Valentino Rossi’s hopes of regaining the MotoGP world...

Rossi celebrates Jerez win

05 April 2007 by Andy Lawson

I travelled to the MotoGP in Jerez and managed to get this picture of Rossi celebrating his victory. Andy Lawson

Hodgson lands Ducati GP ride

04 April 2007 by Michael Guy

Neil Hodgson moved a step closer to full time top-level racing after landing the job of official Bridgestone test rider for the Ducati MotoGP team, and makes his debut on the firm’s 800cc GP7...

Cecchinello proud to help Stoner career

04 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Honda team boss Lucio Cecchinello has said he is proud to have played a part in helping Casey Stoner emerge from youthful prospect into one of the world’s top MotoGP riders. The 21-year-old Australian...

Rossi waiting for rivals to fire

04 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has told MCN he doesn’t expect his battle to win back the MotoGP world championship crown to come down to a scrap with just Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner. A feature of the first two...

Hopkins expects wrist problems for the rest of the season

03 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Factory Suzuki rider John Hopkins has shunned an operation on his right wrist in the Easter break, admitting he will have to ride through the pain barrier for the entire 2007 MotoGP world championship...

Burgess determined to win back title

03 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s crew chief Jerry Burgess says he is determined to win back the MotoGP world championship crown in 2007, admitting last year’s shock defeat to Nicky Hayden ‘ground my guts’. Losing in...

Capirossi hails Stoner form

01 April 2007 by Matthew Birt

Struggling factory Ducati rider Loris Capirossi has praised new team-mate Casey Stoner for his impressive start to the new 800cc MotoGP era. Aussie Stoner lies second in the championship after a...

Vermeulen confident in Suzuki motor

31 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Australian Chris Vermeulen believes a new Suzuki 800 engine spec will help reduce some of the weak points of the Japanese factory’s 2007 GSV-R contender. Suzuki’s new V4 has already proved a massive...

Rossi shocked at Capirossi slump

30 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Former world champion Valentino Rossi has spoken of his surprise at the disappointing start fellow Italian Loris Capirossi has made to the 2007 MotoGP world championship. The 33-year-old has endured a...

Checa demands Honda power

29 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Spanish veteran Carlos Checa has reiterated his long-running calls to Honda for a horsepower upgrade after his disappointing finish in last weekend’s Spanish GP. Checa has complained about Honda’s new...

Video: Locatelli's mystery Jerez crash

29 March 2007 by frank crooijmans

I found this video of the mysterious crash by Roberto Locatelli at Jerez on You Tube. It’s an Italian TV interview with riders including Andrea Dovizioso who talk about the accident and you can see the crash in the interview. You’ll need to speak Italian to understand what they’re on about though…

Stoner and Elias on form

29 March 2007

Hiroshi Yamada, Bridgestone Manager of Motorcycle Sport has spoken of his views of the MotoGP in Jerez last weekend. How satisfied are you with tyre performance during the Jerez GP weekend? “In...

Awel celebrates Rossi win

28 March 2007 by Ken Williams

This is my three-year-old daughter Awel who is a big Rossi fan celabrating his latest victory in Jerez ala Rossi style.

Smith upbeat despite Jerez disappointment

28 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

British teenager Bradley Smith said the positives far outweighed his disappointing result in the Spanish GP last weekend. The Repsol Honda rider was running in eighth place when he was wiped out by...

Hopkins seeking Suzuki power

28 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

American John Hopkins is a hoping a new Suzuki 800 engine spec will dramatically enhance his chances of claiming an elusive MotoGP world championship podium. Hopkins and Rizla Suzuki team-mate, Chris...

Cecchinello praises rookie Laverty

28 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

LCR Honda boss Lucio Cecchinello has praised rookie Eugene Laverty after the Irish rider claimed his first world 250 championship points in last weekend’s Spanish GP. The 20-year-old scored a...

Eyewitness report of Locatelli crash

27 March 2007 by Dennis

The wife and I were at Jerez and she saw the Roberto Locatelli crash. I saw the crash from the impact onwards. There is a bit of mystery surrounding what happened. This is my wife’s description: “Roberto came down the short straight towards us (we were in the grandstand) and turned very sharply left well before the end of the straight. He turned so sharply that he was almost at ninety degrees to...

Bird strike unlikely cause of Locatelli crash

27 March 2007 by Matthew Birt

Investigations into the horror crash that left former world 125 champion Roberto Locatelli seriously injured at last weekend’s Spanish GP have ruled out a bird strike as a possible cause. Extensive...

Video: Parrish rides GSV-R

26 March 2007 by Angus Farquhar

BBC pundit Steve Parrish managed to get a special ride on John Hopkins’ factory Suzuki GSV-R800 in the build-up to the Beeb’s coverage of the Spanish GP, and you can see the video here. Parrish is the...