May

Year: 2007

Month: May

Latest MotoGP Standings

17 September 2007 by Sarah Carnell

MotoGP Championship standings after round 13: Rider: 1 Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlborough 287 2 Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha 211 3 Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda 188 4 John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki...

Yamaha admit Mugello speed concern

31 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s team boss Davide Brivio has admitted Yamaha is worried about the speed advantage title rival Casey Stoner will hold going into this weekend’s Mugello GP in Italy. The long and...

Hopkins: More horsepower remains Suzuki's main target

31 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki still needs to squeeze more horsepower out of its factory GSV-R motor to get close to threatening Ducati’s early 2007 dominance. That’s the opinion of American John Hopkins, who praised the...

Video: Bradley Smith on his first podium in 125GP

31 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

British teenager Bradley Smith got his first GP podium at the Le Mans round of the championship so GP reporter Matthew Birt visited him at his house to see how it feels to be the first Brit on a 125GP...

No way to treat fans of MotoGP

31 May 2007 by Roger Spencer

Rossi fans, fiancee Shirley and myself, have just returned from the Le Mans Moto GP £800 worse off following paying for the best seats at the GP and accommodation etc. The attraction of the seats in the ‘Privilege’ grandstand was that a pit walk was included on the Saturday. Saturday came and as instructed all in the grandstand waited for 40 minutes and then marched over to the pits. We were...

Puig: Pedrosa waiting for Honda to improve

31 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa’s mentor Alberto Puig believes the Spaniard will return to winning ways once Honda’s new factory RC212V gets major improvements. The triple world champion is still winless in 2007 as he’s...

Burgess: Tough to find weakness in Stoner

31 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s crew chief Jerry Burgess has conceded it will be difficult for the Fiat Yamaha rider to expose a weakness in Casey Stoner’s when the MotoGP world championship resumes in Mugello this...

Vermeulen confident with new Suzuki motor

30 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Aussie Chris Vermeulen has told MCN he is confident that a new spec Suzuki V4 motor will bolster his hopes of adding to his maiden MotoGP success in France earlier this month. Vermeulen is now hoping...

Rossi: Pedrosa still a title threat

30 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has refused to rule Dani Pedrosa out of contention for the 2007 MotoGP world championship. The Spaniard is third in the standings behind series leader Casey Stoner and Rossi having...

Hayden admits double trouble

30 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden has admitted the combination of Honda and Michelin’s struggle to match its rivals has made the defence of his MotoGP world crown doubly difficult. Honda’s new factory RC212V 800 contender...

Suzuki boss backs Vermeulen for more success

30 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Factory Suzuki boss Paul Denning has backed Aussie rider Chris Vermeulen to build on his French GP victory and become an even bigger influence in the MotoGP world championship. Denning was thrilled...

Rossi urges for Michelin improvement

29 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has urged Michelin to improve its new generation 800cc tyres with the most critical phase of the MotoGP series kicking off this weekend in Mugello. With six races in the next eight...

Puig delighted with Brit Smith

29 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

The man who gave Bradley Smith his big world championship break has paid tribute to the British teenager after his historic career first 125 GP podium in Le Mans last weekend. Alberto Puig selected...

Schwantz talks to MCN

29 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Kevin Schwantz attended his first GP since the switch to 800cc so we caught up with him to find out what he thinks of the new machines, which riders he’s keeping an eye on and what his plans are with...

Vermeulen confirms Kawasaki approach

29 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

French GP winner Chris Vermeulen has been approached about a switch to Kawasaki’s factory team in 2008. Kawasaki is one of two factory teams to have made contact with the Aussie, who claimed a...

Rossi's feathered fan

27 May 2007 by blackbirddee

What happened to Rossi then? This is the wife’s African Grey parrot. She is called Dax, and she can say “come on Rossi, get going”!

Le Mans GP

27 May 2007 by gonzocbr

Rona and the guys at Le Mans for the GP.

Colin Edwards and my wife!

27 May 2007 by john kerrison

My wife Jan with Colin Edwards at Siverstone WSB.

My bike

27 May 2007 by Honey

I love riding…

Rain, what rain?

26 May 2007 by Top Dog

The heavens may have opened at the Le Mans GP for the big race, but the rest of the weekend was scorchio. Here are pictures of the eventual top three enjoying the glorious Saturday sunshine going into...

Bradley at Le Mans

26 May 2007 by Top Dog

I was lucky enough to be at Le Mans for the MotoGP and got to see young Bradley Smith’s front row start and podium finish – the first of what hopefully will be many more to come. Here are a few...

Hayden wants gravel traps made safer

26 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Reigning world champion Nicky Hayden has called for a change to trackside gravel traps to help protect fallen riders more in big crashes. Hayden made his call after crashing out of fourth place in the...

Dorna pledge cash boost for MotoGP teams

26 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP boss Carmelo Ezpeleta has pledged to help with the lease costs incurred by independent teams in 2008. Ezpeleta, boss of Spanish rights owners Dorna, will make a financial contribution to all...

Share a bath

25 May 2007 by Dave

Who said the facilities at Le Mans hadn’t been updated? Mobile baths now on campsite.

Suzuki confirm Melandri meeting

25 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Marco Melandri has held tentative discussions with Suzuki’s factory MotoGP squad. MCN has learned that the Italian met Rizla Suzuki team manager Paul Denning after he clinched his first podium of 2007...

Moto GP Donington - Appetiser

25 May 2007 by Kerry Green

It’s only a few weeks now to the Moto GP at Donington Park and I thought that some of you may appreciate an appetiser before this year’s event. Attached are a few pictures that I managed to take at...

Yamaha: No regrets about missing Stoner

24 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Fiat Yamaha boss Davide Brivio has told MCN he has no regrets about twice missing out on the signing of Casey Stoner to join Valentino Rossi. Yamaha pursued the Australian in the summer of 2005 and...

Hopkins keeping '08 options open

24 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

John Hopkins has refused to rule out a move away from Suzuki’s factory MotoGP squad in 2008. Although expressing his desire to continue his long-running relationship with the Japanese factory, the...

Video: Vermeulen on his first MotoGP victory

23 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Chris Vermeulen took a fantastic first MotoGP victory at Le Mans in torrential rain at the weekend, MCN man Matt Birt caught up with him to find out what it felt like to take Suzuki’s first 800cc win.

Roberts eyes Brits for Donington GP

23 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Jeremy McWilliams, Neil Hodgson and James Haydon could be offered a golden chance to contest next month’s British GP for American legend Kenny Roberts’ squad. Team Roberts manager Chuck Aksland...

Schwantz and Rossi hail 'rain wizard' Vermeulen

23 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki legend Kevin Schwantz hailed Chris Vermeulen’s stunning rain-lashed Le Mans victory as ‘amazing.’ American Schwantz, who won the world 500 title for Suzuki in 1993, was raving as Vermeulen gave...

Tech 3 close to new Yamaha deal

23 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha is close confirming the French-based Tech 3 squad will continue to operate its two-rider satellite team in 2008. MCN understands lengthy negotiations between Yamaha management and Tech 3 bosses...

Burgess praises Kawasaki 800

22 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Kawasaki is a top rider away from mounting a consistent podium threat in the MotoGP world championship. That’s the view of Valentino Rossi’s crew chief Jerry Burgess, who has been impressed by the...

Elias and Stoner clear the air

22 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Toni Elias has held clear the air talks with Casey Stoner after the pair got involved in an on-track skirmish for the third race in a row. Having incurred the wrath of Stoner, Valentino Rossi, Alex...

Hayden admits title dreams slipping away

22 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Reigning world champion Nicky Hayden has conceded his hopes of retaining the MotoGP crown are slipping away just five races into the 2007 season. Hayden’s tough title defence continued in Le Mans on...

Schwantz: Rossi still title favourite

22 May 2007 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki legend Kevin Schwantz reckons Valentino Rossi is still hot favourite to reclaim the MotoGP world title despite Casey Stoner’s impressive start to the new campaign. Stoner’s third place in a...