July

Year: 2009

Month: July

British MotoGP: James Toseland ‘I’m riding for my job’

23 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland has a double goal ahead of his crucial home race at Donington Park this weekend. Determined to banish the painful memory of his disastrous British GP debut 13 months ago, the 28-year...

British MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo - ‘Rossi is fast and clever’

23 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP title contender Jorge Lorenzo has spoken of the difficulty in trying to defeat Italian legend Valentino Rossi ahead of this weekend’s British GP at Donington Park. The 22-year-old has been in...

British MotoGP: Nicky Hayden looking for strong second half to 2009

23 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden is confident his impressive Ducati revival can help him mount a stronger challenge in the second half of the 2009 MotoGP world championship campaign. After a woeful start on Ducati’s...

British MotoGP: Scott Redding praying for reliability

23 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding has played down his hopes of pulling off a stunning second successive British 125GP victory at Donington Park this weekend. The Gloucestershire rider became an overnight sensation 13...

British MotoGP: Bradley Smith aims to stop Julian Simon’s domination

23 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith is looking to end Aspar Aprilia team-mate Julian Simon’s recent domination to boost his 125GP world title aspirations at Donington Park this weekend. Spaniard Simon arrives in...

British MotoGP: Danny Webb confident of strong result

23 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

British teenager Danny Webb is confident he can erase the painful memory of last year’s Donington disaster to score a strong result in Sunday’s 125GP. The 18-year-old broke his collarbone at the...

Me at the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca

22 July 2009 by Julie Simmonds

My first time at Laguna Seca. Here I am the Corkscrew and watching James Toseland’s band Crash.

Donington Park infield fully open

22 July 2009 by John Westlake

Donington Park has announced that the whole infield area will be open for the duration of this weekend’s MotoGP. All construction work has been stopped ahead of the 23rd and final MotoGP at the...

British MotoGP: Ralf Waldmann to make Donington comeback at 43!

21 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Ralf Waldmann, the most successful rider in Grand Prix history never to win a world championship, will make a sensational return to action in Sunday’s British 250GP. The German, who was runner-up...

British MotoGP: Valentino Rossi eyes final Donington success

21 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Regardless of what happens in Sunday’s British MotoGP race, reigning world champion Valentino Rossi will still be the most successful rider in the history of Grand Prix racing at Donington Park. But...

British MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo hoping for Donington classic

21 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo is hoping to serve up another classic scrap with Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi in this weekend’s British MotoGP. The Spaniard though is also hoping to come out on top after close...

British MotoGP: Casey Stoner growing in confidence and strength

21 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner believes he’s getting physically stronger and more confident as he chases a third successive victory in this weekend’s British MotoGP race at Donington Park. Stoner hasn’t finished on the...

British MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa sad to leave Donington Park

21 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Spaniard Dani Pedrosa is hoping to continue his recent run of good form in this weekend’s British MotoGP race, the Repsol Honda rider hoping to bow out at Donington Park on a high. Pedrosa, who...

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21 July 2009 by MCN

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German MotoGP: Valentino Rossi jubilant with 101st win

20 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi was jubilant after he won the latest installment in his titanic fight with Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo at the Sachsenring yesterday. Rossi produced a brilliant last two laps...

German MotoGP: Casey Stoner digs deep for fourth

20 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner said he was happy to have put up such a strong fight in yesterday’s German MotoGP race, despite his physical problems returning in an exciting 30-lap clash. With the cause of Stoner’s...

German MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo rues double mistake

20 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo was left counting the cost of two mistakes that saw him lose out in another classic scrap with Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi at the Sachsenring. Lorenzo put up another heroic but...

German MotoGP: Early error costs Nicky Hayden

20 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

A mistake at the first corner ruined Nicky Hayden’s hopes of scoring his best Ducati result in Germany. Boosted by his best qualifying performance that left him fourth on the grid, Hayden’s hopes of...

German MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa content with third

20 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa was happy to continue his recent return to form with his fifth podium finish of the season in Germany yesterday. Second behind Valentino Rossi for the opening four laps after another...

German MotoGP: James Toseland happy to be back in top ten

20 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland scored his fifth top ten finish of 2009 to boost his hopes of an improved result at his home race at Donington Park this weekend. Boxed in at a chaotic first corner, Toseland dropped...

German MotoGP: Bradley Smith vows to bounce back

20 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith has vowed to bounce back to form in his home race at Donington Park this weekend after two crashes in the Sachsenring 125GP dented his world title hopes. The 18-year-old managed crashed...

German MotoGP results: Rossi wins after clash with Lorenzo

19 July 2009 by MCN

Valentino Rossi defended his world title successfully at the Sachsenring beating his team mate Jorge Lorenzo by just over a tenth of a second. Rossi and Lorenzo left the pack behind by the 13th...

German MotoGP 125 & 250 results

19 July 2009 by MCN

Julian Simon followed on from his strong practice and qualifying to take victory in the 125 class of the German Moto GP. Bradley Smith was unable to finish after two crashes, leaving Danny Webb to be...

German MotoGP: Nicky Hayden says thanks and sorry to Niccolo Canepa

18 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden apologised to rookie Niccolo Canepa after a bizarre incident during a rain-lashed Sachsenring MotoGP qualifying this afternoon. Pushing to try and claim his first Ducati front row start,...

German MotoGP: Casey Stoner saves strength for race

18 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner admitted he sacrificed the chance to claim a 17th MotoGP pole position to conserve energy ahead of tomorrow’s German GP at the Sachsenring. The factory Ducati rider settled for third...

German MotoGP: James Toseland ‘gutted’ with 14th

18 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

James Toseland admitted he was ‘gutted’ to have qualified down in a lowly 14th place at a rain-lashed Sachsenring today. The British rider finishd just 0.4s off the top six a qualifying session for...

German MotoGP: Valentino Rossi takes pole at soaked Sachsenring

18 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi produced a stunning last lap to snatch pole position in atrocious conditions for tomorrow’s German MotoGP race at the Sachsenring. The 30-year-old Italian, looking to extend his...

German MotoGP: Bradley Smith splashes to front row

18 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith will start the German 125GP from second on the grid after a rain-lashed qualifying session at the Sachsenring this afternoon. The Oxfordshire rider clocked a best lap of 1.39.686 to...

German MotoGP: Casey Stoner fast but fatigued again

17 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner might have set the fastest time in opening practice for this weekend’s German MotoGP race, but the Aussie is still struggling with the chronic fatigue that has drastically slowed him...

German MotoGP: Nicky Hayden gains more confidence

17 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden’s sudden upsurge in confidence continued in Germany today, the American enjoying another positive outing on Ducati’s factory GP9. Having scored a season best fifth place in Laguna Seca...

German MotoGP: Valentino Rossi confident of front row

17 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi is confident he can claim a crucial place on the front row of the grid from the German MotoGP after he ended opening practice in third place. Rossi is desperate to...

German MotoGP: Chris Vermeulen high-side pics

17 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

These pictures show just how lucky Aussie Chris Vermeulen was to walk away from a spectacular high-side at the end of today’s rain-hit opening practice session at the German MotoGP. The Aussie lost...

German MotoGP: Error adds to Chris Vermeulen’s injury woes

17 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Chris Vermeuelen suffered another big injury blow in Germany today when he crashed heavily at the end of opening free practice at the Sachsenring. The Aussie, who is still struggling to shake off...

German MotoGP: James Toseland upbeat despite lowly finish

17 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

British rider James Toseland was in upbeat mood at the Sachsenring this afternoon despite finishing a weather-hit opening practice session down in 14th place. Toseland’s best lap of 1.24.317 was only...

German MotoGP: Casey Stoner fastest in mixed conditions

17 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner cast aside lingering doubts about his fitness to top the timesheets in the opening practice session for Sunday’s German MotoGP race at the Sachsenring today. The Aussie’s best lap of...

German MotoGP: Bradley Smith third in storm-lashed practice

17 July 2009 by Matthew Birt

British teenager Bradley Smith set the third best time in an opening 125GP practice session disrupted by stormy weather at the Sachsenring today. The session started under grey and gloomy skies but...