May

Year: 2010

Month: May

Suzuki duo ditch new chassis

18 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Factory Suzuki duo Loris Capirossi and Alvaro Bautista will not debut a new chassis during this weekend’s French GP at Le Mans. The pair evaluated the new frame during the recent Jerez test session in...

Nicky Hayden aims for Le Mans best

18 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden is hoping he can bury his French GP jinx at Le Mans this weekend. The American has scored 26 podiums in his MotoGP career but none have ever come at the legendary Le Mans venue. Hayden’s...

Bradley Smith hopes for French success

18 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith is hoping a return to the Le Mans circuit will fire his 2010 125GP world championship challenge into life this weekend. The iconic French venue has been a happy hunting ground for the...

Jorge Lorenzo hopes for easier Le Mans

17 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo has targeted a second successive French MotoGP victory this weekend at the famous Le Mans circuit. But the Spaniard is certainly hoping for an easier race than the recent Spanish GP in...

Valentino Rossi fit and ready for Le Mans

17 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

A fully fit Valentino Rossi is hoping he can forget a nightmare French MotoGP last year to mount a strong challenge for glory in Le Mans this weekend. Last year’s flag-to-flag race was a disaster for...

Scott Redding aims for improved qualifying

17 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

British rider Scott Redding has admitted he must dramatically improve his qualifying performances to bolster his hopes of a maiden top 15 Moto2 finish in Le Mans this weekend. The Marc VDS Racing...

Alvaro Bautista fit for Le Mans

14 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Alvaro Bautista will be fit to ride his factory Suzuki GSV-R in Le Mans next weekend. The Spaniard had looked a major doubt for round three of the MotoGP world championship when he broke his...

Bayliss takes one step closer to WSB comeback

14 May 2010 by Michael Guy

Troy Bayliss exceeded all expectations when he completed his scheduled two day test at Mugello this week onboard a development Ducati 1198. On day one the three time WSB champion completed 60 laps...

Alvaro Bautista breaks collarbone

14 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Factory Suzuki rider Alvaro Bautista looks a certainty to miss next weekend’s French GP at Le Mans after breaking his collarbone in a motocross training accident. Suzuki is making no official comment...

Honda VFR1200 to Jerez

14 May 2010 by GrahamW0

Graham & Ann-Marie White from Tingley, West Yorkshire at Jerez MotoGP on their new VFR1200.

Yamaha boss: ‘Keeping Valentino Rossi is priority’

13 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha boss Masao Furusawa has insisted the top priority for the Japanese factory is to keep Valentino Rossi for the 2011 MotoGP world championship campaign. The 31-year-old Italian has once again...

Kevin Schwantz looks at 2011 MotoGP market

13 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

With speculation currently rife about the future plans of some of the big name stars in the MotoGP world championship, American legend Kevin Schwantz has assessed the 2011 rider market. Valentino...

Aspar confirms Moto2 chassis switch

13 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez has confirmed his Moto2 squad will switch to a Suter MMX chassis from next weekend’s French GP at Le Mans. The Spaniard has ditched chassis supplier RSV after an indifferent...

Jerry Burgess hopes Valentino Rossi will stay at Yamaha

11 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s legendary crew chief Jerry Burgess is hoping the nine-times world champion will pen a new deal to remain with Yamaha’s factory MotoGP squad in 2011. Rossi’s contract with the Fiat...

Colin Edwards targets Le Mans boost

11 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards is confident he can kickstart his 2010 MotoGP campaign in Le Mans later this month having made significant progress with the set-up of his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine. Edwards...

Ducati 'working hard' to keep Casey Stoner

10 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Ducati bosses say they will leave no stone unturned to ensure Casey Stoner is not tempted by a rival offer to quit the Bologna factory at the end of the 2010 MotoGP world championship. Honda has...

Jerry Burgess praises Nicky Hayden revival

10 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s factory Yamaha crew chief Jerry Burgess has praised American Nicky Hayden’s brilliant revival in 2010. Hayden has been transformed by Ducati’s smoother Big Bang GP10 motor and he’s...

Suzuki boss expects axe for 800s

10 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki’s factory MotoGP boss Paul Denning believes the current generation 800cc four-stroke bikes will race for only one more season after 2010. Denning believes that every manufacturer entering the...

Aspar to switch to Suter Moto2 chassis

10 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez’s Moto2 squad will switch to a Suter MMX chassis for the remainder of the 2010 world championship. The Spaniard will ditch current chassis supplier RSV after an indifferent...

Honda cagey over Casey Stoner talks

06 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Honda management are being cagey about an approach for 2007 world champion Casey Stoner. The Australian’s father and manager Colin Stoner attended last weekend’s Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez where he...

Nicky Hayden satisfied with 2010 form

06 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden has declared himself satisfied with his impressive start to the 2010 MotoGP world championship. The Kentucky rider endured a nightmare debut season with Ducati but has been a revelation...

Colin Edwards hails Jorge Lorenzo’s Jerez win

06 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

American rider Colin Edwards has hailed Jorge Lorenzo’s late victory in last weekend’s Spanish MotoGP race as ‘brilliant’. The double World Superbike champion is a big admirer of 23-year-old Lorenzo,...

Loris Capirossi ‘excited’ to see first TT

06 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Factory Suzuki rider Loris Capirossi has spoken of his excitement at the prospect of witnessing the famous Isle of Man TT races for the first time next month. The veteran Italian will make his first...

Kevin Schwantz praises resurgent Nicky Hayden

05 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

American legend Kevin Schwantz has hailed Nicky Hayden’s brilliant start to the 2010 MotoGP world championship. The Texan said he was impressed that Hayden’s incredible work ethic, patience and talent...

Casey Stoner: Lorenzo made us look silly

05 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner reckons Spanish GP winner Jorge Lorenzo made his rivals look silly after the Fiat Yamaha rider’s brilliant late victory in Jerez last weekend. Lorenzo fought back from fifth place in the...

Andrea Dovizioso seeking easier Honda

05 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Italian rider Andrea Dovizioso believes Honda still needs to make its factory RC212V contender a more manageable package in 2010. Although Honda management continue to insist that the bike is not good...

Dani Pedrosa quickest at Jerez test despite crash

04 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa ended a one-day test session at the Jerez circuit with the fastest time after the Spaniard had luckily escaped injury in a high-speed crash. The Repsol Honda rider ended one of only two...

Jerez MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo elated after home triumph

03 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo produced a stunning second half fightback in Jerez yesterday to win his first MotoGP race on home soil. The jubilant Fiat Yamaha rider had looked out of contention for victory in the...

Jerez MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa shocked by victory bid

03 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa put his recent problems with Honda’s new factory RC212V contender behind him to come tantalisngly close to a shock victory in front of over 122,000 home fans in Jerez yesterday. ...

Jerez MotoGP: Valentino Rossi content with third

03 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi declared himself satisfied with a hard fought third place in Jerez yesterday, despite surrendering the lead in the 2010 MotoGP world championship to factory Yamaha team-mate Jorge...

Jerez MotoGP: Nicky Hayden fourth again

03 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden admitted he was hoping to have posed a more serious podium threat after he finished yesterday’s Spanish MotoGP race in a distant fourth place. The American held third place for the...

Jerez MotoGP: Casey Stoner disappointed with fifth

03 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner could not disguise his disappointment after he failed to make any major impact in yesterday’s Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez. The Australian had to settle for fifth place and on a tough...

Jerez MotoGP: Mystery front tyre issue costs Ben Spies

03 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

An undiagnosed front tyre issue left Ben Spies contemplating what might have been after the Texan was forced to retire in the early stages of yesterday’s Spanish MotoGP race. Boosted by a brilliant...

Jerez MotoGP: Bradley Smith looking to improve

03 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith is confident he can be back fighting for podium finishes in the 125GP world championship after a battling fourth place in Jerez yesterday. The Oxfordshire rider was gifted a 13-point...

Jerez MotoGP: Scott Redding just misses Moto2 top 15

03 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding was denied his first points-scoring finish in the Moto2 world championship by just 0.2s in Jerez yesterday. The British teenager lost out in a race long scrap with former factory...

Jerez MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo claims stunning late win

02 May 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo seized the lead in the MotoGP world championship after claiming a stunning late victory in his home race at Jerez today. The Fiat Yamaha rider fought back superbly from a distant fifth...