June

Year: 2011

Month: June

Colin Edwards out of British Grand Prix

03 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards will miss next weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone after he broke his right collarbone in a heavy crash during practice at the Catalunya track in Spain earlier today. The...

Catalunya MotoGP: Ben Spies looks to revive fortunes

02 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies is confident he can put a disappointing start to his second season in the MotoGP world championship behind him in this weekend’s Catalunya clash near Barcelona. The Texan is currently...

Catalunya MotoGP: Rivals surprised by Dani Pedrosa withdrawal

02 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa’s late withdrawal from his home race in Catalunya was a big surprise for his MotoGP rivals. Repsol Honda team-mate Casey Stoner and factory Ducati rider Valentino Rossi both said they...

Catalunya MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo urges restraint from Spanish fans

02 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo has urged Spanish fans to refrain from giving Marco Simoncelli a hostile reception during this weekend’s Catalunya MotoGP round. After Simoncelli’s controversial...

Honda unveils new NSF250R Moto3 bike

02 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Honda has taken the wraps off its new Moto3 250cc four-stroke racer in Catalunya this afternoon. The new NSF250R was given its first public viewing during a special HRC presentation in the Montmelo...

Lorenzo practices start at Barcelona traffic light GP

02 June 2011 by Tom Cambio

Commuters in downtown Barcelona faced some tough competition at the traffic light GP yesterday, with reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo and the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP team descending on the...

Pedrosa to miss Catalunya race

01 June 2011 by Tom Cambio

Dani Pedrosa will miss this weekend’s race at Catalunya, as the Spaniard is still recovering from surgery to repair his right collarbone that was broken in a controversial collision with Marco...

Marco Simoncelli remorseful over Pedrosa collision

01 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Marco Simoncelli has moved to calm the storm of controversy surrounding his collision with Dani Pedrosa in the recent French Grand Prix by admitting his aggressive overtake was wrong. In the initial...

Marco Simoncelli kicks off contract talks with Honda

01 June 2011 by Matthew Birt

Honda has kicked off talks with Italian star Marco Simoncelli over a new two-year factory deal. Although the former 250GP world champion rides for the satellite San Carlo Gresini Honda squad, he is a...