February

Year: 2012

Month: February

Scott Redding looking to continue fast winter form in Valencia

07 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

British rider Scott Redding is hoping to continue his dazzling pre-season form this week when the Moto2 testing campaign resumes in Valencia. The Marc VDS Racing rider topped the timesheets in Jerez...

Alvaro Bautista impressed with Honda electronics

07 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

Alvaro Bautista reckons Honda’s electronics are so well advanced that when he made his RC213V 1000cc debut in Sepang last week he felt slower than Suzuki’s 800! The Spaniard finished ninth with a best...

Valentino Rossi has Mugello metalwork removed

07 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has undergone a successful operation to remove the titanium rod that was inserted in his right tibia following a high-speed practice crash at the 2010 Italian MotoGP race. The...

Kyle Ryde’s season in doubt

06 February 2012 by Gary Pinchin

British 125 champion Kyle Ryde’s plans to race a Moto3 Honda this year are in jeopardy after the team’s proposed title sponsor withdrew their backing at the 11th hour. Kyle’s father Sean told MCN: “We...

Suzuki to enter new 1000cc bike in selected races in 2013?

06 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki could be back on the MotoGP grid with a new factory GSV-R 1000cc machine as early as 2013. Veteran Japanese test rider Nobuatsu Aoki confirmed in Sepang last week that he was testing Suzuki’s...

More shoulder surgery for Nicky Hayden

06 February 2012 by Matthew Birt

Ducati and Valentino Rossi might be enjoying better fortunes in 2012 after a successful three-day test in Malaysia last week, though the same can’t be said for luckless American Nicky Hayden. The...

Sepang test: Stoner ends first pre-season test on top

02 February 2012 by Liam Marsden

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner ended the first pre-season test in Sepang at the top of the timesheets, despite torrential rain bringing the final day to a close 40 minutes earlier than...

Althea launch new look, two man WSB squad

02 February 2012 by Michael Guy

Reigning World Superbike champions Althea Ducati unveiled their two riders, new sponsors and new livery just three weeks before the 2012 season kicks off in Phillip Island. World Champion Carlos Checa...

Sepang test: Stoner leads day two

01 February 2012 by Liam Marsden

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner took to the Sepang circuit for the first time today after a back problem forced him to sit out yesterday’s session, and immediately inserted his dominance by setting...