MotoGP on MCN (November 2013)

British rider Danny Kent believes Italian duo Ramano Fenati and Niccolo Antonelli will be dark horses for the 2014 Moto3 world championship. Kent is back in Moto3 next year after a torrid debut season...

Scott Redding believes Casey Stoner’s former crew chief Cristian Gabbarini could prove to be a key ally in his rookie MotoGP world championship campaign in 2014. Gabbarini is now heading up Honda’s...

Marc Marquez might not be the only world champion in the Marquez household this time next year, with younger brother Alex hotly tipped to mount a serious challenge for the 2014 Moto3 title. At 20,...

Satellite Yamaha MotoGP team boss Herve Poncharal says he is curious and interested to understand the performance potential of the new FTR-Yamaha non-factory machine in the 2014 world...

Gino Rea is proof that hard work and persistence pays off after the British rider secured a full-time return to the Moto2 world championship in 2014. The former World Supersport race winner announced...

Andrea Dovizioso doesn’t believe that new factory Ducati teammate Cal Crutchlow will be too disheartened after the British rider’s first ride on the struggling Desmosedici in Spain last...

Bradley Smith reckons new MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez probably surprised himsef after the Spaniard’s record-breaking rookie season in the premier class. Marquez became the first rookie since...

New Ducati boss Gigi Dall’Igna says he is looking forward to finally getting the opportunity to work with experienced Italian rider Andrea Dovizioso in 2014. Dall’Igna tried unsuccessfully to sign...

Veteran American Colin Edwards has spoken of his excitement at renewing his association with Yamaha for the 2014 MotoGP world championship. Edwards will ride the FTR-Yamaha in the Forward Racing squad...

British rider Danny Kent has revealed he will ride a factory Husqvarna in the 2014 Moto3 world championship. Kent will be back in Moto3 next season and initially signed a deal to ride for the Red Bull...

The provisional 2014 MotoGP entry list was officially revealed today, with a 24-strong line-up set to do battle when the new campaign kicks off under the Losail International Circuit floodlights in...

British star Scott Redding and new world champion Pol Espargaro may have quit Moto2 to move to MotoGP, but the 2014 Honda-powered 600cc category entry list is still packed full of quality...

The 2014 provisional Moto3 entry list was revealed today, with confirmation that leading KTM duo Alex Rins and Alex Marquez will switch to Honda machinery next season. With new world champion Maverick...

Ducati’s revamped Desmosedici machine that will be raced in the new Open category in MotoGP next season is an essential project geared at preparing the Bologna factory for a potential major rule...

Eugene Laverty reckons the process of sorting out his 2014 racing plans was arguably the most stressful period of his career. The Irishman will ride for the British-based Crescent Suzuki WSB squad...

New Ducati race boss Gigi Dall’Igna has admitted the Bologna factory’s attempt to be more competitive in MotoGP will take priority over its struggling World Superbike project. Former Aprilia chief...

Alex Rins and Alex Marquez will ditch KTM power in 2014 and battle for next year’s Moto3 world championship on a brand new official Honda machine. The switch to Honda has long been anticipated but...

HRC has lauded Marc Marquez as a unique talent after the Spaniard joined Mick Doohan, Alex Criville, Valentino Rossi, Nicky Hayden and Casey Stoner in an illustrious list of MotoGP world champions for...

Reigning Moto2 world champion Pol Espargaro’s eye-catching MotoGP debut in Valencia last week impressed his new Monster Yamaha Tech 3 squad. The Spaniard finished eighth fastest overall during the...

Michael Laverty is still unsure whether he will be lining up against Marc Marquez or Shane Byrne in 2014. The Irishman’s racing future remains shrouded in uncertainty while he waits to learn whether...

Former premier class world champion Nicky Hayden reckons new Repsol Honda golden boy Marc Marquez ‘reset the bar’ in the 2013 MotoGP world championship. Marquez ended a record-breaking first season in...

Sam Lowes has made his Moto2 debut, surprising many in the paddock to end his first day seventh fastest against experienced competition. The Supersport World Champion, who has signed for the Speed-Up...

Cal Crutchlow completed his first factory Ducati test in Valencia today, admitting it was ‘nearly impossible’ to improve on his lowly 12th position on the final timesheets. The British rider set a...

British rider Bradley Smith delivered the final shock of 2013 in Valencia today when the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider finished a three-day MotoGP test with the second fastest time. Running a soft...

New world champion Marc Marquez has finished the second day of post-season testing at Valencia over a second quicker than the fastest lap of Sunday’s race, as he lapped only 0.3 off his qualifying...

Valentino Rossi says that his first day testing without Jeremy Burgess at his side was ‘emotional,’ but that he’s pleased with the progress he’s made with new crew chief Silvano Galbusera, who has...

British team boss Paul Bird says he will have no hesitation to quit MotoGP unless he can get increased support from Italian factory Aprilia. Bird met with Aprilia boss Ramono Albesiano last Saturday...

Jorge Lorenzo was fastest on the opening day of the 2014 season at Valencia, as testing got underway immediately for next season. Cal Crutchlow also rode his first laps on Ducati, while Scott Redding...

Cal Crutchlow has got his first taste of the factory Ducati Desmosedici that Valentino Rossi, Nicky Hayden and Andrea Dovizioso have dismissed as a no-hoper this afternoon at the Ricardo Tormo track...

British rider Scott Redding has just completed his first laps in Valencia on board the Gresini Honda RCV1000R he will race in MotoGP next season. The 20-year-old completed an initial run of six laps...

Bradley Smith ended an impressive rookie MotoGP campaign in Valencia with yet another top 10 finish that secured him 10th in the overall world championship rankings. The Oxfordshire rider has ended...

Cal Crutchlow’s three-year spell with the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 squad ended in disappointment in Valencia yesterday when the British rider tumbled out of the top six. Crutchlow, who will make his much...

Valentino Rossi’s new factory Yamaha MotoGP crew chief will be Silvano Galbusera, who will take over from the Italian’s trusted chief engineer Jerry Burgess from today’s test session in...

Marc Marquez has made history in Valencia today by becoming the youngest ever MotoGP world champion in his rookie season. Marquez only had to finish fourth to secure the championship, and after an...

Aspar rider Nico Terol has won the final Moto2 race of 2013 at his home circuit. Pole sitter and 2013 champion Pol Espargaro got a good start and gapped the field instantly but crashed out in the...

Maverick Vinales has won the final race of the 2013 season and with it the Moto3 world championship after a nail biting race. The fight for the title was close between Vinales, Alex Rins and Luis...