2014

Year: 2014

Month: ALL

Colin Edwards admits doubt over FTR chassis

07 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

Colin Edwards has admitted it is looking increasingly unlikely that he will get the opportunity to race a British-designed and built FTR frame in the 2014 MotoGP world championship. A revised official...

Crutchlow baffled by front tyre issue in Oz race simulation

05 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

British rider Cal Crutchlow was left baffled by a front tyre issue that forced him to abort a planned full race simulation on the final day of Bridgestone’s crucial tyre test at the Phillip Island...

Movistar Yamaha born in five year deal

05 March 2014 by Simon Patterson

Yamaha MotoGP have confirmed recent paddock rumour by confirming that they have been joined by telecoms giant Movistar to become Movistar Yamaha for the next five years. The deal, a massive boost for...

Dovizioso: Expectations ‘not unbelievably high’ for 2014

05 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso believes there won’t be any big improvement in Ducati’s fortunes in the early part of the 2014 MotoGP campaign, despite a positive pre-season campaign in Malaysia and...

Tito Rabat ‘lucky’ after big crash in Australia

05 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

Marc VDS Racing Moto2 rider Tito Rabat admitted he was fortunate to escape injury after his pre-season testing campaign ended with a heavy crash on the final day of tyre testing at Phillip Island. The...

Jorge Lorenzo quickest at end of Phillip Island tyre test

05 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo completed his domination of this week’s Bridgestone tyre test in Australia today by setting the fastest time in cool and windy conditions at Phillip Island this afternoon. The Spaniard...

MCN Fantasy Road Race is go!!

05 March 2014 by MCN

With only days to go before the 2014 MotoGP season gets underway in earnest, MCN are pleased to unveil the all-new-look MCN Fantasy Road Race, which for the first time ever focuses on the Grand Prix...

Jorge Lorenzo evaluates new Yamaha bodywork in Australia

04 March 2014 by Jorge Lorenzo

Double MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo assessed a new fairing on the second day of the Bridgestone tyre test at Phillip Island today. The unbranded black carbon YZR-M1 fairing was evaluated by the...

Jorge Lorenzo remains on top in Australia

04 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo remained in control of the Bridgestone tyre test in scorching hot conditions at the Phillip Island track in Australia today. The Spaniard improved his pace to a 1.29.133 today to edge...

Valentino Rossi happy with new tyre endurance

03 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi declared himself happy with improved endurance from a range of new Bridgestone tyres he evaluated on the first day of testing at the Phillip Island track in Australia today. Rossi is...

Jorge Lorenzo leads Bridgestone tyre test

03 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo put his tyre woes in Sepang last week to one side to head the timesheets on the first day of an official Bridgestone test at Phillip Island today. Lorenzo was highly critical of...

Suzuki satisfied with testing progress

03 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki boss Davide Brivio is confident preparations for the Japanese factory’s full-time MotoGP return in 2015 are progressing well after a positive performance from Randy de Puniet in Malaysia last...

Ducati: Dovizioso and Crutchlow happy with Open strategy

03 March 2014 by Matthew Birt

Ducati boss Gigi Dall’Igna says he had the unanimous backing of Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow when steering the Bologna factory into the new MotoGP class in 2014. Ducati’s desperate need to...

Camier absent as FIM release final MotoGP entry list

28 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Leon Camier’s hopes of becoming a MotoGP rider have been dashed at the eleventh hour, as rumours of sponsorship problems keeping him from taking his Ioda Racing Aprilia seat have come true, with the...

Rossi on top as testing concludes

28 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has left the final official pre-season test of 2014 leading the way, as the Italian confirmed afterwards that he was feeling much more positive than this time last year. Just dipping...

Ducati confirm move from factory to open class

28 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Ducati have finally announced that they will make the move from factory to open class in 2014, with the team ditching their own electronics software in return for extra fuel, tyres and engine...

Will Marquez's broken leg slow him down?

28 February 2014 by MCN

Afte a flat track training crash, world champion Marc Marquez is currently sitting out the final Sepang test while he recovers from his broken leg. But the rookie champion has proven time and again...

Pedrosa fastest on day two at Sepang

27 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Dani Pedrosa has finished the second day at the Sepang in his customary position at the Malaysian track, topping the time sheets by 0.2 seconds at the circuit where he is traditionally dominant. ...

Marquez to miss Phillip Island test

26 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez will sit out next week’s planned Phillip Island tyre test, despite initially aiming for a return just twelve days after breaking his fibula in a training accident. However, a medical...

Valentino Rossi bemoans new Bridgestone tyre direction

26 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi says he is mystified why a new range of Bridgestone rear tyres will be introduced for the 2014 MotoGP world championship. The Italian spent the majority of the opening day of the...

Jorge Lorenzo disgruntled with new Bridgestone rear tyre

26 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo’s frustration with the performance of a new 2014- spec Bridgestone rear tyre continued in Sepang today, with the double MotoGP world champion clearly disgruntled to be down in fifth on...

New shock boost for Sepang pacesetter Alvaro Bautista

26 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

A new Showa rear shock helped Alvaro Bautista claim a surprise spot at the top of the opening day timesheets at the second Sepang MotoGP test in Malaysia today. The Gresini Honda rider led an unlikely...

Bautista fastest on Sepang day one

26 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

The first day of the Sepang 2 MotoGP test has thrown a number of surprise packages to the fore, as Alvaro Bautista and the Espargaro brothers took advantage of unusual track conditions to finish the...

HRC: No plans to test with Casey Stoner at Phillip Island

26 February 2014 by Matthew Birt

Honda has said it has no plans to draft in Casey Stoner to test at next week’s Bridgestone tyre test in Phillip Island, with Marc Marquez likely to be ruled out with a broken leg. Reigning world...

Movistar return to MotoGP with Yamaha

25 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Yamaha’s 2014 livery, unveiled last month in Indonesia, is set to change before the first race at Qatar, as the team brings onboard Spanish mobile phone operator Movistar as title sponsor. The rumours...