September

Year: 2014

Month: September

Silverstone ‘extremely disappointed’ to lose British MotoGP race

02 September 2014 by Matthew Birt

Silverstone boss Richard Phillips says he is ‘extremely disappointed’ that last Sunday’s thrilling British MotoGP round will be the last at the Northamptonshire circuit for the foreseeable...

Donington Park thrilled to get British MotoGP back in 2015

02 September 2014 by Matthew Birt

Donington Park management have spoken of the ‘great coup’ to get the British MotoGP round back in 2015. The Leicestershire venue hasn’t been on the world championship calendar since 2009 when it lost...

Donington Park to host British MotoGP round in 2015

02 September 2014 by Matthew Birt

The 2015 British MotoGP race will be staged at Donington Park. Spanish-based rights owners Dorna and the Circuit of Wales have reached an agreement to take MotoGP back to the Leicestershire venue for...

Andrea Dovizioso: New Ducati delay not ideal

02 September 2014 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso fears Ducati will miss out on precious development time for 2015 after Bologna factory bosses confirmed next year’s radical new Desmosedici will not be ready for testing at the end of...

Caterham poised for Moto3 switch in 2015

02 September 2014 by Matthew Birt

The British-based Caterham squad is expected to quit Moto2 and complete a shock move to the Moto3 world championship in 2015. Caterham boss Johan Stigefelt confirmed at Silverstone last weekend that...

Day of Champions raises staggering £200,000

02 September 2014 by Simon Patterson

Riders for Health, the official charity of MotoGP, have raised almost £200,000 at the Silverstone round of the series. Three and a half thousand fans packed into the day of Champions event to see the...

MotoGP field to debut Michelin tyres at second Sepang test

01 September 2014 by Matthew Birt

Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi will get their first opportunity to evaluate Michelin’s new controlled MotoGP tyres during the 2015 pre-season testing campaign. Although the French manufacturer...

Alex Marquez signs Moto2 deal with Marc VDS

01 September 2014 by Matthew Birt

Alex Marquez has signed a two-year deal to join the Marc VDS Racing squad in the Moto2 world championship. The Spaniard, who is the younger brother of dominant MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez, will...